Anyway, five ads are in my Top Five list for this year, while one was so bad that I actually hated it.

Which commercial joins my Super Bowl Commercial Hall of Fame, and which belongs in my Hall of Shame?

Another Bud Light plug: Here we go!

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After a historical free agent spending spree last offseason, how likely is it that the Eagles will once again be similarly aggressive? Looking at their salary cap situation, it doesn't seem likely that they can afford to be that aggressive.

According to eaglescap.com, the Eagles currently have just over $14 million in cap room. However, if they do the following moves that many expect, they would possibly gain an additional $15.5 million (roughly).

The Eagles are expected to trade Asante Samuel ($9.5 million), release Jamaal Jackson ($1.875 million) and most likely either restructure or release Winston Justice ($4.256 million).

Those moves, plus other lower level moves, would put them in the neighborhood of $30 million in cap space. That's a pretty good amount to start shopping come mid-March, but we still need to temper expectations and be reasonable; i.e., don't expect another free agent frenzy like last year.

Another thing to consider is that the Eagles will have to decide what to do with DeSean Jackson and whether or not they want to extend LeSean McCoy this year.

Whatever they decide to do with those two players will significantly impact their salary cap. For the record, they should extend McCoy for sure. As far as Jackson, I would like to see him stay but I just don't think he will.

Paul Domowitch just reported recently that "league sources said Jackson's opinion of his worth continues to be night-and-day different from the Eagles'."

This has been the problem all along and it seems unlikely they will come to an agreement. It's possible that the Eagles place the franchise tag on him, but if they do, expect them to entertain trade offers.

The last thing I want to see is Jackson playing on another one-year deal. Either re-sign him long term or get rid of him and move forward.

With all that said, for now I will base my plan for free agency as if Jackson will be leaving Philadelphia.

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One of the things that will get us prepared is to know which teams will end up in which conference. We're still trying to figure out if West Virginia will stay in the Big East for another year, or will they play in the Big 12 next season? With them cancelling the matchup against Florida State, they're likely heading to the Big 12.

While the Big 12 tries to figure out the schedule and who will play where, we do know some of the games that will take place as far as non-conference games are concerned. The majority of them are cupcake opponents and won't receive much attention, but there are some gems that should have every college football fan's interest.

Here are a few of the best non-conference games in the Big 12 for next year.

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And here comes the backlash.

After M.I.A. flipped Super Bowl cameras the middle finger while she performed with Madonna at halftime on Sunday Night, everyone who gets up-in-arms about these things came out of the woodwork, including the Parents Television Council.

And they want justice! From TMZ:

The PTC claims NBC and the NFL knew full well what could happen ... especially because they chose a lineup filled with "performers who have based their careers on shock profanity and titillation.

The PTC also rips NBC for failing to block the image from broadcast ... especially since Janet Jackson's nipplegate incident on CBS 8 years ago.

But this is my favorite part:

Instead, the group wants ACTION -- saying, "Either the NFL and NBC will take immediate steps to hold those accountable for this offensive material in front of a hundred million Americans, or they will feebly sit back and do nothing."

Either you are with us or your against us! There are no grey areas in life! Anyone who owns a shock profanity album of M.I.A.'s should get fired from their jobs too! Titillation is the devil's tool! Hear our roar!

Never mind the fact that "nipplegate" was an accident that no one could have seen coming, or that the Super Bowl halftime show has been happening for years and this is the first middle finger I ever remember seeing by a performer.

Nope, the person who was a split-second late hitting the censor button needs to be fired immediately, as does anyone else involved in the show. Never mind the fact that the gesture was so fast and difficult to discern initially that it took almost a full 10 minutes on my Twitter feed before someone even mentioned they noticed the incident. (You guessed it—Deadspin  was first to the party.)

The NFL wants to let you know they are sorry as well. From CBS:

"The obscene gesture in the performance was completely inappropriate, very disappointing and we apologize to our fans," said Brian McCarthy, spokesman for the NFL, which produced Madonna's halftime show.

