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

Check out the following link to get a preview of one of the better Monday Night Football games in a while. (You almost feel sorry for ESPN and the terrible games they scheduled). [Yahoo! Sports]

Are good loses good for a football team? This is always the debate when a team flirts with going undefeated in any sport. Can taking a regular season loss actually help? [CBS Sports]

The Football Outsiders have an interesting weekly post where you can read their running commentary during the Sunday NFL games. [Football Outsiders]

On MMQB Peter King writes about the playoffs and the Green Bay Packers finally picking up a loss. [Sports Illustrated]

Take a second to read Brian Billick, a coach who was fired not too long ago, write about the reasoning for firing a coach during the season. [NFL.com]