Chester McGlockton has died from an apparent heart attack. He was 42. McGlockton, who was a defensive assistant coach at Stanford the past two seasons, played 12 seasons in the NFL after being the Los Angeles Raiders' No. 1 pick in 1992. "Everyone in the Stanford Football family is deeply saddened by the passing of Chester McGlockton," said Bradford M. Freeman Director of Football David Shaw. "For the past two seasons, Chester has been a valuable member of our football staff and a wonderful friend to us all. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Chester's wife Zina and their two children."

The AFC The Buddy Nix Brian Galliford of Buffalo Rumblings: “After landing on IR with a broken fibula last week, Buffalo Bills running back Fred Jackson has been informed that he's no longer eligible to compete in the 2011 Pro Bowl.” The Jeff Ireland Armando Salguero of The Miami Herald: “When last we convened seven days ago, the Dolphins had hopes of running the table en route to a 9-7 season. There were whispers the team had found a quarterback. There was a movement among some fans that maybe, just maybe, this administration was right all along and it might merit another year.” The Jonathan Kraft Greg Knopping of Pats Pulpit: “When it comes to evaluating the play of quarterback Tom Brady, people usually expect the very best. And considering the torrid start that Brady had at the beginning of the 2011 NFL season, it's not hard to reason why people have expected so much for the majority of this season.” The Mike Tannenbaum Gang Green Nation: “It seemed like [Darrelle] Revis was not being overly physical at the line. He was shading hard to the outside to take away the sideline and force Johnson back inside. The Bills executed well on a lot of slants. Revis was not necessarily in terrible coverage for most of them. They were just good throws and catches. It was good execution as much as anything.” The Ozzie Newsome Bruce Raffel of Baltimore Beatdown: “Former Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell was overlooked by voters for the Pro Football Hall of Fame once again. In fact, Modell was not even one of the 26 semi-finalists for the class of 2012 that will be narrowed down through voting to 15 finalists and the Class of 2012 will be announced just before Super Bowl XLVI on Saturday, February 4, 2012.” The Mike Brown Josh Kirkendall of Cincy Jungle: “Just before he's getting buried by defensive tackle Ahtyba Rubin (we think we got that right), Andy Dalton threw the football down the middle of the field where A.J. Green jumped into the air and converted the third down 51 yards over his archenemies Joe Haden, pushed out of bounds at the Browns two-yard line. Mike Nugent would convert the game-winning field goal later.” The Tom Heckert Chris Pokorny of Dawgs By Nature: “The Cleveland Browns waived long snapper Ryan Pontbriand today after nine years with the team, including two Pro Bowl selections in 2007 and 2008.” The Kevin Colbert Neal Coolong of Behind The Steel Curtain: “[Troy] Polamalu will be subjected to cognitive tests to determine whether the injury will prevent him from playing in the key divisional match-up in Pittsburgh. The Steelers (8-3) are tied for the best record in the AFC, but sit behind Baltimore for the top of the AFC North by virtue of Baltimore's two wins over Pittsburgh this year.” The Rick Smith Battle Red Blog: “Normally, I'd mockingly remark that we're in big trouble if Jake Delhomme, QB3 for your Houston Texans, ever sees a snap of live action, but odds are that he's playing no later than December 11th in Cincinnati after T.J. Yates, Kellen Clemens, Cody Carlson, and Bucky Richardson are lost to season-ending injuries.” The Chris Polian : “Why this wasn't done before the Bye week, giving [Dan] Orlovsky two full weeks to prepare for probably the most winnable game left on the schedule is beyond me, but I'll take any sign of trying something new as a positive.” The Gene Smith Adam Stites of Big Cat Country: “With today came news that came as a shock to no one. After 139 games over nine seasons with the Jaguars, Jack Del Rio's time as head coach came to an end this morning. His 68-71 career record with the Jaguars represents the most games any NFL head coach has ever coached in a single tenure that finished with a losing record.” The Mike Reinfeldt August West of Music City Miracles: “The guys at FO have released their Quick Reads column for week 12, and there were a few Titans-related surprises. As I'm guessing you noticed in the headline, Matt Hasselbeck's performance graded out as the 34th worst of the week. I know he was really bad, and the passing attack in general has been in a slump, but I didn't expect it to be this bad.” The Brian Xanders Mile High Report: “On Defense, it's no surprise that the Game Ball should go to Von Miller. Von has lived up to every measure of a #2 overall draft pick and quite likely will end up with a Rookie of the Year Award as well as a Pro Bowl nod. The young Linebacker had a 10 Tackle day, adding another Sack, 2 Tackles for a Loss and a hit on Chargers Quarterback Philip Rivers.” The Scott Pioli Patrick Allen of Arrowhead Addict: “Ever since the Kansas City Chiefs claimed QB Kyle Orton off of waivers from the Denver Broncos, the writing has been on the wall. Kyle Orton will be the starting QB for the Kansas City Chiefs.” The Al Davis Silver and Black Pride: “The Raiders really need to move on Jack Del Rio as their DC. There's no question in my mind his leadership and defensive intelligence would take our defense up several notches. Moreover, the simplicity of our system could be absorbed in short order.” The Dean Spanos John Gennaro of Bolts From The Blue: “With major changes on the way for the San Diego Chargers, including a new Head Coach and possibly an all-new coaching staff, we as fans need to consider all of the possibilities of what could happen to this team. When looking at the different coaching candidates (Bill Cowher, Mike Zimmer, Jeff Fisher, Chuck Pagano, etc.), we need to consider that some of these guys prefer the 4-3 defense over the 3-4 defense that San Diego currently runs.” The NFC The Stephen Jones The Landry