And NBC wants to remind everyone they didn't hire the performers.

"The NFL hired the talent and produced the halftime show," NBC spokesman Christopher McCloskey said. "Our system was late to obscure the inappropriate gesture and we apologize to our viewers."

That won't be enough for the PTC, of course. They want heads to roll.

What they don't get is that these overreactions are the reason performers do things like this in the first place. By reacting to a stupid little hand gesture so vehemently, groups like the PTC make that gesture far more powerful than it should be.

Their attempts at ideological censorship are exactly why artists use things like profanity and shock value in the first place. It's an artist's way of saying, "Hey, I don't agree with your standards of decency. They don't apply to me. But thanks for all of the free publicity!"

Seriously, that middle finger may piss a lot of important people off, but it will probably also be great for M.I.A.'s reputation as an artist. Funny how that works.

And honestly, things like the middle finger wouldn't be a big deal if we didn't make it a big deal. It's a finger. That's the thing about symbolism—it only means what we allow it to mean.

Hit me up on Twitter—my tweets never accidentally fall over the goal line.

Here is how the game broke down from quarter-to-quarter. 

First Quarter: Giants 9, Patriots 0 

The Giants came out in the first quarter and dominated on both sides of the ball. 

On offense they were able to orchestrate two offensive drives that resulted in 19 plays and took up 11:18 of game clock. This left a dangerous Pats offense to hold the ball under five minutes in the game’s opening quarter. 

While the Giants were unable to score on their first drive, their special teams play pinned the Patriots on their own six-yard line. From there, the Giants defense forced Patriots quarterback Tom Brady into an intentional grounding penalty resulting in a safety. 

The Giants took their second drive and put the Patriots in a deep hole when Eli Manning found Victor Cruz with a perfect throw on a two-yard touchdown throw. 

Second Quarter: Patriots 10, Giants 9 

The Pats finally put something together at the end of the first quarter, when they started on their 29-yard line. They took their opening drive of the second quarter an impressive 60 yards on 10 plays, resulting with a Stephen Gostkowski 29-yard field goal to cut the lead to 9-3. 

After a nice back-and-forth between the Patriots and Giants defense that saw both teams trade off drives that resulted in each team punting and playing field position, New England took their final drive of the first half and crafted a perfect drive. 

Led by 10 completions on 10 passing attempts by Brady, the Pats marched 99 yards on 14 plays to end the first half with the lead behind a touchdown pass to running back Danny Woodhead. 

Not only did it give the Pats the lead to end the first half, but because they opted to receive the opening kickoff, they were able to open the second half with the ball.

Third Quarter: Patriots 17, Giants 15

The Pats continued their offensive dominance that ended the first half, with an opening drive in the third quarter that saw Brady complete five more passes resulting in an Aaron Hernandez 12-yard touchdown catch.  

However, the Giants responded on their first possession of the second half, after giving up 17 unanswered points, by marching down the field on a 10-play, 45-yard drive that resulted in a Lawrence Tynes field goal.  

The play that changed the entire Super Bowl happened at the end of the Pats' second drive of the third quarter.  

Brady’s protection around him broke down and he was hit hard by Giants defensive end Justin Tuck. The sack saw Tuck land with all of his weight down on Brady’s left shoulder. After the play you could see Brady trying to stretch out his shoulder, trying to get it back to 100 percent. 

After that possession, Manning and the Giants took another drive nine plays and only 20 yards, but the end result was another field goal by Tynes, cutting the lead to only two points. 

Fourth Quarter: Giants 21, Patriots 17 

The first possession from New England saw Brady miss on two of his three throws, with an interception on an under-thrown ball to tight end Rob Gronkowski. 

Manning and the Giants took over deep in their zone and could not do anything, despite moving the ball 51 yards on 10 plays and eating up almost five minutes of clock. 

