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01:38 PM ET | <a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2009/11/holmgren-mangini-cleveland-browns-gm-coach-aldridge.html#comments">Comments (2)</a> </p> </div> <div class="archived"> <a id="a014489"></a> <h3><a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2009/10/zorn-fisher-snyder-adams-coaching-redskins-titans-aldridge.html">Why Wait, Dan?</a></h3> <p>If <a href="http://union.sportsblognet.com/2009/10/12/how-daniel-snyder-can-fix-the-redskins/">Dan Snyder</a> has an idea of who he wants to coach the team next year, why not bring that person in now?</p> <p class="posted"> By David Aldridge | October 21, 2009; 09:55 AM ET | <a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2009/10/zorn-fisher-snyder-adams-coaching-redskins-titans-aldridge.html#comments">Comments (10)</a> </p> </div> <div class="archived"> <a id="a014307"></a> <h3><a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2009/10/rush-limbaugh-roger-goodell-st-louis-rams-aldridge.html">Goodell Ends Rush</a></h3> <p>There is no way that Roger Goodell would have said anything untoward about Rush if he and his group was being seriously considered.</p> <p class="posted"> By David Aldridge | October 14, 2009; 11:46 AM ET | <a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2009/10/rush-limbaugh-roger-goodell-st-louis-rams-aldridge.html#comments">Comments (31)</a> </p> </div> <div class="archived"> <a id="a013048"></a> <h3><a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2009/09/daniel-snyder-washington-redskins-fans-nfl-owners-aldridge.html">Consensual Victims</a></h3> <p>Redskins fans feel like Charlie Brown and Daniel Snyder is Lucy, with the football.</p> <p class="posted"> By David Aldridge | September 4, 2009; 09:08 AM ET | <a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2009/09/daniel-snyder-washington-redskins-fans-nfl-owners-aldridge.html#comments">Comments (15)</a> </p> </div> <div class="archived"> <a id="a012411"></a> <h3><a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2009/08/michael-vick-philadelphia-eagles-goodell-aldridge.html">Eagles Fit Vick</a></h3> <p>The Birds got what Vick needs, and they play in Philly, a town with a history of embracing the hardscrabble black athlete.</p> <p class="posted"> By David Aldridge | August 14, 2009; 03:29 AM ET | <a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2009/08/michael-vick-philadelphia-eagles-goodell-aldridge.html#comments">Comments (15)</a> </p> </div> <div class="archived"> <a id="a007942"></a> <h3><a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2009/04/new-york-giants-plaxico-burress-sweepstakes-aldridge.html">Why Not, Redskins?</a></h3> <p>If somehow he can escape this with less than a year, wouldn't you take a look?</p> <p class="posted"> By David Aldridge | April 6, 2009; 08:28 AM ET | <a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2009/04/new-york-giants-plaxico-burress-sweepstakes-aldridge.html#comments">Comments (5)</a> </p> </div> <div class="archived"> <a id="a007447"></a> <h3><a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2009/03/terrell-owens-dallas-cowboys-release-aldridge.html">T.O.'s Longest Yard</a></h3> <p>Terrell Owens has no one but himself to blame for his current predicament.</p> <p class="posted"> By David Aldridge | March 6, 2009; 09:35 AM ET | <a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2009/03/terrell-owens-dallas-cowboys-release-aldridge.html#comments">Comments (4)</a> </p> </div> <div class="archived"> <a id="a007181"></a> <h3><a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2009/02/jerry-jones-gag-dallas-cowboys-aldridge.html">Father Jones Knows Best</a></h3> <p>I think this policy is profound. In fact, I have just put a gag order on my family.</p> <p class="posted"> By David Aldridge | February 23, 2009; 08:03 AM ET | <a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2009/02/jerry-jones-gag-dallas-cowboys-aldridge.html#comments">Comments (2)</a> </p> </div> <div class="archived"> <a id="a007012"></a> <h3><a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2009/02/brett-favre-best-qb-ever-aldridge.html">Favre Vexes Me</a></h3> <p>I'd certainly put Favre in the top 10, but number one? Nope. </p> <p class="posted"> By David Aldridge | February 12, 2009; 10:36 AM ET | <a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2009/02/brett-favre-best-qb-ever-aldridge.html#comments">Comments (3)</a> </p> </div> <div class="archived"> <a id="a007000"></a> <h3><a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2009/02/arizona-cardinals-repeat-compete-aldridge.html">Outlook Not So Good</a></h3> <p>I think Whisenhunt is the real deal, but I wonder about his judgment if he had to fire two assistants after they made the Super Bowl. </p> <p class="posted"> By David Aldridge | February 11, 2009; 06:10 AM ET | <a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2009/02/arizona-cardinals-repeat-compete-aldridge.html#comments">Comments (1)</a> </p> </div> <div class="archived"> <a id="a006890"></a> <h3><a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2009/02/god-football-nfl-religion-aldridge.html">On the 7th Day God?</a></h3> <p>If two men, equally devout, are on opposite teams, how does God decide who wins? And what does He say to the loser? Pray harder next time?