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They say the NFL is an unpredictable league, but you didn't have to go too far out on a limb in August to see the 49ers and Seahawks, and Tom Brady and Peyton Manning, left alone at the top playing for a Super Bowl. That's OK, though—unpredictability is overrated when you have two games this great
SEATTLE — You scramble to find some championship Sunday that's setting up exactly like this one: two of the greatest quarterbacks ever meeting for the 15th time (Elway and Marino faced off only three times) on one side of history, a burgeoning Steelers-Ravens-type rivalry with two charismatic kid quarterbacks on the verge of stardom on the other.
Maybe the 1972 season, when the Final Four entered championship weekend with only 10 losses, total, when the Dolphins were on the way to the perfect season and had to survive the Steelers on New Year's Eve, and Washington and Dallas clashed in the NFC. It was less of a quarterback game then, but still, Billy Kilmer and Earl Morrall started that weekend. In 1990, Raiders-Bills and Giants-Niners were buzz-filled games, and the drama was in the totally unexpected: Buffalo beat the Raiders by 48, and Jeff Hostetler beat Joe Montana. In 1998, Atlanta-Minnesota and Jets-Broncos had just nine total losses coming in, but Chandler-Cunningham and Testaverde-Elway just doesn't have the ring of this weekend's matches. On the AFC side, the 2006 title game looked similar to this year's game—Tom Brady at Peyton Manning, with the teams a combined 20 games over .500—but Drew Brees and Rex Grossman in the NFC ... not the same as Russell Wilson and Colin Kaepernick.
I've looked back to the 1970 merger, and this championship weekend just has a unique feel to me. No dogs allowed. The four power teams that should be here are. This is the kind of doubleheader, as if the NFL needed advice on game-staging, that would justify two prime-time games. How do you pick a favorite game? How would you pick between Spielberg and the Coen Brothers? Between Fenway and Wrigley? Bird and Magic? You decide. I can't.
New England (13-4) at Denver (14-3), 1 p.m. MT (3 p.m. ET). They met seven weeks ago in Foxboro on a 6-degree wind-chill night in one of the strangest Manning-Brady duels of the 14 to date. First half: Broncos 24, Pats 0. Second half: Pats 31, Broncos 7. Overtime: Pats 3, Broncos 0. The early forecast calls for a nice day, around 50, in Denver Sunday, and so the weather shouldn't impact Manning's throwing. We'll see which New England team shows up: the one that's consistently relied on Brady's right arm this century, or the one that's suddenly a power running team. "One thing about New England, and Bill Belichick," Champ Bailey said by phone from Denver Sunday night, "they do a great job of putting their guys in position to win, no matter how they play. They never show the same things week to week." For many, this will be a referendum on Manning's place in the pantheon. For at least three hours Sunday, I hope America will stop judging what it will think of Manning in 2033 to enjoy a great football game.
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San Francisco (14-4) at Seattle (14-3), 3:30 p.m. PT (6:30 p.m. ET). Think how far these two teams have come in 22 months, since Pete Carroll sat on a runway in Denver, hoping to somehow plead his case to get Manning to come play in Seattle (Manning didn't take the meeting), and Niners coach Jim Harbaugh and offensive coordinator Greg Roman flew cross-country to work out Manning (he picked Denver). They've developed under-the-draft-radar quarterbacks Colin Kaepernick and Russell Wilson since. They've built tremendous defenses, the kind that made Pittsburgh-Baltimore the most must-see TV games in the league in the final years of the Ray Lewis era. The coaches are major rivals, dating back to USC-Stanford. And the venue. It changes teams. Seattle's 0-2 in San Francisco in the last two years, and 2-0 at home—by a combined score of 71-16. "The stadium will be a factor in the game for sure," Arizona defensive end Calais Campbell, who knows both teams well, said from Phoenix last night. "You have to play in it to understand. It's going to be important for San Francisco to play well early, because you don't want that crowd to get hold of the game."
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Now for a few notes about how they all got here.
The Schneider Factor.
I walked into the Seahawks' locker room after the 23-15 win over New Orleans and looked around. To the left, quarterback Russell Wilson, unwinding. To the right, wideout Doug Baldwin and running back Marshawn Lynch, heroes, surrounded by reporters. Middle of the room, right, the DB area, were corner Richard Sherman and safety Earl Thomas holding court, and safety Kam Chancellor walking through. To the left, pass rusher Cliff Avril, and farther down, defensive lineman Michael Bennett and middle linebacker/defensive signal-caller Bobby Wagner, all talking about their roles in an impressive defensive performance.
The keys to Seattle beating the Saints and advancing to the NFC Championship Game. All acquired by Seattle since 2010. All acquired under the watch of GM John Schneider, who ducked into the locker room for a second too, long enough to unobtrusively stick a hand in front of Sherman, shake it, say, "Nice game," with a wide smile, and disappear into a back room.
Think of those players. Nine players. One, Thomas, drafted with a Seattle first-round pick. Wagner came in the second round and Wilson the third of 2012. Lynch came in trade, for fourth- and fifth-round picks, from Buffalo. Sherman and Chancellor were fifth-rounders. Baldwin was an undrafted free agent. Avril and Bennett came as reasonably priced free agents when the market was depressed last spring. What Schneider has tried to get are players who love football, who have been marked down, who have some special gifts (Wilson's charisma, and his Tarkenton-like ability to evade and then throw accurately), and who, rarely, as in the case of the costly trade for Percy Harvin, require a very big risk. Harvin has played in only two games because of a hip injury and now a concussion, and his status for the title game is in doubt. "But you see him on that fly sweep we run," said Sherman, "and you see why we got him. He makes us so different on offense." Only time will tell if Harvin was worth the picks and the money; it looks like a reach now. But Schneider's not sorry he did it. Cost of doing business. He won't play it safe.
"John convinced me on Russell," said Pete Carroll. "He was on him early, then he came back from seeing him late in his season at Wisconsin, I think against Michigan State, and he was so enthused about him. I watched a lot of tape on him, and John was right on. Then he got here, and he was everything John said he was."
I thought Saturday was the first day that the Seahawks had the defense playing the way Carroll and Schneider envisioned in the offseason when they bought Avril and Bennett. Everyone can't play outside when you've got rushers like Chris Clemons and Bruce Irvin already in-house. So Bennett, who had played as a rush end in Tampa, moved inside mostly with Seattle. "I just trusted the coaches," he said. "It's different, for sure, but coaches are smart. They're paid too. They thought it would be best for me and best for the team, and I've probably been inside 85 percent of the time, rushing from there. I like it. And I think it shows I'm one of the most versatile players in the NFL." Actually, according to Pro Football Focus, Bennett's time has been split nearly evenly outside and inside this year (340 snaps outside, 333 inside, including Saturday's game), but the points is, he never played inside with regularity before this year, and he likes it. Bennett forced a fumble on Mark Ingram that was a huge game-changer, and then he and Avril combined on a strip-sack of Brees.
The game against the Saints was a street game, with lots of trash-talking, before and during. I think the Seahawk defensive backs got into Jimmy Graham's head. Whatever happened, Graham, who had to be restrained from some Seahawks before the game when they kicked a Saints ball away from him in warmups, was a non-factor, almost passive at times. This was the best tight end in football? I don't think so. Sherman and Thomas made Graham's life miserable, timing their physical arrival to a millisecond before a pass arrived and driving Graham nuts. There's an art to that. Some call it interference that isn't called. The Seahawks call it pass defense. And it worked until desperation time near the end of the game.
I remember covering the Ravens-Steelers championship game in January 2009 and seeing Phil Simms at halftime, shuddering over the hitting he'd witnessed in the first 30 minutes, glad he wasn't experiencing the blows those defenses were handing out. That's the kind of game I see San Francisco-Seattle being. It's one of the few times these days that you say, "Looking forward to the running game." When I asked Arizona's Campbell about how the game would go, he said: "Very, very physical. They're probably the only teams in football on 3rd-and-7 who'd run the ball and tell their defense, 'Go win it.' "
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The Patriot Way is any way.
Watch the 53-yard pass from Tom Brady to Danny Amendola Saturday night in the rout of Indianapolis. Know why it happened? Colts safety LaRon Landry got sucked up by the threat of another run by New England, another reminder that these aren't the aerial Patriots. These are the ones who can crush your spirit with a 46-carry, 234-yard, six-touchdown game.
So what's happened to New England? Is this a permanent change, some nod to Tom Brady at 36 not being the thrower he once was?
Not at all. Not even close.
The Patriots are doing what they've always done under Bill Belichick: what works.
The top five receivers from last year, from Welker to Woodhead, are gone. The tight ends are gone. In their place, at least Saturday, were these men, who played the most snaps of any players in their position group out of New England's 75 offensive plays against the Colts:
|No. of plays
|How acquired
|Julian Edelman
|6 catches, 84 yards
|7th-round Kent State option QB, 2009
|Michael Hoomanawanui
|1 catch, 7 yards
|Signed after being cut by Rams, 2012
|LeGarrette Blount
|24 carries, 166 yards, 4 TDs
|Acquired for RB Jeff Demps, 2013
|James Develin
|1 carry, 0 yards
|Undrafted Brown Univ. DE, 2013
There were times Saturday night that Develin or Hoomanawanui were split wide. Not to give the impression that they'd run a wideout's route, but simply to lessen the traffic in the middle of the field so the Colts couldn't plug the box with eight men. Add to this the fact that the New England line is playing well, with Logan Mankins and Nate Solder leading the way, and you can see why the Patriots are comfortable letting Blount be the leading man.