New England had a chance to run the clock out after converting on three first downs. However, on their drive—and possibly due to the hurt shoulder—Brady’s deepest throw was only 19 yards to Woodhead, and the majority of those yards were after the catch.  

Plus, Brady was unable to complete two clutch throws at the end of the drive, missing Wes Welker and Deion Branch on consecutive throws.  

Despite taking up five minutes and 31 seconds of game clock, the Patriots punted to the Giants with 3:46 left on the game clock. 

Eli took the Patriots' shortcomings and drove the Giants down the field on nine plays for 88 yards, resulting in the game-winning touchdown run by Ahmed Bradshaw with less than a minute left on the game clock.  

Brady did have a chance to march his team down the field for a miraculous touchdown to end the game.  

He completed only on two of his seven throws, with the last pass of the game being a Hail Mary that fell just inches away from a diving Gronkowski.

Final: Giants 21, Patriots 17

This game will be remembered for a Giants defense that came out strong, forcing a safety to open the game, but then was overwhelmed by a near-perfect performance by Brady. However, they were able to rebound after a sack by Tuck to hold on to the win. 

Who knows what would have happened if Brady wasn’t sacked and hadn't injured his shoulder? Maybe Brady would have completed one of those passes to Welker or Branch and the Pats would have been able to run the clock out. 

We will never know. But what we do know is that Eli has won his second Super Bowl, both coming against the mighty Patriots. 

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Yet, judging from the hypocritical rhetoric oozing from the great people of this nation, you would think she had been advocating drugs or committing some heinous act live on stage in front of 110 million people.

MIA gave the finger.

It’s an act that happens in PG-13 movies and in every middle school in the United States. We all need to take a big step back and stop taking ourselves so seriously.

University of California Professor Ira P. Robbins is reporting about the legality of giving the finger on television:

Although the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”)—the agency charged with regulating the broadcasting industry—has not explicitly prohibited the middle finger gesture on television, broadcasters almost always choose to censor it themselves.

Now that people can take off their rose-colored glasses and realize that she and the network can’t be held legally liable, we have to address the subject of parents complaining about their kids seeing that.

Just like Jerry Springer or any of those types of shows on television, there are groups of people that think they know what is good for America. The Parents Television Council is one of those groups.

The Parents Television Council has released a statement on the incident:

It is unfortunate that a spectacular sporting event was overshadowed once again by broadcasting the selfish acts of a desperate performer…performers who have based their careers on shock profanity and titillation…Either the NFL and NBC will take immediate steps to hold those accountable for this offensive material in front of a hundred million Americans, or they will feebly sit back and do nothing.

These are the same people that sat through every one of these sex-filled commercials during the Super Bowl and didn’t say a word. I would like to see the people in the PTC come down off their high horse and explain to me why what MIA did was any worse than the actions in the GoDaddy.com commercial.

Believing that this is something new, or something that every child over the age of eight or nine hasn’t seen before is naïve and hypocritical.

If the lessons and morals you want a child to carry are shaken by a singer flipping the camera off, you need to re-evaluate the way the child is being raised. Instead of blaming everyone for screwing up the kids, people should just do the best job they can to protect their own.

All of the political correctness that has been shoved down our throats over the years is because of groups like this that think they know what people should be able to see and what they should be blocked from. With all due respect, people like this need to worry about their own dysfunctional lives and let people raise their kids however they want.

Mia flipped a camera off. Not a big deal. Get over it.

Check back for more on the National Football League as it comes, and check out Bleacher Report’s NFL Page to get your fill of all things football.

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Condit engaged in a five-round, back and forth bout with Nick Diaz. However, it wasn't without some controversy.

The outcome was met with a fair amount of criticism and it prompted UFC President Dana White to consider a possible rematch, depending on Georges St-Pierre's injury status. The Saint Isadore, Quebec native is expected to remain out of action until early fall.

"It's crazy, but … I was thinking about it after the fight," White told MMAJunkie.com following the event. "People are bitching, and people think that was close, we could do that fight again before GSP comes back."

