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When Albert Haynesworth was just a few days to becoming a free agent after his dominating 2008 season with the Tennessee Titans, it wasn’t a matter of how much, but how long. Haynesworth signed just hours after the midnight deadline, and chose to go to Washington and be the staple of one of the already solid defenses in the league. A nose tackle with the ability to be an effective pass rusher ...

Oakland Raiders Seek Continuity and Elasticity

Posted: 17th June 2010 by Damali Binta Yael in NFL
Most things in life can be described as continuous or elastic, or as some type of function or its inverse. Let's just say that the Oakland Raiders are seeking to regain their continuity and elasticity. They are trying to construct an set of inverse functions to reverse the patterns of the past seven years. For example something is continuous if it does not have holes or breaks and has no loss of mass. This ...

Five Carolina Panthers Under the Radar in 2010

Posted: 17th June 2010 by David Larkin in NFL
Following on from my last article regarding the five Carolina Panthers who need to step up this coming season comes this article, dealing with some Panthers who most would consider to be merely afterthoughts on the team. They are merely backup players with only a small shot of contributing, right? As the inimitable Lee Corso would say, “Not so fast, my friend.” The National Football League, perhaps more than any other sports league, ...
Training camp is just a few short weeks away and Bears fans are getting excited about the prospects for the 2011 season.  The team has done some things to improve in the offseason. They brought in free agents like Julius Peppers and Chester Taylor, and their draft was aimed at helping to improve the struggling defense.  The question now is whether the Bears can put this all together and win next season.  ...
If there was a piece of hardware awarded to the NFL's Biggest Scumbag, defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth would have to be the favorite to lift it after the votes were counted. According to The Washington Post , Albert Haynesworth's agent, Chad Speck, has told NFL insider Jason La Canfora that Fat Albert will not attend the team's mandatory minicamp. To make matters worse, Speck told The Washington Post that Haynesworth "has made ...
It was announced tonight, through his agent, that Albert Haynesworth doesn't intend on showing up to the mini-camp held by his team tomorrow. He also continues to maintain that he doesn't have any interest in playing for the Washington Redskins given their move to the 3-4 defense. This scheme puts him as the lone defensive tackle instead of being part of a duo in the 4-3 defense. The Redskins ...

Two-Deep: Atlanta’s Defensive Ends

Posted: 15th June 2010 by John Reid in NFL
They say that championships are won on the lines. If that is to be the case for the Atlanta Falcons, then they must get better production from their defensive line in 2010. As we continue our summer series on the Atlanta Falcons, we will analyze the defensive ends and their prospects for success in 2010:Begin Slideshow

Why Your Team Won’t Win the Super Bowl: Kansas City Chiefs Edition

Posted: 15th June 2010 by Nick Signorelli in NFL
No, I am not picking on just the Kansas City Chiefs! This is a series that I am doing for all 32 of the NFL teams, Why Your Team Won't Win The Super Bowl . (Click the link to see the other teams.) For a fan base that is as loyal as the Chiefs fans, they deserve to have their team win some games. Fear not, Chiefs fans, your days are coming. ...

Predicting the NFL’s 35 Most Productive Players in 2010

Posted: 15th June 2010 by Evan Adrian in NFL
The word "productive" is a little tricky. This is not an article that is strictly fantasy-centric. If it were, you wouldn’t see a quarterback in the top three. No, this is a list of expected productivity. By this, I mean living up to, or exceeding, preseason expectations. We all expect a lot out of Adrian Peterson and Chris Johnson (perhaps too much), but they always seem to live up to the ...

Baltimore Ravens: Five Players Required to Step Up in 2010

Posted: 15th June 2010 by Brendan Majev in NFL
One constant that the Ravens have been blessed with is the presence of GM Ozzie Newsome, affectionately called the "Wizard of Oz" by Ravens fans far and wide for his shrewd personnel moves and ability to consistently put together teams with superior talent, ultimately resulting in several playoff appearances and a Super Bowl Championship. This year, many people, me included, are expecting a big-time run toward the second Lombardi in ...