View from the Lot

Old memories

05:38 AM ET 09.30

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I found this video and it reminded me of how things used to be in the old NFC West. The Rams and 49ers ruled the roost, the Panthers were the upstart contenders and the Falcons and Saints traded for turns down in the cellar. Now here we are in 2006. The New Orleans Saints, one year removed from the near destruction of their hometown are the current leaders of the NFC South. The Atlanta Falcons are considered by many to be one of the best teams in the NFC. The Carolina Panthers are a team full of expectations and hype just trying to survive a rash of injuries and poor performance. And…

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The Forgiven

08:21 AM ET 09.25

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I have to come clean about something. For quite some time, or to be more precise since Sunday February 1st, 2004, I have held on to some rather acerbic feelings about Carolina Panther placekicker John Kasay. For the entire 2003 season John had picked himself up from a player who nearly lost his job in training camp to Shayne Graham to a man who kicked a perfect 50 yard FG to bring the Panthers within four points of the New England Patriots to end the first half of Superbowl XXXVIII. But all of that came to an end with 1:08 to go in that game in Houston. After Jake Delhomme throws a…

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Pewter Politics

07:22 AM ET 09.22

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I have always resisted mentioning anything along the lines of politics with my rants as I want to always focus on the game of football and being a fan. But sometimes the material just comes to you. Like yesterday, our own sitting President of the United States George W. Bush visited the Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice facility, gave some advice to the team and also played a little catch with the Tampa quarterback Chris Simms. According to coach Jon Gruden the experience was quite captivating"It's great, though, to get some advice from the president of the United States.…

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