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      Peyton Manning wins third MVP Award

      January 2, 2009 /

      Indianapolis Colts’ quarterback Peyton Manning took home his third MVP Award on Friday, beating out Dolphins’ QB Chad Pennington and Falcons’ RB Michael Turner.

      Peyton ManningPeyton Manning has joined Brett Favre as the only three-time winners of The Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player Award.

      The Indianapolis Colts quarterback was a landslide winner Friday in balloting by a nationwide panel of 50 sports writers and broadcasters who cover the NFL. Manning also was the league MVP in 2003, when he shared it with Tennessee quarterback Steve McNair, and in 2004.

      Favre, then with Green Bay, took MVP honors in 1995 and ’96 before sharing it with Detroit running back Barry Sanders in 1997.

      Manning received 32 votes, far ahead of Miami quarterback Chad Pennington and Atlanta running back Michael Turner.

      I don’t know if anyone is playing as good as Manning is right now. But the playoffs have spelled a different story for him in the past and it’ll be interesting to see how he does on the road Saturday night in San Diego. I know the man won a Super Bowl, but it doesn’t erase the fact that he’s had more bad times than good in the postseason. And with how banged up the Colts are on defense, their game Saturday against the Chargers won’t be a gimmie.

      (Boy I’m positive, huh? The man wins his third MVP Award and I dump on him. What a dick…)

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      Willis McGahee blames coaching staff for injury-plagued season

      December 30, 2008 /

      Willis McGahee sounded off in an interview Monday with Sporting News Radio on why he’s had issues with injuries this year. Apparently the Ravens’ coaching staff is to blame.

      Willis McGaheeOn why he hasn’t been healthy this year: “I tried to do something different this year. They wanted me to come in lighter and I tried to come in lighter, so I relaxed on the weights because the more weights I lift the heavier I get… so I relaxed on that and just tried to work on conditioning, but it didn’t work out so well this year. So I’m just going go ahead and do what I’ve been doing for the past couple of years and just work out and be Willis McGahee.”

      On his diminished production: “Yeah, I tried to be someone else’s running back this year and it didn’t work out.”

      On if he felt like he needed to change his game: “Naw, I didn’t want to change it, but when you have a new coach and they’ve got a perception of you, you’ve got to try and change to stay on the good side of them.”

      On his thoughts on the future, offseason: “I don’t know what this offseason is going to bring. It’s been a crazy year for me with the talks of me not being there next year but regardless, I’m just going to go out there and play for me… I can’t play for nobody else but me.”

      How about playing for your teammates, your fans and your coaches, Willis? Is that too much to ask?

      Talk about bad timing. The Ravens are trying to prepare for a road playoff game and this selfish idiot decides to bring a little controversy to the table. Why say anything about the injuries? Why not say, “You know what? The injuries were unfortunate this year but they’re just part of the game. The only thing that matters is winning in Miami.”

      Is that so hard?

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      Is Bill Parcells getting the itch to coach again?

      December 29, 2008 /

      According to the Newark Star-Ledger, Bill Parcells might be interested in returning to the sidelines as a head coach in the near future.

      One other tidbit I gathered this morning is that a certain former coach of the Giants, Patriots, Jets and Cowboys has the itch to coach again. That’s right, a source has told me Bill Parcells is telling those close to him he would consider a return to the sidelines. I’m guessing it would have to be the right opportunity for a premier franchise (Jets again????). Parcells has an out in his Dolphins contract if Wayne Huizenga sells the team, which apparently is going to happen. So far, reports have Parcells potentially jumping ship to be the GM of another franchise. But I’m hearing he would also like to coach the talent he selects.

      This shouldn’t surprise anyone – especially with a couple of franchises ready for a complete overhaul. Parcells loves to take coal and polish it into a diamond, which he did in just one season this year in Miami. With the Browns, Lions and Jets in need of a head coach, its no wonder Parcells may want to coach again. (Although I wouldn’t get too excited if I were a Lion fan, because William Clay Ford Sr. already gave the GM job to Martin Mayhew on Monday and the “Big Tuna” probably wouldn’t return unless he had complete control.)

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      Vegas odds favor Giants and Titans for Super Bowl

      December 29, 2008 /

      According to Las Vegas oddsmakers, the New York Giants and Tennessee Titans have the best chances of squaring off in Super Bowl XLIII February 1.

      Las Vegas sports books favor the New York Giants over the 11 other teams in the NFL playoffs to win the Super Bowl, giving 2-to-1 odds on the NFC’s No. 1 seed to repeat as champions.

      The Tennessee Titans are the favorite among AFC teams to win a title at 4-1.

      Oddsmaker Mike Seba of Las Vegas Sports Consultants says the Giants have the easiest road to get to the Super Bowl on Feb. 1, while the AFC teams are more evenly matched.

      The Giants would have to beat either the Arizona Cardinals or the Atlanta Falcons to reach the NFC championship game. The Cardinals are the biggest longshots for the title at 40-1; in the AFC, the Miami Dolphins have 30-1 odds.

      Before the season, the two teams that opened with the longest odds to win the Super Bowl were the Dolphins (250-1) and the Falcons (200-1). Now they’re both in the playoffs.

      The two preseason favorites — the New England Patriots (2-1) and Dallas Cowboys (7-1) — failed to reach the playoffs.

      It’s kind of crazy that oddsmakers feel that the Eagles (the sixth seed in the NFC) have a better shot of winning in the Super Bowl than the NFC West Champion Arizona Cardinals.

      Apparently their victory over the Seahawks on Sunday wasn’t enough to make oddsmakers confident in the Cards.

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      The 11-5 Patriots were jobbed this season

      December 28, 2008 /

      Matt CasselHow the hell does a team finish 11-5 but not make the playoffs? If you thought the 2007 Cleveland Browns (who finished 10-6) got screwed last year, then what happened to the New England Patriots this season is a flat out ludicrous.

      This isn’t to take anything away from the Miami Dolphins, because they earned and deserved their AFC East crown. To go from 1-15 a year ago to 11-5 is remarkable and they won the division the hard way – on the road against an opponent in a must-win situation itself.

      But when you have a San Diego Chargers team that could win their division at 8-8 (the Chargers are currently beating the Broncos 17-6 on SNF) and a Patriots squad completely miss the playoffs at 11-5, there’s something wrong.

      All of this is a moot point because there’s not much the NFL can do about this situation. It’s not like the league pulled a fast one on the Patriots – this format has been in place since the NFL re-aligned the divisions in 2002. It’s just New England’s luck of the draw that they wound up in a great division, while the Chargers benefited from played the crap of the AFC twice a year.

      But maybe it’s time for the NFL to at least take a look at the current system and see if it’s still the best way to go about things. I know the league has toyed with the idea of giving wild card teams with better records than division winners home field advantage, but maybe the NFL should at least consider awarding the top six playoff seeds in each conference to the teams with the top six records.

      Thoughts? I realize not many people are going to feel bad for the Patriots, but what if it were your team that finished 11-5, yet didn’t make the playoffs? How would you feel? Or is it hard to look past the thought that this is just sweet justice for a team caught cheating?

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