Yawn

The Bucs’ preseason schedule kicked off this past weekend; and there was much rejoicing. Around these parts it was simply because (sort of) real football had made it’s return. Plastic-armor-clad gladiators strode upon the gridiron once again to do battle for our amusement. (more…)

The Spread: TALB Faxes In His Reinstatement Papers

We’re introducing a new feature here at TALB, “The Spread”. It’s basically a dumping ground for football news. During the (at this point ever decreasing) off-season it should be the most regular item. While the season is in full swing, not as much. As you can guess, this edition will lead with a story that you may be familiar with. (more…)

What? What! Oh For F*cks Sake!

Numero Quatro, Favre Beans, the old man. He’s coming back (or not). What the shiat? Retire or don’t. Jeebus

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Repeat?

The 2008 NFL Schedule was unleashed on the world this week. Let’s take a gander at the Bucs’ slate, shall we? The schedule features a brace of Sunday Night collisions, and one foray onto the Worldwide Leader’s Monday telecast. (more…)

Playoffs - Changes?

Hey there. How’s it been going? Me, same old. What’s that? Oh… yeah it’s not that kind of blog. Today, let’s talk about the playoffs. Both of the pro and “armature” variety. The NFL is looking (finally) to resolve the old problem of having bad division winners at home against good wild-cards. And, lo and behold, the NCAA may actually consider talking about looking into a Division I-A playoff. (more…)

Buh-Bye

I know that you were all waiting to read this. My traffic spiked on the day that Favre announced his retirement. You know me so well. But my paying job had me tied up all week. So, here you go; TALB’s reaction to the retirement of Brett Favre (more…)

They Wanted It More

XLII (Small)Unfortunately, I was only able to watch about 10 minutes total of either of these games. Which sucks, since they were both pretty good according to all accounts. (more…)

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