Still, I thought now might be a terrific time to discuss the many bad teams littering the linoleum floor of the National Football League basement, rating them in order from least hopeless to most hopeless. Without further adieu... 8. Full Article at WAWS FOX 30

Sour Play of the Week: With Pittsburgh leading 24-17 with seven minutes remaining in regulation at Kansas City, Matt Cassel pump-faked right, then threw deep left 47 yards to Chris Chambers, setting up the touchdown that forced overtime. Full Article at Arrowhead Pride

As the rift between the Broncos’ rookie head coach, Josh McDaniels, and his star quarterback, Jay Cutler, widened last off-season, more than a few executives in the N.F.L. suggested that McDaniels should make nice with Cutler for the good of the team. Full Article at The New York Times

time without a top quarterback, especially for Tedford, who made his reputation tutoring Trent Dilfer at Fresno State, Joey Harrington and Akili Smith at Oregon, and Kyle Boller and Rodgers from Cal to the NFL draft's first round. Full Article at The San Jose Mercury News

In Sunday's game against the Indianpolis Colts, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick decided to go for the win on fourth and two from his own 28-yard-line with a little over two minutes remaining even though his team was up six points at the... Full Article at Bleacher Report

Congrats to Jeff Fisher for not wearing a moo-moo this week. Trent Dilfer says there isn't much of a separation, but he'd take Adrian Peterson over Chris Johnson. Of course he fails to give much of a reason (teams don't fear Chris Johnson enough. Full Article at Music City Miracles

Anyone alse see that the Hawks are number 1 in the NBA power rankings? i think the camera guy tripped or got pulled down by the wire. Sweet, now you know how we feel about Notre Dame posts. Full Article at The Big Lead

ESPN analyst Trent Dilfer breaks down the impact and potential reasons behind New England head coach Bill Belichick's decision to go for it on 4th down in a 35-34 loss to Indianapolis Tags: NFL, New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts Oh, Bill... Full Article at ESPN

Could multiple offensive celebrations be a part of the near future for the Bucs? In 1996, the Bucs started to turn their fortunes around as the defense developed into the historically dominant entity it became. Full Article at Buc 'Em

Part of Matt Hasselbeck playing caretaker is Seattle's new defensive identity. Lawrence Jackson has developed into an above average pass rusher. Seattle has an above average pass rusher at almost ever position on its defense. Full Article at Field Gulls

I listen to way too much talk radio, though blabbermouth Mike Francesa is on my 'avoid at all costs' list. Full Article at Big Blue View

I listen to way too much talk radio, though blabbermouth Mike Francesa is on my 'avoid at all costs' list. Full Article at Sports Blogs

The Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame ushered in perhaps the most distinguished class in its 51-year history Thursday at the Fresno Convention Center. Full Article at Fresno Bee

tool goes here A 30-day celebration of Fresno's finest athletes wraps up this week. Last month, Fresno High had its Wall of Fame dinner and Fresno State its baseball Wall of Fame ceremony. Full Article at Fresno Bee

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando NFL defenses still fear the Arizona Cardinals' downfield passing attack. That is the problem, actually. Full Article at ESPN

In the days leading up to Favreageddon, Troy Aikman, the Hall of Fame quarterback who analyzed the game for Fox television Sunday, predicted that while Favre would be highly emotional in his return to Lambeau Field, once play began he would feel right... Full Article at The New York Times

tool goes here Fresno State will be well represented at this year's Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony when nine new members, along with the Bulldogs' 1983 NIT champions, are enshrined. Full Article at Fresno Bee

Former Fresno State quarterback Trent Dilfer will receive the Distinguished Alumnus Award during homecoming week. Dilfer won a Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens and now works as an ESPN football analyst. Full Article at Fresno Bee

Josh Freeman had has many sacks (two) as he had completed passes in his first NFL action. TAMPA — In his first practice as the Bucs' starting quarterback Wednesday, rookie Josh Freeman was forced to strap on the club's original helmet. Full Article at TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times