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Sports Central
August 14, 2006
Dave Golokhov |
2006 NFL Preview: Detroit Lions Expectations are lofty with Martz guiding the offense, but there is a lot of terminology to swallow, and this year will be about learning and growing pains.   |
Sports Central
August 9, 2007
Dave Golokhov |
2007 NFL Preview: Detroit Lions There are a few things that have to happen for the Lions to make it to 10 wins. |
Sports Central
September 19, 2005
Dave Golokhov |
I Hate Mondays: Arrivederci Mariucci The Detroit Lions might be making a run for the playoffs, but after a 36-8 bludgeoning at the hands of the Chicago Bears, it's obvious that they are running in the wrong direction. |
Sports Central
April 24, 2005
Brad Oremland |
NFL Draft Winners and Losers For true-blue football fans, the NFL draft -- even just the first day -- is a big deal. And true to most drafts, there were winners and losers, wheelings and dealings -- and surprises. |
Sports Central
May 2, 2004
Mike Guenther |
Draft Day Fantasy Effects It's never too early to start analyzing the 2004 fantasy football season. |
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. |
Sports Central
August 18, 2005
Dave Golokhov |
2005 NFL Preview: Minnesota Vikings In the NFC North, the Vikings are only the best team on paper. They will struggle drastically in the last seven weeks. |
Sports Central
July 20, 2006
Dave Golokhov |
2006 NFL Preview: Carolina Panthers Now that the Panthers have added more pieces to the puzzle, they are heralded as one of the NFC's top teams. |
Sports Central
August 14, 2007
Dave Golokhov |
2007 NFL Preview: Green Bay Packers If they post a winning record at home, they can close out Favre's career on a winning note. |
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
July 15, 2005
Dave Golokhov |
2005 NFL Preview: Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a sleeper team this year, and may be ready to come out of hibernation. They are more advanced than last season's 21st in total defense ranking indicates, and they should be able to score more than their league-worst 14.4 points per game. |
Sports Central
September 7, 2005
Dave Golokhov |
2005 NFL Preview: San Francisco 49ers While the 49ers may not be very successful in the win column in 2005, the point of the upcoming season is that this picture is still in production. It is not a finished product. |
Sports Central
October 25, 2004
Doug Graham |
Jaguars and Lions Look to Shake Things Up There are two young teams making a splash in the early weeks of this NFL season that were not expected to do so. The story for both teams hinges around their quarterbacks |
Sports Central
September 9, 2005
Dave Golokhov |
2005 NFL Preview: Tampa Bay Buccaneers While the Bucs have potential at the skill positions on offense, the offensive line is still a weakness. The top-notch defense appears to have improved. |
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
November 25, 2008
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 12 Power Rankings The New York Giants claim first place in this week's NFL ratings. |
Sports Central
March 18, 2009
Brian Cox |
Who's Number One? Assume that the Lions do keep the number one pick. They have a number of options and anyone that they explore would fill a huge need. |
Sports Central
August 28, 2006
Dave Golokhov |
2006 NFL Preview: Minnesota Vikings For the first time in nearly 10 years, the Vikings will not be looking to the offense to carry the team on their shoulders. |
Sports Central
November 29, 2005
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 12 Power Rankings Indianapolis Colts overcome season-high in penalties to dominate Steelers... Denver Broncos have outscored their opponents 273-156... Pittsburgh Steelers haven't looked really impressive since Week 6... Jacksonville Jaguars can still make the playoffs... etc. |
Sports Central
July 31, 2006
Dave Golokhov |
2006 NFL Preview: Chicago Bears Although they don't appear to be significantly better than last season, the Bears shouldn't have much trouble getting to the playoffs. |
Sports Central
September 6, 2011
Brad Oremland |
NFL Preseason Power Rankings The lockout is over, the schedule didn't expand to 18 games, and the real games are about to start. |
Sports Central
April 18, 2004
Vikram Mohan |
2004 NFL Draft Preview How important can the draft really be if a team that has basically ignored it for the last two years wins the Super Bowl? More importantly, how important is talent in the league these days if a team without much talent at all is on the verge of creating a dynasty? |
Sports Central
May 3, 2005
Piet Van Leer |
NFL Draft Losers, Mel Kiper-Style There could perhaps be no career as speculative as that of Mel Kiper Jr.'s. For years, he has been scrutinizing players and grading teams based on their drafts, always hours following the final pick. |
Sports Central
November 12, 2007
Brad Oremland |
NFL 2007 Midseason Report Card The Patriots look unstoppable... The Colts' worry has to be injuries... Dallas Cowboys just below the Colts... Dolphins won't go 0-16... |
Sports Central
September 7, 2006
Dave Golokhov |
2006 NFL Preview: San Francisco 49ers While everyone is writing off the 49ers before even one regular season snap has been played, there is reason for lots of optimism -- such as the mass return of injured players. |
Sports Central
April 28, 2015
Brad Oremland |
A Decade Later: Grading the 2005 Draft Before I try to evaluate the new draft, I'm tackling a project I can handle with more confidence: grading the 2005 NFL Draft. |
