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Did Jimmy Garoppolo Prove He Can Carry the New England Patriots?

August 14, 2015

First, the good news.  Without any doubt, the evaluation of Jimmy Garoppolo's ability to hold down the fort for the New England Patriots will take far more than one preseason game.  Playing ...

Second-Year Players in the Spotlight of NFL Preseason Week 1

August 12, 2015

NFL coaches talk all the time about the "second-year leap."  Rookies from the past season are now entering their sophomore campaigns at the NFL level. Development is not just expected but—in ...

Remembering Jerome Bettis’ Hall of Fame Career

August 8, 2015

On Saturday, "The Bus" will pull into Canton, Ohio, and park for good at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.  Former Los Angeles and St. Louis Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers running ...

Power Ranking NFL Defensive Line Depth Charts

June 30, 2015

Nothing is more important to playing winning football on defense than controlling the line of scrimmage, a job delegated to the gladiators positioned along the defensive line.  This reality makes it ...

Ranking the Impact of Top RB Additions Made This NFL Offseason

June 27, 2015

An unusual number of high-profile running backs changed teams during the 2015 NFL offseason.  The league's rushing champ took big money from a division rival. The 2013 rushing champ was dealt ...

Previewing the NFL’s 25 Biggest Training Camp Battles

June 26, 2015

Organized team activities are in the books. Minicamps are completed. Summer vacation has officially arrived for the 32 NFL franchises.  Yet all vacations must come to an end, and by early ...

The Timeline Doesn’t Lie: Adrian Peterson’s Holdout Was Doomed from the Start

June 2, 2015

An NFL player without any sort of leverage on his side went into a holdout situation and lost. Months of increasingly ridiculous speculation and public demands predictably ended in said ...

Could Tyrod Taylor Legitimately Become the Buffalo Bills’ Starting QB?

May 26, 2015

The Buffalo Bills are planning to use the summer to stage a genuinely wide-open competition at the quarterback position. Veteran Matt Cassel, former first-round pick EJ Manuel, former Baltimore Ravens backup ...

Most Improved Defenses of the 2015 NFL Offseason

May 23, 2015

An improved defense can make all the difference in the NFL from year to year.  Just look at the Detroit Lions, who won 11 games after jumping 12 spots to No. ...

Packers Must Sort Through Red Flags at ILB Position in 2015 NFL Draft

April 28, 2015

Finding answers at inside linebacker—the Green Bay Packers' biggest positional need coming into the 2015 NFL draft—has required general manager Ted Thompson and his staff to sort through numerous red ...

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