From Worst to First

With so much parity in the NFL theses days, teams that were considered 'bottom-feeders' and 'cellar-dwellers' from last season are competing for playoff spots and division championships. After going 4-12 in '09 and 2-14 in '08 seasons, the Kansas City Chiefs are chopping their way to a potential AFC West title through key draft picks and opportuned free agency.

Round One:

Upper management and the coaching staff possessed the fifth overall selection in this year's version of the NFL Draft and collectively decided to pick 6' 0" 211 pound strong safety Eric Berry form Tennessee. Berry would be expected to thrive in defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel's aggressive style of play.


Round Two:

The Chiefs selected another SEC player in multi-purpose dynamo Dexter McCluster out of Ole Miss and nickel corner back/ return guru Javier Arenas from Alabama (from Atlanta Falcons) in the second round. These two picks alone has made special teams reluctant to kick the ball in bounds, to say the least.

Round three resulted in a sleeper-like selection as Todd Haley and staff snagged 6' 3" 245 pound tight end Tony Moeaki out of Iowa. In his first twelve games, Moeaki has managed to grab 38 receptions for 451 yards and three touchdowns. Kansas City also acquired running back Thomas Jones from the New York Jets to join speedster Jamaal Charles in the Chief's backfield.

As of week fifteen, the Chiefs maintain first place in the AFC West with an 8-5 record behind the NFL's top-ranked rushing offense, averaging 165.4 yards per contest.

Minority Report: NCAA's Top Level

There will always be controversy in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I, as long as the BCS is the primary component in the highest level in college football. Various opinions from different sources have made the sport more popular than it has ever been. At Tazsports, we'll provide you with a preview of the NCAA's 2010 "postseason".

Ohio State Buckeyes:

The Heisman Trust Committee is keeping a close eye on 6'6", 233 pound junior quarterback Terrelle Pryor and the Buckeyes' offensive attack. Second on his team with 463 rushing yards and four touchdowns, Pryor is the primary catalyst to the success of Ohio State getting to a BCS bowl this season. Talented junior tailback Daniel Herron has also contributed, leading the Buckeyes in rushing with 634 yards and 12 touchdowns.


Boise State Broncos:

The idea of a non-traditional school like Boise State is something new which is uncomfortable to certain eyes, but the facts remain evident. No matter the opponent before them, this group won those games.  Appalachian State upset a fifth ranked Michigan squad by the score of 34-32 in '07. Jacksonville State over Ole Miss in week one, or James Madison stunning Virginia Tech by keeping the Hokies out of the endzone the entire second half in week two proves one thing. These teams indeed did not win games they were absolutely supposed to win.

South Carolina Gamecocks:

A select few are annoyed that everyone appears surprised a Spurrier-coached defense is among the best in the nation when the Heisman winning quarterback unleashed top notch, ravenous defensive efforts onto the Southeastern Conference throughout the 90’s with the Florida Gators. Freshman tailback Marcus Lattimore will more than likely end up playing on Sundays.  


Oregon Ducks:

The 'quack attack' currently has the nation's top offense, averaging 55 points per game behind the sophomore sensation tailback LaMichael James. James leads the nation in rushing with 1,331 yards and 17 touchdowns. The Ducks will more than likely end up featured in the BCS National Championship Game.

Rankings usually mean nothing until teams take the field with chinstraps fastened. Traditional reputation and a school's performance from the previous season play a major part in consideration with the human element of the BCS formula (33% Coaches Poll, 33% Harris Poll, 33% computer simulation). Pollsters won't admit it, but the selection process of teams for the BCS is the twin sister of the preseason rankings procedure. Don't be surprised if a non-qualifying school gets into the big show through the back door, going forward.

 BCS Ranking in ( )

1.   Boise State (4)

2.   Oregon (1)

3.   TCU (3)

4.   Auburn (2)

5.   Nebraska (6)

6.   LSU (5)

7.   Stanford (6)

8.   South Carolina (23)

9.   Wisconsin (7)

10. Ohio State (9)

Today's Lesson: Always Embrace Greatness

Over the last ten years of Fantasy Football, plenty of owners have debated endlessly over who's the best players for their rosters. Luckily, Tazsports would like present its All-Decade Fantasy team for the 2000's.