All three judges awarded Condit with the unanimous decision, much to the dismay of the challenger, Diaz. Visibly upset with the decision, Diaz announced his retirement as a result.

The win for Condit has spoiled any chance of the witnessing a potential bout with Diaz and St-Pierre.

"I know [St-Pierre] wanted Diaz, and he really wanted that Diaz fight bad, but it's not going to be Diaz, so he better get angry with Carlos Condit or focused on Carlos Condit or whatever it is he needs to do," said White. 

"The Natural Born Killer" entered the bout as a considerable underdog, but was able to fend off Diaz's high volume striking and out-point the former Strikeforce welterweight champion with effective counter striking and movement.

White said he doesn't believe Diaz will retire from the sport and thinks a second meeting with the newly-crowned interim champion could lure him back into the UFC, with a highly-anticipated bout with St-Pierre still hanging in the balance.

Condit said he wouldn't wait for St-Pierre to heal and was open to making one title defense. Due to the out-cry from fans and critics, White said a rematch was likely, but it's up to both Condit and Diaz to fully commit.

"It depends on Carlos, too. Carlos has got to say – and Nick's got to say, 'I want to fight him again,' too," he said. 

Some companies are lucky to even have just one Super Bowl commercial, but Doritos stole the show with their two Super Bowl XLVI ads about an insane dog and a thieving flying baby. 

Of course, it was all in good fun.

It's best if you just see the commercials to understand.

If you missed them, have no fear, just watch below. 

However, seeing them for the first time ever during the Super Bowl is the best experience, but a sweet YouTube clip will suffice. 

It's called "Man's Best Friend," but really that's a creepy dog. Still, though, it's hysterical, especially the note included on the first bag of Doritos. 

A consumer panel for USA Today picked this ad as the best of the night, and the crazy thing is that it was first made on a $20 budget.

According to breitbart.com, the creator gets $1 million for having his commercial picked No. 1, plus he and the creator of Doritos' other commercial get to work on a new one with The Lonely Island. 

The other Doritios commercial was titled "Sling Baby," and it did not disappoint either. 

Hats off to the grandma for being awesome and for the baby being fearless. He wanted those Doritos and stole them with ease after a little help from grandma. 

Of course, after the taunting, the baby definitely had the right to steal. 

Super Bowl commercials cost an average of $3.5 million, and that's just for 30 seconds. Doritos shelled out big money in order to have two spots, but the company came through big-time thanks to their annual contest. 

Doritos gets the fans to do the creative part for them, and that is quite possibly the smartest move to make for Super Bowl commercials. Other companies are spending money for advertising agencies to think of clever ideas, but Doritos lets the fans have a go at it. 

It's a bold move, but year after year it pays off. Doritos continues to shine bright with their Super Bowl commercials, no matter how many they end up having. 

]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:54:32 GMT http://tvdellosport.info/blog/sportnews/doritos-super-bowl-commercial-crazy-dog-and-flying-baby-are-big-winners/ http://tvdellosport.info/blog/sportnews/super-bowl-halftime-show-2012-mia-middle-finger-will-destroy-future-acts/ When Madonna was announced as the performer for this year's Super Bowl Halftime show, there was some skepticism because of her racy past and how she would fit in with the toned down model the event had used in recent years. It turns out that the problem was not her, rather special-guest singer MIA. 

During a rendition of Madonna's new song "Gimme All Your Luvin," which she and Nicki Minaj appear, MIA decided that it would be a good idea to stick up her middle finger for all of the country to see. 

It has caused quite a stir, with the Parents Television Council taking aim at the NFL and NBC for allowing it to happen.

You know, because the league and network got together to figure out how they would be able to take the spotlight away from the game and have to deal with various legal groups along the way.

MIA's actions are going to ruin the Halftime Show from here on out. The league was already on high-alert after the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction in 2004. That is why you saw "older" acts like the Rolling Stones, The Who and Bruce Springsteen, among others, over the last eight years.

