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...course, Sharpe, widely known as the league's biggest trash-talker, has diarrhea of the mouth and says anything that pops into his mind without discretion. Billick was caught by a CBS camera pumping his fist and yelling, "Yeah! [Expletive] you!" after a Ravens touchdown at Tennessee in the AFC Championship Game. The coach did not appear to be addressing anyone in particular with his exclamation. Later in the game, however, Billick taunted the Nashville crowd, facing the fans with his arms raised in victory. At least Lewis has some quality friends?...
...Finally, as another season comes to an end, it is time to make predictions for next year. With a higher draft pick than usual, look for the Jacksonville Jaguars to rise to the top of the AFC. Mark Brunell's Jags will square off against Kurt Warner's Rams in a return to offense. And for the all the pundits out there, remember this: I get my information from Miss Cleo...
...school was a lengthy discussion of their post-WWII creation and exciting 1950 NFL Championship. Then, as an eight-year-old in 1981, I remember crying at school the day after Brian Sipe was intercepted in the end zone when the team was a short field goal from the AFC Championship game. When the 49ers won it all the next year I was jealous, to be sure, but I'm proud that I stuck with my guys...
...awkward but cerebral Bernie Kosar joined the team; for the next nine years he proved the value of substance over style, and three times lead the team within a win of the Super Bowl. In the '87 AFC Championship at Denver, as Earnest Byner appeared to be scoring the tying touchdown, my dad and I leapt in unison, elated - only to fall to earth and see that Byner had fumbled, and the season was over. Many fathers and sons share triumphant memories, and we too have our share. But we also have the Byner fumble, and though it continues...
...AFC East will similarly want to keep its division together, thus making a Baltimore-Miami deviation from the above plan highly probable. If Baltimore prefers to stay in the same division with Tennessee and Jacksonville, it just might work...