You'd never think the Patriots would be a running team, with Tom Brady playing quarterback. But even in the face of a strong Denver run defense led by the ex-Jag Terrance "Pot Roast" Knighton, I wouldn't be surprised to see them continue the running streak. Blount hadn't had an 80-yard rushing game this year before Week 17. He lit up the Bills for 189 yards that day, and kept it going Saturday night with 166 against Indy. With a mashing offensive line averaging 316 pounds, and the lead-blocking of the 251-pound Develin, this is what the Patriots do best now—particularly when the weather turns the way it did Saturday night.
It's a tribute to Belichick, and to his offensive coordinator, Josh McDaniels (and to Brady, quite frankly, because he won't squawk about turning and handing it off 46 times), that the offensive transition hasn't grounded the team. When Belichick looks back on his career, whatever happens Sunday in Denver, he'll know that this season defined what he was as a coach. He did what the skill level of his 53 players called for him to do. He forced no square pegs into round holes. It's the definition of what a good coach is.
Five Things I Think About the Niners.
1. Michael Crabtree didn't play the last time San Francisco visited Seattle (and got clobbered), and he'll make a big difference. He's the kind of physical receiver who can joust with Richard Sherman and know how to scrap without getting offensive pass interference called. (It's an art. Ask Michael Irvin.) Colin Kaepernick has had Crabtree for two of his three starts against Seattle, and targeted him 17 times.
2. Jim Harbaugh may be the nuttiest professor in the league, but he sure can coach. Three years, three championship-game appearances (first time that's happened in an NFL coach's first three seasons since the 1970 merger), 41 wins already. Bill Belichick won 20 in his first three seasons at Cleveland, 28 his first three years at New England. Harbaugh makes the tough decisions and doesn't blink. Good coach for today's players, many of whom like the feisty guys who rebel against authority.
3. They are a good match against the Seahawks' run game because of how well they plug the gaps. You saw it against Cam Newton Sunday, with Ahmad Brooks stuffing him, and with the two inside 'backers, NaVorro Bowman and Patrick Willis, not allowing the Carolina run game to get any traction. "Marshawn Lynch is not the kind of guy to wait for the gaps," said Calais Campbell. "He'll just hit in there." Look for Bowman and Willis to be physical early against Lynch, and for tempers to flare.
4. Kaepernick will have some rough spots throwing it, but nerves won't lose this game for him. "Totally respect Kaepernick in clutch situations," said Campbell. "Against us, when he had to, he made some clutch throws, and he put them right where they had to be." You saw it last year in Atlanta, and Sunday in Carolina. You don't win three road games in the playoffs in your first 14 months on the job by being wary.
5. Like Crabtree, Anquan Boldin's the type of physical receiver who will be a tough cover for Seattle. He warmed up with eight for 136 against Carolina, and this is his time of year. You saw how he played in January for Baltimore last year.
Check out photographer Simon Bruty's fantastic work capturing Vernon Davis' first-half touchdown.
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Manning's moment.
Much more coming later at The MMQB from Robert Klemko from Denver on Julius Thomas and the two third-down catches that clinched the game for the Broncos. But anyone's who watched Manning for the last few frustrating playoff runs wanted to see how he'd respond when the game was on the line, late. Forget whose fault it would have been. Blowing a pair of 17-point leads would have been gasket-exploding, particularly when one was 24-7 with seven minutes left in the game. The specter of Rahim Moore may not have been in the heads of the Broncos as the clock wound down and Philip Rivers dissected the defense. But I bet it was.
Now it came down to 3rd-and-17, Denver 20, 3:06 to play, Manning knowing if he doesn't convert, the Broncos punt. Rivers was ready to tie it. Thomas broke from the right slot and made for the right sideline, about 18 yards downfield. The Chargers were down two defensive backs, there was a mix-up in coverage communication, and no one went to the sideline with Thomas. Manning threw it on target. Gain of 21.
You could hear Denver exhale over the TV.
"Great play call by [offensive coordinator] Adam Gase," Manning said. "Really big-time play call. He knew what the look would be, and then a good catch by Julius."
Point was, Gase liked the matchup of the 6-5, 250-pound former college basketball player on either a linebacker or corner out wide, and when Thomas rubbed off the coverage in traffic from the slot, that was a bonus. It's probably a throw Manning would have made anyway, because of Thomas' height and ability to win a high ball in single coverage. The bonus was he was uncovered. Another 3rd-and-6 conversion followed three snaps later, and the Broncos could run out the clock.
This week's going to be filled with the blunt-force trauma of great expectations, and another showdown with the Patriots. I can imagine Manning Saturday night in the hotel, watching New England, thinking, "Not them again." He won't admit that, but he's had so many of these Belichick and Brady battles. Even an Andrew Luck rematch would have been preferable, I'm sure. But it is what it is. Hey, hasn't that been said before? By some Manning nemesis?
"I don't see anything different in Peyton this time of year," Champ Bailey told me after the game. "He was the same all week as he is every week, and I assume he'll be the same this week. With Peyton, everything's important. All the details are important. That's why he's so good."
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Some Saintly thoughts.
And not just because the editor of this column, Tom Mantzouranis, is the biggest Saints booster this side of Steve Gleason:
• For as good a play-caller as Sean Payton is, and as valuable a player as Marques Colston is, and as smart a quarterback as Drew Brees is, the Saints' prayer of a last drive was stupid, and it had the fingerprints of each man on it. No timeouts left, ball on the Saints' 41, and 24 seconds to play. First play: a short curl to tight end Jimmy Graham in the middle of the field. Graham had been held without a catch for the first 59-and-a-half minutes Saturday, and this terrible play-call smacked of stat-padding. (Or stat-something.) Graham caught the ball at :22 and went down, and the Saints rushed to the line ... :19, :18, :17, :16, spike at :15. Just a foolish waste of time. You can't throw an out there? Second play: Brees to Colston on an out to the right, gain of 13, Colston looks like he'll go out of bounds ... and he, incredibly, pauses with eight seconds left and throws a forward pass—it wasn't even close to a lateral—all the way across the field. So, instead of having seven or eight seconds left at the Seahawks' 36, with a chance for one quick completion to the sideline and then a shot into the end zone, Colston throws an illegal forward pass and the game is over because the ensuing penalty calls for a 10-second runoff. It was clear in the locker room after the game that no one had any idea why Colston threw that pass. Let's recap: With 24 seconds left and trailing 23-15 with 59 yards to gain against a very good defense, your chances are not good. But you should have four plays if you're smart. Maybe five. New Orleans got three off, and one was a spike. I'm still shaking my head over the mismanagement, a day and a half later.
• Brees turns 35 Wednesday. The window's closing. It's not closed. But if I were GM Mickey Loomis and Sean Payton, I'd be thinking about drafting a quarterback, and not just a seventh-rounder for third-string purposes. Denver and New England don't know if Brock Osweiler and Ryan Mallett will ever play significant snaps for them, but those teams know that when old quarterbacks are nearing the end, the position's too important to wait until stars are gone to worry about a succession plan. Brees was still very good this season, a top-five quarterback, and he could give the Saints three or four more very good years. Look at Peyton Manning at 37 and Tom Brady at 36. But LAD—Life After Drew—is coming, and if an Aaron Murray is there late in the second round as he rehabs from knee surgery, Loomis has to think about it.
• Dying to know how, in the last six quarters of the postseason (second half at Philly, all game at Seattle), Jimmy Graham, who was only the overwhelming first-team All-Pro tight end this season, could have this receiving line:
Targets: 6.
Catches: 1.
Receiving yards: 8.
Touchdowns: 0.
The Saints' best offensive weapon in the passing game accounted for eight token yards in the last six quarters of the postseason. That is unacceptable. That's like a healthy Adrian Peterson touching the ball nine times in 1.5 playoff games. When I watched Graham Saturday, I saw a clear-out receiver. I didn't see a fighter. He wasn't loafing, but often in the second half he'd round off his routes and not fight Richard Sherman or Earl Thomas for position; he looked content to open space for Colston often. I tried to envision Tony Gonzalez in this case—the same kind of athletic space player Graham is. And I think Gonzalez would have been battling to get open more, to present his quarterback with another go-to option.
• Snaps missed by Graham in the two playoff games: 46. I understand different players playing different packages, but when your best weapon is sitting 30 percent of the time, it's a mistake.
• Watched a lot of rookie left tackle Terron Armstead in the game. That wasn't just a good decision Payton made in benching Charles Brown with two games left in the regular season and replacing him with the third-rounder from Arkansas-Pine Bluff—it was a great decision. Armstead is quick to seal the edge, strong and not intimidated. He has some chippiness to him. The Saints have a keeper at left tackle, for good value.
• Plugging in Armstead, however, wasn't the best move Payton made in this return-to-football year. Hiring Rob Ryan was. He installed a more aggressive defensive philosophy and instilled the kind of junkyard-dog attitude the Saints haven't had since Gregg Williams' way was working four years ago. The defense got run on by Seattle on Saturday, but Russell Wilson struggled all day—some because of the wind and some because the New Orleans front didn't let him breathe. Cameron Jordan is a star, and he's going to be a bigger one next year. The secondary needs healthy corners and the return of safety Kenny Vaccaro, but it's headed in the right direction with Keenan Lewis an invaluable addition. Oh, and do not think of moving on from David Hawthorne. One of the underrated inside 'backers in football. There is great hope for 2014 because of this defense—and because Brees won't have to get in a scoring contest every week to win.
