Now that Scott Pioli of the Patriots seems to have his pick of GM jobs for some teams that suck (that would be the Browns and the Chiefs if you haven't been paying attention), I have a couple questions.  Pioli seemingly has done wonders as VP of Player Personnel, but let's be honest:  as important as it may be, he's not held the GM position.  And how much of Pioli's success can be directly correlated to Bill Belichick's coaching?  I get the sense that Pioli could draw a QB's name out of a hat when he's evaluating talent and have that guy get to the Pro Bowl via the scheme in place in New England where seemingly average players suddenly become better.

Anybody else remember a couple of years ago when everyone thought Charlie Weis and Romeo Crennel were the greatest coaches alive?  They won Super Bowls with the Patriots and have perfected losing since leaving.  I'm not saying Pioli will be a bust by any means, but I'm saying let's not order Super Bowl rings anytime soon for the team he goes to.  I think Pioli could possibly end up like any of these young talents below who may have been prematurely thrust into the "great" category before we really saw their whole career play out:

It happens every year.  One of your crazy great-aunts gives you some crappy sweater or a t-shirt for Christmas that might have actually fit when you were 10.  So now it's after Christmas and it's time to return stuff.  Here's a few things I would like to see returned.

Alright fellas that day is here where you only have one day to get all of your shopping done.  You have two things to do on Christmas eve, work and get all the things you need for Christmas.  I know if you are reading this you are like me.  You are a procrastinator.  So while you are reading this I will give you a list of things not to get her so hopefully you can sleep in your normal spot and hopefully get LUCKY!!!!!!

One thing for sure is she may not be completely in love with what you get her but you can try to keep her happy by doing these yourself.  Better yet put your kids to work doing the dishes so they can earn their allowance.  If you do get a new dishwasher you better make sure Santa writes on the label that is for the family and not your wife.

2008 was a good year.  It started off with a Super Bowl upset by the Giants, there was the Summer Olympics and all the usual great stories that come along with it, the Tampa Bay Rays great playoff run and so on.  But along the way there was the sideshow teams that couldn't do things right or stay out of the press no matter how hard they tried.  So here are the most dysfunctional teams of 2008.  To make it more entertaining, I'll compare each team to a famous pop culture family.

Detroit Lions - Without a doubt, they are going to be the first team to ever go 0-16 during the regular season.  Each week, it's not a matter of if they will lose, just by how many.  Dan Orlovsky infamously ran out of the back of the end zone.  The only real talent I see on this team is Calvin Johnson, who managed to keep his many QB's from looking completely inept when they decided to toss a ball or two his way.  This team reminds me of...

...The Kardashians.  No real discernable talent, but somehow they show up on TV every week.  We are supposed to be interested in them, but they are really hard to watch.  The only one with a chance to ever have a career is Kim, who has her body and a famous NFL boyfriend to keep the money flowing in.

Vikings tight end Vishante Shiancoe, besides having a name pronounced differently by every single NFL announcer, was inadvertantly shown with only half a towel on by a Fox camera crew live in the locker room after their game last Sunday.  Like the scene from Forgetting Sarah Marshall when Jason Segal drops his towel, this video, for guys anyway, just makes us cringe.

So I came up with a list of better things that live tv cameras could capture that will hopefully help permanentely erase all images of Vishante from your brain.

With the Christmas season here we thought everyone could use some holiday songs that you haven't heard over and over again at the grocery store or shopping center near you. Here are my favorite Adam Sandler songs for the holidays.  If you don't think some of them are holiday songs use your imagination.  If you are at work and get in trouble for obsene language you might want to turn your speakers down.  If you are at home CRANK IT UP!!!!

My personal favorite.  Did you know that OJ Simpson is not a Jew?

Someone pulled out a pretty rare card from a pack of 2008 Upperdeck baseball cards.  An autographed "baseball card" of the last 2 Popes.  I realize it's rare but seriously?  Once again you do get free shipping.  That free shipping better be by helicopter and once it gets here I get to fly that thing around town.

Here's a quote from the listing:

"This is THE perfect gift to get some one who has it all.. I can guarantee that they don't already have this!!".

See the entire listing here.

I'm fed up, and I'm sure you are too, with the endless stupidity that ESPN contiues to throw out there on a daily basis.  Enough of running the same stories all week.  Not only is it all week but it is all day since "Sportscenter" is on half the day and the other half of the day we have to watch idiots like Jay Mariotti and Skip Bayless give their opinion about the same stories that have been ran over with the car, put in reverse and ran over again.  Starting tonight I'm going on the diet, boys.  That's right the "Sportscenter Diet", with no and I mean absolutely no ESPN, 2, Classic, U, or news for me for a week.  I already know what the stories for the week will be anywho.  Let me see:

In honor of Albert Pujols, your 2008 NL MVP on the 4th place Cardinals, we made a list of hot actresses, much like Albert, that carry their show even though their show is not all that good.  Just because you're team is not a playoff team (or just because your show isn't winning tons of Emmys), doesn't mean you're not valuable.  And just like a Cardinals game, if Pujols is up to bat, you may even stop to watch a bit of the game just because you're liable to see something great.

So here are 5 hot women who are the most valuable players of their shows.  They make the average shows better than you expect them to be, just like Albert Pujols.

Kendra Wilkinson - Girls Next Door - Yeah, it's a shame she's leaving the show soon and I know she's marrying way down and hanging out with Hank Baskett.  But when you turn on E! and see Kendra, you know you'll watch for a few minutes because it's 100% certain she'll be naked before long.  And even if it's all blurry from being censored (why couldn't this show be on HBO?), it's still a sight - make that 2 sights - to behold.