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Busted play-callers: Mounting pressure on coaches produces coordinator purge
September 04, 2009 by
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Offensive coordinators are falling like bowling pins.
Turk Schonert was fired Friday by the Bills, the third offensive coordinator to lose his job this week. Chan Gailey was dismissed by the Chiefs on Monday. Jeff Jagodzinski was let go Thursday by the Buccaneers.
Never before have...
New coordinators face big challenges
September 04, 2009 by
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Here's a look at three coaches who have replaced fired offensive coordinators this week:
Todd Haley, Chiefs
Positives: Haley was the Cardinals' offensive coordinator when they went to Super Bowl 43. He has a reputation as an innovative and bold play-caller.
Challenges: Taking...
Q&A: Ravens RB Ray Rice
September 04, 2009 by
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Last year, the Baltimore Ravens used a second-round pick to draft Ray Rice, Rutgers' all-time leading rusher. Although he had limited opportunities as a rookie, Rice flashed his explosiveness with a 154-yard game against the Bengals. Rice recently talked to Sporting News'...
Vick: 'I'm a couple weeks away'
September 03, 2009 by
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Reinstated by commissioner Roger Goodell for Week 3 of the NFL season earlier in the day, Michael Vick saw his first extended playing time at quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles in Thursday's exhibition loss to the New York Jets and had mixed results. He scored on a two-yard...
Five concerns that could bring down loaded Giants
September 03, 2009 by
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Clifton Brown
The Giants have made the playoffs the past four seasons. They won Super Bowl 42. They are Sporting News' pick to win Super Bowl 44. And former Giants quarterback Phil Simms can see why.
"The Giants will have to be unlucky not to have a great year,...
Redskins suing fans who can’t keep their season tickets
September 03, 2009 by
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Sporting News staff reports
The Washington Redskins have sued 125 season ticket holders who asked to be released from multiyear contracts in the past five years, the Washington Post reports.
The newspaper says it interviewed more than 20 of those season ticket holders, and...
2010 Draft Watch: Top 10 cornerbacks
September 02, 2009 by
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A quick look at the top cornerbacks for the 2010 draft heading into the college season:
1. Patrick Robinson, Florida State, 5-11/193
He is an elite athlete with the quickness, explosiveness and speed NFL coaches covet. He can run with the fastest receivers downfield and shows good...
NFL preseason is a scam that needs to end
September 02, 2009 by
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With the NFL considering the possibility of expanding the regular season, it's a given that, for each new "real" game, the league will be subtracting one of the "not real" ones.
So 31 years after the formula of 14 real games and six not real ones adjusted to...
Final bell: NFL position battles go to the wire
September 02, 2009 by
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Minicamps and OTAs are but a distant memory, dozens of training camp practices have been held, three exhibition games have been played -- and Browns coach Eric Mangini still can't make up his mind about his starting quarterback.
What's he doing? Auditioning for the role of...
FOX trio sounds off on Favre, NFC North, McNabb and more
September 02, 2009 by
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This season marks the 16th consecutive year that FOX has broadcast NFL games. To preview the upcoming season, the network enlisted three of its top analysts — Troy Aikman, Michael Strahan and Jimmy Johnson — to share their thoughts on the league's hottest topics during...
Ravens' three-headed beast chews up yards, opponents
August 30, 2009 by
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CHARLOTTE -- In what was supposed to be a dress rehearsal for the regular season, the Baltimore Ravens' offense came out in its Sunday best on Saturday night.
During the Ravens' short but successful stint in the National Football League, the defense typically...
Sanchez shows Giants his playmaking pedigree
August 30, 2009 by
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It took awhile Saturday night, but Mark Sanchez eventually gave the Giants and everyone else a glimpse of the playmaking ability that persuaded coach Rex Ryan to name him the regular-season starter.
He led the Jets to 20 points in their 27-25 exhibition...
