Up to this point there's been plenty of assessment regarding Bill Belichick's taking an early powder from his team's Super bowl loss and little regarding the actual moves he made during the game. Commentators seem more comfortable calling the Hoodie an unsportsmanlike ass than calling his tactical skills into question. But his decision to eschew a field goal attempt and go for it on 4th-and-13 midway through the third quarter ought to be pondered for a bit. In a game as close as this one was, it's one of those pivotal plays that made a direct contribution to the outcome.

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"Lingering Items" was an awesome piece we ran all season from Gary Benz, and today we get the final installment of Gary's weekly football column. Gary hits on the Super Bowl, won by a team with the same regular season record as the Browns, and the examples it provided for what needs to be done here in Cleveland to get the Browns to their first Super Bowl in team history.

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We're two!!! Can you believe it? Man has the time flown by since we launched this thing on Feb 1, 2006. A lot of work, but a helluva lot of fun too. 2007 was an awesome year for us. We grew so much, added so many new things, and forged some key relationships. As I do every year on our birthday, I just took a little time out this morning to talk about some of the things we've done, and some of the new things we've got coming. Thanks again to everyone that makes TCF a daily stop.

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Well, there was no shortage of drama in last night's Super Bowl, a tight contest from the opening gun that ended with the 12 point underdog New York Giants ruining the undefeated season of the New England Patriots.  In "The Weekend Wrap", Peeker weighs in on last nights loss from the perspective of a disgruntled Patriots bettor, and also makes time to hit on Terrelle Pryor's upcoming decision on whether to attend Michigan or Ohio State. 

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