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The end of the season is nearing and, like a good NFL fan, I'm already preparing for the draft. In a defense dominated by defense, this year's class of running backs is under the radar. With its fair share of freakish athletes and bruising workhorses, this class has enormous potential, despite it being considered one of the weaker groups of backs in recent years. Here's a look into this year's ...

College Bowl season is upon us, which means January and the NFL Playoffs are closing in, bringing us ever closer to the dramatic days that lead up to the 2010 NFL Draft. Now that we know that Jake Locker will be returning to Washington for his senior season, predicting which passers go where just became a little less difficult. Emphasis on a little. HereÆs a good, hard look at the top 15 ...

In the first game against Tampa Bay, our own Dante Wesley was penalized and ejected for an early hit on a punt return.áNow, whether or not his reasons were justified or caused by another player's rookie mistake, the type of hits that are made by gunners today concerns me. In SundayÆs game between the Steelers and the Oakland Raiders, safety Ryan Mundy was called for a late hit which gave the ...

In SundayÆs game between the Steelers and the Oakland Raiders, safety Ryan Mundy was called for a late hit, which gave the Raiders a first down, eventually leading to the game-winning touchdown. What I find more interesting, though, is theátype of hit Mundy made. The NFL already has a rule that discourages players using their helmets to initiate contact on another player in a defenseless position, but helmet-to-helmet hits are still allowed. ...

Jake Delhomme is out as QB this week with a hand injury, but this latest ailment is merely a formality for what was inevitably to come.áEven without the injury, it's unclear whether or not his shoddy performance in New York was going to allow him to retain the starting position. Coming in to replace Delhomme as the signal-caller is Matt Moore.áThe 25-year-old third year QB is getting another chance at ...

John Kasay and Kris Brown, the last original members of their respective franchises, are having their worst years to date. A kicker can be the life or death of a team, sending their projectiles towards the yellow bars for last-minute victories or heart-wrenching defeats. These gentleman have felt their share of ups and downs, some more important than others. The Texans' Kris Brown has felt his woes of late, missing a game-winner ...

At the end of the 2001 season, the NFL, in an effort toáeradicateáits overpopulated divisions, opted to dissolve the NFC and AFC central divisionsáand createáeight divisions of four teams that would be classified as the North, South, East, and West divisions for both conferences.á Since that realignment in 2002, the NFC West has a collective record of 192-256 (.429), the worst in the NFL. Seattle is the only team with a ...

Seven out of the last ten super bowl winners employ the 3-4 defense. That's right, seven, and if that wasn't enough, six out of the eight teams leading their respective divisions this year also use the 3-4. Only two of the top 10 defenses in the NFL right now utilize the 4-3, and of the 14 teams that have over 20 sacks thus far this year, only four do not use ...