Fine Fifteen
1. Seattle (14-3). The Seahawks have scored 100 points in their last five games. The running game looks great and the defense looks balanced and strong. The passing game, not so much. Now, I don't think anyone should form a judgment based on Saturday's game, because the wind was a passing-game killer. But at some point Seattle's going to need big plays out of Russell Wilson if the 'Hawks are going to win a Super Bowl.
2. San Francisco (14-4). This is what America wanted, right? The two best teams, in The House That Noise Built.
3. Denver (14-3). This is what America wanted, right? Manning and Brady, for the 15th time? It's certainly what CBS wanted.
4. New England (13-4). As Someone Who Knows Bill Well once told me: "You'll never see one game plan that looks like another with the Patriots." If you gave Belichick Sodium Pentothal right now, I think he'd say he's thrilled to see his team have a 46-27 run-pass ratio in a playoff game (including two sacks counting as pass plays) because he knows he has a quarterback who can win any game at any venue. I don't know how far my AFC Super Bowl pick is going, but in this most bizarre of seasons, I think New England can win any game it plays if the secondary holds up.
5. Carolina (12-5). Fun while it lasted. And 2014 was absolutely no fluke, not with that defense, not with that quarterback. GM David Gettleman now has to figure a way to get Cam Newton another receiving weapon. Just not enough depth outside to survive a diminished Steve Smith.
6. San Diego (10-8). Can't do much better than three close games with the top seed in your conference. Excellent job by GM Tom Telesco, coach Mike McCoy, Philip Rivers and the players in the first year of a new era.
7. New Orleans (12-6). Life is cruel, but it's time—again—to pack your bags, Shayne Graham.
8. Green Bay (8-8-1). Lots of teams have secondary problems to solve, and Ted Thompson runs one of them. The problem for Thompson is he also has offensive line and defensive tackle problems too.
9. Philadelphia (10-7). Normally, entering the offseason in the NFC East, the outlook would be pretty even for the four teams, seeing as though they knock each other off so regularly. But I think the Eagles have separated themselves from the pack—Dallas' 5-1 division record notwithstanding.
10. Indianapolis (12-6). Sorry to drop you down into the netherworld here, Colts fans. But any team that allows 44 and 43 points in back-to-back postseason games must be punished. You're lucky I didn't drop the Colts out of here entirely for Luck's Amish neckbeard.
11. Kansas City (11-6). Smart idea, trying to extend Alex Smith. I'd extend a quarterback who piloted my team to more points this year than Drew Brees, Russell Wilson and Colin Kaepernick did with theirs.
12. Arizona (10-6). Gotta work on that 2-4 division record, Cards.
13. Cincinnati (11-6). Re the loss of offensive coordinator Jay Gruden to Washington: You can bet new Cincinnati offensive coordinator Hue Jackson will run it more than 43.8 percent of the snaps in 2014 ... and that Gio Bernard and whoever his running mate is next year (BenJarvus Green-Ellis or someone else) will have more than 390 rushing attempts between them. That was the major gripe inside the Cincinnati offices about Gruden—that he didn't run enough.
14. Pittsburgh (8-8). Any doubt the Steelers paid the right receiver? Antonio Brown: 110 catches, 1,499 yards, eight touchdowns. That's gotten lost in the postseason folderol but shouldn't have.
15. Chicago (8-8). Mel Tucker stays as defensive coordinator. Sounds like there were a few Chicago precincts not in favor of Tucker staying. More than a few.
The Awards Section
Offensive Players of the Week
LeGarrette Blount, running back, New England. He set a New England rushing record with his 166 yards on 24 carries, and had rushing touchdowns of 2, 2, 2 and 73 yards as the Patriots ground the Colts down. Six rushing touchdowns for the Patriots. No passing touchdowns. "If you'd have told me we'd have had six touchdowns and no touchdown passes, I'd have told you you're crazy," Blount said. What else is crazy: Blount has 355 rushing yards and six scores in New England's last two games. Not bad for a guy who was supposed to be insurance between two highly drafted Patriot backs, Stevan Ridley and Shane Vereen.
Marshawn Lynch, running back, Seattle. He set a Seattle playoff rushing record (is there an echo in here?) with his 140 yards on 28 carries, and anyone who watched the 23-15 Seahawks win over New Orleans didn't have to think hard when asked, "Who was the best player on the field today?" Lynch was the physical rushing presence a struggling offensive team just had to have; he's the kind of back who gets four-and-a-half yards when average ones would be stopped for three. His 31-yard touchdown run with 2:40 to play in the fourth quarter iced it for the Seahawks. "I don't run to get tackled," said the man of few words after the game.
Defensive Players of the Week
Ahmad Brooks, linebacker, San Francisco. You know, the not very famous mate of NaVorro Bowman and Patrick Willis, the two Pro Bowlers who combined for 22 tackles, a sack and an interception in the 23-10 win over Carolina. But Brooks stoned a sneaking Cam Newton on the goal line, the biggest single play in the game, the play that turned the game around in the first half, and he sacked Newton 2.5 times as well, the most sacks Brooks has had in a playoff game in his burgeoning career.
Jamie Collins, linebacker, New England. The Patriots saw past Collins' final year at Southern Miss—the team was 0-12 last fall—and they were very glad they did Saturday night. Collins would have been an apprentice this season if not for the IR-ing of Jerod Mayo and Brandon Spikes, and against the Colts he played his first complete game of the season, logging all 65 defensive snaps and recording six tackles, a sack of Andrew Luck, an interception off Andrew Luck, two quarterback knockdowns of Andrew Luck, and one Andrew Luck pass defensed. Easy, huh? Now all Collins has to do is repeat that against Peyton Manning at altitude.
Special Teams Player of the Week
Stephen Gostkowski, kicker/punter, New England. After regular punter Ryan Allen Yepremianed a bad punt snap into a safety in the first half and got mauled by the Colts rush (just watch the video to the right), Gostkowski, who had never punted in his eight-year NFL career, booted punts of 53, 35, 43, 52 and 26 yards for a 41.8-yard average ... in conditions that included rain and wind gusts up to 29 mph. It was a rugby-type low-release punting style, and it worked in a big pinch for the Patriots.
Coach of the Week
Dante Scarnecchia, offensive line coach, New England. For 30 of his 65 years on earth, Scarnecchia has been an assistant coach for the New England Patriots. Fans of the team should hoist a glass to him this morning. He's put together a terrific offensive line with but two franchise-type linemen—left tackle Nate Solder and left guard Logan Mankins—and that line (also: center Ryan Wendell, right guard Dan Connolly, right tackle Marcus Cannon, tight end Michael Hoomanawanui) led the way to a 234-yard, six-touchdown running performance that crushed the Colts. "Our offensive line had an amazing performance," said LeGarrette Blount, who had four of the six touchdowns. Scarnecchia's way has been vital with a mix-and-match line.
Goat of the Week
Mark Ingram, running back, New Orleans. Biggest single contributor to any of the four losses all weekend. With the Seattle crowd in full nuttiness on the first series of the game Saturday, Drew Brees had a perfect screen set up for Ingram on third down. Guaranteed conversion, and a crowd-silencer. Ingram dropped it. Early in the second quarter, Ingram tried to make three or four hard yards up the middle and was met by defensive end Michael Bennett. Not a particularly hard collision. But Ingram coughed the ball up, the Seahawks recovered, and Marshawn Lynch—the hard-running, elusive back Ingram was drafted to be—ran for a pinball touchdown a moment later, and it was 13-0. Ingram has had a few moments for New Orleans (he was a plus last week in the Wild Card win at Philly), but overall, the first half mirrored his New Orleans career.
Quotes of the Week
"What's weighing on my mind is how soon I can get a Bud Light in my mouth. That's priority number one."
—Peyton Manning, asked after the playoff win over San Diego whether it was "weighing on his mind" that a neck exam will decide his future with the Broncos.
"We will see them again, and it's not going to be sweet. I can't wait to play them with a new set of refs and a new game."
—Carolina safety Mike Mitchell, still angry at the officiating after the Panthers' 23-10 loss to San Francisco.
"This is my 13th year. You don't know how many chances you have left. The opportunities are getting fewer and fewer."
—New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees, whose eighth season with the team ended with a loss at Seattle.
"It definitely hurts. Every time I carry that football, I'm carrying the team's dreams and aspirations. I let them down at a critical moment in the game. That's unfortunate."
—Saints running back Mark Ingram, whose soft fumble led to an easy first-half touchdown by the Seahawks and a 13-0 lead for Seattle.
"Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee."
—Bridget Kelly, deputy chief of staff for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, to an aide on Aug. 12, kicking off what appears to be a politically motivated, classic Jersey story of electoral retribution when Christie did not get the support of the mayor of Fort Lee, a town next to George Washington Bridge. Fort Lee conveniently got historic traffic jams soon after the mayor's decision to not support Christie, as this story in The Record indicates.
On Wednesday, Christie said he had no idea this was happening on his watch. Thursday, Christie fired Kelly and said at a one-hour, 48-minute news conference: "I'm a sad guy standing here today … I'm telling you I had nothing to do with this."
