Presidents, Politics and the Playoffs
By Guinn Terry Davis

One report that has received a noticeable amount of attention as of late is President-elect Barack Obama's preference for an eight-team playoff in FBS college football over the current BCS system. President-elect Obama was quoted on 60 Minutes this past Sunday, saying:"I think any sensible person would say that if you got a bunch of teams who played throughout the season and many of them have one loss or two losses, there's no clear decisive winner...I don't know any serious fan of college football that disagrees with me on this. So, I'm going to throw my weight aro ...
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Can the Dolphins Make the Playoffs?
By Bill Bant

The 2007 season for the Miami Dolphins was one that most Dolfans would happily like to forget. The team went 1-15 that season, started 3 different quarterbacks, lost their best offensive player trying to make a tackle, and won their only game in overtime.

This season, with a new Head Coach, General Manager, and an Executive Vice-President of Football Operations, the Dolphins are looking to become the first 1-15 team to make it to the playoffs the following season. Do they have a chance? Only seven teams in the NFL have gone 1-15 during the regular season and none of  ...
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The Better QB: Favre or Cassel?

This is a legitimate question: Who will be the best quarterback on the field Sunday in Giants Stadium when Brett Favre and the Jets host Matt Cassel and New England. The Green Guys are favored by 1½ points.

Not who’s the best quarterback over time, either Favre’s Hall of Fame past or Cassel’s budding future. Just who wins on Sunday. That’s the KnowHuddle.com definition of best. The best QB plays for the victor, period.

One argument is Cassel actually knows his offensive system way better than Favre, who spent the Saturday night in his room writing down the na ...
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Monday Coffee Break: What Favre, Cassel Have in Common
By Bob Condor

Take a sip of that coffee. It is tasting just about right in New York, where the most unheralded defending Super Bowl champ dispensed of a divisional opponent in Week 1 and the Jets, led by Brett Favre, bruised but in one piece, cut through the Bill Parcells mystique for a solid W.

The caffeine gives the right jolt in Chicago too, where everybody was happy to say up a little late to see Matt Forte and Kevin Jones running all over the new turf in Indy, keeping Peyton Manning off the field (who still finished with the fifth best passing yardage of the season and watch ...
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No Grins and Bearing It as Chicago QB
By Bob Condor

The Chicago Bears used to play their home games at Wrigley Field. Some of you probably know that. Maybe you were even there that magical day in the mid-1960s when Gale Sayers scampered all through the mud and the San Francisco 49ers defense and special teams to score six touchdowns. I was there, but only because my older brother got in trouble for something and was punished by losing his once-a-year privilege to go to the game with my father, who typically used the tickets to entertain clients. I loved those games in Wrigley. My dad and I ducked out at halftime to get a ...
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