Draft Watch: Florida's Spikes will thrive in any scheme
August 28, 2009 by
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Sporting News draft expert Russ Lande and his team of former NFL scouts take a quick look at the top linebackers for the 2010 draft heading into the college season:
1. Brandon Spikes, ILB, Florida, 6-3/249
Spikes has been a highly productive college player who is involved, on average...
For confident Vick, 'sky's the limit'
August 27, 2009 by
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Vick: "I told myself I had to calm down."
PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Eagles debut of Michael Vick gave us a peek, but hardly the entire package.
"I wanted to get him somewhere between five and 10 snaps," Eagles coach Andy Reid said following Thursday...
Something smells about NFL's stance on Delaware sports betting
August 26, 2009 by
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So there's a guy in Philadelphia with two gold chains and one eyebrow who really wants to bet on football.
Let's call him Tony.
Before Monday, Tony was feeling extra excited for the coming football season. Tony, you see, would like to bet on individual football games. But...
On subject of Favre, no shortage of opinions
August 26, 2009 by
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NEW YORK -- As Brett Favre's latest comeback continues, so does the debate. During a Tuesday media session featuring CBS analysts, many subjects were discussed. But Favre was discussed most heavily, and opinions varied as to whether the Vikings made a smart move coaxing Favre...
Gonzalez, Turner form formidable red zone duo
August 25, 2009 by
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No team in the NFL goes into the season with a more dangerous running back-tight end combination than the Falcons, considering Michael Turner and Tony Gonzalez combined to score 24 TDS in the red zone last season. "If we stay healthy all year, we'll be able to do some special...
NFL fantasy draft: This time it counts
August 24, 2009 by
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The third time is the charm. As far as our experts' drafts go, the third time also is when it really counts. Unlike the draft we did in late April for the fantasy football yearbook or the one we did for the website/draft kit in July, we'll play out the draft we held on Aug...
Turn out the lights: Cowboys no longer 'soap opera central'
August 24, 2009 by
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When Wade Phillips declared his intention to toughen up at the end of last year's Cowboy meltdown, he drew snickers and scoffs.
Then came training camp. And you'd have a tough time to finding any players laughing anymore.
The Cowboys returned to Dallas last Wednesday 21 days...
Five NFL teams whose fans should temper their expectations
August 24, 2009 by
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The time for high hopes in the NFL has arrived. With every team at 0-0, any team can be holding the Lombardi Trophy come February.
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Checking in on five NFL quarterback battles
August 23, 2009 by
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Nothing spices up the preseason like quarterback controversy.
Five NFL teams have not settled on a Week 1 starter, including the Jets, who visit the Ravens in a Monday night preseason game. Mark Sanchez will make his first career start, locked in a duel with Kellen Clemens to win the...
5 Questions for 49ers coach Mike Singletary
August 22, 2009 by
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Mike Singletary was one of the roughest, toughest, meanest, hardest-hitting linebackers the NFL has ever known. Now, if he can just get a little of that to rub off on the 49ers. After taking over the once-proud franchise on an interim basis...
Brady's wish comes true with Bengals' big hits
August 20, 2009 by
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Following the New England Patriots' exhibition opener last week, quarterback Tom Brady said he wished "someone would just come up and blast me."
When it actually happened, it probably didn't feel so good. And that wasn't hard to figure...
Guilty plea will serve Plaxico Burress well in the long run
August 20, 2009 by
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After years of making bad decisions, former Steelers and Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress finally made a good one.
He probably wouldn't describe it as a good decision today, given that he has accepted a plea deal that will put him away for two years. (He'll serve "...
Q&A with ... Panthers OLB Thomas Davis
August 20, 2009 by
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Thomas Davis spent his first couple of years in the NFL in a constant state of transition. He went from a standout safety at Georgia to a linebacker as an NFL rookie.
Then, before the '08 season, the Panthers moved him from the strong side to the weak side, where he racked up...
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