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Happy Birthday Duke!

Happy Birthday Tom!

...and for that remaining pesky 1%, we employ a little black magic and lure them in with Okult #1. Have a look, Jon....look deeper...deeper..... Breaking into the last of my Luxembourg stock tonite...... only four 4-packs left. Where do you buy spirits like this? Toledo has nuthin!

Good! I hope Vaj and Noj get sufficiently distracted in this pool so that I can catch up to them in the NFL pool.

ZZZZZoltan!

Browns may have made out on that trade. Edwards sucks.

I'm not here to comment on Bixie. I just think it sucks to be stuck here with Agg and Free!

This weekend's picks are t-o-u-g-h!

But I think there is a tendency to discount currently active players, especially since more is expected before their careers end. It's impossible to rank quarterbacks, but with Favre, Brady and Manning, we've got three of the alltime best for sure. I think Bradshaw was a great quarterback as well. Great arm. Tough competitor. He was perhaps underappreciated since his team was so powerful. Staubach maybe.

Happy Birthday, MG!

If we were to look at the top 5 quarterbacks of all time, it is possible that we've got 3 of them playing today: Brett Favre, Tom Brady, and Peyton Manning. It's amazing if you think about it. Others to consider: Dan Marino, Joe Montana, Johnny Unitis, Steve Young, John Elway.

Week 4 results: Tough week as a 13-1 week was good enough for first place, but only by ONE game! Connoisseu IND CIN NE CHI HOU NYG TEN WAS NO MIA SF DEN PIT MIN 39 13 vajerzy IND CIN NE CHI HOU NYG TEN WAS NO MIA SF DAL PIT MIN 52 12 Aggie87 IND CIN NE CHI HOU NYG TEN WAS NO BUF SF DAL PIT MIN 49 11 Noj IND CIN BAL CHI HOU NYG TEN WAS NO BUF SF DEN PIT MIN 49 11 Edward IND CIN BAL CHI HOU NYG JAC WAS NO BUF SF DAL PIT GB 40 10 Soulstation1 IND CIN BAL CHI HOU NYG JAC WAS NO BUF SF DAL SD MIN 42 10 Van Basten II IND CIN BAL CHI HOU NYG TEN WAS NO BUF SF DEN SD MIN 15 10 Year to date: Nojjy clinging to a one game lead with Vajjy closing in. Noj 14* 10 13* 11 48 vajerzy 12 11* 12 12 47 Aggie87 12 9 13 11 45 Connoisseur series 500 12 9 11 13* 45 Soulstation1 11 9 12 10 42 Van Basten II 12 9 11 10 42 Edward 12 10 9 10 41

It's amazing but Favre can still play well at his age. He can still zing the ball. Having AP on your team doesn't hurt, and their defense is very good. Jared Allen is a monster.

Want to see what happens when the matchup occurs in Green Bay.

Goody=tense, huh? How about Goodie=abusive and confrontational? Agg wouldn't hurt a fly, yet Goodie tries his best to agitate. Whatever floats your boat, I guess.

Don't they have to first check to see if there are any other occupants in the house? Animals included? But seriously, I know that Chuck is all about artistic integrity. Must be a good box.

Happy Birthday Marcus!

Actually, I didn't come up with the idea. Other people have posted this on football blogs. I'm merely passing it on. Anyway, the schedule speaks for itself. Doesn't get any easier later on either, but I'm not complaining. The team is strong enough to beat allcomers. We'll see. More stuff from the Clowns: Braylon Edwards faces assault accusation Posted by Mike Florio on October 5, 2009 12:56 PM ET The man who has shown that he can't catch a pass has proven that he can throw a punch. Allegedly. According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Browns wideout Braylon Edwards is accused of assaulting Edward Givens at the View Night Club at 2:30 a.m. ET Monday. A Cleveland-area event promoter, Givens explained the situation to the Plain Dealer: "After the club closed, I was outside greeting and saying goodbye to people. Braylon comes up and started saying things, degrading me. He said if it wasn't for LeBron [James] or the Four Horsemen, I wouldn't have what I have, nor would I be able to get girls. Everyone knows Braylon has a problem with LeBron. So I had to speak up for myself. The conversation started to escalate. As some of his teammates started to pull him back, he punched me. I have a black eye and a cut. I'm not a violent guy. "As long as I've known Braylon, I've allowed him and his friends to come into our events free of charge. Whatever jealousy he has with LeBron, he felt he needed to take it out on me." So, basically, Cleveland apparently isn't big enough for Braylon and LeBron. It shouldn't be a problem for long. At the rate he's currently playing, Braylon will only have about 12 more games there. Per the Plain Dealer, simple assault cases are not investigated by police. Instead, the victim must file a complaint directly with the prosecutor.

Cleveland Clowns--I mean Browns--heading right to a top 3 pick in 2010 draft. Bucs and Rams may be even worse right now. What a way for the Patriots to start off a new NFL season. First five games against undefeated teams. game 1 Bills (0-0) game 2 Jets (1-0) game 3 Falcons (2-0) game 4 Ravens (3-0) game 5 Broncos (4-0)

Happy Birthday, Brad!

Well maybe Rodney wasn't entirely serious, though I bet he still isn't happy with the rules: Former Patriots safety Rodney Harrison caught the attention of Patriots fans during NBC's "Sunday Night Football" broadcast when he touched on roughing-the-passer penalties against Tom Brady and told Brady: "Take off the skirt and put on some slacks. Toughen up." Harrison smiled widely after making the remarks. He was joking. Harrison said late Sunday night in a phone conversation that he texted Brady before making the remarks, telling him he was going to give him a hard time. Not everyone took Harrison's remarks as a joke, but Harrison wanted to make it clear Sunday night: He was having fun with Brady.

Well it's a typical statement from Rodney Harrison. He has decried the rules which protect quarterbacks for several years now. As for Brady's stance on the issue: he feels a defender shouldn't have the right to hit an quarterback in a vulnerable position after he has thrown the ball. Suggs got flagged on what is now known as the "Tom Brady rule" which penalizes a defender for going low on the quarterback after he had thrown the ball. It was the correct call. What do I think of the rule? I don't know. I get frustrated over penalties too and I want to see good aggressive defense. I also don't like to see my team's starting quarterback go down for the rest of the season either. We know where Rodney Harrison stands on the issue. In the meantime, anyone notice the new leader of the Patriot secondary: Brandon Merriweather? The guy is playing like a pro bowler and will no doubt be one by either this year or next.

Why does it matter where you are from? I've never been to Connecticut or Massachusettes, but I've been a Pats fan since the mid 70s when I lived in South Jersey. I'm also pleased with the Pats win today. They were up 17-7 and dominating the game when Suggs hits Brady and they jump on the ball in the endzone for a touchdown. Ravens ended up by making a game out of it, but I had no doubt that NE was going to win. Wait till this offense jells, folks. It will be scary!

In the meantime, Denver is taking it to Dallas on their bid to go 4-0. Looks like both teams may have benefited from the trade.

Wes Welker, Vince Wilfork, and Jerod Mayo are all game time decisions for the Pats versus Baltimore tomorrow. I'll be happy if two out of the three can go. Excited to see Welker and Edelman play in the same game. Plus Moss!