NellieBall isn't built for the long haul

...predisposed to squander winnable games against good teams. It's not much different than succeeding in the NFL playoffs, when you need to succeed in specific categories to give yourself the best chance to win...

Live (sort of) from the NFL draft

If Bill Belichick arrived at practice in a Ferrari Enzo one day, everyone would assume the Patriots coach was battling a severe midlife crisis. But se...

MC: Rambling man

...over/under of e-mails from readers calling A-Rod "Mr. March" at 534.5. Will the NFL Network show the entire funeral for Edgerrin James's fantasy career, or will they just be running...

MC: Super redux

...Super Bowl thoughts for Friday, but I did want to mention the unfortunate two-week break. The NFL season has a certain rhythm: 17 weeks of the regular season, cresting with three playoff weeks and...

MC: Week 12 picks

...does stuff like this happen? 2005 could go down as the worst year in the history of NFL announcing. I'm convinced.) BENGALS (-9) over Ravens The Ravens are so bad, it took them five...

MC: MVPs and books

One follow-up to today's Cowbell column (featured below): When I linked to the David Halberstam book on Amazon, I didn't realize that my book was fea...

MC: Can the Colts be tamed?

...cream-puff schedule highlighted by a fortuitous bye before last night's game, the Colts (and the NFL) finally got their wish. There was a new alpha dog in the AFC. Would the game have...

More Cowbell: Books & E-mails

First, an update on my book: Even though it wasn't supposed to be released until Oct. 1, apparently Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble online have it in ...

More Cowbell: Manic Monday

Some people and companies to thank on a Monday: • Thanks to Fox and MLB for not showing Saturday's Yankees-Red Sox game in California, courtes...

More Cowbell: Madden '06

...Madden 2006." • Short of bringing back Pat Summerall and the ambulance driving on the field, the NFL Films Music component is the best thing they ever could have done. Nothing beats kicking field goals...

Peyton, Mike sitting in our tree

Can anyone stop Peyton Manning or Mike Vick? Page 2's QBs devise a game plan.

QB rankings: Week 4

Snap Judgment's complete quarterback rankings for Week 4.

Daily Quickie

The fight for the Wheaties box begins.

Rage against the machine

Page 2's Alan Grant knows when your office is the football field you live in a different society with different rules.

...Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Stateline, Nevada on July 9, 2008. (Photo by Ben Liebenberg/NFL