Stat of the Week
Denver has played 17 games this year.
Games with more than 400 yards of total offense: 14.
Games with less than 400 yards of total offense: 3.
San Diego, San Diego and San Diego.
Factoids of the Week That May Interest Only Me
The biggest attendance days in the 12-year history of CenturyLink Field:
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One fan. One little fan.
The skill players who started for the New England Patriots Saturday: LeGarrette Blount, James Develin, Matthew Slater, Matthew Mulligan, Michael Hoomanawanui.
Wish I could say it was some grandiose changing of the guard in a 43-point New England explosion. But the first snap was a short-yardage play from the Colts' 2-yard line.
Mr. Starwood Preferred Travel Note of the Week
Craziest day of weather in my 56 years on earth Wednesday:
5 a.m. Eastern Time, 8 degrees. Flag a cab in Manhattan for the trip to JFK and a flight to Los Angeles.
11:50 a.m. Pacific Time, 74 degrees. Walk out of LAX into the Los Angeles sun. Stopover for a short lunch near the airport on the way to Seattle.
5:35 p.m. Pacific Time, 44 degrees. Steady cold rain pelts me outside the terminal at SeaTac.
I was frigid, I was T-shirted, I was cold and wet. What a country.
Two more notes. Memo to the hiney trombone deep in coach on the JFK-to-Los Angeles Delta flight Wednesday morning: Did you just assume we're all deaf? ... And the cabdriver who took me home Sunday afternoon was the spitting image of Rob Ryan, right down to the stringy hair. Listening to Kansas when I got in.
Tweets of the Week
"I like Crabtree but Jim greatest catcher ever what are you smoking?"
—@JerryRice, yes, THE Jerry Rice, after hearing San Francisco coach Jim Harbaugh say wideout Michael Crabtree has the best hands in history.
"Jim Harbaugh gets himself so worked up its not clear he even realizes he's on playing field or sideline...or if he's even in Carolina."
—@NFLOnTheHill, NFL senior advisor Joe Browne, watching Harbaugh go all melty late in the first half of the Niners game at Carolina.
"Had to: pic.twitter.com/5LVo7zJclA"
—@DougBaldwinJr, receiver for the Seahawks, splurging on food not on his training table after the Seahawks' win on Saturday.
"Highlight of the night: Charles Barkley in the Patriots locker room. He might've had a couple or 12 drinks."
—@StevePoliti of the Newark Star-Ledger, after the New England win over Indy.
"To borrow from Seinfeld: [LeGarrette] Blount's a mudder. His mudder was a mudder."
—@wingoz, ESPN's Trey Wingo, on the bruising Patriots' back after his 166-yard day beat the Colts Saturday night.
"The Daily Show writers should donate today's paychecks to charity."
—@pescami, NPR's Mike Pesca, on the day New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie discussed a traffic scandal in his state for 108 minutes at a televised press conference. Easy pickin's that day, in other words.
Ten Things I Think I Think
1. I think this is what I liked about the playoff weekend:
a. Jim Zorn raising the 12th Man flag. Excellent choice.
b. The Saints' defensive front coming to play early. Very strong play by Cameron Jordan and Brodrick Bunkley, and a great stop of Marshawn Lynch by linebacker David Hawthorne too.
c. Khiry Robinson. The guy's a revelation. The undrafted quick back from West Texas A&M got the ball in the open field and was face-to-face with 2012 first-round rush linebacker Bruce Irvin. Robinson deked Irvin, made him miss and added eight yards to the play.
d. Perfect defensive play by safety Earl Thomas, hitting Jimmy Graham at precisely the right moment, dislodging a potential first-down conversion pass from Graham with seven minutes left in the game.
e. Sounds crazy to praise a field goal as a smart play, but Steven Hauschka's 48-yarder late in the first quarter was just that. Knowing a high kick would have a better chance to float off-course (being in the wind longer), Hauschka line-drived the ball low, right down the middle.
f. Best defensive play of the first game of the weekend: Seattle middle linebacker Bobby Wagner fighting through Saints guard Ben Grubbs on what appeared to be a perfectly orchestrated screen to Darren Sproles and destroying it.
g. Saints corner Keenan Lewis with a perfectly timed pass deflection, something the Saints are getting used to with this excellent free-agent signing.
h. The Saints need to teach a class in the art of the onside kick.
i. Tremendous stat by Pro Football Focus' Peter Damilatis: Marshawn Lynch forced 13 missed tackles against the Saints Saturday. Ray Rice forced nine all season.
j. Take a bow, New England personnel czar Nick Caserio and scouts. The Jamie Collins picked finally paid off in the biggest game of the year, with the second-round rookie linebacker the best player on the defensive side for the Pats Saturday night.
k. Adam Schefter's nugget about Washington naming Jay Gruden head coach—and never telling 49ers coordinators Greg Roman and Vic Fangio, who were preparing to interview with Washington GM Bruce Allen for the job, that the interviews were cancelled.
l. NFL scheduling dudes: Washington at San Francisco next fall. Let's say the Niners have the game in hand in the fourth quarter. Bet you five bucks Fangio is blitzing until the last snap, and Roman has Colin Kaepernick throwing deep to Michael Crabtree in the final minutes.
m. Luke Kuechly's instincts. Seemed to get a quarter-step quick start on his first-quarter sack of Colin Kaepernick.
n. Beautiful touchdown throw from Cam Newton to Steve Smith. You can't make a better throw than that.
o. Last three games for Anquan Boldin: 20 catches, 323 yards. This is his time of year.
p. Malik Jackson and Shaun Phillips, for their three sacks and four pressures of Philip Rivers.
q. The two late third-down conversions by Peyton Manning.
r. The Arizona Cardinals placing an ad in Dan Dierdorf's adopted hometown newspaper, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, congratulating Dierdorf on his 43-year NFL career as he retired Saturday. "Thanks for always holding the line, Dan," the ad said, with a nice photo of Dierdorf in pass-pro in front of Jim Hart. The Cards, of course, moved to Arizona from St. Louis, where Dierdorf built a Hall of Fame playing career. Dierdorf's final CBS telecast was Saturday in Foxboro.
s. Indy coach Chuck Pagano admitting he was wrong to punt on 4th-and-1, down 21, in the fourth quarter at New England.
2. I think this is what I didn't like about the playoff weekend:
a. Indy coach Chuck Pagano punting on 4th-and-1, down 21, in the fourth quarter at New England.
b. Saints safety Rafael Bush smashing a defenseless Percy Harvin high on the third play of the game in Seattle—and the third play of Harvin's return. That's going to cost Bush a lot of money.
c. You've got to make that interception, Kam Chancellor.
d. You've got to catch that onside kick, Golden Tate. That's why it's called the "hands team."
e. You've got to catch that onside kick, Eric Decker.
f. The junk on Twitter ripping the living tar out of Marques Colston. Real brave. Criticize him for a dumb play, fine. The stuff after that ... just not right.
g. The first-quarter unnecessary roughness flag thrown by back judge Steve Freeman in Carolina. No helmet contact there. Mike Mitchell didn't deserve it.
h. All the yapping in Carolina. Lord, it looked so bush league.
i. Quintin Mikell dropping the pick-6 deep in 49ers territory. That's the kind of play that haunts a team in the offseason.
j. One thing about officiating crews I really dislike is their inability to cut the chippiness out of big games. The Carolina-Niners game was a perfect example. Waaaay too much taunting and a missed obvious head-butting from an emotional Anquan Boldin. Those things have to be called.
k. And Jim Harbaugh. A meltdown at a crucial time of a road playoff game, costing your team 15 yards? And not knowing the rules that the play you're tantruming about is going to be reviewed anyway?
l. But see, I blame the officials partly for Harbaugh's freakathon. If they'd have kept control of the game, there's a chance that idiocy wouldn't have happened.
3. I think it's too early to get too excited about the 2014 opener, but say Seattle wins it all. My vote for Sept. 4 at CenturyLink Field: Denver (with Chris Mortensen confirming that Peyton Manning, assuming he passes his March physical, which is as sure as the Rockies being beautiful, is going to play next season) at Seattle.
4. I think if the NFL does decide to go to a seventh playoff team per conference (the league will look hard this offseason at two things—the cutdown of preseason games from four to three or two per team, and then the playoff makeover), I could see a Monday night game being considered for Wild Card weekend. Wait, you say: That's unfair, because the winner would have a short week before the divisional round. Well, the Broncos in the 2011 postseason played a Wild Card game on Sunday and a divisional game the next Saturday. Same thing with Baltimore last year, traveling on a short week to play the divisional game at Denver. Didn't seem to hogtie Baltimore, which went on to win the Super Bowl. I could see two Wild Card games on Saturday, three on Sunday (with a Sunday night game), and then the Monday nighter. It's all speculation for now, of course. But if the league can find a way to ensure that the Monday winning team wouldn't play until the following Sunday, I could see a Monday night game gaining steam.
5. I think the Browns are going to find a coach, someday. But a year after Chip Kelly said no, it's clear that this is the job that's scaring away the most candidates. And it's clear the Browns want an offensive coach to develop the quarterback of the future. Thus the Josh McDaniels/Adam Gase/Ben McAdoo fascination.