</p> <p class="posted"> By David Aldridge | February 4, 2009; 09:27 AM ET | <a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2009/02/god-football-nfl-religion-aldridge.html#comments">Comments (4)</a> </p> </div> <div class="archived"> <a id="a006868"></a> <h3><a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2009/02/pittsburgh-steelers-greatest-nfl-franchise-aldridge.html">Great Now, Not Always</a></h3> <p>The Steelers stunk for 40 years before Chuck Noll came on the scene.</p> <p class="posted"> By David Aldridge | February 3, 2009; 11:18 AM ET | <a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2009/02/pittsburgh-steelers-greatest-nfl-franchise-aldridge.html#comments">Comments (8)</a> </p> </div> <div class="archived"> <a id="a006835"></a> <h3><a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2009/02/super-bowl-xliii-greatest-super-bowl-ever-aldridge.html">Great Ending Only</a></h3> <p>My personal favorite was Super 13. I watched the game on a big screen at the Gateway Tour Center in SW, with other fans, at a party hosted by WMAL's Ken Beatrice. One of his small "thank-yous" to all the people who listened and called into his show. I was 13. Life was good.</p> <p class="posted"> By David Aldridge | February 2, 2009; 09:51 AM ET | <a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2009/02/super-bowl-xliii-greatest-super-bowl-ever-aldridge.html#comments">Comments (0)</a> </p> </div> <div class="archived"> <a id="a006804"></a> <h3><a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2009/01/arizona-cardinals-or-pittsburgh-steelers-super-bowl-xliii-aldridge.html">St. Louis Symmetry</a></h3> <p>Steelers 27-17, but that might be my heart talking, not my head.</p> <p class="posted"> By David Aldridge | January 30, 2009; 11:52 AM ET | <a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2009/01/arizona-cardinals-or-pittsburgh-steelers-super-bowl-xliii-aldridge.html#comments">Comments (2)</a> </p> </div> <div class="archived"> <a id="a004621"></a> <h3><a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2009/01/if-nameth-then-warner.html">If Namath Then Warner</a></h3> <p>I have to admit, if the Cardinals pull the upset in Tampa, that may be enough for me.</p> <p class="posted"> By David Aldridge | January 21, 2009; 09:50 AM ET | <a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2009/01/if-nameth-then-warner.html#comments">Comments (2)</a> </p> </div> <div class="archived"> <a id="a004481"></a> <h3><a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2009/01/cards-can-do.html">Cards Can Do</a></h3> <p>Do the Cardinals stand a chance? Is Pam Oliver the best sideline reporter in the biz?</p> <p class="posted"> By David Aldridge | January 13, 2009; 06:46 AM ET | <a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2009/01/cards-can-do.html#comments">Comments (0)</a> </p> </div> <div class="archived"> <a id="a004305"></a> <h3><a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2009/01/give-lt-a-break.html">Give LT a Break</a></h3> <p>Was Sonny better without Cher? Was Laverne better without Shirley? Am I dating myself terribly with these '70s references?</p> <p class="posted"> By David Aldridge | January 5, 2009; 07:00 AM ET | <a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2009/01/give-lt-a-break.html#comments">Comments (1)</a> </p> </div> <div class="archived"> <a id="a004037"></a> <h3><a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2008/12/reid-too-stubborn.html">Reid Too Stubborn</a></h3> <p>You could say Jets, but it's the Eagles who dropped the ball... twice or I wouldn't be writing this.</p> <p class="posted"> By David Aldridge | December 22, 2008; 06:44 AM ET | <a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2008/12/reid-too-stubborn.html#comments">Comments (0)</a> </p> </div> <div class="archived"> <a id="a003865"></a> <h3><a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2008/12/snyder-has-failed.html">Snyder Has Failed</a></h3> <p>Snyder's unwillingness to bring in a true general manager and step aside is at the heart of everything that's rotten. </p> <p class="posted"> By David Aldridge | December 15, 2008; 10:18 AM ET | <a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2008/12/snyder-has-failed.html#comments">Comments (5)</a> </p> </div> <div class="archived"> <a id="a003638"></a> <h3><a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2008/12/big-d-small-o.html">Big D, small o</a></h3> <p>Formidable? Yes. Unbeatable? No.</p> <p class="posted"> By David Aldridge | December 8, 2008; 10:27 AM ET | <a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2008/12/big-d-small-o.html#comments">Comments (2)</a> </p> </div> <div class="archived"> <a id="a003464"></a> <h3><a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2008/12/bye-plax.html">Bye Plax</a></h3> <p>Have you seen anything that would indicate they're not?</p> <p class="posted"> By David Aldridge | December 1, 2008; 07:17 AM ET | <a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2008/12/bye-plax.html#comments">Comments (18)</a> </p> </div> <div class="archived"> <a id="a002801"></a> <h3><a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2008/11/character-matters.html">Character Matters</a></h3> <p>You lie down with dogs, you wake up with fleas.</p> <p class="posted"> By David Aldridge | November 21, 2008; 12:48 PM ET | <a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2008/11/character-matters.html#comments">Comments (0)</a> </p> </div> <div class="archived"> <a id="a002588"></a> <h3><a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2008/11/collins-not-warner.html">Collins Not Warner</a></h3> <p>But I'm sure he's still number one in Brenda's book.