A Rallying Cry

The NFL is built for parity but there is a fine line between that and the log jam that is created by inconsistent and/or bad play. The Chiefs and Chargers are an example of this on opposite ends of the spectrum (bad team the last few years on the rise and completely the opposite for the Chargers). However, let’s not confuse bad play by the likes of the Saints, Cowboys, or Vikings for driving that parity point home. Week 8 Marks the halfway point of the season and there still is no clear cut favorite (whether you gamble or not) to win it all or win week to week. The exception to that perhaps is the Steelers. Typically, we would be able to identify the contenders from the frauds by this point. It seems that may be delayed for another few weeks. Of course the Cowboys are the exception to that ;).

In case you blinked, MLB's World Series has begun. Personally, since the Yankees aren't in it I'll be modestly rooting for the Texas Rangers, but I wouldn't mind seeing the SF Giants get a ring. If for no other reasons than their pitching ace being called "Big Time Timmy Jim" and their closing pitcher channeling his inner Pirate.



I'm not sure it's the greatest thing in the world that I have to ask "now who is this again?" for some members of the Heat that's not named Lebron/Dwayne/Chris. I don't doubt that they have the talent to overcome this, but I have never seen a team generate the buzz that this team has around them. There is a "Heat Index" permanently affixed on ESPN's home screen, King Jaffe Joffer type security already reserved for their impending trip to Cleveland, and one company has already produced their championship rings with diamonds from Sierra Lione. Ok, the last part was made up but would you be surprised? They will need several games to gel and no doubt be a contender....there just needs to be a wait and see approach to a team whose players have one more championship than you and me.

Nike has a way of putting commercials together for it's stars who've had their reputations tarnished like no other. It's surprising that the likes of Charlie Sheen some stars in tinseltown hadn't enlisted their services. The latest installment is the artist formerly known as "King" James


There was a list of the top 100 players of all time that the NFL network put together. This is what Deion Sanders aka Primetime (pronounced pryyyyyyme tyyyyme) thought of his ranking of 34