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  Ricky Williams Heading to Canada

  Posted: May 28th, 2006, 5:56pm PDT by Michael David Smith

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  Is this a good move for Ricky? Is it a good move for the Dolphins? Is it a good move for the CFL?
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  Ironhead Heyward Dies at 39

  Posted: May 28th, 2006, 3:36am PDT by Michael David Smith

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  My earliest memory of Craig “Ironhead” Heyward was from his sophomore season at the University of Pittsburgh, when I watched him run over linebackers whom he outweighed by 40 or so pounds. He spent 11 seasons in the NFL with New Orleans, Chicago, Atlanta, St. Louis and Indianapolis, including one Pro Bowl season with the Falcons. Heyward died Saturday after a long battle with brain cancer.
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  Steelers WR Santonio Holmes Arrested

  Posted: May 27th, 2006, 3:07pm PDT by Ryan Wilson

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  Not much in the way of details, but getting arrested is probably not how you want to start your professional career.
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  Panic Button

  Posted: May 26th, 2006, 3:53pm PDT by Ryan Wilson

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  It’s almost June and there are still a lot of veterans looking for work. In today’s Tip Sheet, Len Pasquarelli has a run-down of some of the players who still could land contracts before training camp opens. My favorite quote from the article: “Said one player agent who asked not to be identified because he’s miffed his client has rejected two offers that included veteran minimum salaries: ‘You spend half the time pounding the phone, trying to get a team interested, and the other half of your time beating your head against the wall. It’s a difficult period.’” I’m guessing that wasn’t one of the Poston brothers.
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  FO Mailbag

  Posted: May 26th, 2006, 12:18pm PDT by The Outsiders

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  Were the 2005 49ers the worst team ever? Does Ken Anderson belong in the Hall of Fame? How good is the San Diego offensive line? These questions and the revenge of the Browncos in the long-delayed return of the Football Outsiders mailbag.
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  New ‘MNF’ Team Buckles Up

  Posted: May 26th, 2006, 8:10am PDT by Ryan Wilson

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  Maybe this plan is just crazy enough to work. Early (early, early) reviews are in and so far so good.
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  Why is Third-and-2 a Passing Down?

  Posted: May 25th, 2006, 3:59pm PDT by Aaron Schatz

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  I keep meaning to post about this and then it slips my mind because of all the work on the book, but Doug Drinen of pro-football-reference has started a blog doing a lot of fun little statistical analyses. He’s one of my inspirations so folks should check it out, he seems to be posting roughly once a day. For example, here’s one asking a question that I’ve wondered about ever since our original “Better to Have Rushed and Lost” article — why do coaches treat third-and-2 as a passing situation when the run is so much more successful?
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  Run up Score, Get Suspended

  Posted: May 25th, 2006, 12:44pm PDT by Michael David Smith

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  Starting this season, Connecticut will suspend high school football coaches if their teams win by 50 points or more. The following ranks right up there among my favorite paragraphs of the year: Some have dubbed it the “Jack Cochran rule,” after the New London High’s football coach, who logged four wins of more than 50 points last year. In New London’s 60-0 rout of Tourtelotte/Ellis Tech, Cochran enraged the Tourtelotte bench by calling a timeout just before halftime. Tourtelotte’s coach was arrested on breach of peace charges after police say he struck a security guard and an assistant New London coach. What do you think? Is this a good rule?
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  Players NFL Banished Find Refuge in Canada

  Posted: May 25th, 2006, 8:13am PDT by Ryan Wilson

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  This year it’s Ricky Williams and Onterrio Smith, but the CFL is populated with former NFLers, some trying to rebound from troubled pasts. (free registration/bugmenot required)
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  ABC, ESPN Name New College Crews

  Posted: May 24th, 2006, 7:44pm PDT by Ryan Wilson

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  I know, I know, it’s college football. But if you were wondering what Paul Maguire was going to do with all his free time, here’s the answer: He’ll be in the booth with Brad Nessler and Bob Griese for ABC’s Saturday night games this fall. Mike Patrick will also work with Todd Blackledge for ESPN’s Saturday night broadcasts while Doug Flutie will be in the studio for both networks. All that’s missing is Joe Theismann doing sideline reports.