ESPN NFL Writer Power Rankings Based on Looks: May 2009 Edition

As you may be aware, ESPN recently released their NFL Power Rankings for the month of May. We here at SoD thought it was about time we added our two cents. However we all quickly realized that regurgitating rankings on the teams would be pretty boring (particularly in May) so we reverted to what makes [...]

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Steamy. Latin. Looks.

To the left is Jets QB Mark Sanchez, if you follow this site regularly (and it seems that now TENS of you are) you realize that SoD has had a long (long!) relationship with the man referred to only as “Mr. SLL”, as seen here, here, and here.

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Coming Soon To A Thrift Store Near You!

New NFL jerseys for the most recent draft picks have hit the shelves. It is a time when hope springs eternal and the promise of a new season still rests, rose-colored on the horizon. But, it is also a time when some old friends’ jerseys must be retired. Not to the rafters but to the [...]

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Helio Castroneves Wins 500 Pole

Today, Helio Castroneves captured the pole position in the in 93rd running of the Indy 500.   Castroneves won the race in 2001 and 2002, back when the race was a bigger deal than it is now but after the Daytona 500 had eclipsed it as the iconic American car race.  Castroneves is better known for his recent win [...]

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A Vote for Robin Is a Vote for Failure

You’d think we’d learn a lesson after being burnt by our Kiwi fan base, but… Last week it was reported that Suns center Robin Lopez received a 2nd place vote for Rookie of the Year. Cute right? You’ve got to assume some media member got his Lopezes mixed up, as Robin’s twin brother Brook averaged [...]

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Looks Like Someone’s Got A Case Of The Mondays

For those of us in the wasteland of college football known as Arizona, the last four years have subjected us to the Rudy Carpenter Era and the Willie Tuitama Era.  Thankfully, both have ended.  What’s next for these two gunslingers?  Well neither was drafted in the NFL so it looks like its NFL Europe, Arena [...]

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The LIVE BLOG!

The draft is underway. I’m sitting here in the Scott Howard box on the side of the road house along with Sgt. Zim and a couple more pals ready to bring you our thoughts/musings. 1) Detroit Lions : Matthew Stafford QB – Georgia. Everyone knew this was coming. The only surprise was that the Lions [...]

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Let’s Win This One For Hans!

I remember a simpler time when the only “banks” I cared about left the dreaded “Hawks” to play for a motley crew of ragamuffin ice hockey rejects in a heartwarming triumph of the underdog last ditch effort to resurrect Emilio Estevez’s career (You can’t tell whether I am talking about Emilio or his character.  Ahhh, if [...]

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Chiefs Render Tens of Thousands of Fans’ Jerseys Obsolete

It appears official that Tony Gonzales is departing the midwest for the dirty south, with the Chiefs receiving a 2010 second-round pick as compensation for shipping off the face of the franchise. Write yourself a little note to push Gonzo up yr fantasy draft board.  I won’t.

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I Can Has Millions?

On Saturday, Matt Stafford will likely be the number one over all pick in the NFL draft. After months of NFL Scouts drooling over him like a bunch of 13 year old girls pawing at the pages of Tiger Beat, talking about his rocket laser arm, his height, his wingspan, his foot work, his chiseled [...]

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