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Mike Freeman’s 10-Point Stance: Cowboys Can’t Go Wrong No Matter Who Is at QB

October 19, 2016

Even during a bye week, the Cowboys' quarterback situation has people talking. And speaking of talking, we have a few ideas for Vontaze Burfict's latest football transgressions.    1. Dak or Romo? ...

NFL’s Greatest Franchise Rankings: Star Power

October 14, 2016

Stars are in the NFL's blood. It goes back decades to men such as Paul Brown and Vince Lombardi. Or Jim Brown. The Purple People Eaters. Walter Payton. Eric Dickerson. ...

Mike Freeman’s 10-Point Stance: Vikes’ Historic Defense Has Surprised Many

October 12, 2016

We all got the Vikings wrong, Brian Kelly's NFL chances and time to panic in Carolina.      1. How the Vikings Proved the NFL Wrong Some in the NFL and media will ...

NFL’s Greatest Franchise Rankings: Fans

October 6, 2016

The core of the NFL, of all teams, is the fanbase.   Crazy fans, sane fans, dedicated fans, casual ones—they all count. This is part of a special series where we will ...

Mike Freeman’s 10-Point Stance: Tom Brady’s Revenge Tour Has NFL Up at Night

October 5, 2016

(Brady gonna Brady, my bad on the Vikings, and the targeting of Odell Beckham.)      1. Will Tom Brady Wreck This League? An AFC defensive assistant coach put it rather succinctly, and ...

Le’Veon Bell’s Unstoppable Versatility Turns Steelers from Solid to Scary

October 3, 2016

It was a simple moment, the first of many, the first of what the Steelers missed with the absence of Le'Veon Bell and an indicator of what's to come. Bell wasn't ...

NFL’s Greatest Franchise Rankings: Success

September 29, 2016

Success is about luck. Success is sweat and blood and sacrifice. It is luck. It is smarts.  This is part of a special series where we will count down the NFL's ...

Mike Freeman’s 10-Point Stance: Niners Need to Embrace Colin Kaepernick Again

September 28, 2016

Sit Blaine, bringing the pain and Sea Bass...     1. It's Time for Colin Kaepernick to Start This column isn't about Kaepernick's protest. So for those who believe Kaepernick's decision to kneel ...

The Many, Often Infuriating, Sides of Odell Beckham on Display in Giants Loss

September 26, 2016

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Odell Beckham: brilliant, historic, smart, talented. Odell Beckham: immature, ill-tempered, petty. Both of these portraits of Beckham are true. And both were on display in a neat, beautiful, ...

Fame, Fortune and Fear: What It Means to Be Black in the NFL

September 23, 2016

About five months ago, one of the NFL's better defensive players stopped his car on a side street in the suburbs of Dallas. He'd been visiting friends. A police car ...

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