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Page 2's Gregg Easterbrook knows an immutable law of football when he sees one. (Hey, it worked for Moses, didn't it?) So Tuesday Morning Quarterback groans when he sees somebody throw a first-down incompletion and follow it up with a running play. There are TMQ Commandments a team simply MUST obey.
EASTERBROOK: PASS ON THE RUN




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ESPN Radio's Mike Greenberg wears his $180 haircut proudly, so he couldn't let Monday's Page 2 column about metrosexuals pass without a rebuttal. Here's Greeny's defense of the urban lifestyle lived by a straight man in touch with his feminine side, along with reader responses to Stacey Pressman's dig at the metrosexual.

Janikowski's Inner Voice The Daily Quickie
Ever wonder what life is really like for troubled Raiders' kicker Sebastian Janikowski? Page 2's Graham Hays planted a secret microphone to get the "Sounds of the Game" from Janikowski's MNF experience.
When the Daily Quickie heard that Brian Urlacher hooked up with fashion gadfly Paris Hilton, he was glad to know somebody might score for the Bears. Plus, Cy Young and the Maurice Clarett laugh-riot.

WHAT THE HECK WERE THEY THINKING?
What the heck was Oscar De La Hoya thinking when he heard he'd lost to Shane Mosley? What was going through Britney Spears' mind? And what gives with Ben and J-Lo? We don't know. You tell us.


We're just through Week 3, but that doesn't mean we can't start talking about the NFL's top rookie. Is it Arizona's Anquan Boldin? Seattle's Ken Hamlin? Maybe Green Bay's Nick Barnett? Make your case, but be sure to measure your favorite rookie up against the players on our list of the NFL's greatest rookies of all time.
10]  Randy Moss (Vikings, 2001)
His teammate, the veteran Cris Carter, said the kid Minnesota chose with the 21st pick in the first round "could be Michael Jordan." Was Moss that good? He scored 17 TDs on 69 catches for 1,313 yards in his first season.
9]  Gale Sayers (Bears, 1965)
After Sayers scored six TDs on 336 total yards against San Francisco in one game during his rookie season, 49er quarterback Y.A. Tittle said, "I just wonder how many he would've scored if we hadn't set up our defenses to stop him."
8]  Dan Marino (Dolphins, 1983)
So much for easing into the league. In his first pro start (Game 6), Marino completed 19-of-29 for 322 yards and three TDs. He still holds the record for the highest passer rating as a rookie.
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Saturday Tennessee 15 So. Carolina NL
Saturday Pittsburgh 1 Texas A&M NL
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Got a comment about something you've seen on Page 2? Here's your chance to sound off to the editors and columnists. Plus, if you'd like to send an e-mail to The Sports Guy, here's your direct link to Bill Simmons.


THE LIST
Even though the Jets aren't scoring touchdowns, "The List" says Herman Edwards earns points for trying.

METROSEXUALS
Page 2's Stacey Pressman wants her men back and the metrosexual trend to come to an end.

THE WATER COOLER
It's the end of an era at The Cooler. Page 2's Brian Murphy highlights the best and worst in Cooler history.

THE REAL CURSE
The Sports Guy turned down a Red Sox HBO special. And he's glad.

INSTANT KARMA
Page 2's Eric Neel says that down the stretch of the baseball season, it's the intangibles that will get a team to the promised land.
If your favorite writer isn't on Page 2 today, click here to check out our full roster of columnists.


It's Twins' DH Matthew LeCroy, left, and actor Richard Karn aka "Al" from Home Improvement. This match was requested by six Page 2 readers. Browse our archives of past pairs or click here to submit a future duo.


Giants at Astros
2 p.m., ESPN
Stros trying to stay alive.
 
Phillies at Marlins
7 p.m. ET, ESPN
Phils on hot seat.
 
Cubs at Reds
7 p.m. ET, ESPN2
Stretching the lead?
 
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