Todd Erickson's Team Headlines: 
 | Pac-man your bags, Adam
As of press time, the first full week of January isn’t even in the books -- yet the NFL already has its leading candidate for the “worst-spun news item of 2009” award.
The Dallas Cowboys released Adam “Pacman” Jones.
Well, that’s not so newsworthy in and of itself. ...  14 hours, 58 minutes ago |  ( 0 ) |
 | Let’s start paying attention to the players
Anyone out there tired of the constant second-guessing of NFL coaches?
Anyone tired of the constant call for change at the top in nearly every NFL city when things derail just a little bit?
It's time to stop worrying about the coaches and start thinking about the play ...  23 hours, 45 minutes ago |  ( 1 ) |
 | Better you than me
Better you than me.
It's a simple philosophy with its roots stemming in survival of the fittest.
Black Monday and the ensuing days have come and gone in the NFL with over 10 percent of the league's coaches having already been shown the door; more are certain to follow ...  1 week, 1 day ago |  ( 1 ) |
 | RF365’s odds on the odd: Looking back at 2008
Nothing like a little retrospective to put things into perspective; taking stock of the past year is what Jan. 1 is all about, we suppose here at RealFootball365.com, and as playoff season looms, we’re just as drawn to looks back as anyone else in sportswriting land.
T ...  1 week, 1 day ago |  ( 0 ) |
 | New year, new playoff structure?
This past week, the NFL announced that it will conduct a one-year test: The 2010 Pro Bowl will move to the site of Super Bowl XLIV (Miami) and be played on the Sunday between the conference title games and the league championship.
While there are sure to be issues bec ...  1 week, 2 days ago |  ( 1 ) |
 | Time for a little self-loathing
Sometimes I'm embarrassed to be a member of the media.
Instead of reporting the story or, in the case of a columnist, offering up a relevant or though-provoking opinion, far too many of my brethren are obsessed on becoming the next "Screamin" A. Smith on ESPN.
So, ma ...  2 weeks, 1 day ago |  ( 8 ) |
 | RF365’s odds on the odd
Here ye, here ye! Announcing the last chance to get your gambling rocks off – that is to say, last chance to throw down a few dollars in order to attempt to dig yourself out of that hole created by wagering in this most unpredictable of NFL seasons – for 2008!
RealFoot ...  2 weeks, 1 day ago |  ( 0 ) |
 | Who needs history when you’ve already got history?
You know how EA Sports has the Madden Curse? Right about now, I feel like Rf365.com has the DiPietro Curse.
For the last few weeks, everything I write about ends up as the opposite of what I predicted. Quarterbacks falling by the wayside? Only one, Buffalo’s J.P. Losma ...  2 weeks, 2 days ago |  ( 1 ) |
 | Burning questions for 49ers as 2009 approaches
The current NFL season isn’t officially over for the San Francisco 49ers, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t time to answer some of the burning questions that will be on fans’ minds as '09 approaches.
The 49ers' Sunday season finale against Washington is meaningless for Sa ...  2 weeks, 2 days ago |  ( 1 ) |
 | ‘Tis the season to snub
The great philosopher Cosmo Kramer once opined that women "love the snub."
Football players are a little different, however, especially when it comes to the Pro Bowl. The game might not mean all that much, but getting selected to play in it is a badge of honor in the ...  3 weeks, 1 day ago |  ( 2 ) |
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