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Watching the Chargers/Steelers game on Sunday night I couldn't help but to think that we may have probably reached the point where Darren Sproles is a better running back than Ladanian Tomlinson. Sproles may be the smallest back in the NFL, which may be the reason he's only garnering playing time when Tomlinson is injured. At 5'6", he fits comfortably in the box of what many would label a third down back, which means... more.

The problem with the Bengals is simple, they are owned by the Brown family. And unlike nearly every other franchise in the NFL, who is typically owned by men who purchase a franchise after making untold millions in the business world, the Brown family’s business is football. So while Daniel Snyder and Jerry Jones spend money on their teams in pursuit of Super Bowl rings, the Bengals attempt to win is focused squarely on... more.

If we could go back in time to NFL draft day 2001 what would be the odds that the number one pick, a quarterback no less, would in six years be in federal prison? If you then had to guess why, I'd imagine you'd probably guess something drug related, maybe some sort of altercation at a nightclub, domestic violence, maybe? Then if I were to tell you... more.