Found December 21, 2012 on Players View: Yardbarker Blogger Network

Bernard Pollard has never lacked potency in either his words or his actions.

The aggressive safety is stepping up to provide answers as to why his team has fallen from being a Super Bowl pick to a group that many think won’t get past the first round of the playoff tourney.

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