Rich Eisen sent a tweet to Matt Hasselbeck earlier today concerning a portrait of Matt in the Miami Airport terminal.

Hey @MatthewHass8, nothing says Welcome to Miami quite like an NFLPA airport kiosk ad. Wouldn't you agree?http://tweetphoto.com/9665558

All of those flocking to the superbowl get to see a shot of Hass' bald mug while trying to get their bags and into town for some super partying.

Hasselbeck's reply?

@richeisen busted.

Tags: Cellphone , NFL , RedZone Channel

The NFL's RedZone Channel is coming to a cellphone near you next year, according to this article from the Wall Street Journal. If you are not familiar with the RedZone Channel, this is merely the greatest invention to watching football games on Sunday. The channel delivers you live video of any game featuring a team within 20 yards of the endzone, and also provides you with almost live highlights of every touchdown throughout the day.

This is already available for those of you lucky enough to have the DirecTV NFL package, which allows you to access any game on your computer and certain smartphones as long as you are paying the full subscription price.

Of course, watching a game on your cellphone doesn't replace the enjoyment you get from watching a game on your 60" bigscreen at home. But the technological advancements brought to you by mobile phone manufacturers and service providers make watching games while doing those pesky weekend errands possible.

A lot has been said about the Seahawks' implementation of a zone blocking scheme this year. But what is a zone blocking scheme and how is it different from the man to man blocking the Seahawks are switching from?

Clare Farnsworth, who used to be the beat writer for the Seahawks for the Seattle P-I, writes about how the change affects not only the offensive line but the defense also.

Bob Davie, a former head coach of Notre Dame and currently an analyst for ESPN, shows visuals on how the linemen double team key defensive linemen at the point of attack.

Tags: Game Winner - Not Walk Off , Jose Lopez , Mariners

Jose Lopez continues to pull through in the clutch, this time with a bottom of the 15th, game winning RBI single. While he failed to come through in an opportunity in the 13th inning, when presented with another chance in the 15th with the bases loaded, Lopez blooped a single off of Oakland pitcher Dana Eveland that allowed Franklin Gutierrez to score from 3rd to put the Ms up 8-7 for good.  

This is the second time in 3 games that Lopez has knocked in the game winning run with the bases loaded to win the game. Some might call that a walk off single, yet I refuse to use such terminology. Game winning has a better ring to it. 

Regardless of what you call it, the Mariners took 2 out of 3 games against the A's, which is an important rivalry as the season goes on. By taking advantage of the Angels and A's the way the Mariners have early in the season with both of those teams suffering from multiple injuries to keep players, they have put themselves into a good position. 

Mitch Levy covered some interesting statistics on his radio show this morning, stating that 6 out of 7 seasons that the Mariners finished at least 3 games over .500 in April, they went on to win at least 85 games that year. Additionally, 32 of the 33 seasons in the Mariners history have seen accurate results predicted in April - teams that are over .500 in April finish the year with a winning record, and teams that finish below .500 in April result in a losing record. 

Personally, I think 85 wins puts you in a tight race for the AL West pennant. 

ESPN Recap with stats and video highlights

Seattle Times Recap