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This season, the Chargers will set sail into a new year like a fully loaded battleship. And their quest to become World Champions is now as strong as it's ever been. The Chargers have a reputation of being a team whose talent can go into battle with anybody, but somehow run out of steam during critical battles. It's one man's job to fix and change that reputation, and the only way ...

With the recent selection of CJ Spiller in the 2010 NFL Draft, many rumors began swirling about a potential trade involving Buffalo's former 1st round pick, Marshawn Lynch.  The 3-year pro has seen his fair share of trouble during his career, but Lynch is unquestionably an asset to the Bills' offense. "Beast Mode," a nickname given to Lynch describing his physical running style, has amassed almost 3,000 yards and 17 ...

Jason Campbell is the guy Oakland is depending on to move "from the red to the black" in victories and franchise value. When an accountant says you are "in the red," it means you have less money than you have debt. That type of labeling could easily be applied to the win-loss record for the Oakland Raiders. If you look at the 2009 5-11 record and subtract the two numbers, you ...

The storied history of NFL Linebackers includes gridiron gladiators such as Lawrence Taylor, Dick Butkus, Ray Lewis and Mike Singletary. With middle linebackers often described as the "Quarterback of the defense" and the increased usage of the 3-4 style, a strong linebacking corps is vital to the success of the defensive unit as a whole. Let's take a look at the best in the business.Begin Slideshow

After taking a look at the list of honorable mention players and reviewing the criteria for this list, let's begin the primary list of 25. Going backwards, we will begin with the 25th greatest player.   No. 25 : Bart Oates—C Oates was the anchor of the wall of Giants that protected the QB and RB's from 1985 until 1993. He began his career in the USFL , ...

At the young age of 10 I was already a football freak.  Even though I knew little about the game and didn't play for fear of being hit really hard, I watched a lot of football on television, astounded by the running and the leaping and the hitting.  When the games were over, I got the newspaper early the next morning and digested the sports page front to back.  ...

Is this what our secondary will look like after we hit some rocks named Brady or Favre? We may be in uncharted territory, but our captain has the experience even if the crew doesn't. If the Lions are in a ship going through treacherous waters, it would be nice to know the captain has been there before. So maybe a little background on Jim Schwartz's coaching history and how ...

I want to start this off by saying that I am not necessarily a Bruce Arians fan, nor am I a detractor, but I would just like to point out a few things: Ben Roethisberger had an outstanding season last year. He was a top five quarterback and one of nine guys to throw for over 4,000 yards. Does our boy Bruce get any credit for this? In 2008, we had ...

On May 24, 2010, the United States Supreme Court ruled in American Needle, Inc. v. NFL, et al. that the NFL, a collection of 32 separate businesses, is not immune from the coverage of the anti-trust law.   One day later, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Jim Thomas published an article reporting that Stan Kroenke is gaining ground in his bid to buy the Rams, quoting Saints owner Tom Benson as ...

This is not really a big surprise, but by having arthroscopic surgery on his bum left ankle, Minnesota Vikings' quarterback Brett Favre is as good as coming back for a 20th NFL season. Dr. James Andrews operated on Favre at the Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze, FL. The surgery cleaned up scar tissue and other elements of the joint to allow for a better range of motion—to play football. Although the ...