The league took a chance this year, because Madonna had toned down her act since the infamous Britney Spears kiss in 2003, and she held up her end of the bargain.

But MIA is going to change everything. No longer will fans get the chance to see anyone with a slight edge to their personality.

From here on out, we will see nothing but soft, conservative choices that are guaranteed to be on their best behavior. While there is nothing wrong with that, it's just too bad that one stupid, pointless action has to ruin everything that comes after it.

Of course, considering how bad the last two Halftime Shows have been with Madonna and the Black Eyed Peas, getting "safer" acts bring some life back into the event. 

Since the Rolling Stones, the Who and Springsteen have already performed, there are not a lot of great, old school acts left for the NFL to use. Perhaps the NFL can let the Parents Television Council talk on-screen for 12 minutes about all the problems with the Halftime Show. 

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In the midst of the calamity at Madison Square Garden and the broken "Super Bowl or Bust" promises from Gang Green's Rex Ryan, one hometown team gives us a reason to be proud to be from city that never sleeps.

Led by truly elite QB Eli Manning, the New York Giants came out victorious in Super Bowl XLVI, stunning Tom Brady and the New England Patriots 21-17, and taking home the Lombardi Trophy for all fans to be in awe of.

But how can the G-Men's success rub off on floundering hometown counterparts?

While the Jets' season has already come to a close, the Knicks have much to take away from the Giants' giant success.

Sitting at an abysmal 9-14 on the outside of the playoff picture in the weak Eastern Conference, the Giants set a shining example of how Carmelo Anthony, Amar'e Stoudemire and even head coach Mike D'Antoni can turn the franchise around in a matter of days.

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At 81 years old, the actor proved he still has the touch, and his gruffy, distinct voice was perfect to embody the toughness of this country and inspire people to stand up and face the problems they are currently dealing with.

This stirring commercial didn't push any product directly, instead using powerful images and words to let the country know that halftime of the Super Bowl can signify something much larger.

It was a smart move by the Detroit-based automaker to use the only platform that people actually tune in and pay attention to in order to give a pep talk to 111 million-plus people.

It’s also an event that exploded on social media, with 12,233 tweets per second according to Mashable.

The reactions to Eastwood’s appearance were extremely positive.

Here’s a sample of a few notable tweets.

BeardedStoner was extremely inspired by the 120-second spot.

Mark Campbell thinks the Patriots have found a new coach.

Matt Singer has an awesome idea for a film.

Opie from Opie and Anthony thinks Eastwood should run for president of the U.S.

Sports Illustrated’s Seth Davis feels that the Giants did not win the Super Bowl.

Chrysler got such a great reaction on Twitter and other social media sites because this ad was a surprise.

Many other companies premiered their commercials on YouTube in the days leading up to the event, which killed any surprise hype they could have generated.

It’s good to know that some companies still have the sense to make responsible and uplifting commercials that draw a strong reaction from a large audience.

Instead of resorting to sex or physical humor to get cheap ogles or guffaws from viewers, this American automaker won the day by being savvy, smart and most importantly, hopeful.  

He suffered the injury during Saturday's match against Queens Park Rangers, ESPN Soccernet is reporting. Frimpong made five appearances for Wolves during his loan spell, and had one assist.

The Ghanaian had missed most of the 2010-11 season after succumbing to a similar ligament damage in his left knee.

Wolves released a statement on their official site explaining that Frimpong will be returning to Arsenal for medical treatment. He will meet with several specialists in London in the next couple of days.

Frimpong took to Twitter to say this about his injury:

Bad News is that I'm out for 6-9months with my Knee Gd News is that I will therefore have all the time in my hands to be doin #frimmyfacts. I wanna thank all the wolves fans for their support since I've been here and really Hope wolves stay up this season. I also wanna ask you to pray for my cruciate injury as I will be taking all the punishment it deserves as he or she have been very naughty:)

The young midfielder had made eight appearances for Arsenal in all competitions before sealing his loan deal this past January. Frimpong had earned plaudits for his tough tackling, savvy distribution and relentless motor in midfield and is widely regarded as one of the club's brightest talents.