QB - Drew Brees / Kurt Warner
Take your pick of either of these Super Bowl MVP quarterbacks. Brees is ultimate proof that one does not have to be 6'5" to play the the position at a world-class level. Warner, on the other hand, has been to the Super Bowl three times with two different teams (St. Louis and Arizona).

RB - Marshall Faulk
Some owners are wishing he never retired to this day. Faulk pierced through the hearts of Fantasy opponents, grabbing 87 receptions while rushing and receiving for over 1,000 yards at the beginning of the decade.


RB - LaDainian Tomlinson
There has not been a more productive running back since Emmitt Smith retired. L.T. has accumulated over 16,000 all-purpose yards and 153 touchdowns (rushing and receiving). No one is anywhere close to these numbers since the TCU grad has entered the NFL.

WR - Terrell Owens
The Alexander City, Alabama native is showing no signs of slowing down as he enters his fifteenth season. Owens has received for over 1,000 yards in ten of those years, for a total of 1,006 catches for 14,951 (yards) and 144 scores with popcorn as a prop. And yes, T.O. ranks number one (2nd in TD's) in each of these categories this decade. What else would one expect from a player who was groomed by the legendary Jerry Rice?


WR - Randy Moss
In his thirteen-year career, Moss has managed to put together 1,000 yard performances in eleven of those seasons. Tied for the most touchdowns in '09 with 14, the 6"4' 210 pound gazelle has caught the most touchdowns since 1998, with 144. Moss is also only 486 receiving yards behind the decade's leader, Terrell Owens.


TE - Tony Gonzalez
He needs only one catch to reach 1,000 for his professional career. He has over 11,000 receiving yards and 82 scores and has only missed two games in fourteen seasons. At 6'5" and weighing 243 pounds, the term beast seems rather appropriate.


K - Adam Vinatieri
The South Dakota native kicks field goals at a 82 percentile rating (not to mention giving New England three Super Bowl wins in four years) including a fifty-seven yard boot in 2002. Not bad.

DEF - Baltimore Ravens
Allowing a league best seven and a half points per game in '09, the Ravens defense has stood tall year after year. The black and purple birds earned the title of Greatest Defense off All Time in 2000, winning four consecutive regular season games without scoring an offensive touchdown.

Needless to say, the upcoming decade, starting with this season, shall be gigantic!

Growth

Some believe if one moves forward while being aware of the past without dwelling, things will work themselves out over time. One of the most imperative components to relocating is property taxes. Everyday living expenses present massive presence as well.
Taxes only affect selective economical groups. After the state and local government get their ten percent, all taxes don't affect everyone. A person with an annual salary of  $17 million stands to save $2.3 million on property taxes in Florida. A motorist will undoubtedly be affected by fuel taxes while not affecting one who walks or rides a bike to commute. A heavy drinker living in Wyoming would spend much less on alcohol taxes, since it's the least taxed state. Although each state adds its own algorithm to budget funds, a single hockey mom who doesn't play the lottery would be unaware of taxes off winnings, even in West Virginia where a sixty-one cent tax is sprinkled in as the largest rate in the nation. Sales taxes are dependent on the amount spent on goods and services, which also vary from state to state.
With merely mentioning tobacco, property and inheritance, pension, and Social Security, no matter the state of residence, the citizens control how much is spent on taxes for the most portion. Controlled spending is not a drastic recession, therefore, shouldn't be depressing when taxes are raised. How long before a nation realizes this?
Fast forwarding to June 2011, the Miami Heat should be facing the Los Angeles Lakers in the year's version of the NBA Finals.

