According to reports, ESPN Films has signed Robert De Niro to star in a biopic about legendary Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi. What do you guys think of the casting? Inspired? Crazy? Got a better suggestion? Sound Off in the Comments...

After years of bitching by just about everyone about how a simple coin flip often determines the winner of an overtime NFL game, the NFL competition committee is finally considering a rule change -- but only for playoff games. Currently, 100% of teams who win the overtime toss elect to receive the football (natch), and about 60% of those go on to win the game, which is inherently unfair. So what are the recommended changes?  Keep Reading »

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Who do you think will win the Super Bowl on Sunday? Sound Off with your predictions, including final score, in the Comments.

We've told you before about the ultimate Bro chef, Josh Capon, who's the executive chef at Lure Fishbar, one of our favorite restaurants in all of New York. Chef Capon gets the spotlight treatment on ABC's Nightline tonight with his menu for the ultimate Super Bowl party. For 14 years, Chef Capon has thrown a no-wives-allowed party with all the fixin's, and after hearing him explain that he loves eating so much that he could be "500 pounds tomorrow," it's one party we wish we were invited to. The hilarious and informative video is after the jump, along with some crazy Super Bowl Sunday food consumption facts (i.e. how many million pounds of chicken wings will be eaten on Sunday), as well as recipes for Chef Capon's patented Chicken Lollipops and bleu cheese dressing.  Keep Reading »

I was asked by many if I watched the Pro Bowl last week and most were surprised when they heard the answer was no. A die-hard sports fan like me must've cut a few minutes out of my Sunday to at least catch a few plays, right? No thanks. That's like getting a beej from Rosie O'Donnell in the janitor's closet at Hooter's when Megan Fox is waiting naked in your bed. I'd rather not waste my time going bone to bone when it's obviously not worth it. Now that we've gotten through the dreaded two-week break between actual football games, we can now truly start the hype machine for Sunday's Super Bowl.

The Super Bowl is watched by tens of millions, yet most people are left without a rooting interest in the game. Many people participate in box pools, but those are such horseshit that you're better off not wasting your time. A real football fan turns to prop bets to make the game more compelling and you should too. Anywhere from 30 to 50% of a Vegas casino's handle on the Super Bowl involves prop bets.

Let's take a look at some of the most interesting prop bets out there:

Coin Toss (Heads or Tails, both -101): Both heads and tails are the same value and tails never fails, right? A regular game line is set at a -110 payout so the book can take an even amount on both sides and walk away with the vig. My question is what's the point of the book carrying this if they don't take the full 9% vig? You can save yourself the remaining gig if you have a friend who wants to bet the other side against you. It'll be a nice indicator of how your luck will be for the rest of the game.  Keep Reading »

The most exciting NFL weekend is upon us and we're still two weeks away from the Super Bowl. If you're confused or shocked by my statement about Conference Championship weekend, you obviously haven't been paying attention. Some of the most memorable games in recent memory haven't been the Super Bowl but the Conference Championship games themselves. Sure, last year's Super Bowl came down to the final possession with Santonio Holmes stealing the show, but how bored were you watching Rex Grossman sling it around in the rain against the Colts or seeing the mighty Raiders get washed away by the Buccaneers before halftime? The Super Bowls are usually underwhelming (ESPN ran an article a couple year's ago stating the average Super Bowl grade was a C-plus, although the Sports Guy thinks otherwise about this year's potential matchups) because of two factors: the media spends two weeks running the hype machine and the players get thrown into the uncommon situation of having an extra week off and dealing with added media scrutiny. The reality is Conference Championship weekend is where it's at and the Super Bowl compares somewhere along the line to receiving pictures of Sean Salisbury's penis. Plus you get two games to enjoy instead of just the one.  Keep Reading »

If there's anything that NFL Films, the NFL Network, Showtime's "Inside the NFL," and HBO's "Hard Knocks" have taught us about football fans' game-watching fetishes it's that we absolutely love hearing the players talking on the field of play. Whether they're trying to pump up their fellow teammates, intimidate their opponents, or sweet-talk the referees, what a player says on the gridiron can be just as compelling as the action itself. After all, if there's only 11 minutes of actual play during a three hour game and another 69 minutes of standing around, then surely at least half the fun is what's shouted and whispered both between the lines and on the bench.

