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  Just short stuff … promise … ZAC JONES  remained property of the New York  Rangers Thursday despite being given permission to  seek a trade … that we’re told resulted in several teams  being interested. “Now, it’s all about what the Rangers  want for him,” said his father,  ROB JONES  … without  adding the Florida Panthers and Columbus Blue Jackets  wanted the left-ha nded defenseman from Richmond  (Glen Allen) last year … and the price was outrageous –  like a first-round draft choice in one instance. For a  player that was a healthy scratch in 51 of 82 regular- season games? Come on! Non-surprise of week: North Carolina (University of)  officials are expressing concern  BILL BELICHICK  won’t coach the Tar Heels despite him insisting  otherwise … in addition to a $10 million buyout if he  leaves for the NFL before June 1 ($1M thereafter).  Come to think of it … what’s a paltry 10 mil to an ...

  Embarrassing? No. Really bad? Yes. It was amateur  night in Dixie Sunday when your Washington  Football Team did it again … winning on the last  snap for the fifth time … on a 37-yard field goal…  And radio Voice of the Commanders  BRAM  WEINSTEIN  went off the rails, screaming  something he apparently had written for such an  occasion … “IT’S … GOOD!! THE CARDIAC  COMMANDERS ARE THE CLUTCH  COMMANDERS. THEY DO IT AGAIN!!! …  WE’LL SEE YOU IN DETROIT …” Hey, the 51 year old native of Silver Spring, Md., and  American University graduate (broadcast journalism,  Class of ‘95) is expected to get carried away.  Weinstein is a homer, after all … a malady that has  infected the profession, which doesn’t make him  unique … No, making a fool out of yourself with  some over-the-top cheerleading goes with the  territory … Where Weinstein blew it was … during  his albeit limited description o...

  How long has CBS been carrying the NFL … close to 65 years? You would think by now the network would know not to cut away when it’s obvious something is going on as a result of the previous play. You would think … but late in the first half of Sunday’s Bills/Broncos playoff game, following a Buffalo punt … in which Denver’s punt returner MARVIN MIMS JR  should have called for a fair catch and was lucky he held on to the ball when hit immediately … we got a brief glimpse of the kicking team’s CHANDLER REID FERGUSON  standing over the downed Bronco, taunting him … when CBS decided a brief replay and a shot of the Bills’ celebration were more important than remaining live and showing what happened next … By the time they resumed regular coverage we saw players from both teams in something of a confrontation … Uh, oh … “Now the teams are out here with a little fracas,” said JIM NANTZ , calling his 500 th  NFL game … It was left to analyst TONY ROMO  to explain wha...

  Thoughts While Thinking … (But first ,,, the New York Rangers have given   ZAC JONES  permission to make a deal for  himself. The defenseman from Richmond has  been a healthy scratch for the last seven games  and, last week, told reporters he felt like he was  “rotting away” … despite playing better than  other players at his position … which most fans  agree ,,, In the last year both defending Cup  champion Florida and Columbus apparently  expressed interest in Jones but the Rangers’  asking price was too high. Stay tuned. Now, let’s  return to our regularly-scheduled babbling.) Geeez, it sure looks like the Patriots hired coach   JEROD MAYO  confident he would fail. From  here, a long, long distance way … anybody want  to bet NFL commissioner  ROGER GOODELL  … ahh, recommended owner  ROBERT  KRAFT  make a Rooney Rule hire as  BILL  BELICHICK ’s successor? A savvy g...