Donkey Kong

Imagine a time when chat rooms were actual social gatherings. An era in which $1.75 could buy two "frozen cups", a Chico Stick, a box of Boston Baked Beans, Lemonheads, and a bag of Hot Fries from the candy lady. Games were played primarily outside and Solitaire was played with real playing cards. Look briefly over your right shoulder to glance at nostalgia. The year of 1987:

3 Men and a Baby was the #1 box office smash in theaters.
Postage stamps were twenty-four cents
Television programs 21 Jump Street, Matlock, and Duck Tales had debuts.
Prozac debuts in the U. S.
Vinny Testaverde was selected first overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFL Draft.
Fox Broadcasting Co. aired for the first time on prime time television.
Hollywood celebrities Bow Wow and Hillary Duff were born.
Ronald Reagan was President.
David Robinson was the #1 overall pick in the NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs.
"Love you down" by Ready For The World was the #1 single on Billboard.
Gas was eighty-nine cents per gallon.
The Miami Hurricanes won the National Championship in football by defeating Oklahoma 20-14.
Disposable contact lenses hit the market for commercial distribution.
The Simpsons aired for the first time on The Tracey Ullman Show.

Some long for the past. A time when there was no internet or mp3 players, just stonewashed jean-jackets and Panasonic double cassette players. If everyone can remain aware of the past without dwelling, while focusing on the present, the future should be bodacious.

Oliver "Ollie Lang" Gonzales

Order two helmets, eight to ten cases of ammunition, ten pounds of Shih tzu, a custom crimson- colored Project Salvo AR-15 Tactical paintball gun, and a new hopper case. What's missing?

 Meet Oliver, the shih tzu with the perfect mixture of accuracy, athleticism, and saliva.  The ever- excitable pup remains in control of his emotions at all times while entertaining the room through nonverbal communication. Above, the mellow morsel has just polished off the tennis competition in dominating fashion, winning in straight sets to love. Exhausted? Hardly. The young Gonzales was just getting started.

 There aren't a great abundance of terms that can describe the legacy of Oliver. Perhaps epic. Maybe even mammoth. Going foward, there is a star among us. Please, no flash photography.

Four Wins Away

Only one can call themselves champion. The other thirty-one, unfortunately, cannot. While pretending not to acknowledge the past, the champion of 2008 Boston Celtics and defending champion Los Angeles Lakers attempt to focus solely on game one of the NBA Finals.

In brevity, this series match up will be dependent on defensive intensity. The fact that Lakers center Andrew Bynum had fluid drained from his knee and his progress in mobility still didn't improve has to be a non-factor. The monumental-like presence of Celtics Kevin Garnett and Kendrick Perkins in the front court cannot phase Pau Gasol following elbow after elbow to the ribs and chest. The athletic prowess on both ends of the court by guard Rajon Rondo must not be a problem.

Key components must be present in order for the Lakers to repeat as champion. If not, 2010's version of the NBA Finals could end with Boston winning in six games like two years ago.

However, according to number twenty-four, this series could also end with Lakers in seven as well.

King's Court Vol. I

Well I guess I’ll start by introducing myself. My name is King Kaine (my literary name; I’m not letting you fools get mad at my opinion and try to google my info…lol) and welcome to King’s Court. From time to time, I will write articles not only to show support for the excellent and driven creators of TazSports.blogspot.com, but also to share my opinion on certain issues, including, but not limited to sports. My stance is mostly one of fairness and common sense (and not Tim James’ version either). My opinion also does not reflect the opinion of this website. The fact is, the creator of said website is a close friend of mine, but we sometimes have differing opinions. And rest assured I won’t be afraid to air them publicly in this forum (Though don’t expect me to win many, as he does edit my submissions..lol).



This post will be relatively short, as I really just want to introduce myself. In coming articles, I will touch on the NBA finals (the Lakers will win), the upcoming NFL Season as well as Fantasy Football Rankings (No representation is made that the quality of ranking services to be performed is greater then the quality of rankings performed by others. C’mon it’s fantasy football…aside from the basic premise that ‘you never know’, throw in injuries, and you really can’t call it), Politics (Yes I Am), and in general, whatever pisses me off.



At the end of each column, I will also give you who I perceive to be the King/Queen of the week. This selection will be based on who, in my view, has exhibited the characteristics fit for a king/queen. These actions will include, but are not limited to: sports related feats, community service, leadership, compassion, and good deeds in general.



