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That was a brave statement, coming out like that, saying he hates rugby. Glad that NZ allows him to return home.

Just checked that link. The list of what qualifies as good conservative movies makes me want to laugh, and the comments as to what makes each a good conservative movie make me want to cry.

I'm curious to see if Belichick will show up in a formal hoodie when he's called to the stand.

Thanks, JT, for writing my favorite NFL column. See you in Sept.

Awesome link. Highly recommended reading for a look into the self-seriousness of the NFL and reporters. (Feel free to use this as a cover blurb on your book "Best of the AVClub Comment Links" collection.)

I always thought athletes should have laminated response sheets available when facing the press, just like the coaches have for calling plays. 95% of the questions could be answered by pointing to the sheet and saying "A", "B", "C", . . .

Examples would be:
A. "Hopefully this win gets us momentum as we go forward."
B.…

I'll agree that socialism isn't quite the right word, so perhaps we should coin a new term to describe their operational structure. Between the profit sharing, salary caps, player draft, and arbitrary yet sometimes heavy-handed disciplinary actions, they seem to combine elements of socialism, communism, and…

We've got billionaire owners who tout the free market economy yet formed the NFL as an official non-profit entity and run it in the most socialist way possible while playing in taxpayer-subsidized stadiums and paying their commissioner $34m/year, yet the problem the media has is with Marshawn Lynch? Why wasn't Roger…

Now, now. I said that this thread was based upon childish, petty, and purely emotional criteria, and that no attempt at a rational argument will sway me. This should be a safe judgement-free zone where we are all free to air what bugs us about other teams.

It's all just a silly exercise from a casual NFL fan who is…

Tony Romo represents the inherent dilemma in my "root against" rankings. I agree that Romo's gotten an unfair reputation and wouldn't mind seeing him rid himself of that. However, Dallas winning conflicts with my dislike of Jerry Jones, and for me, that trumps the Romo factor. Sorry Tony.

The shout out to the Cards, Bengals, and Lions was because they lost in the wildcard round last week.

So, there are 8 teams left, and I don't have any particular affinity for any of them. That means I'll be rooting against teams more than rooting for their opponents, and the following is my breakdown of teams from least disliked to most disliked. It's based upon my totally irrational and petty biases, so they can't be…

Legend has it that in the 80's a plaque was put up next to the payphone in the club in Houston where one of his first albums was recorded. It was commemorated as "The Bob Newhart Memorial Payphone." The club was just south of the Rice Univ. campus, but has since been torn down. Has anyone else heard this story, or am…

If the Jets move to London, for symmetry they should change their name to the "Tardis's", or whatever the plural of Tardis is. Or, can there only be one Tardis, so it does not have a plural form?

Tough choice this weekend. On the one hand, I hate the Ravens for what Art Modell did to the city of Cleveland, the way they handled the Ray Rice situation, and the narrative that Ray Lewis led the team to success with his motivational speeches.

Take this advice from a long-suffering Browns fan. If your happiness depends upon any team from Cleveland coming through for you with a win, you are doomed.

And if memory serves, the morning talk show had a second guest that day, a Mother Theresa-type nun who worked with the poor. At Bob's office the next day, he asked Carol if there were any messages. "Just one. Sister (fill in the blank) wants to know if you're willing to go 50-50 on a hit man."

That chart is awesome! It combines my love of obscure sports incidents with my inherent math geek personality.

And give Teti some credit. He went way out on a limb and predicted a final score for that game of 3-2. There have only been 2 games ending 3-2 in pro football, with the last one in 1926 when the Chicago Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Badgers, according to pro-football-reference.com.