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Some teams have locked up playoff berth,some are still in the hunt, and yet some are reserving their offseason vacations. But all 32 teams are looking forward to April 22, where their franchises next stars will be selected in the NFL Draft. This year is heavy on lineman, particularly pass rushers, but after going through each team's needs, I decided to put most of them off to the second round ...

So, the last of the unbeatens fell. Unlike last week, this time the head coach seemed to almost rather have it that way. Jim Caldwell pulled his star players (at least on offense) out of the game halfway through the third quarter with a 15-10 lead over the Jets. And thus, Peyton Manning, Dallas Clark, and Reggie Wayne watched as rookie Curtis Painter's fumble returned-touchdown gave the Jets an 18-15 lead, ...

After a last-play loss to the already elminated Pittsburgh Steelers, the Packers are sitting at 9-5 and holding down the 5th seed in the NFC, the same place they were on Sunday morning. While the loss was heartbreaking for Packer fans everywhere and probably did quite a bit of harm toátheir blood-pressure levels, let's sit back and look atáwhat the loss does for Green Bay's playoff chances. Entering the week, the Packers ...

After the 2005-2006 season, Aaron Kampman was coming off a career-best 6.5 sacks, giving him 13.5 for his four-year career. His sack totals had climbed steadily from 0.5 his rookie year as a fifth-round pick out of Iowa, to 2.0 the next year, and to 4.5 to 6.5 after 2005. He was a just serviceable DE going into his fifth season, and the Packers gave him a four-year $21 million extension. ...

For only the third time in NFL history, perhaps the most storied rivalry in the NFL will be on display in Week 1. Both the Bears and the Packers made a major change in philosophy during the off-season, and our first look at these changes will come in a game that comes with enough standard hype. The Bears made one of the biggest trades in franchise history in acquiring what fans hope ...