Gambling News by House of Odds

While his lawyers appeared in front of a judge in Virginia, Michael Vick was back in Leavenworth, Kan., still doing time and still off the NFL's radar screen. Officially, anyway.

In the NFL, as on Earth, it seems there have always been superpowers -- football equivalents of the U.S., China or Russia big-footing everybody else, exerting will. There have been sporadic dynasties, teams ruling decades. Just a year ago today, the Patriots seemed like, well, like maybe the best team ever.