While he may have more time now to wind up the infamous CNN pundit and Arsenal supporter Piers Morgan and Samir Nasri, who left the club last August (some have begun calling him Arsenal's "cult hero" in recognition of these acts), we wish him the speediest of recoveries.

In better club-related news, highly-rated youngster Benik Afobe, who turns 19 on Sunday, took to Twitter this afternoon to release this promising information:

"Trained today for the first time in 5 months and 23 days! So so happy! I felt great to be with everyone and ready to push on and work hard!"

It was a bit different this time, though.  A victory by the Giants would not only deny the Patriots another rung on the ladder of all-time greatness, it would also require closer inspection of the two most noteworthy leaders of the Giants, Eli Manning and Tom Coughlin.

This could not be chalked up to an upset for the ages.  It wasn't the beneficiary of perhaps the single most freakish and highly improbable play in Super Bowl history. 

The Giants stood right in the middle of the road to Brady and Belichick's immortality, again, and didn't blink. 

While they were playing spoiler to New England, though, they also vaulted themselves into their own elite club. 

Win one and you're today's hero, but 10 years from now fans will struggle to remember exactly what year it was you won.  Win two, and it doesn't matter anymore.  Coughlin and company rained on the New England parade, and this time they did so while raising their own stock among football's elite. 

This is a quick look at three significant factors that led to the Giants repeating their Super Bowl success against the Patriots. 

1. Giants' Pass Coverage

Remember that vaunted Giant pass rush?  Those formidable lineman took a backseat Sunday night to their pass-covering teammates as it was the Giants' coverage more than anything that forced Brady into holding the ball and using secondary receivers all night.

Of course, there were a few moments when the pass rushers had an impact on the game, but nearly every time it was the play of the Giant linebackers and secondary that provided the coverage to force Brady into holding the ball as he scanned covered receiver after covered receiver.   

Even the safety scored by the Giants on the first possession came on a play where Brady initially had good protection only to see it ultimately break down and force him into the poor decision he made to chuck it deep.

When you are calling pass plays from your own end zone, there is an inherent risk of something bad happening.  There is rarely room for slow-developing plays, instead only options for quick-hitting Plan A, and "live to play another down" Plan B.  The Giants secondary forced Brady into Plan C. 

There was no Plan C.

Regardless of how well your secondary plays, at some point in the game a sure-fire Hall of Famer like Tom Brady is going to have some success, and Sunday night was no different.  Brady went on a historic 16-consecutive completion run and at one time was 20-of-24—hardly the indicator of great defensive coverage, right?

Well, even when Brady was finding targets, the Giants had two things going for them that limited the damage.  The Patriots are famous for piling up gaudy yards-after-the-catch numbers.  That didn't happen Sunday night as the longest Patriot play of the game was just 21 yards.  

In addition, even when the Patriots did start picking up yards, there was another problem which brings us to...

2. Field Position

This wasn't so much of a case of the two teams playing on different fields, because the Patriots' special teams actually did a solid job limiting New York's field position as well, but the Giants were even better at it. 

New England's average starting position was their own 16-yard line, as eight of their nine drives started at no better than their own 21-yard line.  Included were three drives that NE had to start from their own four, six and eight-yard lines, respectively.  This is not the recipe for a big offensive day when a 50-yard drive may not even get you in field goal range.

3. Eli Manning

You may have heard this already, but Eli Manning reportedly inducted himself into the "Elite Quarterback Club" before the start of the season. 

Now people will still pick apart some of his past performances, and there are clearly some skeletons still hanging in No. 10's closet, but you want to tell me exactly how someone can do a better job of silencing his critics than winning the Super Bowl? 

I didn't think so.

Manning's 30-of-40 for 296 yards and a touchdown (with no interceptions) is exactly the kind of game that an elite quarterback should be required to have to cement his lofty status.    

