While I'm happy for my friend Mike, a Detroit Lions' fan, I KNOW that they 
didn't deserve that game. This is just another example why instant replay 
needs to be returned.
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Man, I'm thinking that New York drives down the field and scores a TD with 
about 25 seconds left and Detroit takes the field trailing and Barry Sanders 
needing 2 yards. What a way to fall short, right? Then when they get the ball 
back and he gets his 2 yards; all I can think is that he pulls a Dave Hampton 
and lose the yardage that got him over 2000 (Hampton, who played with the 
Falcons, gained exactly 1000 yards and they gave him the game ball. On his 
next carry he lost 5 yards and finished with 995 yards. That).
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I know that Boomer was disappointed about leaving Cincy the first time, 
however, he does look like a healthy QB this time around. Whether he wants to 
admit that his arm was dead or not, it was obvious when he was sent to New 
York that he was throwing nothing but softballs.
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Scoring was supposed to be up significantly and the NBA was going to be just 
fine. Yeah, sure. Ok, Cleveland ISN'T the worst scoring team this year, it's 
the 4th worst and they're still as dull as last year (Before you roast me 
about this, they were just as good in the early going last year and their 
fans considered them a mortal lock for the playoffs and then their schedule 
caught up with them and they faded like cheap jeans). Scoring is up 
marginally this year and shooting is worse in all areas. Unlike last year, 
there are no real *new* rules to worry about. Players aren't adjusting to the 
palming rules like last year and traveling calls aren't killing momentum like 
they did early in the season.
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4 catches and a punt return average .7 yards less than Tim Brown had last 
year earns Dismal Howard the *most disappointing free agent award*, just 
barely ahead of team mate Jeff George.
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Hey Dave. Boston 12 wins down, 28 to go...:-)
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NBA coach of the year? Early candidates are Rick Pitino and Brian Hill.
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ESPN talked about the bad teams in the NBA and I really disagree with them. 
Toronto's better than their record but like the Celtics last year, have been 
derailed by injuries. Denver is young and inexperienced. They'll get better 
as the year goes on and they've got a bright future. They're not a stepping 
stone like the Warriors were when they had Sprewell (Funny but the Warriors 
are BETTER without Sprewell). They're playing their hearts out but coming up 
short. That's not a bad team but a team with a bad record.
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Have a merry Xmas. This may not get to you until then so I'll cover bases 
now.:-)
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