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| The Jester’s Quart: Donkey Punched by a Sports Documentary |
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I don’t often visit ESPN.com these days. Too many bells, too many whistles, too many video files that seem to start playing the minute I see the first headline; quite frankly, it’s completely overwhelming for my antiquated home PC, which can barely run Microsoft Word and the calculator program at...
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| VD's Previews: Pittsburgh Steelers |
Looking At 2006 In The Rear View Mirror:
Following a Super Bowl season where everything went perfect, the Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t get many breaks in 2006.
Starting off with Ben Roethlisberger trying to impersonate Kellen Winslow Jr. on a motorcycle,...
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| VD's Previews: Philadelphia Eagles |
Looking At 2006 In The Rear View Mirror:
When Donovan McNabb suffered a Jamal Anderson-type of season-ending injury, it looked like the Philadelphia Eagles were done.
While a backup quarterback is supposed to be good enough to step in for a short...
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| VD's Previews: Oakland Raiders |
Looking At 2006 In The Rear View Mirror:
So the Aaron Brooks experiment didn’t go so well. And the return of Art Shell was a mistake. As a matter of fact, the Oakland Raiders didn’t do much right in 2006.
Their offense looked like it was managed by a...
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| VD's Previews: New York Jets |
Looking At 2006 In The Rear View Mirror:
If the New Orleans Saints were the biggest shocker in the NFC, the New York Jets were their AFC equivalent.
With Chad Pennington starting, the Jets quarterback situation was perceived to be frail at best and...
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| VD's Previews: New York Giants |
Looking At 2006 In The Rear View Mirror:
With the additions of Sam Madison, Will Demps and LaVar Arrington to an ailing defense and the expected growth of a certain Manning, the New York Giants were hoping to build on an 11-win season in 2005.
But...
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| VD's Previews: New Orleans Saints |
Looking At 2006 In The Rear View Mirror:
A new coaching staff, a quarterback recovering from major shoulder surgery, a freshly reconstructed offensive line and a defense lacking virtually everything except for defensive ends.
That’s what the New...
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| VD's Previews: New England Patriots |
Looking At 2006 In The Rear View Mirror:
If there ever was a season where Bill Belichick’s New England Patriots looked vulnerable, 2006 would be it.
As the team parted with stalwart receivers Deion Branch and David Givens in the offseason, there...
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| VD's Previews: Minnesota Vikings |
Looking At 2006 In The Rear View Mirror:
When Brad Johnson stepped in for Daunte Culpepper in 2005 and finished the regular season with seven wins in nine games, the new coaching staff in Minnesota had reason to believe that Johnson still had some gas left in the...
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| VD's Previews: Miami Dolphins |
Looking At 2006 In The Rear View Mirror:
The Miami Dolphins were supposed to be a dark horse in the AFC, they were supposed to give the New England Patriots a run for their money and they were supposed to have their most talented starting quarterback since Dan...
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| VD's Previews: Kansas City Chiefs |
Looking At 2006 In The Rear View Mirror:
It’s difficult to gage how the 2006 season went for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Herman Edwards arrived and produced a short term gain but the Chiefs but the Chiefs simply look like they are headed for smaller and...
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| The Jester’s Quart: Barry Bonds, the Symptom and the Cause |
“Here’s the guy who has Barry’s back.”
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| VD's Previews: Jacksonville Jaguars |
Looking At 2006 In The Rear View Mirror:
12 wins and a playoff berth in 2005 were supposed to pave the way for a deeper playoff run in 2006 for Jacksonville.
Then again, Jim Carrey was supposed to grow up after Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind but...
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| VD's Previews: Indianapolis Colts |
Looking At 2006 In The Rear View Mirror:
After a heart-breaking playoff performance in the 2005 AFC Championship game, it looked like the Indianapolis Colts wave had hit its high point and started to roll back.
Following their even-keeled head coach,...
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| VD's Previews: Green Bay Packers |
Looking At 2006 In The Rear View Mirror:
So you were among the guys that thought Brett Favre should retire.
Well Barry Bonds he is not, as Favre was a legitimate contributor to the Packers and helped them through what was essentially a rebuilding...
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| Barry Bonds is the all time home run king |
Barry Bonds has passed Hank Aaron tonight, hitting home run number 756 off of Washington Nationals Pitcher Mike Bacsik on a 3-2 pitch. He is now the all time home run king and will always be #1 in my book. Congratulations to Barry Bonds
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| VD's Previews: Houston Texans |
Looking At 2006 In The Rear View Mirror:
Following a disastrous two-win season and the whole “Mario Williams instead of Reggie Bush” decision, the Texans seemingly had only one way to go.
But with a new coaching running the show, the Texans actually...
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| Bonds Ties Aaron - August 4th, 2007 |
Tonight I watched history as Barry Bonds tied Henry Aaron and hit a 382 foot shot to left field in Petco Park in San Diego, California. The home run was on the same day that Alex Rodriguez hit his 500th, to become the youngest player to reach 500 home runs.
The home run that Bonds...
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| VD's Previews: Detroit Lions |
Looking At 2006 In The Rear View Mirror:
Call it bad luck, or coincidence, but the Detroit Lions were once again ravaged by injuries in 2006.
On offense, the whole right side of the offensive line had new faces each week. In the backfield, Kevin Jones...
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| The Jester’s Quart: From Lombardi Trophy To Oscar Winner? |
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On the indispensable Internet Movie Database, Vince McMahon is listed as a producer for eight different films; from the mind-numbingly awful “No Holds Barred” and the remake of “Rollerball,” to the actually quite good “The Rundown,” to something called “Jornada del Muerto,” a film in production...
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| VD's Previews: Denver Broncos |
Looking At 2006 In The Rear View Mirror:
The Kansas City Chiefs needed to catch more breaks than Paris Hilton at an STD test to make the playoffs on the final week of the regular season and thanks to the Denver Broncos failure against the San Francisco 49ers – among...
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| VD's Previews: Dallas Cowboys |
Looking At 2006 In The Rear View Mirror:
No one will ever mix up Drew Bledsoe with Michael Vick on the football field but for most of his career, Bledsoe’s arm and pin-point accuracy made up for his immobility. Last season, that wasn’t the case.
After...
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