The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Pigskin

This week in Peter King’s fantastic Monday Morning QB he touches on the 9/11 anniversary and NFL tributes, possibly re-thinking the new kick-off rule, and the Colts struggles, among other things. Check it out. [Sports Illustrated]

ESPN’s first week of the new QB Rating system has the unlikely Ryan Fitzpatrick of the Buffalo Bills at No. 1 over Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers. [ESPN]

Here is a comprehensive breakdown of the 2011 franchise tags. [Football Outsiders]

The Big Lead brings you the rankings of the top NFL stars in terms of marketability. Some names aren’t surprising, but several definitely are. [The Big Lead]

In college football news, the Oklahoma Sooners became the first team to be ranked No. 1 by the AP 100 times. Pretty cool milestone. [ESPN]