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(Getty Images) Hey Favre, Like Denzel says in the movie Training Day, "Make a Decision" (Philadelphia, Pa) — With everyone from Colts head coach Tony Dungy to Newt Gingrich to Brett Favre's Brother-In Law to every Wisconsin grandmother that just happens to be a Green Bay Packers shareholder/fan ......

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(Philadelphia, Pa) — Even though everyone knows how much I loathe exhibition football games, Today (July 16th) is a special day on the NFL Calendar.  Why is July 16th so special, you may ask??  The  New York Jets officially open their training camp on July 16th at Hofstra University in Hempstead,......

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T.I.T.T.H Top 10 Greatest Offensive Guards Larry Little - Miami Dolphins (HOF) John Hannah - New England Patriots (HOF) Larry Allen - Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers Jim Parker - Baltimore Colts (HOF) Gene Upshaw - Oakland Raiders (HOF) Bruce Matthews - Houston Oilers / Tennessee Titans (......

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T.I.T.T.H Top 10 Greatest Centers Mike Webster - Pittsburgh Steelers and Kansas City Chiefs (HOF) Dwight Stephenson - Miami Dolphins (HOF) Dermotti Dawson - Pittsburgh Steelers Jim Otto - Oakland Raiders (HOF) Mick Tingelhoff - Minnesota Vikings Ray Donaldson - Indianapolis Colts and Dallas Cowb......

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(New York, New York) — Showtime Networks and CBS Sports are teaming to bring the highly acclaimed and award-winning NFL studio show, INSIDE THE NFL, to SHOWTIME.  The announcement was made today by Matthew C. Blank, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Showtime Networks, Inc., Steve Bornstein, E......

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(Philadelphia, Pa) — I know most websites give no love to O-linemen unless they are committing penalties.  But here at Taking It to the House as a former O-lineman grunt "back in the day", I appreciate these intregal players.  BTW: The NFL lost one of the best O-linemen ever when Jonathan "J.O" O......

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(Getty Images) Future Hall of Fame Quarterback is rumored to be returning to the NFL according to reports (Philadelphia, Pa) — I tried to stay on the sidelines regarding the topic of Brett Favre's potential coming back, because I wanted to believe the old graybeard when he retired in March 2008.......

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T.I.T.T.H Top 10 Greatest Tight Ends 1.      Kellen Winslow - San Diego Chargers (HOF) 2.      John Mackey - Baltimore Colts (HOF) 3.      Shannon Sharpe - Denver Broncos and Baltimore Ravens 4.      Ozzie Newsome - Cleveland Browns (HOF) 5.      Mike Ditka - Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys (HOF......

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(Philadelphia, Pa) — With a couple more weeks before NFL training camps open (Washington Redskins on July 20th and Houston Texans on July 22nd), I thought a good way to pass the time was to create the Taking It To The House (T.I.T.T.H) list of the greatest players at each position.  I am sure som......

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(Philadelphia, Pa) — I know this is a football related blog, but during the downtime around the NFL I like to write about other things.  In that vain I am writing about "Why" I love spors movies. Sports movies have been one of the most utilized vehicles in telling stories on screen probably since......

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By Lloyd Vance, Writer, Sports Movie Viewer, and former Abington High School Wrestler After 30 years and over 200 sport-related titles viewed (some so many times it is embarrassing to say), this self-described sports movie aficionado had an extremely difficult time in picking the one sports film ......

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T.I.T.T.H Top 10 Greatest Running Backs 1. Jim Brown - Cleveland Brows (HOF) 2. Walter Payton - Chicago Bears (HOF) 3. Marshall Faulk - Indianapolis Colts and St. Louis Rams 4. Emmitt Smith - Dallas Cowboys 5. Barry Sanders - Detroit Lions (HOF) 6. Earl Campbell - Houston Oilers and New Orleans S......

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T.I.T.T.H Top 10 Greatest Wide Receivers 1.      Jerry Rice - SF 49ers, Oakland Raiders, Seattle Seahawks, and Denver Broncos 2.      Don Hutson - Green Bay Packers (HOF) 3.      Cris Carter - Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, and Miami Dolphins 4.      Michael Irvin - Dallas Cowboys (HOF) ......

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(Philadelphia, Pa) — The NFL's Downtime cycle just got a little quieter as the 2008 NFL Supplemental Draft  scheduled for mid July has been canceled because of a lack of entrants (i.e "No One Applied"), according to several reports.  The NFL sent out a memo to all 32 teams informing them of the a......

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(Philadelphia, Pa) — I know this is the toughest time on everyone's calendar as the wait for the NFL to save us from MLB doldrums can't get here fast enough.  My advice is to take a vacation for a week and before you know it training camps will be open.  Incredibly the NY Jets' rookies will repor......

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