three seasons

Jim Irsay has big plans for the Colts' future. He just hasn't worked through the details yet. Two weeks after overhauling the front office, Indianapolis took the next big step in its major housecleaning project Tuesday -- firing coach Jim Caldwell after three seasons.

"This (search) is something that's going to start immediately and I really think we're going to get a coach...

After reports swirled Tuesday about the dismissal of Rich Rodriguez, Michigan made it official on Wednesday, firing the head coach after three seasons in Ann Arbor.

Eric Wedge is returning to baseball after a year away to face the challenge of another rebuilding project.

This time, it's with the Seattle Mariners. Wedge was officially announced on Monday as the Mariners' seventh manager since 2003.

His charge is rebuilding a franchise a decade removed from its last playoff appearance and coming off a second 101-loss campaign in the past three seasons.

Indianapolis officials and the Indiana Pacers have reached a deal under which the team will stay in Conseco Fieldhouse the next three seasons while the city pays $10 million a year for running the arena.

The Detroit Lions have a big decision on their hands. LB Julian Peterson, whom they traded for last off season, is due 24 million dollars over the next three seasons and 7.5 million in 2010.

They now must decide if they need to keep him with DE Jared Devries coming back from injury, LB DeAndre Levy likely taking over the middle of the defense, and the Lions set to possibly draft another LB in the draft.

What can we say about a team that went 8-8? It seems that the San Francisco 49ers are a franchise headed down the right path, yet it also seems that their fans expect them to be a lot farther down that trail than they actually are.

In each of the last three seasons they have won more games than the previous, but after a 2-0 start to 2009, the Niners suffered through a five week winless streak that seemed to take the steam out of them for the remainder of the season.

Usually I try not to kick a guy when he is down, but after last night's press conference I will take a great amount of pleasure in kicking Brett Favre while he is done.

Mostly because Favre doesn't think he is down, last night he tried to make the argument that no matter what happens in the future he will leave the game as a champion, and leave the game while that he is still on top.

While he is a champion, this is hardly leaving the league on top. Even if he were to return to the NFL next season and win a Super Bowl, the last three seasons have left a taint on his legacy.