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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 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 September 26, 2005 Dave Golokhov |
I Hate Mondays: The Clash The Packers are 0-3 and their prospects seem to be fading as quickly as their injury list is growing. Something tells me this is not what Brett Favre envisioned returning to when he contemplated retirement in the offseason. |
Sports Central September 3, 2013 Brad Oremland |
2013 NFL Preseason Power Rankings The numbered rankings below 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. |
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 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 9, 2006 Dave Golokhov |
2006 NFL Preview: St. Louis Rams The Rams have a new coach, a new direction, and a lot of talent left over to work with, but will they finally stop underachieving now that Mike Martz is gone? |
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 August 22, 2005 Dave Golokhov |
2005 NFL Preview: New Orleans Saints The 2005 Saints look painfully similar to last year's version with a few minor amendments. They are not competing for any championships this year and would be lucky to win the division. |
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 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 August 29, 2006 Dave Golokhov |
2006 NFL Preview: New England Patriots It is difficult to bet against a team that has had so much success over the past five seasons, but there are a lot of red flags about this team. |
Sports Central September 2, 2014 Brad Oremland |
2014 NFL Preseason Power Rankings This season, I'm picking nine playoff teams to repeat, which is high, but in line with what we've seen the last few years. |
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 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 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 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 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 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 July 25, 2005 Dave Golokhov |
2005 NFL Preview: Dallas Cowboys A look at last season tells us how much of a makeover is required. The off-season acquisitions make it clear that Parcells has been hard at work. |
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 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 August 3, 2010 Andrew Jones |
NFL 2010 Preview: NFC & AFC North These two conferences are remarkably similar. Each have three competitive teams and one deadbeat team. |
Sports Central October 20, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 6 Power Rankings Last year, no team started 5-0. This year, five teams are still undefeated. |
Sports Central January 4, 2012 Brad Oremland |
Sports Central's 2011 NFL All-Pro Team It's time to honor this NFL season's most outstanding players. |
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 December 31, 2013 Brad Oremland |
Sports Central's 2013 NFL All-Pro Team After a phenomenal, dramatic Week 17, it's time to honor this season's most outstanding players. I explain the reasons I chose certain players, or didn't take others, and to give recognition to those who just missed the cut. |
Sports Central January 4, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings Super Bowl XLV: New England Patriots over Atlanta Falcons. For the second season in a row, we get the matchup everyone wants to see. |
Sports Central December 31, 2007 Brad Oremland |
Sports Central's 2007 NFL All-Pro Team A look at the selections for an all-pro NFL team as compared to last year. |
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 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 December 30, 2014 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings Normally, I name the best announcers of the season in my final power rankings, but I really wasn't crazy about anyone this year. |
Sports Central September 6, 2010 Paul Foeller |
2010 NFC Divisional Analysis A breakdown of teams to watch in each NFC division. |
Sports Central September 5, 2006 Brad Oremland |
NFL Preseason Power Rankings How each team will look in Week 1 of the new season. |
Sports Central November 22, 2005 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 11 Power Rankings Colts, Broncos and Seahawks hold their respective top positions... Panther offense is now all Steve Smith... Atlanta defense needs to pick it up... Detroit plays the spoiler... Houston wins dubious honor... etc. |
Sports Central September 11, 2009 Eric Engberg |
Why Your Team Will Not Win the Super Bowl This is the time of year where everyone thinks this could be the year their team wins it all. Here's why everyone is wrong. |
Sports Central November 16, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 10 Power Rankings The Eagles move into the number one spot this week as the Giants slip to number five. |
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 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 January 9, 2010 Brad Oremland |
Sports Central's 2009 NFL All-Pro Team With the 2009 regular season over, it's time to honor this season's most outstanding players. |
Sports Central November 26, 2007 Brad Oremland |
Sports Central Pro Bowl Selections Pro Bowl voting has been open for over a month, but now every team has played more than half of its schedule, so it's finally reasonable to vote for each conference's representatives. |
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 July 5, 2006 Dave Golokhov |
2006 NFL Preview: Arizona Cardinals If there is one lesson the Cards took forward into their 2006 offseason, it is that you can't build a house on a shaky foundation. |
Sports Central September 8, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Preseason Power Rankings This season, I'm picking seven of the 12 playoff teams to repeat, which is lower than most predictions you'll read, but in line with what we've seen the last few years. |
Sports Central February 13, 2007 Brad Oremland |
Brett Favre vs. Peyton Manning A list of the greatest quarterbacks the league has seen over the decades creates some debate when looking at the current decade. |
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 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 November 26, 2013 Brad Oremland |
Sports Central 2013 Pro Bowl Selections It's not much of a spoiler that Andy Reid is my choice so far as Coach of the Year. But Bruce Arians (ARI) deserves serious consideration, as well, and I'm impressed with Ron Rivera's transformation into Riverboat Ron. |
Sports Central January 2, 2015 Brad Oremland |
Sports Central's 2014 NFL All-Pro Team With the 2014 regular season over, it's time to honor this season's most outstanding players. |
Sports Central January 6, 2016 Brad Oremland |
Sports Central's 2015 NFL All-Pro Team With the 2015 regular season over, it's time to honor this season's most outstanding players. |