• It’s official, Tony’s baaaaack!

• Coach Ranker at ESPN…Where does Tony rank among fans?

• This armchair jockstrap is convinced that the Giants don’t stand a chance.

• Sometimes more important, what’s happening at the bottom of the barrel?

• The Cowboys might be the smartest team in the NFL going into ’08…but what a price!

• I’m not buying it, but I’ll post this link about Brady’s “injured” leg.

• Strahan and Toomer warn young bucks about Super Bowl hype this coming week.

• Sure, Peyton defined the term “franchise qb” but Eli wrote a new chapter in New York during the last 3 weeks.

• Some SB history: 5 Unlikely Super Bowl MVPs.

Dungy, last night in a special press conference on local news channels, reported that there was entirely too much press coverage and concern surrounding his plans for the future. To paraphrase: “I’m flattered that there is a special press conference to cover the fact that nothing has changed.” Humble man, you gotta love him!

Both Bill Polian and Jim Irsay were there to report the same. However, they were a little more vocal about Assistant Head Coach Jim Caldwell. Instead of the title Assistant Head Coach, Caldwell will now be called an Associate Head Coach. This is probably just a primer, as both Polian and Irsay said, putting Caldwell into a more prominent position to learn from Dungy so when Dungy leaves Caldwell is ready to take over as head coach.

So, all in all, there’s nothing to worry about except that the Colts do not have a 1st Round Draft pick (they traded it to San Francisco). Breathe easy, as of right now, the Colts seem to be intact for the ’08 season!

You’re backup to the single greatest quarterback of the 21st century so far, feeding off him, learning his every move and thought, studying him studying the game…and you still play like crap? I just don’t get it! I have a feeling if Coach Dungy would have put Peyton in that situation with three minutes left in the Q4 that the Colts would have marched down the field, scored a TD and ran down the clock so far that “Geriatric” Collins in all his infinite wisdom and decades of experience couldn’t have done anything about it. The Colts would have won and ended the season at an amazing 14-2, but now we’re 13-3 because Jim Sorgi moved the ball about as efficiently as Vick loved dogs.

Sorgi…I don’t just don’t get it.

There were a couple of good things to come out of last night’s Crapfest to Bring in the New Year though. First, all who started last night came away with only the usual bumps and bruises and those who sat out should still be ready for action in two weeks. Second, Bob Sanders proved why he is now the highest paid safety in the league at $37.5 million over the next 5 years. And last, Reggie Wayne earned himself a fantastic title for the 2007-2008 season: the receiver with the most reception yards at well over 1,500 yards (clobbering both the next two receivers, Randy Moss and Chad Johnson who still sit in the 1,400-yard category)! Not to mention, he broke his personal best for receptions in a season with a pass from Sorgi!

So, here’s to you 8-7! Great job, but it’s not over yet…If you catch another 300 yards or so then that is probably indication enough why the Colts will repeat in February!

But before I leave you all, I have to point out that this was one of the hardest hitting games I’ve ever seen and it’s in part to plays like the one below…WOW!