Pats fans will agonize over a few bounces here or there that could have changed everything (that, of course, is exactly the same as their first matchup), but at the end of the day New York 2, New England 0 is no accident.  Let the post-hype begin.

Yes, Eli Manning is one of them. 

There's no question he's elite after winning his second Super Bowl MVP and after that ridiculous toss he made to Mario Manningham on the game-winning drive. 

Let's take a look at three, more unheralded guys that gained the most from Super Bowl XLVI. 

Chase Blackburn, LB, Giants 

Blackburn ended the game with six tackles and, most notably, a huge interception in the fourth quarter. The 6'3'', 247-pound linebacker actually boxed out Rob Gronkowski. He's now a free agent and should garner more attention around the league.

This Akron product isn't tremendous in any one aspect of the game, but he played fantastic down the stretch. He was supposed to be a situational guy in 2011, but was forced into a starting role and played extremely well.  

Mario Manningham, WR, Giants 

Manning had been deservedly overshadowed by the emerging duo of big-time wideout teammates Hakeem Nicks and Victor Cruz.

No one ever looked at Manningham as a bad player, but he certainly receives the least amount of notoriety. 

After his Super Bowl XLVI effort, more specifically the plays he made during the game-winning drive, it will undoubtedly have a positive effect on his stock. 

His 38-yard sideline grab was the play of the game for the Giants, and he reeled in two more passes for 18 yards en route to the go-ahead score. 

He has cemented himself as a reliable, go-to slot receiver that can come up large in the biggest games. Like Blackburn, Manningham is a free agent this year. 

Ahmad Bradshaw, RB, Giants 

Bradshaw is the most recognizable name of this group, but his Super Bowl performance cannot be ignored. 

He carried the ball 17 times for 72 hard-earned yards and scored the game-winner. He also added two catches for 19 yards. 

Bradshaw, although small and compact, once again displayed his profound tenacity, toughness and ability to succeed. 

I don't see him leaving the G-Men, and people still won't put him in the the league's top running back discussion, but his resiliency and clutch performances make him a back I'd love to have on my team. 

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The last two home games in particular have been electric. In this slideshow, I will offer a brief description of the chant and the name.

There is a lot of different options, but I will focus on some of the more recent chants.

For a full list of Norwich City chants, click here.

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If Chicago manages to land him, it should be enough to put them past the Heat and into top threat to win the Eastern Conference. 

Przybilla isn't going to carry the Bulls to the finals by himself, but he should be just that little extra they need. The Bulls are in need of a fifth big who can play hard-nosed ball. Przybilla fits that bill. Since Kurt Thomas went to Portland they've been needing that last big to complete the bench.

He offers size, rebounding and low-post scoring. He's a career scorer around 65 percent at the rim, which is something the Bulls have needed from time to time, a player who can go strong to the rim and dunk the ball. 

They'll also possibly be needing to go through Indiana again, a team that is loaded with bigs who enjoy playing hard. "The Vanilla Gorilla" would give the Bulls one more big body to bang underneath. 

Finally getting him means Miami doesn't. If Miami doesn't get him, that's good for Chicago. Right now everything about both teams this season has to do with the other. 

Miami is more in need of a big than Chicago, so if Chicago gets him that means the gulf between bigs gets that much deeper. 

In the end, it might be that's the biggest difference in Chicago getting him, if they do. 

Now? He's getting time off for work with the WWE's YouTube channel and maybe even a movie. WWE stars like CM Punk and John Cena have long vouched for Ryder.  His Internet series, "Z! True Long Island Story" seems to be proof that one can make it in the business if they are creative enough and have enough will to see matters through to the end.

Bleacher Report's Big Nasty posited a question, in elegant fashion, if Ryder had jumped the shark by moving his series over the WWE's YouTube channel, does Ryder even need to continue the series now that he's deep in bed with the WWE's Social Media endeavors?

The answer, to make a long story short, is yes.

