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I guess it was only a matter of time. You can now place wagers on who the next Redskins' head coach will be. Though there is nothing official from the Redskins that they'll definitely terminate Jim Zorn at or before the conclusion of the season, online betting place Play Blackjack Online has compiled a list with odds of possible coaching candidates.

Some Titans fans weren't amused when coach Jeff Fisher wore a Peyton Manning jersey at a Nashville fundraiser, and he joked "I just wanted to feel like a winner today." Fisher seemed surprised anybody would be angry about this, even after his 0-6 team just got humilated by the Patriots 59-0.

He gave the "apology to those I've offended" non-apology, saying he wore the jersey in honor of former Colts coach Tony Dungy who he was introducing, it was all in fun, and even with what he knows now, he would do it again. Really?

How about if he knew some Bud Adams-hating Houston Texan fans got pictures of him in the jersey and decided to do their own Photoshop fun? The video of the result is after the jump. I have to give a Celine Dion warning, and tell you that the video starts off a little slow but then gets very wrong, which means it gets very funny.

Some Titans fans weren't amused when coach Jeff Fisher wore a Peyton Manning jersey at a Nashville fundraiser, and he joked "I just wanted to feel like a winner today." Fisher seemed surprised anybody would be angry about this, even after his 0-6 team just got humilated by the Patriots 59-0.

He gave the "apology to those I've offended" non-apology, saying he wore the jersey in honor of former Colts coach Tony Dungy who he was introducing, it was all in fun, and even with what he knows now, he would do it again. Really?

How about if he knew some Bud Adams-hating Houston Texan fans got pictures of him in the jersey and decided to do their own Photoshop fun? The video of the result is after the jump. I have to give a Celine Dion warning, and tell you that the video starts off a little slow but then gets very wrong, which means it gets very funny.

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Peyton Manning's four-touchdown performance was a headline-grabber in the Indianapolis Colts' emphatic 31-10 road victory Sunday night over the reeling Arizona Cardinals.

So was emerging offensive star Pierre Garcon, the Colts' second-year receiver who caught three passes for 64 yards, including a 53-yard touchdown reception down the right sideline with 1:52 remaining before halftime in a game that proved totally one-sided after a tight opening quarter.

That play was the third of Manning's three second-quarter touchdown passes -- Reggie Wayne caught a 20-yard scoring pass and tight end Dallas Clark snared a 10-yard TD -- and all of them put this contest out of reach for the Cardinals (1-2), who are now 0-2 at University of Phoenix Stadium.

Training camps have wrapped up, the NFL season is right around the corner, and it's still hot as sin outside. But instead of cooling you off with a warm island song, FanHouse break out ye old heat check for our 2009 NFL Season Previews. " We'll rate each club in 5 categories on a scale of 1 to 10, high score wins.

For most franchises, 12 wins is a banner year; one they can hang their proverbial hats upon. For the Colts, 12 wins is a certainly. They have won at least 12 games in each of the last six seasons. They have also had Tony Dungy as their head coach for the past seven years, but now he's gone. In 2009, the Colts will look for some continuity. Can it be provided by the Jim Caldwell administration?

Under normal circumstances, a photo of an athlete drinking is not news. But Michael Vick isn't just an athlete anymore, he's the most scrutinized one in sports today.

So when Vick appeared in a New York Post photo sipping a vodka and pineapple juice, the discussion turned to whether Vick violated conditions mandated by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.

Tony Dungy, the former NFL coach who has served as Vick's mentor, felt the need to address the photo, according to Peter King's column on SI.com.

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To think, when the Steelers announced that Mike Tomlin -- not Russ Grimm -- would replace Bill Cowher, the biggest concern was that the former Vikings defensive coordinator who had learned the intricacies of the Cover-2 while serving as Tony Dungy's secondary coach in Tampa Bay would get rid of zone-blitz architect Dick LeBeau and scrap the 3-4 defense.

PITTSBURGH -- It's ego. It's jealousy. It's a little of both, or maybe folks just aren't paying attention. Whatever the case, all owners in professional sports should swallow their pride, study the Pittsburgh Steelers over the past four decades and implement the ways of the Rooneys.

I'll excuse the Steinbrenners. They have enough shiny stuff in their trophy case from past and recent years to prove they get it. The same goes for Bob Kraft of the New England Patriots and Jerry Buss of the Los Angeles Lakers.

As for most of the others, not so much -- or not at all.

PHILADELPHIA -- I don't know, I mean, I guess it's a nice story if it works out the way they'd all have you believe it can/will/should. Everybody loves a good redemption story, and Michael Vick is surely set up to be an all-timer. Few have ever started from deeper behind and with a more complete and devoted public support system, that's for sure. If the man is truly reformed, truly dedicated to being an active, positive societal force for good, there are plenty of people around to steer his efforts in the right direction.

But I don't know. As I stood there today, listening to all of these people talk about how Vick had convinced them he was a changed man, I couldn't shake this Emperor-Has-No-Clothes feeling. Why should any of us buy this? What has this guy done to deserve this much support? I'm not in the camp that says he shouldn't be allowed to play -- I actually think he should. But what I don't get is why he gets all this help. Of all the people who have screwed up royally and threatened to fall through sport celebrity's cracks, why does this particular person deserve this much benefit of the doubt?

We'll never forget the horrid, grisly crimes, the way he bankrolled a killer kennel and allowed dogs to be shot and hanged and electrocuted. But for 26 minutes on a podium in Philadelphia, Michael Vick presented himself Friday as a reformed and gracious man. The world is too crazy for me to conclude unequivocally that he won't relapse into repulsive behavior, yet for now, anyway, we should acknowledge when a tortured, disturbed human being is at least trying to change.

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