King of the week = Rajon Rondo – the Boston Celtics point guard, for putting together 2 back to back postseasons, that will allow me to mention him in the same breath as Deron, CP3, Nash, and Rose. And trust me, I’d rather have him before 3 others on the list. Yeah I said it.



I will also give the “Kick Rocks” award each week to a very special person. Someone who needs love and a hug…I’m not doing either, but I can very well “put them on blast”. I’m not going to explain what the requirements are, but if you stick around long enough, you will know. This weeks’ winner was too easy….



Kick Rocks Award = Rand Paul and his supporters in Kentucky. Who are trying their damnedest to turn the clock back to 1964.



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(Honorable Mention = Steve “OJwithnoAl” Nodine …..enough said)



Till next time,

The King has spoken.

gigANTic

Since a particular Franchise meeting/ supplemental Fantasy Football League draft, a select few owners (one distinctly) have been thinking that perhaps the League was spared in '09 as a result of such a poor draft. Many would find it rather difficult to win one game with this draft.

Round

   5       Antonio Bryant

   7       Donnie Avery

   8       Derrick Ward

   9       Joey Galloway

  11      Domenik Hixon

Adjustments as well as the playoffs were made despite this atrocious draft in key picks. Imagine if the owner's draft was halfway decent, to be demonstrated in 2010. The League will indeed have their hands full, without doubt.

Cin City

The sun is setting. The sky is cambridge, blending to a reddish- orange just over the horizon on the way home. The cooler in the trunk is full of ice and sea life. Four minnow- sized brim, caught by your neighbor and childhood friend, are mixed in with the six mullet your brother caught. He's worn out, asleep in the passenger seat. They were no competition for your eleven brown trouts and three carps, all oil free. Life is good. One last stop to refill the gas tank and pick up a twelve pack and chips will suffice. Arriving at the gas station, you proceed to get out of the car when suddenly a .38 revolver is pointed at your head. "You know what it is! Break yourself!"

Monday night will be forever etched in the mind of St. Louis Rams fourth- round draft pick, wide receiver, Marshawn "Mardy" Gilyard. Returning from a fishing trip with his brother and bodyguard, Gilyard was robbed at gunpoint at a gas station near the University of Cincinnati campus.

"I had that thing pointed at my head," the Cincy graduate told police. "I could have been paralyzed or brain dead or killed."

The two armed robbers got away with $300 in cash and jewelry said to be worth around $1,000. The 6'0" 187 pound native of Bunnell, Florida was truly batting a thousand Monday night, as he has his entire life, including a promising NFL career before him.

Options in Utah

In encore- esque form, if full court pressure is before you, be patient. Do not by any circumstance run into the trap. Don't tailgate. The object is to prevent being involved in catastrophe. Apparently, death row inmate Ronnie Lee Gardner of Utah felt this rule didn't apply to him. His execution date is set for June 18, 2010. Fortunately for Gardner, he had the opportunity to choose which method. He chose death by firing squad.

According to spokeswoman Nancy Volmer, Third District Judge Robin Reese asked Gardner if he wanted to be executed by the method he had chosen previously. The State of Utah offers the option, in some instances, of being executed by lethal injection or killed by a five-man firing squad. Gardner reciprocated, "I would like the firing squad, please".

Gardner apparently tried to escape custody from a courthouse where he was being held, when an attorney ended up being killed in all the turmoil in 1985. The resulted outcome was for Gardner to be sentenced to death. Gardner's lawyer advised that he planned to file an appeal, which could change the June execution date, Volmer said.

If one was to sift for a lesson here, it would possibly be if you plan on moving to Utah don't commit any crimes.

U serious?

In 2001, the Miami Hurricanes won the BCS National Championship, defeating the Nebraska Cornhuskers 37-14 in the Rose Bowl. This team's roster is currently recorded as the best roster in college football history. You be the judge.

