Dion Jordan, Eric Fisher, Tavon Austin, Shariff Floyd, Jonathan Cooper, Keenan Allen, Robert Woods, Gavin Escobar and Ryan Swope make this year's list. Read more »
Abu Mara - Football Analysis
Who Will Draft The Kaepernicks, Who Will Draft The Gholstons?
Mara's 2012 NFL Awards
Peyton Manning, Adrian Peterson, J.J. Watt, Robert Griffin III and Luke Kuechly all had outstanding individual 2012 seasons. Read more »
NFL Surprises And Disappointments Through The First Six Weeks
Peyton Manning, Alfred Morris and Percy Harvin have been surprises, while the Eagles are clearly disappointing. Read more »
2012 Breakthroughs And Bounce-Backs
Philip Rivers and Chris Johnson are candidates to have bounce-back seasons, while J.J. Watt, Greg Little, Brooks Reed and Kyle Rudolph are poised to breakthrough. Read more »
Four Big Free Agents
Peyton Manning, Mario Williams, Mike Wallace and Carl Nicks headline an intriguing free agent class that can shift the balance of power this offseason. Read more »
Top NFL Performers From The First Six Weeks
Aaron Rodgers and Calvin Johnson have had MVP seasons, while A.J. Green, Cam Newton, Aldon Smith and Von Miller have been outstanding rookies. Read more »
Hot Seat 2011
Knowshon Moreno, Donovan McNabb, Mike Shanahan and David Garrard enter pivotal seasons where they will be scrutinized if they do not perform at a high level. Read more »
Stars, Sleepers And Overrated Of The 2011 NFL Draft
For the fifth consecutive year, here are a collection of players from the upcoming draft who project to become Stars, Sleepers or Overrated. Read more »
Surprises And Disappointments
Through six weeks of the NFL season, the phrase ?on any given Sunday? has never been more true. Read more »
Breakout Candidates For 2010
Michael Crabtree, LeSean McCoy, Matthew Stafford, Brian Orakpo and Beanie Wells are all expected to have hugely productive sophomore seasons in the NFL. Read more »
Rethinking Peyton Manning
Due to the advantages given to quarterbacks in this era and his war chest of first rounders on offense, Peyton Manning has become overrated. Read more »
Surprises And Disappointments
Between the Broncos, Vikings, Cedric Benson and Steve Smith, there have been many surprises, while Tony Romo and the Green Bay offensive line have been disappointments. Read more »
Sheer Genius Or Sheer Stupidity; The Jury Is Out On McDaniels
Jay Cutler seems to be an ideal quarterback to run Josh McDaniels' high-powered shotgun offense, so why has he been alienated at every turn and shopped on the trade market? Read more »
Breakout Players Of 2008
Among Marshawn Lynch, Calvin Johnson, LaRon Landry and Thomas Howard, there are no shortage of young players that are poised to explode this season. Read more »
Stars, Sleepers And Overrated
The stakes are high, and in the first round there is a fine line between being the next great draft find and being a million dollar bust. Read more »
Surprises And Disappointments
The 2007 NFL season, writes Abu Mara, has been filed with some intrigue, but remained quite predictable. The New England Patriots and Indianapolis are both 5-0 as expected. But, the flummoxing situation in the wide-open NFC has teams in Dallas, Seattle and Green Bay trying to find some way to gearing up for a championship runs. Without any further ado, here are some of the surprises and disappointments of the NFL season through five weeks of the season. Read more »
Who Drafted The Tomlinsons And Who Drafted The Leafs?
The NFL is the time of year when football fans everywhere covet the next Champ Bailey or LaDainian Tomlinson, while crossing their fingers they don?t crap out and get the next Ryan Leaf or Ki-Jana Carter. Read more »
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