Hat: “About this time every year I like to start to identify those Cowboys players I believe are the core of the team. Those players that are synonymous with the Dallas Cowboys, whether by the irreplaceable quality of their play or their identity as the faces of the Franchise.” The Jerry Reese Ed Valentine of SB Nation: “Tiki Barber -- remember him? -- is at it once again, using a media forum to take shots at New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin. Barber wrote today that Coughlin has an agenda, and that "his messages sometimes fit "his" agenda, not "our" agenda.” The Howie Roseman Bleeding Green Nation: “We started doing this top five defensive plays series the week after the Giants game, which was great because the Eagles defense played fantastic in that game. However, against the Patriots, I think we would struggle to find one good example of a defensive play worth praising.” The Bruce Allen Hogs Haven: “Over the course of this season much has been made about Redskins offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan, his system and his play-calling. With the Redskins having a 3-7 record going into Seattle and struggling to get anything going on offense, fans had started to question whether this system was out-dated and if Kyle was calling the wrong plays.” The Jerry Angelo Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. of Windy City Gridiron: “I'm sure Mike Martz would like to have that second quarter 2nd and 1 call back. You know the one, the Bears were on the Raiders 7 yard line with just 35 seconds remaining. Martz called that throw back pass to Kellen Davis, and the Raiders didn't bite at all. “ The Martin Mayhew Sean Yuille of Pride Of Detroit: “Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford practiced without gloves today, indicating his injured finger has healed to the point that wearing a splint is no longer necessary. The reason he was wearing gloves was to grip the ball since the splint made it difficult. Now that the gloves are gone, hopefully his inconsistent play as of late will disappear as well.” The Mark Murphy Acme Packing Company: “Like any good leader, Mike McCarthy set out a list of goals for this team to accomplish on their way to the ultimate goal of repeating as Super Bowl Champions. Unfortunately I don't know what exactly those goals are, but I do have a good guess.” The Mark Wilf Mike Kaszuba od Star Tribune: “Despite reiterating that the team was pledged to building a new stadium in Ramsey County, the Minnesota Vikings agreed Tuesday to meet with Minneapolis officials one more time to explore staying in the state’s largest city.” The Thomas Dimitroff The Falcoholic: “Will Svitek has played exceptionally well at left tackle. He's had, by my very informal count, a handful of holding calls and no sacks allowed over five starts. In that time, he's faced off against Dwight Freeney, Jared Allen and Kyle Vanden Bosch. None of those guys are slouches.” The Marty Hurney Cat Scratch Reader: “Why not bring him back to Charlotte to coach the defense? I think he would be an upgrade over what we have now. Plus, he knows Charlotte and the Panthers. The big Cat should give him a call and see if he is interested. He was always better as a coordinator than as the head coach.” The Mickey Loomis Dave Cariello of Canal Street Chronicles: “Here's the abridged version: Saints ran the ball incredibly well. Drew Brees is the greatest quarterback ever. Jimmy Graham is the greatest tight end ever. Lance Moore and Marques Colston are the greatest wide receivers ever. Pierre Thomas is the greatest running back ever. Welcome back Tracy Porter. Jo-Lonn Dunbar needs to play more. Defense plays well when it creates turnovers. To put it even simpler: the Saints are the second best team in the NFC and possibly the NFL.” The Mark Dominik Bucs Nation: “The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have lost five straight games. They haven't lost that many games in a row since week 10 through 14 of the 2009 season. In that season they had no chance of making the playoffs and were working hard at getting a top 5 draft pick. This year, they seem to be working on a top 10 draft pick despite starting out the season with a 4-2 record and the division lead. But do the Bucs still have a shot at making the playoffs, despite now losing their fifth game in a row?” The Rod Graves Seth Pollack of SB Nation: “Patrick Peterson may some day be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH. It's a tad early yet to call the Arizona Cardinals rookie a "lock" for the prestigious honor but he's already got one foot in the door. Or two shoes to be factually correct.” The Billy Devaney Ryan Van Bibber of Turf Show Times: “St. Louis Rams fans will recognize a couple of the names that are rumored to be in the mix for some college head coaching vacancies. Former Rams head coach and current Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Mike Martz is rumored to be interested in the Arizona State job. Former Rams head coach and current Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Scott Linehan is rumored to be in the mix for the head coaching vacancy at Washington State.” The Trent Baalke David Fucillo Of Niners Nation: “[Braylon] Edwards is dealing with some sort of AC joint issue and even coach Harbaugh has admitted Braylon is not 100%. He hasn't looked “all there” on the field and he really hasn't developed into the big play threat the 49ers were hoping for when they signed him on the cheap in August. He currently has 14 catches for 172 yards as he tries to shake off the injury bug that has dogged him all year.” The John Schneider Danny Kelly of Field Gulls: “Screen passes, in general, rely less on smash-mouth football and more on slight of hand, misdirection, timing and finesse. Oftentimes you need to have a little luck when it comes to the opposing defensive call. I've talked about the Seahawks' use of the screen pass a little bit here this season - Marshawn Lynch and Justin Forsett had some success with it back in week four against the Falcons that I thought was encouraging - but in general the screen has been anything but the Seahawks' bread and butter.’

