The Cowboys believe they are very, very good, as they should.They are talking like contenders, which they should.But are they overcofident?I read a few stories this morning that threw me off guard. First, there was Todd Archer's piece in which head coach Wade Phillips says, "The Giants were last year's champs, we're trying to be this year's champs." And then there is Mac Engel's story in which Phil...

I am self-imposing a Brett Favre-related embargo until anything of substance happens, so onward ...Saints fans quitely are nervous about the possibility of DT Sedrick Ellis, their first-round pick (No. 7 overall), not signing on time before the start of camp. This is different than a young quarterback not signing on time, because Ellis is expected to step in right away and start for a defensive tha...

It occurred to me when I was looking over some offseason notes this weekend that Marcus Pollard played a key role in the Patriots winning Super Bowl XXXVIII.Pollard, then with the Colts, said the week before the AFC championship that "they might as well just had us the rings." Bad move. Bill Belichick, sensing that his team wasn't too wild about Pollard's comments, used it as a key motivation tool,...

The former BC and Falcons receiver ... not the Chiefs tight end. Sorry.Made you look! Now, that you're angry at me, at least read this short release from the Falcons:FLOWERY BRANCH, GA ? The Atlanta Falcons today released wide receiver Tony Gonzalez.?Gonzalez, 5-10, 192 pounds, was originally signed by the Falcons as a rookie free agent on May 19, 2008. He is a graduate of Boston College where he p...

Some people like this stuff -- I could not care less.?But I am posting it for the 38 of you out there who do. To you, I say, enjoy!Oh yeah, and Peyton showed up, too, bum bursa sac and all.?...