6. I think GM Mickey Loomis has had a terrific run, overall, for the Saints, ably assisted by underrated director of college scouting Rick Reiprish. But the Mark Ingram pick in 2011 is the pick that keeps on betraying the franchise. New Orleans traded a second-round pick in 2011 and a first-rounder in 2012 to acquire the 28th overall pick from New England in '11 and take Ingram. And Saturday it was clear for all to see that an undrafted rookie from West Texas A&M, Khiry Robinson, is a better option for the Saints—and more sure-handed. The Saints surrendered the 56th pick in 2011 (New England used it on Shane Vereen) and the 27th pick in 2012 (the Pats traded that pick to Cincinnati, which used it on guard Kevin Zeitler) for Ingram.
7. I think I am so pleased to see Mike Zimmer, finally, being a serious candidate for two coaching jobs, and being interviewed a second time in Minnesota.
8. I think I don't view Dan Le Batard the way some in the public do—as the freedom-fighting Edward Snowden of sports media for surrendering his baseball Hall of Fame vote to Deadspin. I don't like what he did. When you become a Hall of Fame voter, you agree to abide by the rules of the game. If you don't like the rules, whatever they are, don't vote. But to assign the vote to whomever you choose is wrong. And how exactly does it help the process, which everyone decries as broken? In turning over his vote to Deadspin, which then had a fan vote to determine who would be included on his ballot, Le Batard protested the process of voting for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Did it change anyone's mind about how the process should proceed in the future? The fact is, baseball writers have a far more difficult job that the voters for any other Hall of Fame, because they have to factor in how to treat players from the Steroid Era, and I don't know how you do that. As for the vitriol sent their way over the past few days, I've found this over the years about being a Pro Football Hall of Fame voter: Very few people are going to say, "You guys did a great job." Most often, the Denver fan is going to say, "You're an idiot for not putting Terrell Davis in the Hall of Fame," and the Packers fan is going to scream about Jerry Kramer. It grinds on you after a while; it certainly has on me. But it's a privilege to try to do the best you can under the circumstances and the rules of the vote to try to put the right people in the Hall of Fame, and that's what I try to remember as I go through the winnowing process each year.
9. I think, and I have been wrong on this before (like, most years, as one of the 46 voters), that this would be my best guess as to the five finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame most likely to be elected Feb. 1: Walter Jones, Derrick Brooks, Marvin Harrison, Charles Haley, Michael Strahan. And I would list these three as the closest contenders to them: Will Shields, Tony Dungy, Aeneas Williams. Now, I didn't say those first five would be my picks. I don't know my picks yet, and won't until we get inside the room.
10. I think these are my non-football thoughts of the week:
a. For those who think Chris Christie cannot win the presidency now, I chuckle. It's 34 months until election day, people. Lots of scandals can, and will, happen between now and then.
b. Such a loyal guy, that Robert Gates.
c. … he said, dripping with sarcasm.
d. The best color on any uniform in all of sports: Toronto Maple Leafs blue.
e. Aren't we done with A-Rod yet? Can we be? Please? Can he just please go away?
f. Americans will look back on life on the planet in the 25 years from 1990 to 2015 years after I am gone and (I hope) wonder: "Why did people pay so much attention to that idiot Dennis Rodman?"
g. A kids' literacy group I support, Write on Sports, is auctioning off a lunch for four with me on Wednesday of Super Bowl week. You can bid (or laugh at me) on Charity Buzz. And you can read about the good work of Write on Sports.
h. Coffeenerdness: So I ventured into the original Starbucks, the one by Pike Place Market, and had a macchiato on Friday. Absolutely delicious espresso. Perfect. And the barista told me, "We're one of the few Starbucks that pulls our own shots manually, and some people say they can taste the difference." Count me as one. I noticed—she twisted the handle on the espresso pod, dumped the used espresso, rinsed it, then manually added the espresso. Takes longer, but the taste is richer ... Thanks for your advice last week about how to clean a coffeemaker. Turns out a couple cups of white vinegar and water, cycled through the process with a pause in the middle to let the vinegar mix work, and then two cycles of water running through the machine, did the trick just as you said. (You too, Nancy Gay.) So thanks for the good old virtual community advice.
i. Beernerdness: You know why I made the trip to the Pacific Northwest, right? Okay, yes, my daughter Mary Beth is up here, so that's always a good reason. But Manny's Pale Ale, from the little but influential Georgetown Brewing Company here, is my go-to ale up here, and it didn't disappoint. Hoppy and smooth and slightly less carbonated than the usual pale ale, at least to my taste. Nice place, the 520 Grill in Old Bellevue, to sample the Manny's too.
j. Tina Fey is ridiculously funny.
The Adieu Haiku
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Though not old enough to drive herself, 11-year-old Victoria Walker is still aware of the dangers posed by texting while behind the wheel. Take a journey on any busy road and you see plenty of drivers checking for new messages on their mobile device while occasionally glancing out of the windshield to see where they're going. The consequences for some unsuspecting pedestrian, or driver of another vehicle, can be disastrous.
Attending AT&T's 'It Can Wait' hackathon in Los Angeles recently, Walker decided to enter a competition to design an app that would make people think twice about texting while driving. Judges were so impressed with her creation that they awarded her the top prize of $20,000, some of which will go towards bringing the app to market in the coming months.
According to the LA TImes, Walker developed the app, called Rode Dog, with help from David Grau, creative director of an interactive agency called WLDG.
The idea is that smartphone owners with the app link up to form a 'pack' – getting friends or family to sign up would be the easiest way to get started. Members of the pack can then check on each other to see if they're texting while driving. If they are, an audible "bark" can be sent to the texter, which won't stop until they acknowledge it and turn it off.
Grau confirmed that the continuous barking noise can get "really annoying," hopefully forcing the driver to discard their handset and get their eyes back on the road. Let's just hope they don't have an accident while they're dealing with the barking noise.
Sixth-grader Walker told the LA Times she got the idea for the app after remembering the racket created by her three dogs when they all kick off together, thinking that the noise they make would probably be bothersome enough to get drivers to think about what they're doing and stop texting.
Walker and Grau are currently looking at ways to further develop Rode Dog, with plans to create a virtual pet store allowing users to buy other animal noises – like a roaring elephant, perhaps. On second thoughts, a sudden noise like that might be enough to send a startled driver careering off the road. Best stick with the dogs.
If you're interested in getting hold of the app, head over to its webpage where you can sign up for updates regarding availability.
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The point of the matter is, we've never a demand on anyone. We never will make a demand on anyone. It's not the way we do things. —Mark Bartelstein, Mo Williams' agent
SALT LAKE CITY — If Mo Williams doesn't return to the Utah Jazz this season, his agent said it won't be because he made a demand to be the team's starting point guard.
Agent Mark Bartelstein, who represents Williams and four other Jazz players (more on them later), vehemently disputed a report by Yahoo Sports' Marc J. Spears that painted a different picture.
A day after the Jazz traded up to acquire coveted point guard Trey Burke, Yahoo Sports claimed Friday that Williams, an unrestricted free agent, will only come back to Utah if he's guaranteed a starting role next season.
"He's not going to come back as a backup," a source reportedly told Yahoo.
Bartelstein told the Deseret News that the Yahoo story "completely mischaracterized" how Williams' camp feels heading into the free agency period that begins Sunday night at 10:01 MDT.
"That is 100 percent not the case," Bartelstein said. "We would never make a demand of the Jazz or any team."
To the contrary, Bartelstein said Williams will have an "open mind" while discussing possible contracts with Utah and other prospective teams. The agent expects to chat with Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey soon about Williams' possible future in Utah.
"No doors are closed," he said. "That's for sure."
Williams has played 10 years in the NBA, including 46 games last season as the Jazz's starting point guard. The 30-year-old missed a big chunk of the season with a surgery-requiring thumb injury.
Williams expects to be at full strength heading into the 2013-14 season.
"The point of the matter is, we've never made a demand on anyone," Bartelstein said. "We never will make a demand on anyone. It's not the way we do things."
The agent, however, doesn't hide the fact that Williams believes he is a capable starting point guard in this league. The 6-1 guard, who began his career in Utah in 2003 after being picked 47th overall, has started 478 of the 635 NBA games he's played. The 10-year veteran was an All-Star in 2009 and helped lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Eastern Conference Finals.
"There's no question about Mo Williams' ability and the success he's had in this league. Mo has proven to be a starting-caliber point guard in the league," Bartelstein said. "(But) nothing is given to anyone. You earn your minutes."
Williams, his agent pointed out, had a good time in his second stint with Utah despite some of the adverse conditions of last season, including the injury.
"Mo Williams loved it in Utah, so he's certainly not opposed to coming back at all," Bartelstein said.
At the same time, the agent realizes that the Jazz traded to get a good, young point guard, so he said Utah has some decisions to make.
"There will be a lot of interest," Bartelstein said. "He's a really good player."
Not surprisingly, Lindsey's response to the controversial Williams story was simply, "No comment."
Bartelstein also represents Jazz players Gordon Hayward, DeMarre Carroll, Earl Watson and Jeremy Evans.
— Bartelstein and Lindsey both declined to discuss details about the contract extension that Hayward can sign before entering his fourth season. But the Jazz plan on exploring a new deal for the 23-year-old swingman. Power forward Derrick Favors can also sign a contract extension this summer — something that Utah will also try to work out.
— Carroll, an unrestricted free agent, made it clear at the end of the Jazz season that he wants to return to Utah, where he played for the past year and a half.
