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The Good and the Bad of these Playoff Teams  CINCINNATI vs HOUSTON Is it double revenge time for the Bengals? After-all, they lost twice to the Texans last season. In fact, they lost in the same scenario in the Wild Card game just a year ago. Talk about the sweet smell of revenge! But the Bengals only had three quality… Read more »

1) San Francisco—When you go into the top house in the league and defeat them, there’s no question who the Number 1 team is. The first half for the 49ers was a statement to everyone. Yes, they let them back in, but in the end they were able to erase all the momentum that Tom Brady had mustered up for… Read more »

1) New England–-One thing is for sure. There’s NO argument which team is the best in the AFC. The Patroits remind me of the beatings younger brothers get when trying to usurp their older brothers and get put down quickly. This is a loss the Texans will not forget any time soon. Now this week the Patriots can concentrate on… Read more »

There’s one week to go in the Heisman race to the NY Downtown Club. But first, let’s review the past year. The Heisman was initially Matt Barkley’s to win or lose, as he returned to play at USC for one more year. The Trojans were the #1 ranked team in the country at that time and everything was roses before… Read more »

1) San Francisco—Someone needs to tell Alex Smith the story of Wally Pipp. Pipp is why players play hurt. There is really not much of a QB controversy. Harbaugh handpicked Colin Kaepernick and anointed him as the next great thing. It seems all he’s done is defeat Chicago Bears and then defeated the Saints on the road. Not so bad… Read more »

1) Oregon—In a blink of an eye, Marcus Mariota threw the third of his school record-tying six touchdown passes and Oregon turned a tight game into another blowout as the Ducks set a major college football record by scoring at least 40 points for a 13th straight game. That tight game quickly turned into a 59-17 rout over California. The… Read more »