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

Here are the numbers for playoff odds before the games from this weekend. Unfortunately, the new numbers have not been calculated yet, but these should give you an idea of where you favorite team stands. [Football Outsiders]

Here is the Week 14 edition MMQB. Of course, the first topic of many is Timothy R. Tebow. [Sports Illustrated]

Todd Haley is officially out as the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs. Romeo Crennel takes over in the interim. [Yahoo! Sports]

The winner of the Heisman trophy was announced last night. The award went to Baylor QB Robert Griffin III. Now the question becomes where the newly crowned Heisman recipient fall on the 2012 draft boards? Can he beat out Stanford QB Andrew Luck? [CBS Sports]

If you haven’t done it yet, now is a fine time to vote for you favorite players for the 2012 Pro Bowl. [NFL.com]

A bit of a bummer is the news that rookie phenom DeMarco Murray has a broken ankle and will miss the rest of the season. Tough luck for a kid who was looking to make a late run at Rookie of the Year. [ESPN]