Sports Central
April 24, 2006
Dave Golokhov |
I Hate Mondays: NFL Mock Draft (Pt. 2) How the second five teams in the top-10 NFL slots should play their 2006 draft cards: San Francisco 49ers... Oakland Raiders... Buffalo Bills... Detroit Lions... Arizona Cardinals... |
Sports Central
December 31, 2008
Brad Oremland |
Sports Central's 2008 NFL All-Pro Team This is the seventh time I have selected an all-pro team for Sports Central, and this column exists to explain the reasons I chose certain players. |
Sports Central
September 2, 2005
Jeffrey Boswell |
Sports Q&A: Leinart! Dancing! A+! Matt Leinart, USC's Heisman winning quarterback, only needs one class left to graduate, and he's taking ballroom dancing. He's earned the right to take it easy... Joey Harrington will likely be the first starting quarterback to be benched; Kurt Warner may follow... |
Sports Central
September 6, 2005
Brad Oremland |
NFL Preseason Power Rankings These power rankings are based on how the teams are ranked right now, not necessarily how they're going to finish. |
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
May 25, 2011
Robert Cobb |
Can the Detroit Lions Restore Their Roar? Don't look now, but there is a new threat to Aaron Rodgers and his defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers. |
Sports Central
September 4, 2012
Brad Oremland |
NFL Preseason Power Rankings Preseason predictions are intimidating. Since the NFL's expansion and realignment in 2002, a little less than half the playoff field from the previous year reaches the postseason again. |
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 Central
December 26, 2006
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings Team rankings in the NFL. |
Sports Central
December 5, 2006
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 13 Power Rankings LaDainian Tomlinson chasing the single-season touch down record... Top four in passer ratings... San Diego Chargers move to number one in the power rankings... etc. |
Sports Central
November 11, 2008
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 10 Power Rankings The Tennessee Titans again top the list in this week's NFL team ratings. |
Sports Central
September 7, 2004
Brad Oremland |
NFL Preseason Power Rankings The first Sports Central power rankings of the 2004 NFL season are topped by a team that will benefit heavily from stringent enforcement of the league's illegal contact rule. |
Sports Central
September 13, 2005
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 1 Power Rankings Pittsburgh picks up where it left off last season... The Colts show reason for serious concern... Can New England count on turnovers to win every game?... Atlanta's defense impressive... Eagles have their usual slow start... KC's defense has clearly improved... etc. |
Sports Illustrated
April 4, 2002
Peter King |
Lion or lamb I'm not sure this is a situation Matt Millen relishes, being the linchpin of the NFL draft. But it's a position the Lions' second-year president is in, now that Houston has spoiled the worst-kept secret in football by committing to Fresno State quarterback David Carr as the top pick... |
Sports Central
October 28, 2008
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 8 Power Rankings The Tennessee Titans rank number one in this weeks top-rated NFL teams. All 32 teams are ranked. |
Sports Central
August 2, 2005
Matt Thomas |
Fantasy Football Forecast: WR Ratings Having a solid group of receivers, especially in fantasy football formats that require playing at least two each week, can make the difference between having an average team and a great one. Here are projections on the top 50 NFL wide receivers. |
Sports Central
September 7, 2010
Brad Oremland |
NFL 2010 Preseason Power Rankings The NFL rankings here are for right now, beginning-of-season strength, and not necessarily a forecast of each team's success over the course of the whole year. Brackets show predicted regular-season record. |
Sports Central
October 21, 2008
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 7 Power Rankings Could Tennessee send two running backs to the Pro Bowl?... Tampa Bay's [5] backfield injuries starting to mount... Next week's New York Giants at Pittsburgh game will be decided by the defensive coordinators... etc. |
Sports Central
September 10, 2008
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 1 Power Rankings NFL teams are ranked on their strength after the first week of the regular season. |
Sports Central
December 2, 2008
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 13 Power Rankings The NY Giants remain on top in the NFL while the Washington Redskins look worse every week. |
Sports Central
April 25, 2005
Dave Golokhov |
I Hate Mondays: Know Your ABCs Comments on the 2005 NFL Draft including criticism of the Detroit Lions. |
Sports Central
September 8, 2009
Brad Oremland |
NFL Preseason Power Rankings These NFL rankings are for right now, beginning-of-season strength, and not necessarily a prediction of each team's success over the course of the year. |
Sports Central
January 4, 2007
Brad Oremland |
SC's 2006 NFL All-Pro Team Player choices for an all-pro NFL team. |
Sports Central
October 17, 2006
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 6 Power Rankings Bears' comeback keeps them solidly on top... Colts hold on to second rank with passing offense... Chargers continue clawing to the top... No-offense Broncos bully their way upwards... Saints climb over Eagles into sixth spot... etc. |
