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The Albert Haynesworth/Washington Redskins contract dispute continues to dominate the NFL offseason headlines.  Many are throwing all the blame on Haynesworth himself. But, in my opinion, the Redskins' front office brought this upon themselves. Daniel Snyder, in particular, threw far too much money on the table to begin with. Plus, the 'Skins were well aware of his past troubles before throwing the $100 million contract at Big Al. Obviously his size—6'6", 350 ...

Far too many fans seem to take a solid special teams core for granted. Yes, most of the scoring happens on offense. And, yes, the defense is actually the ones whose job it is to stop the opposing offense. But a great special teams unit is deadly. Just think at how much better off the Baltimore Ravens were during the decade-plus that Matt Stover spent on the team. It was a rarity ...

In July and August when NFL teams begin their training camps, most coaches are concerned about one thing—their starting quarterback. The quarterback is, without a doubt, the most important position on the field, not just on the offensive side of the ball. Some head coaches are fortunate enough to have a highly talented signal caller who can step in right away and make an impact. But others will have to search for their ...

This is usually the time of the season when we find out which teams are for real and who are the weak links in the division.á This year may be the exception, though.Teams we expected to be toward the top of their divisions (i.e. Tennessee, Baltimore/Pittsburgh, Dallas etc.) currently find themselves inching towards the panic button.áWell, actually just Tennessee, at this point.á Even more surprising than Tennessee's 0-5 start is the ...