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Sports Central
January 10, 2012
Andrew Jones |
The Death of Defense From the NFL's inception through 2007, only one quarterback had ever thrown for 5000 yards: Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins, 1984. In 2008, Drew Brees reached the 5,000 mark, but didn't quite catch Marino's record.   |
Sports Central
September 8, 2004
Gary Geffen |
NFL to Defenses: Hands Off! When it comes to pass interference, the rules haven't really changed; they are just going to be enforced. Unfortunately, the league may be headed down the same boring predictable path that the NBA has taken. |
Sports Central
October 1, 2012
Adam Russell |
Is the Offensive Explosion an Omen? With all this offensive production on both sides of the field, could this be an omen of things to come in college football? |
Sports Central
March 27, 2009
Brad Oremland |
Exciting Passing Game and the AFL Refuting the charge that the "AFL did not offer exciting brand of football." |
Salon.com
September 8, 2000
Allen Barra |
Passing fancy The Bill Walsh-inspired offensive revolution has had an unexpected drawback: Every NFL team looks the same now. |
Sports Central
August 16, 2010
Vito Curcuru |
Three Reasons Why the Lions Will Make the Playoffs An offense that can move the ball, a defense that attacks and makes big plays, combined with solid coaching, decent special teams play, and a weak schedule could mean a 10-6 record and a wild card spot for the Lions. |
AskMen.com
Paul Bessire |
Top 10: NFL Quarterback Seasons In this article, WhatIfSports utilizes its statistical technology to rank the greatest seasons ever by NFL Quarterbacks. |
Sports Central
December 16, 2007
Brad Oremland |
The NFL's Best Offense Ever With apologies to the 1941 Bears and the San Diego Chargers in general, here are the 10 best offenses in league history. |
Sports Central
February 19, 2009
Sean Crowe |
Suggestions For the NFL Rules Committee Every offseason, the NFL Rules Committee gets together to discuss potential rule changes. Here are a few suggestions they might consider. |
Sports Central
August 15, 2005
Dave Golokhov |
2005 NFL Preview: Kansas City Chiefs After a busy offseason of addressing several deficiencies on the defensive side of the ball, the Chiefs are hoping not to be plagued by a horrible defense this coming season. |
Sports Illustrated
October 17, 2001
Paul Zimmerman |
Beautiful chaos of the blitz 'Gritz Blitz' tribute gives way to Eagles praise... |
Sports Central
September 25, 2007
Eric Poole |
A Schizophrenic NFL Season NFL defenses have caught up to the offenses. |
Sports Central
March 18, 2013
Adam Russell |
Thoughts on Proposed NFL Rule Changes The following is a brief rundown of the proposed changes being considered by the NFL Competition Committee and whether they seem to stem from common sense or simply from stupidity. |
Sports Central
January 23, 2006
Dave Golokhov |
I Hate Mondays: Old-Fashioned Football The Pittsburgh Steelers are not flashy, they are not finesse, and they are not an offensive or defensive juggernaut. They just know how to win. |
Sports Illustrated
May 9, 2001
Peter King |
Reupholstered The new Browns coaches plan to make Tim Couch the quarterback he used to be... |
Sports Central
August 8, 2005
Dave Golokhov |
2005 NFL Preview: Houston Texans Houston's trend of improving each year may well continue. Their main goal in the off-season was to upgrade both lines. Still, inexperience and lack of depth put them somewhere in the middle of the pack hoping for a winning record. |
Sports Central
September 10, 2005
Dave Golokhov |
2005 NFL Preview: Washington Redskins With a strong offensive line, the Redskins should be at least a win or two better than last season, but their playoff hopes rely on Patrick Ramsey's ability to limit his mistakes and take care of the football. |
Sports Central
September 2, 2006
Dave Golokhov |
2006 NFL Preview: Oakland Raiders The Raiders are waiting on the maturation of several defensive players and they have to quell persisting questions about their offense before they can become a contender. |
Sports Central
March 6, 2012
Brad Oremland |
Best Wide Receivers Not in the HOF: 1960s Today's wide receivers play 16-game schedules. They can't be bumped more than five yards downfield. Their quarterbacks are protected in ways John Unitas and Roger Staubach never dreamed of. |
Sports Central
April 1, 2010
Brad Oremland |
The NFL's Best Defenses Ever To narrow my search for the finest defenses in pro football history, I researched almost 100 great single-season defenses, then devised a formula to help me sort out the best of the bunch. |
Sports Illustrated
January 22, 2003
Paul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's Forecast If any team has an answer for the Raiders' top-ranked offense, it's the Buccaneers and their top-rated defense |
Sports Central
January 27, 2015
Brad Oremland |
NFL State of the Union The state of the NFL is strong, of course. It's the most popular sports league in North America, and it will remain so for the foreseeable future. But even a strong league has areas for improvement. |
Sports Central
March 29, 2005
Gary Geffen |
Proposed Changes Only Weaken NFL Two recently debated rule changes, designed to further marginalize what kind of contact a defensive player can have, take even more control of the game out of the on-the-field official's hands. |
Sports Central
February 19, 2013
Brad Oremland |
