The most important bit of news over the weekend was the big deal that took place in the NFL, when the Kansas City Chiefs acquired quarterback Matt Cassel and linebacker Mike Vrabel from the New England Patriots for a second-round pick.Now, that's pretty newsworthy just by itself, of course; Cassel was one of the biggest stories in football last year. When Tom Brady got hurt, Cassel stepped in and took over the Patriots' offense; the team barely missed a beat. They finished just out of the playof
So the NFL owners yesterday voted to make the NFL just a little bit shittier. flickr.com/photos/thedzaDid cake-inspiration Tom Brady influence the NFL to make a rule change?They added four more rules, and modified one other, and I have to say, the modification is the worst of the group. All of the rule changes, of course, deal with the way that players can hit each other. Two are fairly innocuous, dealing with the way that kickoffs work. The kicking team can no longer bunch as many players
