AP Photo
The Pro Bowl never has been anything but an unsightly wart on the face of televised sports, a sad, overblown contrivance that features a collection of reasonably talented football players operating at about 18 percent of their skill level.
But at least the National Football League had the good sense - that is, used to have the good sense - to schedule it a week after the Super Bowl. It was the Nicorette of the NFL: After five months of top-tier, smashmouth football, the Pro Bowl helped take away your craving for the hard stuff.
Peyton Hillis, Cleveland We said to add him heading into: Week 2 Comment: The Browns were expected to rely on Jerome Harrison and Montario Hardesty this season, but Hardesty never made it to Week 1 due to injury.... more »
This season has been about comebacks. This season has been about the Falcons making plays at the end of games to win. This season has been about Matt Ryan engineering winning drives against New Orleans, San Francisco, Cincinnati,... more »
David Garrard, QB, Jaguars (65.9 percent) Garrard has been i this column multiple times, but no one wants to trust him on their fantasy team. Well, it's hard to argue with the level of production he's had over the last three... more »
Tony Dungy spent 13 seasons as an NFL head coach with Tampa Bay and Indianapolis. Leslie Frazier will coach his fifth game Tuesday night when the Vikings play the Eagles. Despite the disparity in experience, Dungy admitted to his... more »
Email
Print
Share