Carl Weathers NFL Power Rankings — Week 5, 2013
Carl Weathers, master thespian and former Oakland Raider, watches every NFL game from his man cave to compile his weekly Power Rankings exclusively for Heckler readers. Despite playing in only 8 NFL games, he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1980.
CBS affiliates dumping Jaguars-Broncos game for something actually watchable
No way am I putting this carload of crapola on my air,” station manager Delmore “Bo” DuBose of Dothan, Alabama’s WTVY-TV 4 said. “I’ll put on a replay of the 1974 Auburn-Alabama game."
Chicago Bears Bingo — Week 5 vs. New Orleans Saints
Play along as the Bears take on the Saints in what the broadcasters will say feels just like a playoff game...even though it's only October.
NFL owners vote to stop funding Jaguars, forcing team shutdown
As a result, all of the Jaguars remaining games have been canceled and their opponents granted a win in the standings (since they would have won anyway).
Denver Broncos hire Lane Kiffin as their head coach
As the Denver Broncos' private plane showed up to greet a man perceived by many to be arrogant and condescending, Kiffin was already envisioning gameplans to improve the Denver Broncos and make them “even more awesome like me.”
Carl Weathers NFL Power Rankings — Week 4, 2013
Carl Weathers, master thespian and former Oakland Raider, watches every NFL game from his man cave to compile his weekly Power Rankings exclusively for Heckler readers. Despite playing in only 8 NFL games, he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1980.
Bears sign Napoleon Dynamite’s Uncle Rico to back up Jay Cutler
“Our scouts showed us a VHS cassette tape of Uncle Rico throwing a football towards a video camera while he stood in a field next to his van," said Emery. "We were so impressed with his footwork and agility, we knew we had the right player to back up and possibly compete with our starting quarterback.”
