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Meet Your New Fanhouse Columnist ... Jay Mariotti

DAULERIO — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:00:07 EST

Starting Monday, Fanhouse will add ex-Chicago Sun-Times columnist and venerable Around The Horn noisemaker Jay Mariotti to its stable of writers. Fun for the whole family.

Putridity Poll: J.T. O'Sullivan vs. Ryan Fitzpatrick in Battle of the Foul QBs

deadspin.com — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:00:36 EDT

Filed under: 49ers, Bengals, NFL Fans

It isn't an easy ride to the life of cheerleaders, Gatorade showers and making it rain. Sometimes, you always seem to be sacked out on the turf, wondering where it all went wrong. FanHouse's Putridity Poll compares two figures that have become the bane of the NFL and lets you vote on which one is more putrid. Think of it as the polar opposite of a Power Poll.

Well, what do we have here? Bengals stand-in Ryan Fitzpatrick has averaged a pathetic 4.6 yards on 103 passes to rank dead last in the NFL among quarterbacks with at least 100 throws. John Thomas O'Sullivan is coming off a head-shakingly horrible game where he was sacked six times and fumbled four times.

While stats may be one of the keys to deciding to putridity, they aren't the only factors that will help guide you to the right choice. After the jump, you must weigh each side of the patented 'Tale of the Taint' before casting your vote.

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Every Play Counts: Colts QB Peyton Manning Lights Up the Ravens

deadspin.com — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:45:21 EDT

Filed under: Colts

Every Play Counts is Michael David Smith's weekly look at one specific player or one aspect of a team on every single play of the previous game.

Heading into the Colts' game against the Ravens on Sunday, Peyton Manning looked like he was having, by his standards anyway, a lousy season.

Through the first four games of the year, Manning had five touchdown passes, putting him on pace for a career low, and five interceptions, putting him on pace for his most in seven years. His completion percentage was the lowest it had been since his second year in the league.

And with the Ravens coming to town, things weren't likely to get any easier. Through the first four games of the season, Baltimore had the best defense in the league. And so, of course, Manning proceeded to complete 19 of 28 passes for 271 yards, with three touchdowns and no turnovers, and the Colts blew out the Ravens, 31-3.

So how did it Manning do it? I'll explore that in this week's Every Play Counts.

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