Dave’s Football Blog

The U.S. Soccer Federation has unanimously voted not to sanction either the USL First Division or the new North American Soccer League as a Division II league for 2010, and it has given all parties involved seven days to come up with an “interim solution.” In other words, the USSF has told these kids to [...]

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Take a few minutes to watch this video all the way through. I’m just gonna say this: if you can’t hold a 4-goal lead against the worst team in your league, then the next league up ain’t got no use for you. Just stay right where you are until you get your house in order, [...]

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Remember when we said that Randy Moss is a quitter who only plays when he wants to play? Two weeks ago suddenly seems like two decades ago, after a scoreboard cameraman in Gillette Stadium found a dude in a Randy Moss mask in the stands, and Moss decided to have a little fun with him [...]

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So let me get this straight. Jim Caldwell leads the Indianapolis Colts to a 14-0 record, a rarity for any NFL head coach, let alone a rookie head coach, and he remained anonymous. Caldwell could have walked into the White House wearing a Colts hat and a sandwich board that read “HI, I’M JIM CALDWELL,” [...]

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It doesn’t seem like much of a Christmas song, really, but you do have to admire the recording engineers’ ability to subtly auto-tune up to 8 footballers’ voices simultaneously. That takes far more skill than most people realize. (Hat tip to The Offside for unearthing this.) I’ll have more to talk about soon. In the [...]

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At the age of 32, Ricky Williams has little business still being a quality running back in the NFL. Yet in the absence of injured Ronnie Brown, Williams has become a force for the Miami Dolphins, averaging 4.39 yards per carry, scoring five touchdowns and helping the Dolphins climb back into the AFC playoff picture. [...]

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