"He would love to come back," Bartelstein said of the 26-year-old, who has played for four different teams in his four-year career. "He had a heck of a season — a unique player, brings unique things to the game."
— Watson hopes to return to the NBA in 2013-14 — and he could be much more productive than he was in a rough 2012-13 campaign. Bartelstein revealed that Watson played most of the season with a sports hernia and said his client's surgically repaired knee was never at full strength. Now, the agent said, Watson "feels like a completely different guy."
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Typing on the iPad's software keyboard for more than a paragraph or two gets intolerable pretty quickly, and the problem's only worse on an iPad Mini for operating in much tighter quarters.
Logitech offers a solution to this, however. For $80, you can snap up its Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for the iPad Mini and type on a physical keyboard instead of the flat, unforgiving surface of the screen.
The keyboard will replace whatever cover or case you currently use for your iPad Mini. It's perfectly functional as a case, but for the type-A crowd, realize that it leaves the back of your device exposed.
The keyboard connects to your iPad wirelessly via Bluetooth. It might take your hands a little while to get accustomed to the positioning of the keys (Caps Lock and "A" are the same key, for example, activated separately by pressing or not pressing the "Function" key), but after that, it's no problem to type at or near your usual speed.
As for the size, I would strongly encourage you to try one in person before buying it. It's such an in-between size that it could end up being too small for many people. If you're a sausage-fingered linebacker, this isn't a device for you.
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Here are some of the major international legal developments of relevance to India and South Asia for the week ending 31 March 2012:
Investment Arbitration
- Vodafone may file a claim against India under the India-Netherlands BIT for the capital gains tax sought to be retrospectively imposed by India against it: Indian Express, Independent, DNA, Wall Street Journal (paywalled).
- Norwegian telecom operator Telenor, faced with the prospect of its Indian joint venture losing 22 2G mobile licences due to the Supreme Court judgment in the 2G case, has filed a notice of dispute against India under the India-Singapore BIT seeking damages to the tune of USD 14 billion: Economic Times. [With a notice of dispute already filed by the Russian company Sistema against India, this makes it two investment treaty disputes arising out of the Supreme Court's 2G judgment]
WTO Disputes
- India is preparing to file a dispute against the US at the WTO over the visa fee charged by the latter for Indian software companies. The claim: "discrimination" against the Indian software companies which are being asked to pay higher H1B and L1 visa fee for their employees than the American firms for bringing more number of skilled immigrants to their country at lesser costs: Economic Times.
- The US called upon India to accede to the government procurement agreement — a plurilateral WTO agreement.
- The US and EU have come out against the local content requirements in India's Jawaharlal Nehru Solar Mission, which requires requires solar mission investors to use Indian manufactured solar modules and source 30 percent of their inputs from India: Hindustan Times. The Indian government is already reported to be preparing its strategy in case a dispute is filed at the WTO.
International River Water Disputes
- India and Pakistan may resort to arbitration under the Indus Waters Treaty to settle the dispute over the Tulbul navigation project in Kashmir: Nation. For now, the official word from the Indian government is that it is exchanging technical data with Pakistan, and that "if required, they will explore the way forward for resolving the issue under the provisions of the Treaty". (Recall that an arbitration between the two countries over the Kishenganga power project is already underway at the PCA; in addition, arbitration is also being considered for the Nimoo-Bazgo power project.)
EU Emissions Scheme
- The Indian government has confirmed that it will be directing Indian airlines not to participate in the EU's controversial aviation emissions rule. (Recall that China has already boycotted the EU scheme, as well): ICTSD.
India-Pakistan Trade
- Following up on its commitment to grant MFN treatment to India, Pakistan's commerce ministry announced that India will now be able to export all products into Pakistan, with the exception of a 'negative list' of 1,200 items.
UN Special Rapporteur on AFSPA in Kashmir
- After a visit to Kashmir, rhe UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions stated that the Indian Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act has become a symbol of "excessive state power" and has "no role to play in a democracy": NDTV, Hindustan Times. The official press release can be found here.
- The past week saw the leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa assemble in Delhi for the fourth BRICS Summit. The theme of the summit was "BRICS Partnership for Global Stability, Security and Prosperity".
- The countries were called upon to support a common developing country candidate as the successor of DG Lamy.
- In addition, the heads of state of the BRICS countries signed two agreements supporting trade in local currencies between them. The two agreements are: (i) the Master Agreement on Extending Credit Facility in Local Currencies; and, (ii) the BRICS Multilateral Letter of Credit Confirmation Facility Agreement. More details can be found in a MEA document here.
- In culmination of the summit, the BRICS countries issued the "Delhi Declaration". Here are some excerpts from the Declaration:
- On the Doha Round at the WTO:
16. We will continue our efforts for the successful conclusion of the Doha Round, based on the progress made and in keeping with its mandate. Towards this end, we will explore outcomes in specific areas where progress is possible while preserving the centrality of development and within the overall framework of the single undertaking. We do not support plurilateral initiatives that go against the fundamental principles of transparency, inclusiveness and multilateralism. We believe that such initiatives not only distract members from striving for a collective outcome but also fail to address the development deficit inherited from previous negotiating rounds. Once the ratification process is completed, Russia intends to participate in an active and constructive manner for a balanced outcome of the Doha Round that will help strengthen and develop the multilateral trade system.
- On Syria:
21. We express our deep concern at the current situation in Syria and call for an immediate end to all violence and violations of human rights in that country. Global interests would best be served by dealing with the crisis through peaceful means that encourage broad national dialogues that reflect the legitimate aspirations of all sections of Syrian society and respect Syrian independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty. Our objective is to facilitate a Syrian-led inclusive political process, and we welcome the joint efforts of the United Nations and the Arab League to this end. We encourage the Syrian government and all sections of Syrian society to demonstrate the political will to initiate such a process, which alone can create a new environment for peace. We welcome the appointment of Mr. Kofi Annan as the Joint Special Envoy on the Syrian crisis and the progress made so far, and support him in continuing to play a constructive role in bringing about the political resolution of the crisis.
- On Iran:
22. The situation concerning Iran cannot be allowed to escalate into conflict, the disastrous consequences of which will be in no one's interest. Iran has a crucial role to play for the peaceful development and prosperity of a region of high political and economic relevance, and we look to it to play its part as a responsible member of the global community. We are concerned about the situation that is emerging around Iran's nuclear issue. We recognize Iran's right to peaceful uses of nuclear energy consistent with its international obligations, and support resolution of the issues involved through political and diplomatic means and dialogue between the parties concerned, including between the IAEA and Iran and in accordance with the provisions of the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions.


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Researchers have been tinkering with contact and implanted eye sensors and electronics for some while, but here's a way around the problem of powering that gear: use the same light entering the eye to power it.
Stanford scientists have figured out that near infrared light works to send not only data to circuits embedded in eyes but power, too. The implant that allows them to do this magic is only 3mm wide, and 30 micrometers thick. [IEEE Spectrum]


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Of course, the key word is "option". Nonetheless, the number of standard
transmission VFRs produced will be far smaller than the DCT version, as Honda is banking on the allure of the DCT technology.
Sport-touring enthusiasts have been salivating ever since news was first leaked that Honda was revamping its famed VFR platform. While the V-4 engine has its roots in Honda's lengthy racing history, for years the VFR has been considered by many to be the ultimate sport-touring package. So, the 2010 VFR1200F is, for better or worse, weighed down with some pretty high expectations.
After nearly two decades of being a sleek thoroughbred
with racing bloodlines, for 2002 uninspired styling and
unnecessary gadgetry (VTEC) transformed the Honda VFR800
Interceptor into Rocinante, Don Quixote's ungainly steed.
Man! Talk about slammin' the competition! I just rode the 2010 Honda VFR1200F with dual-clutch transmission (DCT). Honda has grabbed the competition by the throat, smacked it around, given it a black eye, and made it cry. In short, Honda has, with this bike, made the other manufacturers its bitches.
The VFR's DNA goes back two decades, to Honda's earliest V4 racing engines, and continuing through a model line that set new standards for performance, handling and refinement and won countless awards, not to mention a cult following.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. — New York City police say they've charged a nanny with murder in the stabbing deaths of two children last month.
Police finally could interview 50-year-old Yoselyn Ortega as she continues to recover from self-inflicted stab wounds. They charged her in her hospital bed Saturday night with two counts each of first- and second-degree murder.
Police say Ortega fatally stabbed 6-year-old Lucia Krim and her 1-year-old brother, Leo, on Oct. 25 in the children's Upper West Side apartment. She then stabbed herself.
Related:Two children stabbed to death in New York bathtub, nanny arrested
A third sibling was with their mother at the time of the killings. The mother returned home to discover her children dead and Ortega bleeding.
Ortega remains hospitalized under police guard.


