They thought (New England) was the greatest ball club to step on the earth. They're 33, .500. I don't know what great ball club is 33.".Trade for Alex Smith gives KC stability at marquee position for first time in years. New coach Andy Reid and GM John Dorsey, formerly of Packers, know how to win. Upgrades in defensive backfield should shore up porous pass defense while freeing up three Pro Bowl LBs in Derrick Johnson, Tamba Hali and Justin Houston.

But one thing is certain when the hockey world convenes in Los Angeles later this month for the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, every team in the league will be trying to follow, in one way or another, the blueprint utilized by the Avalanche a year earlier. NHL, the NHL Shield, the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup and NHL Conference logos are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League. And the National Hockey League..The NFL certainly isn allowing the 49ers to ease into the season at all. After opening with a victory