Raiders running back Darren McFadden likely will miss at least a few more games while recovering from his foot injury, according to a source. McFadden still is very limited and unable to do much. The source said playing this week is not feasible for McFadden, and in all likelihood, next week's game is not probable for his return, either. McFadden went down Oct. 23 against Kansas City and has missed Oakland's past three games.

Carson Palmer's transition to the Raiders has been greatly eased by the strength of the team's running game. "It’s been my best friend so far," said Palmer. "Anytime you can run the ball and have teams that come in scared of the run game it helps out the passing game tremendously and gets in third and shorter situations. Anytime you’re in third-and-10 plus it makes it difficult and we’ve avoided a lot of those situations because we’ve run the ball well on first and second down and it’s been great." Palmer knew the Raiders had a running game before he arrived. "Yeah, I’ve known about Michael Bush for a long time. I’ve known about McFadden for a while but I didn’t know how well this offensive line and the fullback play, I didn’t know how good those guys were until I was here and witnessed it first hand I didn’t realize they were that dominant up front and that powerful upfront. It’s been a pleasant surprise."

The Raiders are tied for sixth in the NFL in sacks with 28, but have struggled against the run. The Bears are expecting Oakland to emphasize stopping Matt Forte and attacking Caleb Hanie. "Really, probably the blue print of how they're going to play us - I'm guessing - is what they did against that rookie quarterback in Minnesota, where they pressured a lot more than they had been pressuring," Bears offensive line coach Mike Tice said. "I look for them to do something like that, to us. And they've got a nice blitz package. We'll be ready for it. "We're 11, 12 weeks into the season. We've seen just about everything. There are only so many blitzes."

The Raiders aren't going to put running back Darren McFadden back on the field until he is 100% healthy. McFadden has missed the past three games since he sprained his foot Oct. 23 against the Chiefs. Oakland coach Hue Jackson told reporters Monday that he won't know more about McFadden's status for Sunday's game against the Bears until later in the week.

Raiders coach Hue Jackson ripped into the officials following his team's win over the Vikings on Sunday afternoon. "I am going to reach out to the league myself, personally," Jackson said. "I normally don't complain about the officiating. I don't make any bones that way because I said I wouldn't. But today I just truly felt like it was a little unfair. I really do." The Raiders were penalized 12 times for 117 yards. Four of those penalties were personal fouls for hits deemed illegal by referee Jerome Boger's crew. "I know everyone says we're the most-penalized team in football and that's a fact, and I'm not running from that," Jackson said. "But there's no way, some things that happened today on that football field, I question. I just do, and I have to, and I'm going to defend my team. It's time that I do that."

Raiders wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey left the team's 27-21 win over the Vikings on a stretcher after taking a hard hit to the head. Heyward-Bey was swarmed after catching a third-down pass over the middle early in the fourth quarter, and Vikings linebacker E.J. Henderson's knee knocked Heyward-Bey's helmet off as he approached to help with the tackle. He immediately curled up in discomfort and stayed motionless on the turf for several minutes while medical staff tended to him.

The Raiders have ruled out running back Darren McFadden for Sunday's game because of a sprained foot. Oakland will face Minnesota. McFadden, who at one point in the season led the NFL in rushing, hasn't played since suffering the foot injury on Oct. 23 against the Chiefs.

Raiders coach Hue Jackson says that running back Darren McFadden has made "huge progress." McFadden has been dealing with a sprained foot and has missed Oakland's last three games. He has all but been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Vikings, but it appears as though he could face the Bears on Nov. 27.