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The Carolina Panthers and the Atlanta Falcons had decent seasons, with both clubs hitting either the .500 mark or surpassing it. Unfortunately for them, they're in the same division as the New Orleans Saints, who marched all over the NFL on their way to their first Super Bowl title in team history. Then you have the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who were the division's only weak link in 2009. Below are breakdowns of the ...

 Mike Tomlin's coaching staff is entering it's fourth year. All but five of the coaches on his staff are people Tomlin hired to help carry out his job as head coach.The other four coaches Tomlin kept from Cowher's previous coaching staff. Three of the coaches Tomlin kept are defensive coaches. Possibly one of Tomlin's best decision's ever was keeping Dick Lebeau the defensive coordinator, Keith Butler linebackers coach and Ray Horton defensive back coach on the Steelers' ...

If you're willing to believe everything other sports writers tell you, let me clarify what is actually going on with the Denver Broncos quarterbacks today. Obviously, everyone knows Tim Tebow was drafted as a first round pick last month, and is the favorite to eventually take up the crown in Denver. According to all sources, he is really working hard and showing a lot of determination by doing things like finishing first ...

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It's not quite training camp yet, but it's never too early to talk some football. Continuing today, I'll rank the 32 quarterbacks in the NFL based on where they stand in their respective divisions. It's time for the AFC West, which is a bunched up division when it comes to QBs. After the Chargers with Phil Rivers, the other three teams have a bunch of guys on their rosters. It seems as ...

The AFC west has been a joke in past years. It's only been about the San Diego Chargers. The Raiders have had seven straight 11-or-more-loss seasons, the Chiefs are just as bad, and the Broncos just can't finish what they start. This article is my prediction (some people may say bold) for the AFC West and their teams.   First - San Diego Chargers Last season the Chargers finished 13-3, but then ...

Bust. The word gets thrown around a lot come draft time. Memories of Ryan Leaf and Tony Mandarich come back and haunt the dreams of NFL General Managers. Every team hopes to avoid drafting a “bust”—but if we have learned anything from the NFL Draft, it’s that busts are both unavoidable and plentiful. After the draft, teams often rejoice in the glory that is a newly selected draft class, but those ...

NFL coaches want plenty of options for their teams, and Bears Head Coach Lovie Smith now has that for his defensive backfield. Yesterday, safety Danieal Manning signed a one-year tender offer he received from the Bears, an offer that will pay him $1.176 million next season. It is a good move for the Bears, who only a few weeks ago had a depleted secondary, but now boast a fairly deep and talented group. In ...

When is the last time the Detroit Lions had an “easy” schedule? Every year, it seems, we decry the NFL for putting an impassible wall of a schedule before us. This year, that wall takes the form of the AFC East. But then, how much of that is mere perception? Because we are (mostly) intelligent Lions fans, we know where we fall within the “good team/bad team” hierarchy, we understand: When you’re ...

By now, the whole world (slight exaggeration) knows that Miami Dolphins wide receiver Brandon Marshall had a routine surgical procedure on his right hip—which will keep him out of organized team activities until Training Camp. Despite the Miami Dolphins' general policy of keeping such information private, local and national media dug and speculated until they had a story. And one that far exceeded the boundaries of the initial news. What spawned ...