 | Should The Colts Have Started Orlovsky Sooner?
After his performance at New England, it is clear Dan Orlovsky gives the Colts a better chance of avoiding an 0-16 season than Curtis Painter did.
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 | The Eagles Are Who The Numbers Say They Are
As good as the Eagles looked on paper in August, you will see how ugly they have been this season if you flip the page from the roster to their statistics.
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 | Tebow Challenges Conventional Wisdom
Tim Tebow creates discussion, controversy and wins, while all challenging the conventional wisdom of how to win in the NFL.
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 | How To Improve: Dallas Return Game
With DeMarco Murray entrenched as the starting running back, Felix Jones could be freed to inject life into the return game
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 | How To Improve: The O-Line Of The Giants
The offensive line of the Giants has struggled with both their run and pass blocking this year.
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 | The Cleveland Defensive Turnaround
The Browns are the 6th best defense in terms of yards allowed through seven games, a remarkable turnaround since the start of the 2009 season.
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 | How To Improve: The Entire Miami Offense
The Dolphins have struggled to convert first downs, protect the quarterback, run the ball and ultimately score touchdowns.
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 | By The Numbers: New York Jets
As Rex Ryan and his team prepare for the second half of their season, let us take a look how some of the numbers that are vital to understanding how they arrived at a 4-3 record.
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 | How To Improve: Bears Offensive Line
The problem of the Chicago offensive line is that most of their abilities contrast what Mike Martz likes to do on offense, which is throw the ball.
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 | How To Improve: Bills Linebackers
Even though the Bills defense has improved with its opportunistic plays, they still have issue of depth, their 3-4 hybrid scheme, pressuring the quarterback and at cornerback. However, linebacker is Buffalo’s biggest weakness.
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 | Redskins, Cowboys Prepare To Answer Questions
The Monday night matchup between the Redskins and Cowboys will provide answers to a number of questions surrounding each team.
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 | 2011 Season Preview: Houston Texans
This is at least the third summer in a row that the Texans have been the trendy pick to finally make the playoffs and perhaps even make a little noise once they get there. Here is why this will be the year they get over the hump.
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 | 2011 Season Preview: Baltimore Ravens
For the Ravens to take the next step, Joe Flacco must improve his performance when the spotlight shines brightest; the offensive line must stay healthy and powerful; some of the young defenders must raise their play; Ray Lewis, Ed Reed, and Terrell Suggs must remain dominant forces every week.
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 | 2011 Season Preview: San Diego Chargers
Perhaps no team in history underachieved as much as the 2010 Chargers, who led the league in both total offense and defense yet failed to make the playoffs. This is a very talented, explosive team with all the pieces in place to make a Super Bowl run. To do that, they need greater attention to detail and more overall maturity and cohesiveness.
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 | 2011 Season Preview: Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jaguars finished the 2010 season at 8-8 despite one of the worst pass defenses in NFL history, a team that held its own playoff destiny in its hands until Week 16 when their franchise studhorse running back got hurt.
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 | 2011 Season Preview: San Francisco 49ers
With no standout team in the NFC West, eight wins could very well win the division, but it is hard to see that many wins here unless Jim Harbaugh works magic with Alex Smith and the lines dramatically and unexpectedly improve.
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 | How The Steelers Bounced Back In Week 2 Of Preseason
A week after a ho-hum loss to the Washington Redskins, the Pittsburgh Steelers displayed the urgency that coach Mike Tomlin wanted to see in their 24-14 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles.
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 | The Precedents For Kevin Kolb
Untested players who go onto become franchise quarterbacks are rarely traded, but the Cardinals could be acquiring a Matt Schaub instead of a Charlie Whitehurst.
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 | 2011 Season Preview: Atlanta Falcons
The playoff loss to Green Bay highlighted a lack of dynamic playmakers. The team made a huge gamble on Julio Jones, one that impacts depth and puts more pressure on the team to win right away. The talent is there, but it will not be easy.
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 | 2011 Season Preview: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
If Josh Freeman can continue to improve and hold the fragile, testy personalities together, the Bucs could very well finish 10-6 once again, perhaps even adding a win or two. But we are unsure if we are believing the likelihood of that possibility.
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 | 2011 Season Preview: Cincinnati Bengals
Despite the struggles a year ago and the unceremonious departure of Carson Palmer, there is still enough talent here to threaten a playoff berth.
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 | 2011 Season Preview: Detroit Lions
The Lions will have their best season in years, but ending the playoff drought may still be difficult. The core talent is still very young and needs to learn how to win. With a few breaks this team can definitely win 10 games and finish 2nd in the NFC North,
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 | Favre?s Career Should End Monday Night
Assuming he can throw a football, Brett Favre still gives the Vikings their best shot to win and here is why he should make Monday's game against Chicago his final encore.
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 | Quarterback Debate Beginning Immediately
If Matt Moore continues to perform as he did in the second half against the Giants, Carolina fans will see John Fox hand Jimmy Clausen the keys sooner rather than later.
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 | St. Louis Rams Season Preview 2010
The 2010 Rams will be the best team they?ve fielded in four years. That?s the good news. The bad news is that none of the last three years produced more than three wins.
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 | Kansas City Chiefs Season Preview 2010
The arrow is pointing up in Kansas City after an offseason of strong personnel moves that upgraded the overall talent level; the question is how high up it can go.
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 | Oakland Raiders Season Preview 2010
As Raiders showed late last year, when they get even mediocre QB play, they?re good enough to compete. There are still questions about both lines, and a lot of the great athletes need to become better football players in order to make a big jump.
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 | Seahawks Desperate For Big Draft
Tim Ruskell had a three-percent draft pick-to-Pro Bowl success rate as GM. Pete Carroll and GM John Schneider need to hit multiple home runs, especially with the 6th and 14th overall selections.
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