</p> <p class="posted"> By David Aldridge | November 12, 2008; 12:14 PM ET | <a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2008/11/collins-not-warner.html#comments">Comments (0)</a> </p> </div> <div class="archived"> <a id="a002311"></a> <h3><a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2008/10/dominant-dermontti.html">Dominant Dermontti </a></h3> <p>Don't hate on Dawson just because he played the offensive ine.</p> <p class="posted"> By David Aldridge | October 30, 2008; 12:37 PM ET | <a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2008/10/dominant-dermontti.html#comments">Comments (5)</a> </p> </div> <div class="archived"> <a id="a001846"></a> <h3><a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2008/10/its-over-this-season.html">It's Over... This Season</a></h3> <p>But Manning is too good to be down for long. </p> <p class="posted"> By David Aldridge | October 21, 2008; 10:34 AM ET | <a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2008/10/its-over-this-season.html#comments">Comments (0)</a> </p> </div> <div class="archived"> <a id="a001744"></a> <h3><a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2008/10/dont-change-it.html">Don't Change It</a></h3> <p>Adding even one more playoff team per conference would distill the NFL postseason into warmed-over ginger ale.</p> <p class="posted"> By David Aldridge | October 16, 2008; 10:56 AM ET | <a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2008/10/dont-change-it.html#comments">Comments (0)</a> </p> </div> <div class="archived"> <a id="a001361"></a> <h3><a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2008/09/hail-zorn-sparano-not-so-much.html">Hail Zorn, and Harbaugh</a></h3> <p>John Harbaugh brings his solid Eagles background to Baltimore while keeping the Ravens defensive coordinator.</p> <p class="posted"> By David Aldridge | September 30, 2008; 10:41 AM ET | <a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2008/09/hail-zorn-sparano-not-so-much.html#comments">Comments (1)</a> </p> </div> <div class="archived"> <a id="a001276"></a> <h3><a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2008/09/rivalries-are-dying.html">Rivalries Are Dying</a></h3> <p>In college football, they still know about it but in the NFL, with players moving from place to place, the heat has dissipated, like a dying asteroid.</p> <p class="posted"> By David Aldridge | September 26, 2008; 09:23 AM ET | <a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2008/09/rivalries-are-dying.html#comments">Comments (2)</a> </p> </div> <div class="archived"> <a id="a000992"></a> <h3><a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2008/09/wasting-away-in-concussionville.html">Gambling, Violence, Beer</a></h3> <p>No business in American history has so successfully camoflagued its true, pulsating core as well as the National Football League</p> <p class="posted"> By David Aldridge | September 19, 2008; 10:01 AM ET | <a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2008/09/wasting-away-in-concussionville.html#comments">Comments (37)</a> </p> </div> <div class="archived"> <a id="a000865"></a> <h3><a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2008/09/better-safe-than-fired.html">Better Safe Than Fired</a></h3> <p>Expecting them to go for two and the win every weekend is like expecting Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers to collapse.</p> <p class="posted"> By David Aldridge | September 15, 2008; 09:38 AM ET | <a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2008/09/better-safe-than-fired.html#comments">Comments (1)</a> </p> </div> <div class="archived"> <a id="a000435"></a> <h3><a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2008/09/the-nfl-and-guns.html">Not the NFL's Problem</a></h3> <p>We're seeking a solution for a problem that doesn't exist.</p> <p class="posted"> By David Aldridge | September 3, 2008; 07:27 AM ET | <a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/2008/09/the-nfl-and-guns.html#comments">Comments (9)</a> </p> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  </div>  </div>  </div>  </div>    <script type="text/javascript">  </script>  <script type="text/javascript" src="http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/javascript/omniture/wp_omniture.js"></script>    </div>  </div>  </div>  <div style="clear: both;"> </div>   <div id="topborder_bottom" class="toolbox" style="width:624px;">   <div class="rss_tool"><a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/panelists/index.xml">RSS Feed</a></div> <div class="subscribe_tool"><A HREF="http://washpost.com/wpniother">Subscribe to The Post</A></div> </div>    <p class="lastPar"></p> </div> </div> </div>    <link href="http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/css/topstrip_teased.css" rel="stylesheet" media="all"/> <div id="articleCopyright" style="clear:both;width:624px;" align="center"> © 2011 The Washington Post Company <div id="ad_links_bottom" style="margin-bottom:5px;"> <script src="http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-adv/adproducts/advertisingLinks/advertisingLinks_v2.js"></script></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="wrapperBottom" style="padding-left:5px;float:left;"> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="javascript">  </SCRIPT> <script> if ( show_doubleclick_ad && ( adTemplate & BANNER_FLEX_BOTTOM ) == BANNER_FLEX_BOTTOM ) { placeAd('ARTICLE',commercialNode,2,'',true) ; 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