To get us pumped up for this weekend's playoff action, we went searching for the voices of the NFL, namely YouTube videos of this week's stars who have been mic'd up for previous games. From Drew Brees's pre-game pump-up to Brett Favre's asking if his ass slaps sting to Peyton Manning's ripping into his own center, it's all there, caught on tape. Finding "wired" footage for Mark Sanchez and the Jets was a little more difficult, but we think we came up with some good alternatives. So here it is: your mic'd up Playoff Week 2 preview:

Drew Brees and the Saints
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The biggest news in the world of entertainment this week wasn't Simon Cowell quitting "American Idol" or the possibility of a Lindsay Lohan sex tape (though I'm sure that will get everyone's attention once we actually see the footage). The drama regarding NBC moving Jay Leno back to 11:35 -- just seven months after Conan O'Brien took over "The Tonight Show" and five years and seven months after Conan was promised the job -- has hit new levels of shit hitting fan.  Keep Reading »

So says this article from the Wall Street Journal. They studied games from throughout the season and discovered that, on average, each two-hour game (minus commercials) typically includes 67 minutes of players standing around, 17 minutes of replays, 11 minutes of actual play, and 3 seconds of cheerleaders.

For example, this really cool graph shows how much was spent showing the following things during a Falcons-Bills game on CBS:

Total Time (not including commercials): 1 hour, 57 minutes
Standing around: 1 hour, 9 minutes, 40 seconds
Replays: 14 minutes, 21 seconds
Playing time: 11 minutes, 25 seconds
Coach shots: 6 minutes, 17 seconds  Keep Reading »

When the entire country is questioning why you would leave the gorgeous state of California, not to mention one of the most storied programs in all of college football, to go coach the hapless Seattle Seahawks -- a team from a city most famous for the 90s grunge movement, the world's largest free standing dildo, and a movie about insomniac lovers -- you are either a evil genius or a complete idiot. In this case, and given Pete Carroll's NFL track record, I am going to side with those calling him an idiot.

Then, on the flip side of Carroll's career suicide you have Lane "I jump ship faster than Nick Saban" Kiffin, a man who just did his career -- and its dismal 12-21 head coaching record (NFL and collegiate) -- a great service by leaving Tennessee to take the reins (and hopefully bed some grad students) at USC. Athletics notwithstanding, this move to USC is going to make Kiffin a happy man because while the chicks in Knoxville are certainly hot, Kiffin was bread at USC and loves himself some Cali broads. If by some chance you don't believe me that Carroll's decision is moronic and Kiffin's is spot-on, here are 20 really compelling reasons that might change your mind.  Keep Reading »

It's football Sunday and the Patriots are getting spanked, which means the Jets are heading to San Diego. Awaiting them will be the Chargers and LDT, who's apparently been to one too many bar mitzvahs and weddings. Here he is doing the LT Style Dance. Thanks to Tom from Gettysburg for the tip.

The NFL playoffs finally get underway this weekend, but there's also a slew of new movies, the first new "SNL" of the year (with Sir Charles presiding), and the 20th Anniversary special for "The Simpsons" on tap.

Let's start with movies. Have you seen "The Hurt Locker" yet? Earlier this week, we told you why it's the best movie of 2009, and why you should drive as many as 50 miles to go see it if it's playing anywhere near your home city. Click here to find out if it's in your neck of the woods. So far our "Hurt Locker Counter" is up to 11. Check it out this weekend and let us know you've seen it. The goal is to reach 873 BroBible readers by the time the movie finally leaves theaters in the spring! (It's out on DVD next week, by the way, and every DVD purchase or rental counts as well.)

Also on our radar this week is "Bitch Slap," which is opening in limited release tonight. The flick's PR folks have been bombarding us with images from the movie -- a post-modern exploitation film inspired by the likes of "Faster Pussycat, Kill, Kill" -- and taking one look at the blood and boobs in the press shots, we understand why. We've got lots more photos after the jump.  Keep Reading »

A new year should never be looked at as a bad thing. It should be seen as an opportunity. You can finally stop whining and crying about the ex-girlfriend who broke your heart because things could be looking up for you this year. You can make like the rest of America and start going to the gym as your New Year's resolution to build a body that The Situation would be proud of. You can start planning a summer share or even jump on board with BroBible on Spring Break if you can't wait till' summer to see broads in bikinis. Hell, even Tiger Woods has four majors he can win to make everyone forget he raw-dogged an Applebees waitress in the janitor's closet during her smoke break. (Although I'm not sure he can recover from a gay sex escapade.) Welcome to 2010.  Keep Reading »