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NFL Coaches Fight Club, Round 2: Tom Cable vs. Steve Spagnuolo


NFL Coaches Fight Club: the Tournament. Because we have nothing better to do than predict what might happen if head coaches started punching each other in the face.



NFL Coaches Fight Club, Round 2: Andy Reid vs. Jim Caldwell


NFL Coaches Fight Club: the Tournament. Because we have nothing better to do than predict what might happen if head coaches started punching each other in the face.



NFL Coaches Fight Club, Round 2: Rex Ryan vs. Sean Payton

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NFL Coaches Fight Club: the Tournament. Because we have nothing better to do than predict what might happen if head coaches started punching each other in the face.


NFL Coaches Fight Club: Mike Tomlin (2) vs. Brad Childress (7)


NFL Coaches Fight Club: the Tournament. Because we have nothing better to do than predict what might happen if head coaches started punching each other in the face.


NFL Coaches Fight Club: Ken Whisenhunt (4) vs. Mike McCarthy (5)


NFL Coaches Fight Club: the Tournament. Because we have nothing better to do than predict what might happen if head coaches started punching each other in the face.


NFL Coaches Fight Club: Lovie Smith (3) vs. Gary Kubiak (6)


NFL Coaches Fight Club
: the Tournament. Because we have nothing better to do than predict what might happen if head coaches started punching each other in the face.


Ultramarathoners Are Tough, Insane


When I think of athletes who have to endure incomprehensible physical pain to achieve success in their sport, runners don't immediately come to mind.

That's not to say they don't have to overcome grueling obstacles, just that it's hard to think of rail-thin dudes in gym clothes as anything other than, well, rail-thin dudes in gym clothes.

My prejudice would be misguided, however. The NFL and NHL are more controlled car crashes than sports, and MMA or boxing are just as bad. But don't underestimate ultramarathoners. No, seriously. Via the New York Times:

NFL Coaches Fight Club: Jim Schwartz (3) vs. John Harbaugh (6)

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NFL Coaches Fight Club: the Tournament. Because we have nothing better to do than predict what might happen if head coaches started punching each other in the face.


NFL Coaches Fight Club: Raheem Morris (2) vs. Eric Mangini (7)


NFL Coaches Fight Club: the Tournament. Because we have nothing better to do than predict what might happen if head coaches started punching each other in the face.


NFL Coaches Fight Club: Todd Haley (4) vs. Sean Payton (5)


NFL Coaches Fight Club: the Tournament. Because we have nothing better to do than predict what might happen if head coaches started punching each other in the face.


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