 QB        Ken Dorsey Jr

 RB        Najeh Davenport Sr

               Clinton Portis Jr

               Frank Gore Fr

              Willis McGahee Fr

  WR       Andre Johnson So

              Roscoe Parrish Fr

              Kellen Winslow Fr

              Kevin Beard So

    TE      Jeremy Shockey Jr

    G       Bryant McKinnie Sr

    DE     Vince Wilfork Fr

             Jerome McDougle Jr

    LB     Jonathan Vilma So

              Roger McIntosh Fr

              DJ Williams So

    DB     Antrel Rolle Fr

             Ed Reed Sr

             Mike Rumph Sr

             Sean Taylor Fr (RIP)

             Kelly Jennings Fr

             Phillip Buchanon Jr

Rather impressive, to say the least, would be one reaction for so many future NFL stars on one team's roster. The '01 'Canes obviously finished the season undefeated, averaging 42 points per game while yielding only 9 points per contest. Miami set a school record beating opponents at a rate of 32 points per game and largest margin of victory over consecutive ranked teams (124-7). Wow?

DMV' s Giving away Licenses

A local power company empolyee and her co-worker sit at a traffic intersection at the foot of the southbound I-165 connector when a motorist in a sedan speeds past, through the traffic light - going north.

Last Friday afternoon's commute sent this woman in a frenzy, spending the next hour trying to figure out what happened to the guy who flew past her onto the off ramp in the wrong direction. To her dismay, she discovered the driver caused a multi-vehicle accident involving two cars and two trucks. According to authorities in Prichard, Alabama, one person was trapped and one person was ejected. A total of four people were injured on the connector that joins Mobile to Prichard. All injured parties involved were taken to a local hospital and initially listed in serious condition. A portion of the I-165 connector was shut down for a few hours until the wreckage was cleared away.

Beat You to the Punch

Cleveland rocks, apparently, as a motorist tries to illude police by going to a prison.

Monday proved to be forever memorable for one Ohio motorist when he and three passengers were involved in a traffic violation that resulted in a chase which reached speeds of 90 mph in the Garfield Heights jurisdiction. According to police, after the pursuit had whisked through several communities, the driver and a passenger jumped out of the vehicle and ran toward a fence. The two men climbed the fence and landed into the state women's prison in Cleveland without realizing. All four men were arrested.

Experience vs. Youth

If full court pressure is before you, be patient. Think fast while moving slowly. Don't run into the trap. Don't tailgate. The object is to prevent being involved in catashtrophe.
This year's version of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament is said to be the weakest pool of invites in recent memory, according to experts and analysts, which can only mean one thing: The 2010 tourney promises to be unpredictable, if not anything else.

#3 New Mexico 29-4 (14-2)
The Lobos finished the season ranked no. 8 in the nation behind the nearly insane play from 6'7" junior guard Darington Hobson, averaging 19 points and 9 rebounds per game. New Mexico will match up against fourteenth seeded Montana in the East bracket of the first round.

#3 Pittsburgh 24-8 (13-5)
The Panthers had a relatively strong season, finishing 16 in the national rankings with victories over conference rivals Syracuse, West Virginia, and Villianova. Questionable losses came at Texas and Indiana. Pitt will face off against Oakland in the West bracket.

#3 Baylor 25-7 (11-5)
The Bears finished ranked 21st in the country and will go head-to-head with Sam Houston State in the first round of the tournament. Baylor suffered losses to Alabama, Colorado, and Oklahoma State during the regular season.

#3 Georgetown 23-10 (10-8)
John Thompson, III and his Hoyas finished the season with a 74-47 blowout victory over Cincinnati, then advanced to the Big East Championship only to lose to West Virginia by two. With super sophomore Greg Monroe, Georgetown will continue to look ahead to face Ohio in the Midwest region of the bracket.

Most teams with juniors and seniors on their rosters show little, or no sign of excitement and take a business-like approach to each game, while underclassmen tend to perform oragami oftentimes than none against a 2-3 zone defense that doubles as the start of the set offense. Forwarding to the championship, the scoreboard should read,  Kentucky 81-76, over Syracuse. Maybe.

