The No Kool-Aid Zone Blog

I don't drink the Kool-Aid. For Anyone.

Greatest NFL Quarterbacks, Revisited

February 8, 2010

Because I love sports and numbers, and the intersection of the two, I did a statistical analysis three years ago to determine who was the greatest QB of all time.  This won’t be a long post, but to review, my scoring system relied on two things: passer rating relative to other QBs playing in the…

My Super Bowl Call

February 7, 2010

Indianapolis 38, New Orleans 21 It’s hard to root against the feel-good story of the year–and it’s not so much that I’m rooting against the Saints, though I do like the Colts a tad better and am a big Peyton Manning fan.  But here’s the deal: the Saints aren’t playing against a quarterback who’ll do…

Sorry for Yesterday's Problem

February 5, 2010

In the event you logged on yesterday and were directed away from this page to some spam site, my regrets.  Some shred of human debris decided to hack my computer, apparently, whilst I was in a public place, and inserted some nefarious code into some line somewhere that directed folks to various other sites.  Thankfully,…

Football's All-Time Top Ten

February 3, 2010

ESPN is asking fans to have a crack at it. Unfortunately, fans demonstrate their ignorance of history in their rankings–but I won’t spoil it for you. They give you ten choices and ask you to rank at least five; I ranked all ten. Here are my Top Ten All-Time NFL Players: 1. Jerry Rice 2.…

Tebow and the Feminazis

February 3, 2010

So you’ve heard by now of the “controversy” manufactured by a few out-of-touch, off-the-deep-end-left “women’s groups” about the Super Bowl ad (which they have not even seen) featuring Tim Tebow’s mom explaining the choice she made not to abort young Tim, though doctors advised her to. Wait…the choice she made…doesn’t “pro-choice” mean that women ought…

About Chuck Norris–and Then, an Experiment

February 2, 2010

Some random facts about Chuck Norris: Chuck Norris played Russian Roulette with a fully-loaded gun–and won. In an average living room, there are 1242 objects Chuck Norris could use to kill you–including the room itself. When Chuck Norris falls into water, he doesn’t get wet. Water gets Chuck Norris. The quickest way to a man’s…