The Best Young Quarterbacks Young quarterbacks in the NFL have more impact now than at any other point in modern history. With so many promising young players on the field in 2012, who are the best young QBs in the NFL? |
Sports Central
August 11, 2006
Dave Golokhov |
2006 NFL Preview: Denver Broncos The Broncos are still the class of this division, but to get by in the playoffs, they'll have to find a way to generate pressure on opposing quarterbacks. |
Sports Central
August 4, 2011
Neil Bright |
Peyton's Little Brother It's easy to devalue Eli Manning. Not judged as a stand-alone, athlete but compared to his "face of the league" older brother, it is easy to be viewed as second best. |
Salon.com
January 24, 2001
Allen Barra |
The Ugly Bowl It's no clash of the titans, but this Sunday's showdown between two deeply flawed teams at least offers some suspense... |
Sports Central
October 6, 2009
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 4 Power Rankings What's current with National Football League teams and games. |
Sports Central
July 18, 2007
Ricky Dimon |
Bracing For the Calvin Johnson Blastoff It's not Johnson's fault that he was not the top pick. |
Sports Central
January 24, 2011
Brad Oremland |
Super Bowl XLV Preview They say defense wins championships, and the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers are the two best defensive teams in the NFL. |
Sports Central
January 11, 2016
Brad Oremland |
NFL 2015-16 Wild Card Weekend I'll have more to say on the Associated Press All-Pro Team below, but the lineup is ridiculous, especially on offense. Three running backs and two wide receivers? What is this, 1945? |
Sports Central
September 14, 2010
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 1 Power Rankings What a fantastic way to start the season, with multiple games going down to the wire, many of them bitter divisional rivalries. |
Sports Illustrated
November 21, 2001
Tim Layden |
Celebration time Thoughts on football players celebrating on the field: a little spontaneity can be a good thing |
Sports Illustrated
October 24, 2001
Paul Zimmerman |
Marching madness I can't stand the West Coast offense. I don't like the name, since it's wrong, but I've harangued enough about that one. What I really don't like is what it's done to football... |
Sports Central
July 6, 2005
Dave Golokhov |
2005 NFL Preview: Atlanta Falcons What we saw last season from the Falcons and what we can expect this season. |
Sports Central
October 28, 2014
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 8 Power Rankings Week 8 was awesome -- six games decided on lead changes in the final two minutes or overtime, and maybe the two best games of the year so far, in Arizona/Philadelphia and Dallas/Washington. |
Sports Central
October 24, 2011
Adam Russell |
"High Hit" Rule Needs Addressing I'm all about player safety in football. Since my boys play the game, the last thing I want to see is one of them getting carted off on a stretcher with a neck or head injury. |
AskMen.com
Brandon Lang |
Football: Weekly Picks Picks for this weeks NFL conference finals: New Orleans Saints vs. Chicago Bears... New England Patriots vs. Indianapolis Colts... |
Salon.com
December 13, 2000
Allen Barra |
Rearmed and dangerous Blockheads like Mike Ditka can talk all they want about defense and running. With Kurt Warner healthy, the Rams can smoke anybody... |
Sports Central
August 17, 2007
Dave Golokhov |
2007 NFL Preview: Kansas City Chiefs The strength of this team lies on defense, which is a scary proposition. |
Sports Illustrated
January 24, 2002
Ivan Maisel |
Looking for a chance Carolina QB Curry hopes to rediscover his golden touch... |
Sports Central
December 24, 2008
Kenneth Dean |
Super Mario: Case Closed In the 2006 NFL Draft, the Houston Texans "gambled" and went for a boom-or-bust pick in defensive end Mario Williams. And after much debate, it's now safe to say that they chose wisely. |
Sports Central
August 4, 2005
Dave Golokhov |
2005 NFL Preview: Green Bay Packers A review of last year reveals that the Packers were worse than their 10-6 record suggests and notably weak on defense. When you search for reasons that this season will be any better, there are not many. |
Sports Central
December 21, 2009
Davan Mani |
Defining the New With the Old Today's players learn either offense or defense, but never both with some exceptions. |
Sports Central
January 16, 2009
Kenneth Dean |
How to Fix the Dallas Cowboys Fret not, Cowboy fans, this very talented team can step out from the shadows and in to the limelight once again. |
Sports Central
July 7, 2006
Dave Golokhov |
2006 NFL Preview: Atlanta Falcons The 2006 Falcons may be a better team, but their record may not dictate that. |
Sports Central
September 16, 2008
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 2 Power Rankings Teams are rated after two weeks of play in the NFL. |
Sports Central
May 2, 2008
Brad Oremland |
The Best Passing and Running QBs The list of quarterbacks who were both great passers and great runners is not a long one, but it's an interesting subject. |
Sports Central
November 24, 2015
Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 11 Power Rankings Thursday night color rush uniforms: better this week than last week. The Titans looked almost normal. The Jaguars looked ridiculous. |
Sports Central
August 31, 2005
Dave Golokhov |
2005 NFL Previews: Pittsburgh Steelers A look at the Pittsburgh Steelers players, coaching staff and schedule for the upcoming NFL season. |
