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5-at-10: Friday mailbag looking at the awful adjective that is roach-infestation, Best vs. greatest, NFL scheduling and more

Because this has been such a great week, we’re going to try something different. The first question will be a couple of thoughts from your host allowing you some chances to respond.

Deal? Deal. (And yes, if you do not see your question here this week, we’ll get to it at a later date, especially you folks asking about the Super Bowl.) With that, here are a couple things that we pondered this week:

Is there a two-word phrase that is worse than ‘roach infestation” in a headline with a restaurant, like the TFP story on Big River?

Seventeen years ago today, the Patriots officially hired Bill Belichick, and were forced to give the New York Jets a first-round pick for compensation. Is it fair to say that is the greatest trade in NFL history? Rushmore of NFL trades have to start there and Herschel Walker and include what?

Finally, is there a bigger, more clear sign of a gambling problem than wagering on the Pro Bowl? (Lay the points. Regardless of who is laying them.)