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Very quick and equally capable of driving to the basket or pulling up for a long jumper. Closing in on 1000 career points. 2008-09: Led the team in three-point percentage (.427), assists (101), and steals (36)...Set a new career-high with 25 points at Wagner on January 25, 21 of those in the first half. 2007-08: Started all 32 games....Scored in double figures 18 times....Tied a career-high with six assists at Robert Morris on 1/13/08...Had a season-high 19 points against Fairfield on 11/18...played a career-high 39 minutes in win over Columbia on 11/30. 2006-07: Was named the Northeast Conference All-Rookie Team at the end of the season....Scored in double figures 14 times, and over twenty twice....Made a big splash by being named NEC Rookie of the Week on 11/13 after scoring nine points grabbing eight rebounds and making four steals at Fordham. Received the award again on 12/11...Had career-high 19 at Columbia on 12/2, canning five of six threes....Had a career-best seven assists against Yale on 12/4. High School: Attended Xavier High School where he played basketball for three years under coach Michael Kohs. Was named All-State, All-League and All-County his junior year. Did not play basketball his senior season. Personal: Son of Olamae Hardy. Has two sisters, Onnalisa Hardy and Jada Kindsey. Undecided on a major. Favorite sports teams are the Atlanta Hawks and Dallas Cowboys. Favorite athlete is Mike Bibby. Favorite movie is American Gangster and favorite TV show is The First 48. Favorite food is chicken parm. Would love to have dinner with his late AAU coach Ray Barnes "because he kept me on track and gave me an opportunity."


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Maybe it's because I live in Northern California in the heart of natural living and organic agriculture but I'm often asked if I'm a vegetarian. Folks, I'm an equal opportunity eater. That means I swing in many directions in terms of my diet. Vietnamese cuisine has an entire repertoire of vegetarian cooking that I'm frankly not adept at. Manipulating wheat gluten is not where I spend most of my time. However, I do okay with preparations like this one, which is nothing but a vegan riff on Vietnamese green papaya salad with beef jerky.
As you know from recent postings, I had some shredded green papaya and carrot leftover from test driving the kom kom miracle shredder tool. Also, there's pressed tofu in my fridge from the stir-fry with Chinese celery. Thin slices of meaty pressed tofu (see the pressed tofu stir-fried with Chinese celery recipe for buying information) stand in for the beef jerky. The overall flavors were a little lean so I added roasted peanuts for richness. To save time, prep the vegetables and tofu a day in advance and toss everything right before serving. Cut the Thai basil about 1/4 inch wide so they add super pungent notes in each bite.
The soy based dressing is heartier than the usual lime and fish sauce combination, but it goes well with the tofu and stands up to the assertiveness of the basil. Serve the dressing on the side (as pictured above) if you want to preserve the beauty of the salad for your guests.
Remember that a green papaya is nothing but an unripe papaya. If the flesh is slightly yellow, that's okay. It just needs to be firm. The best place to shop for green papaya is at a Chinese or Southeast Asian market.
Vegan Green Papaya Salad with Thai Basil
Gỏi Đu Đủ Chay
Serves 4 to 6
2 tablespoons regular (light) soy sauce
2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
1 tablespoon unseasoned rice vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons Homemade Chile Garlic Sauce or store bought Sriracha hot chili sauce
1 (1 1/2 pound) green papaya
1 small carrot
3/4 teaspoon sugar
Generous 1 teaspoon salt
6 ounces brown pressed tofu, cut into matchsticks
1/4 cup Thai basil or regular basil leaves, cut into ribbons
1/3 cup unsalted roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped
1. For the dressing, combine all of the ingredients, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Set aside to develop the flavors.
2. Peel the papaya with a vegetable peeler and then shred it into thin strands about 1/16 inch thick, no more than 3/16 inch wide, and about 3 inches long. Keep the papaya whole if using a shredder such as the Kom Kom Miracle. To shred using a food processor, halve the peeled papaya lengthwise and use a spoon to scoop out and discard the seeds. Cut each half lengthwise into quarters, and then use a knife or melon baller to remove the thin white layer lining the cavity. Put the largest shredder blade (as for mozzarella you'd use for pizza) in place in the food processor and shred the papaya pieces. A Japanese or western mandoline can be used to shred the papaya too. Regardless of method, put the pale green strands of papaya into a colander and set aside.
3. Shred the carrot and add to the papaya.
4. Add the sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons of the salt, and use both hands to massage the sugar and salt vigorously into the vegetables. After a few minutes, the vegetables will be a little slimy and limp yet still firm. At that point, rinse them under lots of cold running water to remove the salt and sugar.
5. Working in batches, wring out excess moisture from the papaya and carrot in a nonterry dish towel: position a mound of the vegetables in the center, roll it up in the towel, and then twist the ends in opposite directions to force out the liquid. Do this 3 or 4 times. You want to extract enough water from the vegetables yet not completely crush it. Transfer to a large bowl and fluff up.
6. Just before serving, add the tofu, Thai basil, and peanuts to the green papaya carrot and toss to distribute evenly. Toss with 3/4 of dressing, taste add add extra dressing as necessary. Transfer to a serving plate, creating a tangly pile and leaving extra dressing behind. You can also serve the salad untossed and have guests add dressing to their taste.


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What is chlamydia?
Chlamydia is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Each year more than 3 million Americans get this disease. Any sexually active person can be infected with chlamydia.
However, this infection is most common among adolescents and young adults (ages 15-24) who have new or multiple sex partners and who do not consistently and correctly use latex or polyurethane condoms every time they have oral, vaginal or anal sex.
What causes chlamydia?
Chlamydia is caused by the bacteria (Chlamydia trachomatis) that enter the body during sexual activity and can lead to infection of the genitals (penis or vagina). It can also infect the mouth or anus following oral or anal sex. Most of the time chlamydia is a "silent" infection meaning it doesn't cause any symptoms. In women, even with no symptoms, chlamydia can lead to permanent damage of the fallopian tubes and is the leading cause of infertility (women not being able to get pregnant) in the United States.
Chlamydia is spread through unprotected sex with someone who is already infected. A pregnant woman can also pass the infection to her child during the baby's passage through the birth canal.
What are the signs and symptoms?
75% of women and up to 50% of men have no symptoms. Most people who have Chlamydia do not know it. That's why they may not seek health care. If you do have symptoms they usually start within 60 days after you have sex with an infected person. Most often, they appear one to three weeks after you're infected.
Women's symptoms may include:
- A yellow-white vaginal discharge (pus) that comes from an infected cervix
- Small amounts of blood (spotting) and/or bleeding between periods
- Unusual fluid from the urinary opening (urethral discharge)
- A burning feeling or pain when urinating
Men's symptoms may include:
- Pus from the penis (urethral discharge)
- Irritation or itching, with or without a burning feeling, when urinating. This is called urethritis.
Can Chlamydia cause other problems if it's not treated?
Yes! Untreated Chlamydia in women can lead to infection in other parts of your reproductive system. This infection is called pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). If you have PID it can cause belly pain, fever, and possible infertility (the inability to have children), ectopic pregnancy (a pregnancy outside the uterus), and chronic pelvic pain. In men, untreated chlamydia can cause urethral infection, and complications such as swollen and tender testicles (epididymitis), which may result in sterility (inability to make sperm and father children).
A pregnant woman with Chlamydia can give the infection to her baby during vaginal delivery. Health care providers give medicated eye drops to ALL newborns in New York State soon after birth. This prevents the newborn from getting an eye infection caused by Chlamydia or gonorrhea. About one of every four newborn babies delivered through the birth canal of an infected woman will get Chlamydia pneumonia (lung infection).
A chlamydia infection increases your chance of getting other STDs, such as gonorrhea or HIV.
How will I know if I have Chlamydia?
Since most women and many men do not have symptoms, it is important for all sexually active persons to have regular examinations so that a clinician can take specimens to screen for possible Chlamydia infection.
A clinician will take a sample from the site of infection (e. g., urethra, cervix, rectum, and/or the eye) using a swab and then test it for the bacteria. New tests are available that use urine samples to test for Chlamydia. However, this urine testing is not available at all provider offices. Ask your doctor if this test is available.
Is there a cure for Chlamydia?
Yes. Chlamydia can be easily treated and cured with antibiotics. Your provider will give you a one-time dose of azithromycin (az ith roe mye' sin) or a week of doxycycline (dox i sye' kleen) that should be taken twice a day. Other antibiotics are available but they are not as effective. They all need to be taken for seven days. If you finish your medicine and you still have symptoms, return to your provider.
When can I have sex again?
If you have been treated for Chlamydia, you should not have oral, anal or vaginal sex until 7 days after your treatment is over. If your sex partners are being treated for this STD, you should wait to have sex until 7 days after they take all of their medicine. You can get Chlamydia again if you don't wait seven days or if your sex partners don't get treated.
What about my partner(s)?
Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease – your sexual partners should be both checked and treated for this disease even if no symptoms are present.
Can I get this infection again?
Yes. Past infection with Chlamydia does not make a person immune to the disease. From the time a person is infected with Chlamydia, he or she can spread the disease and continues to do so until properly treated. If your partner(s) are not properly treated before you have oral, vaginal or anal sex, or if you have oral, vaginal or anal sex without condoms (unprotected sex) you place yourself at risk for another infection.
How do I prevent Chlamydia?
Not having sex (abstinence) is the only sure way to avoid infection.
To lower your chances of giving or getting Chlamydia, use a latex or polyurethane condom every time you have oral, vaginal or anal sex. Using condoms will not totally stop your risk of giving or getting Chlamydia.
This is because condoms are not 100% effective. However, condoms greatly lower your risk of getting Chlamydia. They also help prevent the spread of other STDs including HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
If you think you're infected, or you have been exposed, do not have oral, vaginal or anal sex. You and your sex partner(s) should visit a health care provider for full physical checkups. These include a complete sexual history and testing for common STDs. You and your partner(s) should be checked for gonorrhea, Chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, genital warts, trichomoniasis, and HIV. The only way to protect yourself is by taking good care of your health. Your sex partners should also take good care of their health.
