In our haste to finish dusting off all our resources for the 2008 NFL season, which kicked off Thursday night, we haven't had the opportunity to comment on perhaps the most bizarre story of the year. So now that we can finally exhale, we're going to take the time to do so.

If you haven't heard already, it seems Tatum Bell apparently doesn't take kindly to being cut. Just ask running back Rudi Johnson, who was signed earlier this week to replace him on the Detroit Lions' roster. As first reported by Mike Florio of Profootballtalk.com, while Johnson was in a meeting with team coaches and president Matt Millen, two Gucci bags he had received as a Pro Bowl gift that he had brought along with him disappeared.

While checking the team's in-house security videos to see where the bags mysteriously vanished to, Bell was seen removing them from where Johnson left them. After contacting Bell, the bags were returned, but money and underwear (of all things) were missing from the bag.

For what it's worth, Bell says he grabbed the bags by mistake thinking they belonged to former teammate Victor DeGrate, whom the Lions had also released recently.

In our view, either this was just a big mistake on Bell's part as he explained or he is just really, really stooopid. With the level of security present at all NFL facilities, he had to know he was being video taped at all times.

But then again, maybe he didn't think about the cameras at the time and was simply preoccupied by the thought that this was probably the only chance he had of getting his hands on a gift given for making the Pro Bowl.

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Part of the fun of owning a fantasy football team is in getting to come up with a clever name for said team. Myself, I've been going by the name "Can of WhoopAss" for several years now in honor of my all-time favorite wrassler in Stone Cold Steve Austin. The Misses, who's relatively new to fantasy football is going by the highly appropriate moniker of "Yo Momma" this season. My youngest son has named his team "I Am So Smrt" in honor of Homer Simpson.

For those of you who are fantasy football veterans, I'm sure you're aware of the plethora of incredibly creative team names that are affixed to teams throughout the thousands and thousands of fantasy leagues. So we're asking for your help in assembling a list of some of the more clever, witty, humorous, and perhaps obnoxious nicknames ever assigned to a fantasy team.

We'll start the list off with a few of our favorites, and you can leave your contributions in the comments section below.

No Punt Intended
Orton's Neckbeards
Favre's Flip Flops
Urine Trouble
Rings Around Uranus
Victorious Secret
The Cereal Killers
Hugh Jass Tight Ends

Due to the fact that the NFL season kicks off in just a few short days, we had to do a little extra holiday duty over the weekend getting things dusted off and wrapped up for another year of football. And it seems the extra time has paid off as we've made it in well under the buzzer this year having now posted the scoop on each and every NFL team.

After getting a look at each club during the preseason, along with doing a little deeper research as we presented the individual team previews, we've also come up with some prognostications for the upcoming NFL season.

Each division has been ranked from top to bottom, and the playoff fields from both conferences have been selected. And, of course, we pick this season's Super Bowl participants as well as the eventual champion. Read more...

With the 2008 NFL season kicking off this week, some of you beginners might be wishing you had a better understanding of how this seemingly confusing sport works. To a beginner, the game of football can seem very complicated, but it's really very simple once you learn the basics. That's why we've put together this three-step course designed to arm you with all the knowledge you need ito enjoy this year's action.

In three easy-to-follow lessons, you'll learn all the basics, from the object of the game and the various ways to score, to the layout of the football field and the components of the team itself. We've also created a glossary that defines hundreds of football terms you can bookmark for quick reference when needed.