The Countdown to Kickoff 2011 is at 25 days. And the number 25 is very special to Arizona Cardinals kicker Jay Feely -– that’s the incredible point total Feely racked up last season in a 43-13 win over the Denver Broncos in Week 14. Feely kicked five field goals, four extra points and even ran for a 5-yard touchdown on a fake field-goal attempt.

It’s true, there are hundreds of NFL players on Twitter, tweeting away about anything and everything. Rashard Mendenhall isn’t the only one. Here’s what we learned, direct from the sources, simply by monitoring Twitter on a Wednesday afternoon:

Ravens safety Tom Zbikowski improved to 2-0 after securing a first-round knockout of Richard Bryant on March 12. And Zbikowski has signed up for two more fights, too. So we turned to NFL Network’s Bob Papa — who in addition to be a top NFL analyst calls boxing for HBO and during the Summer Olympics — to get the scoop.

So how about it, just how legit is Zbikowksi?

Did Week 14 seem to over promise some great weather games and then under deliver? Like “Star Wars Episode I, the Phantom Menace.” And the only weather game we got was a blowout. But it was the start of the fantasy playoffs for most of you, so lets search through the wreckage.

Maybe Dave Dameshek is right, the football gods are mocking domed stadiums.

Pulling in a couple of fantasy thoughts from the Twitterverse.

There’s been a post-Donovan McNabb-trade void in the NFL newsroom that Jason Taylor has filled nicely, at least temporarily. As we wrap our heads around the New York Jet’s two-day courtship of Taylor, it’s a story rich with sub-plots.

The Jets’ decision to attempt a long field goal backfired, giving the Colts a short field to drive for a go-ahead touchdown in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game.

The Jets finally felt the pain of a missed field-goal attempt in this year’s playoffs.