Will anyone know the results of the exams?
Your test results and any treatment will be kept absolutely confidential. No one can find out your results, except you. If you are under 18 you can be checked and treated for STDs without getting permission from your parents.
To learn more:
If you have any more questions about Chlamydia, or you want to know how to find a clinic near you, call your local health department or family planning program.
You can also find a testing center near you at http://gettested.cdc.gov/.


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Most people don't get to see their life stories on the big screen -- but not everyone has escaped from a polygamist cult.
We met some folks who have now done both.
"My father tried to marry me off when I was 14," explained teenager Hillary Broadbent, who appears in "Sons of Perdition", premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival.
The documentary presents the personal narratives of several individuals who fled a fundamentalist Mormon compound in southern Utah. The enclave was under the rule of infamous polygamist "prophet" Warren Jeffs. He is now serving time for two charges of accomplice to rape.
"I just wanted people to know there was support out there for women and children who leave," said Hillary's mom Jorgina, who left the cult with six children. Her son Joe, Hillary's brother, is also in the film.
Don't look for laughs in this one. It's not "Shrek."
Directors Jennilyn Merten and Tyler Measom are lapsed Mormons themselves and say they identify with the stories told. The documentary is 89-minutes long and is one of 12 documentaries in competition at the festival.


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Pro Evolution Soccer makes its return this fall, Pro Evolution Soccer 2012! This year, Konami is determined to give global football fans a truly realistic, immersive and a delightfully playable take on the beautiful game. Creative Producer Shingo "Sea bass" Takatsuka has been sourcing the desires of fans across the globe and working non-stop on marrying the digital game to the real life game so fans can get as close to the real thing. All elements have been examined - defense, offense, AI, penalties, officiating and of course, graphics! The result is a game truly represents the key attributes of the game and it's players. Pro Evolution Soccer "Can you play?"
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Does Zero Dark Thirty Endorse Torture?
Zero Dark Thirty wastes no time with its most shocking material: In the film's very first scene, a terrorist with a connection to Osama bin Laden is graphically tortured, and we see him chained by his wrists, degraded, and waterboarded. Later, lead CIA analyst Maya (Jessica Chastain) is able to trick the captive into providing the valuable name of a courier for bin Laden ... but was that easier to come by, given the man's weakened state after torture?
Some critics believe that this means director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal are portraying the use of torture as a necessary tool in the fight against terrorism. Edelstein, who coined the term "torture porn" in a 2006 essay, wrote: "By showing these excellent results — and by silencing the cries of the innocents held at Abu Ghraib, Bagram, and other 'black sites' — it makes a case for the efficacy of torture." Or, as Frank Bruni wrote for the New York Times, the film implies, "No waterboarding, no Bin Laden."
The problem is, that's not what the government says. Most notably, Senate Intelligence Committee chairman Dianne Feinstein went on record saying that the information used to find bin Laden in Pakistan did not come from a CIA detainee. Mark Harris has a long profile in New York this week detailing the extensive reporting Boal undertook while writing the script. But in The New Yorker, Boal says Zero is "a movie, not a documentary" and notes, "We're trying to make the point that waterboarding and other harsh tactics were part of the CIA program."
To critics, Zero Dark Thirty not only shows torture to be effective, but also universally supported within the intelligence community. Bruni says it wasn't and isn't, quotes Jane Mayer, author of The Dark Side: "Some of the F.B.I. agents and C.I.A. officers involved in this program at the really gritty, firsthand level were the ones who blew the whistle on it, because they were really horrified." Adds Bruni, "Zero Dark Thirty doesn't convey that, nor does it reflect many experts' belief that torture is unnecessary, yielding as much bad information as good."
The film's biggest detractor is The Guardian's Glenn Greenwald. Though he admits to not seeing the movie, he says Zero Dark Thirty is propaganda that's comparable to the work of Nazi-sympathizing German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl, and argues that Bigelow and Boal are trying to have it both ways by saying the film is rooted in journalism but is also just a movie.
Full article here, going further into Greenwald's beliefs and some arguments against it.
A couple more articles of interest from Vulture -
Mark Harris does a great write up on the making of ZDT: Inside Mark Boal's and Kathryn Bigelow's Mad Dash to Make Zero Dark Thirty
And Edelstein says Zero Dark Thirty Is Borderline Fascistic ... and a Masterpiece
So, has anyone seen the movie in early screenings? Thoughts?


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Laptop stands, coolers, and risers are great accessories to pair with a new back-to-school laptop. Inexpensive, portable, and useful, think of these as stocking stuffers for September, and perfect for tiny dorm room desks and trips to the library.
Some stands are just fixed-height plastic wedges designed for passive airflow improvement, while others have USB-powered fans for active cooling.
They're useful not only for new laptops, but also for aging warhorses struggling to keep their CPUs or GPUs from overheating. I personally rarely have a heat problem, but find these stands useful for elevating a laptop or angling a keyboard up when I'm resting it on a low surface, such as an ottoman.
Targus Space Saving Lap Chill Mat
Most laptop stands either are too big to carry or only support smaller notebooks. The Targus Space Saving Lap Chill Mat packs down to just over an inch thick, but pops open to lift and cool larger laptops. Read the full review here.
Just Mobile Lazy Couch
I first ran across this set of laptop feet at the MOMA Store in New York, and picked it up on a whim. Since then, I've used this $19 gadget on various laptops and my iPad, and frequently toss it in my shoulder bag along with whatever computing device I'm using that day. Read the full review here.
NZXT Cryo E40
What makes this understated-looking cooling desk different is that its fans are not set in a fixed position. Instead each fan has four tiny magnets, one in each corner, that allow you to reposition them against the metal top panel as needed. Read the full review here.
Targus AWE55US Lap Chill Mat
Coated in rubbery neoprene, the Chill Matt has a dark-gray look that almost disappears under your laptop. Even though it's a few years old, this is still among the least-ugly laptop fan stands we've seen, helping it rise above the generic-looking competition. Read the full review here.
Looking for specs and pricing? Compare these laptop desks and risers head-to-head.
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BRUNSWICK, Ga. - A city official charged with interfering with the police investigation of a baby's slaying in coastal Georgia made a mistake when he tried to help a teen suspect's mother but believes he committed no crimes, his defense attorney said Friday.
The arrest of Brunswick city commissioner James Henry Brooks added another wrinkle to a case that was already tough to fathom. Authorities say a teenage gunman and his younger accomplice on March 21 tried to rob a woman pushing her 13-month-old baby in a stroller near their home. When Sherry West refused to give them money, police say, the gunman shot her in the leg before shooting her child in the face.
Brooks, who serves as mayor pro tem on the four-member city commission, was arrested Thursday on charges of obstructing a police officer and interfering with a witness. Glynn County Police Chief Matt Doering did not immediately return calls seeking comment Friday, and his administrative assistant said the chief planned to make no statements.
Brooks attorney Alan David Tucker said both charges stemmed from a single encounter Monday. Brooks had attended a court hearing for 17-year-old De'Marquise Elkins, the murder suspect accused of shooting the baby, and was accompanying the teen's mother.
When a police officer tried to talk to Karimah Elkins after the hearing, Brooks stepped in between them, Tucker said.
"He told her, 'Don't make any statements until you have an attorney,'" Tucker said. "That's what he did. I tell clients all the time don't talk to the police without a lawyer and it's not a crime."
Glynn County Police Chief Matt Doering declined to discuss what led to the commissioner's arrest other than to say the charges were "relative to part of the murder investigation" involving the child's death.
Doering disclosed no new details of the case in a conference call with reporters Friday. He did for the first time confirm the baby's slaying resulted from an attempted robbery, just as the child's mother has said since the crime happened.
"There's no question in my mind armed robbery was the motive," Doering said.
After Brooks spent the night in jail, a judge granted him $5,000 bond Friday.
Elkins' family rushed to the suspect after he and another teen, 15-year-old Dominique Lang, were charged the day after the slaying. Elkins' aunt insisted he was having breakfast at her house when the shooting occurred.
Tucker said the commissioner at first believed the family that police were rushing to prosecute Elkins and wanted to help. That was before the mom and De'Marquise Elkins' older sister, Sabrina Elkins, were charged with evidence tampering. Prosecutors say they tried to dispose of a .22-caliber revolver, which police suspect was used to shoot the baby, by dumping it in a saltwater pond where investigators found the weapon.
The two women had their court first appearance Friday. The Florida Times Union reported (http://bit.ly/165fjYy) a Magistrate Court judge advised them of their rights and said he would conduct a bond hearing at a later date.
Elkins' mother and his aunt, Katrina Elkins, have also been charged with making false statements to police. Prosecutors say the women gave false <0x2014> and conflicting - alibis for the suspect.
"They're constituents of Commissioner Brooks' and he went to bat for them" before the women were charged, Tucker said. "Unfortunately he picked the wrong ones to go to bat for."
The commissioner has other legal problems that aren't connected to the baby killing. Also Thursday a grand jury in neighboring Camden County indicted Brooks on racketeering and other charges saying he abused his elected office by getting applicants for police jobs, liquor licenses and permits to pay him in exchange for his help influencing other officials. Tucker said Brooks did nothing illegal.
Attorneys for De'Marquise Elkins and Lang say have both said their clients are innocent.