Ryder's "baby" began as a personal video blog where he sought to do a number of things. As he added his own touches of self-deprecation humor and quirky skits, the show achieved a "cult" status amongst Internet wrestling fans.

The show's cast, crew and the production values improved, but at its heart, Ryder never forgot the ones who pushed him back onto TV, who bought all his merchandise off of WWEShop.com. He never forgot his fans.

Ryder started the "Ryder or Riot" movement where fans began to chant his names, buy his gear and bring signs to live events.  Eventually, the WWE was forced to acknowledge Ryder and he became an important part of SmackDown as Teddy Long's assistant while the Creative Team attempted to find something for him.

Eventually, he became embroiled in a six-month feud with Ziggler (which naturally spilled over to "Z:TLIS") that finally saw Ryder vanquish "#HEEL" at TLC 2011. 

After the feud blew off, the WWE put Ryder in an angle with Cena and Kane. This was important for all parties. Until Ryder was written off to do some other projects with the WWE, he was a sympathetic Robin to Cena's Batman. It gave the excuse for Kane to target someone to get Cena to snap while Cena got a sympathetic focal point, someone the fans could identify with.

During all this time, Ryder continued to produce "Z:TLIS" for his fans at his own personal expense. It never took a hiatus. It didn't go down. It kept running.

The WWE seemingly asked Ryder to move his show to their YouTube channel to help kick start it. Z:TLIS garners in excess of a 150,000 views per episode per week with rave reviews. One thing to note as well as the series is Ryder's Intellectual Property. It stands to reason they couldn't force him to move it.

The long story short, the WWE "needed" Ryder. History isn't without a sense of humor.

All these things aside, Ryder's success in the second half of 2011 could be attributed to his brain child turned "social movement." Ryder's impressive inroads into the world of social media made him a star on traditional media. Ryder became the personification of the underdog making it big in the world of larger than life bodies and comic book hero personalities.

The important thing is that Ryder doesn't forget his fans. The enduring nature of "Z:TLIS" and Ryder lies in the simple, campy nature and its quirky humor. Provided Ryder still has "Creative Control" over his program, there is little to fear.

Ziggler noted that in his show, "WWE Download", he comes up with a good portion of his own material for the program. This bodes well for fans to the "Z:TLIS" and Ryder himself. The WWE's new venture with YouTube rests a lot on the success of Ryder and his show. They need Ryder to continue to do his own thing without exerting any sort of "wrongful" influence.

Provided this happens, Ryder will continue to succeed where he once was a failure.  General George S. Patton said "success is how high you bounce back from failure." If that's the case, then Ryder is the very personification of that idea. Ryder will continue to succeed provided he doesn't bite the hand that feeds him.

Based on his history to date, there is little chance of that happening.

But in the face of Sir Alex Ferguson's all-conquering Manchester United empire, the innovative Arsene Wenger at Arsenal and the money of Chelsea (and for a short time Blackburn Rovers), Liverpool's constant presence in the top six of English football is not to be sniffed at.

Tottenham Hotspur are a club who for a long time could only look on enviously at such an achievement. It has only been in the past seven years that they've once more found themselves competing at the top of the table, and just maintaining that level has been difficult, yet alone pushing for the title itself.

Whether Spurs have been slumming it in mid-table or reaching for the glories of the top four as is the case now, a win over Liverpool has been something to cherish.

Even if the latter's modern sides have not matched the brilliance of their 1970s and '80s counterparts, they have still boasted some of the Premier League's most exciting and talented players, ensuring a victory over the reds is still a much-sought after scalp.

With the two clubs meeting Monday night (the 6th), here, from the Premier League era, are five of Tottenham Hotspur's best wins over Liverpool. If there is a victory you believe has been overlooked, then feel free to share your memories of those games and why they rank up their with Spurs' best displays against the Merseyside giants.

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Rumors are aplenty as teams begin to attempt to round out their rosters before the All-Star break at the end of the month.

Here's a look at the latest buzz around the league.

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