Akers made only 23 of his final 36 attempts and missed potential gamewinning overtime attempts of 41 and 51 yards in a tie and a loss to St. Louis. After missing attempts of 40 and 44 yards in the regularseason finale, he won a practice battle with before the divisional playoffs and held on to his job..On the field, Giants LB Antonio Pierce accused Cable's team of failing to try last week. And multiple people, including former Raiders QB Jeff Garcia, said JaMarcus Russell does not yet have the skills to be the team's starter. It's a combination that could doom Cable's career as an NFL head coach.

Every parent wants to raise a smart kid. It seems logical that intelligence would correlate to better grades, a higher paying job and improved satisfaction with life. Yet studies show that a high IQ can get us into all kinds of trouble.In his second year as a pro, Collins led the Panthers to the NFC Championship Game. But things went downhill from there. Losses mounted, and backup