Smoke Break

Light one up. The only difference here is the $5.15 + tax we pay for the glamorous look. It's carbon monoxide, regardless. Let's take a look, shall we?
Without mentioning nicotine, cigarettes also contain:
Arsenic, used in rat poison.
Acetic acid, main ingredient in hair dye.
Ammonia, toilet bowl cleaner, among other uses.
Formaldehyde, used to embalm dead bodies.
Hydrazine, which is used in jet and rocket fuels.
Hydrogen cyanide, the poison in gas chambers.
Naphthalene, used in explosives and mothballs (that's right).
Phenol, used in disinfectants and plastics.
Polonium, which is a radiation dosage that is equivalent to 300 chest X-rays within a year.
Vinyl chloride, ingredient found in garbage bags (c'mon, son!).
Okay you can put it out now. Each day one goes without smoking, small hairlike, single-cell organisms called cilia inside the lungs start to sweep out germs as the body begins to repair some of the damage caused by smoking. Next, give the remaining cigarettes to the garbage bag from which they originally came. Day one.....

...Since Sliced Bread

 

Celebrate the life of Garrett Morgan. Not because it's Black History Month, as commerce likes to market, but for the simple reason of sheer brilliance of the native of Paris, Kentucky. Being a country of so many diverse backgrounds of ethnicity, all 'colors' define the United States' history. One has to be green to believe otherwise.
Morgan was born in 1877, thinking of innovative ideas up until the summer of 1963, when he died, in Cleveland, Ohio. During his eighty-six years, Garrett Morgan managed to come up with components to invent the world's first respiratory protective hood, commonly known as the gas mask. Morgan didn't stop there. He also incorporated a hair straightening fluid (relaxer) for a more idealized look. Genius, right? Try an invention billions of people celebrate across the globe daily. Young Garrett Morgan also achieved at inventing the traffic light. Whose history? Some would say Black. Others may convey American. Maybe he considered himself simply Garrett Morgan.

2269 Dan Marino Blvd.

Some claim it to be the single most biggest stage in sports.  The ultimate coup de grace. One final stop. This end-all, single lunge for irrefutable supremacy, should answer a lot of questions on February 7 in Miami's Sun Life Stadium, or commonly known as Land Shark Stadium.
Briefly, the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts finished with the best records in the league and in their respective conferences, so on paper they indeed should be facing off against each other.
The Saints are first in points and yards per game. The Colts are the second best passing attack in the league and a top ten scoring defense with virtually no running game, finishing last in the league. Quarterbacks Peyton Manning (2nd) and Drew Brees (6th) were in the NFL's top ten in passing yards and touchdowns (Brees 1st, Manning 2nd). The impact of Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney should be ruled out simply because the severity of his ankle injury has forced the team to play backup DE Raheem Brock more than they would like to. To wrap it up in... an orange, expect the usual, to an extent. Super Bowl 44 should be not only a great story and colossal event, but a game for the ages as well.
In the end, the final may be predicated by a special teams play or perhaps a game-winning scoring drive.  No matter the outcome, Bourbon Street will be disconnected, as opposed to off the hook, to put things mildly.


Off-season comparison: WR    REC      YDS      TD
Sidney Rice                           83         1312          8
Santonio Holmes                    79         1248          5

The Puppy Classic

The 57th Annual Senior Bowl will be played in Mobile, Alabama on Saturday, 3pm CDT, at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. The most elite graduates that college football has to offer will audition in their very first NFL competition. The North squad will be looking to end a two-game losing streak to the South, in which the South won 35-18 behind the heroics of the game's MVP, Pat White in '09. Matt Forte of the North squad took the MVP honors in '08, despite losing 17-16 on a last second touchdown catch by Andre Caldwell.

The North will feature Detroit Lions' first year coach, Jim Schwartz and his staff, while the South will have Miami Dolphins coach Tony Sparano and his staff on the sidelines. The South will have quite the demanding task this year as the North squad will headline some of the country's absolute best.

