Daily Lineup 1/7/2007

AFL History (Tim Ball)

Yeah, it may seem weird, but I kind of like it. So there.

Fiesta Bowl still noteworthy (Arash Markazi)
Some behind the scene perspective from last week's Fiesta Bowl.

Goats, gaffes and blunders (Page 2)
Tony Romo. Oh boy. Oohhh boy.

Hall voting remains archaic (Jim Caple)
As long as Bonds doesn't get in, I'm happy. Check that - I want Blyleven in too.

Psychic predictions for 2007 (Kurt Snibbe)
It's funny since most of the Bengals have been arrested. And the NFL has a gun problem. And a steroid problem. But no one cares. They just vote the problems third in the Defensive Player of the Year voting.

Double killers?

On tonight's Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith, Allen Iverson talked about his past in Philly and his future in Denver. When asked to describe himself as a player, Iverson used the word "killer." Smith then asked Iverson to describe new teammate Carmelo Anthony. Iverson once again chose "killer." Prompted to describe the partnership of Iverson and Anthony, the former Sixer called them "double killers."

Now, I understand this is all rhetoric and talk but with the recent "brawl" involving Carmelo and the image problems both Iverson and Carmelo suffer, was "killer" really the best choice?

Iverson's been in jail, had that rap CD a few years ago that stirred up trouble and threw his wife out of his house and then followed her to his cousin's house. Carmelo's didn't play like a teammate in the Olympics and appeared on the Stop Snitchin' video in 2004.

I'm rooting for Carmelo as he is the patron saint of Syracuse basketball after leading them to the 2003 NCAA Championship but he's going to have to be very careful around Iverson. While some players feed off of each other to excel, I'm afraid that Iverson may be a negative influence on Carmelo.