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2010 NFL Season: Titans To Go Fishing For Head Coach

According to Don Banks of Sports Illustrated, the Tennessee Titans and Jeff Fisher have severed their relationship.  Fisher had been the longest-tenured coach in the NFL.  Over 17 seasons spent exclusively with the Oilers/Titans franchise, he compiled a record of 142-120 (.542).  Under Fisher, the Titans missed the playoffs in 11 of 17 seasons.  His … Continue reading »

2010 NFL Season: AFC Championship Recap

Steelers 24, New York Jets 19. What worked: Heath Miller’s return to the lineup had a tremendous impact on the running and passing game of the Pittsburgh Steelers.  Miller has been lauded as one of the elite tight ends in league circles for several years.  Sunday night was one of his most impressive games to … Continue reading »

2010 NFL Season: Championship Weekend

There is no need to be complex about the games on tap for this afternoon.  These teams all know one another.  They all play tough, physical games.  Today’s contests should be no different and should come down to the wire. Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears. I am sure that I like Jay Cutler, the … Continue reading »

Andrew Cuomo Proposes Salary Freeze

The new governor is aiming for low-lying fruit in his first run through the upstate New York apple orchards. Government workers, easier to tackle in the press than Wall Street welfare recipients, are slated for a one-year salary freeze. More at the NY Times below. clipped from www.nytimes.com ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo will … Continue reading »

2010 NFL Season: Wildcard Weekend Preview

First things first:  What happened in the AFC West?  The San Diego (not so Super) Chargers finished the 2010 season with a 9-7 record.  The Chargers led the entire NFL in offense and defense, but missed the playoffs.  San Diego finished 2nd in the division to the Kansas City Chiefs.  If that wasn’t strange enough, … Continue reading »

2010 NFL Season: Week 17 Previews

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in need of help from the New York Giants and Green Bay Packers make the most interesting case for a compelling “must-see” game.  The Young Bucs will be in the Big Easy taking on the resurgent New Orleans Saints.  The Saints survived a sub-par performance by quarterback Drew Brees to win … Continue reading »

2010 in Review

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 140,000 times in 2010. If it were an exhibit at … Continue reading »

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