Cincinnati's 6'6" 212 pound quarterback Tony Pike will grace the North while Central Michigan's 6'3" 229 pound QB Dan LeFevour will return to Mobile after a dramatic, come-from-behind double overtime victory over Troy in the GMAC Bowl. Nebraska's 5'11" 211 pound Larry Asante will be in the North's secondary, 5'10" 202 pound running back Chris Brown will represent Oklahoma, and 6'1" 222 pound receiver Dorin Dickerson from Pittsburgh will run routes, just to name a few.

The South should be flying around as well, with six players from the BCS National Champion Alabama Crimson Tide, including defensive back Javier Arenas and colossal defensive lineman Terrance Cody. Mississppi State's 6'0" 245 pound running back Anthony Dixon, Ole Miss' multi-purpose receiver Dexter McCluster, Miami (FL) tight end Jimmy Graham, USC 6'3" 231 pound defensive back Taylor Mays, and 2007 Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow, among others will attempt to stretch the South's winning streak to three by the game's end.

The Next Level

Many words can be used to describe senior Tim Tebow. Admirable, tough, and leader are certainly a few. One term could possibly prove to be in question. NFL quarterback. The twenty-two year-old native of Jacksonville is arguably the greatest quarterback in college football's history. Standing 6'3" and tipping the scales at 245 pounds before he steps into the phone booth, Tebow has managed to compile quite a resume and will be the litmus test for outstanding student athletes for years to come. On the field alone, his career is comparable to any collegiate at any position, capping off a four-year journey with a season in which he threw for 2,895 yards, 21 touchdowns with only 5 interceptions on top of 910 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns, finished with a 13-1 record and a BCS bowl game victory over the undefeated Cincinnati Bearcats by the score of  51-24.
 The graduate of Nease High School will be forced to learn quickly as he is to make his NFL debut January 30th at the Senior Bowl in Mobile. This will also be his opportunity to prove he can read defenses pre-snap, accurately throw passes to receivers who are not wide open as a beneficial result to a spread offense, and go through necessary receiver progressions in a pro-style offense at a much more rapid rate. Perhaps the 2007 Heisman Trophy winner will continue his dominance and go on to be one the greatest professional quarterbacks in history. A select few will remain skeptical until proven foolish.

Meet Darrelle Revis

There's not a whole lot to be said about New York Jets All- Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis, especially since he's probably not going to win the league's Defensive Player Of The Year Award. Instead, here are performances from some of the NFL's best receivers to which Revis was assigned.

PLAYER                                                  RECEPTIONS              YARDS       TDS

Andre Johnson                           4                  35         0

Randy Moss                             4/5             24/34      0/1

Marques Colston                         2                 33         0

Terrell Owens                           3/3             31/13     0/0

Steve Smith (CAR)                      1                  5         0

Roddy White                              4                  33        0

Chad Ochocinco                         0                   0         0

Meanwhile, the 5'11" 198 pound, third year heatseeker from Pittsburgh has collected six interceptions with one returned for a score.

Off-season comparison 2009 season: WR
Marques Colston                        70               1074        9
Vincent Jackson                         63              1167        9

No-dine in, please

                                      

You forgot to set your alarm last night, yet you awoke like clockwork. During the morning commute, you got all yellow traffic lights. The one o'clock across town was changed to a conference call, and the three fifteen was cancelled altogether. As you walk down the hall, you notice that the spot on the ceiling near the corner has been repaired. Your cell rings. You answer. "Steve, you need to call down to the garage...".

Just two days before Christmas, illegal drugs were found inside Mobile County Commissioner Steve Nodine' s county - issued vehicle, according to Sheriff Sam Cochran. Nodine apparently left his vehicle at the county maintenance department to be serviced where marijuana was found by an employee. "I've been informed by the Sheriff's office that a small pill bottle containing a substance believed to be marijuana was found in my county vehicle...", the Commissioner explained in a released statement. He continues, "I want to be clear that I did not possess marijuana, nor did I use any marijuana, found in this vehicle. ".  Later that night, Nodine added that he volunteered to take a blood and urine test when he was informed and believed there was some sort of  "political motive" attached. Nodine has not been charged.