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When a team signs a free-agent -- any free-agent -- it often seems that the knee-jerk reaction to the deal is to compare that player to another free-agent signing from the past. Along those lines, when the Patriots agreed to terms on a two-year de...

Rangers chief executive Charles Green has accused an anti-racism body of a "knee-jerk reaction" over comments published in a Sunday newspaper interview.

The Cincinnati Bengals had the most salary-cap room in the NFL when free agency started, and they still have a huge amount now. The Bengals showed no interest in signing wide receiver Wes Welker or safety Dashon Goldson. The knee-jerk reaction i...

This is one of my easiest blogs to post. Long- time Fulham followers know my modus operandi is not to deal in knee-jerk reaction, nor is it our function to file match reports. Select from your favourite news outlet for their professional views on the...

Firing defensive coordinator Al Groh wasn't a surprise. Georgia Tech's defense has been terrible. Doing it midseason, though? That was harsh. It was the kind of knee-jerk reaction fans make, not coaches. After an ugly 2-4 start, including just one AC...

It's Tuesday and that means the lineup will be game balls, power rankings, knee-jerk reaction, blogger blitz and quarterback report card. So, I probably should get to work on all of that. Here's the wake-up call (which now comes in order of the divis...

Aw yeah. It's Tuesday. That means it's chat day. And Power Rankings day. And "Knee-Jerk Reaction" day. Big day here on ESPN.com. You need your links. Dallas Cowboys Man, if you're a Cowboys fan, this Brandon Carr has a chance to become your fav...

Never forget. The Big Ten could be headed toward another season of national irrelevance, Ralph Russo writes. Wisconsin's Bret Bielema responded to a poor hire with a knee-jerk reaction, Tom Oates writes. Mike Markuson was surprised by his firin...

The Wisconsin Badgers have ousted offensive line coach Mike Markuson after only two games.

Well, that was an anti-climax. Not a soul-destroying, crushing defeat - nowhere the pain that QPR (paying GBP;9m for Michael Dawson, decent centre-back though he is, is one hell of a knee-jerk reaction to conceding five against Swansea) and Norwich f...

It has been clear from the outset of last season that building a solid defence will be the key to staying in the Premier League for the discernible future, but is the activity since shipping five against Swansea verging on a knee-jerk reaction? Cl...

Jared Wickerham/Getty ImagesRay Allen is headed to Miami after five seasons in Boston.Rapid reaction after Ray Allen elected to sign with the Miami Heat on Friday night: * Remember the good times: The knee-jerk reaction for some Boston fans will b...

Much of the initial knee-jerk reaction to the partnership announced on Friday between the Big 12 and SEC was doom and gloom for the ACC. The marriage between two of the strongest conferences in the country would squeeze out and freeze out the weaker ...

Less than 24 hours after getting spanked by the Jets, the Chiefs fired coach Todd Haley, the team announced on its website. Wow, that seems like a knee-jerk reaction, but multiple reports say there was friction between Haley and GM Scott Pioli, an...

Thanks for all the questions this week. A busy one in the Big 12, no doubt. Here's where you can find me if you'd like to drop a note in my Mailbag. Louis in Houston asked: I do believe that Sherman was a knee-jerk reaction to the Texas loss. If w...

Question: If Texas' offense doesn't come to life on that fateful final drive, and if the Aggies take care of business and get the last laugh in the final chapter of a century-old rivalry, does Mike Sherman return in 2012? Yes, he does. The Aggi...