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Football Hall of Fame: Fred Dean Heads Hopefuls
San Francisco 49er fans haven't had a lot to celebrate on the field in recent years, so they have had to content themselves with reliving the franchise's glory years...
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Bucs News: Glazers Extend Jon Gruden, Bruce Allen Contracts
Apparently Malcolm Glazer's sons think Jon Gruden and Bruce Allen have the Tampa Bay Buccaneers headed in the right direction...
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Miami Dolphins: Mediocre Reserves Prove Value of Ronnie Brown
The cliché is that the line makes the running back, and one would think that to be particularly true when it comes to a team like the Miami Dolphins that possesses a young, emerging stable of blockers...
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Titans Offense: Receivers the Problem, Not Norm Chow
Former Tennessee offensive coordinator Norm Chow, whom the Titans fired last week, was destined to fail in Nashville. The offensive genius came from USC, the marquee school that became a national dynasty in the pass-happy Pac-10...
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Super Bowl History: The Raiders' Greatest Triumph
In this nostalgic time of long pre-Super Bowl hype buildup, it's good to consider the past a bit, to appreciate what went before...
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The Great 18: Unit Evaluation of the Pittsburgh Steelers
Neal Coolong will go over all 18 positional units on the Steelers and rank them in terms of priority this offseason. Each player on Pittsburgh's roster in 2007 will be evaluated leading up to ...
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Browns News: Shouldn't Romeo Crennel Have to Earn His Extension?
Just what are the Cleveland Browns thinking? Sometime this week, they are expected to give coach Romeo Crennel a contract extension, adding as many as four years to the two remaining on the deal he signed in 2005...
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Dolphins QB Watch: John Beck in the Saddle Again
Legend has it around Miami Gardens that a savior will come again. He will be a strapping young Italian lad and will come from Bethlehem ... or about 300 miles west, to be precise...
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Super Bowl XLII: Giants To Rely on Chemistry, Not Experience
Commander William Riker: "You're outmanned, you're outgunned, you're out-equipped. What else have you got?" Lieutenant Worf: "Guile...
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Cowboys Woes: Doubting Wade Phillips in Dallas
Is Wade Phillips anything more than a less experienced, more portly Marty Schottenheimer? The latter's defensive coordinator in San Diego, Phillips is a head coach who, like his former superior, ...
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Seahawks News: Why Jim Mora Stayed in Seattle
Some speculate that Jim Mora's decision to turn down a chance to coach the Washington Redskins was made because he knows he is about to be handed the coaching reins of the Seattle Seahawks as Mike Holmgren retires...
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Raiders News: Under Kiffin, Robert Gallery Finally Stepped Up
There's plenty of statistical evidence pointing to the fact that the Oakland Raiders, as a team, improved under head coach Lane Kiffin in 2007...
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Bills News: Buffalo Needs to Lock Up Lee Evans
After he caught 82 passes for nearly 1,300 yards and eight touchdowns in 2006, it seemed Buffalo Bills wide receiver Lee Evans was on the cusp of NFL stardom...
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Super Bowl XLII: Tom Brady's in a Boot...But Will Play
New England quarterback Tom Brady was photographed with a walking boot on his right foot in New York City on Monday. Brady played it off on his weekly radio show on WEEI, saying, "Ah, you know, there's always bumps and bruises...
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AFC Championship: Philip Rivers Played with Torn ACL
San Diego quarterback Philip Rivers said he had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee last week so he could play in the AFC title game, and he'll need surgery on the torn ACL in the same knee...
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Colts News: Tony Dungy Will Return for Seventh Year in Indy
Tony Dungy will return for his seventh season as coach of the Indianapolis Colts, ending a week of speculation and personal reflection. "It was a family decision," Dungy told reporters...
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Colts News: As Always, Tony Dungy Will Choose Path on His Terms
Football fans who've never played or coached are always baffled when those in the game walk away with their abilities still intact...
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Aaron Smith: More Important to Steelers Than Many Knew
On Dec. 11, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin announced that defensive end Aaron Smith might be out for the season because of a torn bicep muscle. Unfortunately for the Steelers, Tomlin's initial suspicions were confirmed correct later...
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AFC Championship Game: Patriots Game Balls
Whether you love 'em or hate 'em, today you have to congratulate 'em: Welcome to history, 18-0 New England Patriots; one can only imagine the inspirational, motivational, high-energy words spoken ...
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Dolphins Woes: Mimai Must Erase Stepping-Stone Reputation
The Miami Dolphins were fairly well-represented in both Sunday conference championship games, with all four participants fielding a starter or regular contributor who used to play for the Dolphins...
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49ers News: Mike Singletary Could Be Eying Texans
San Francisco 49ers assistant coach Mike Singletary has never really gotten a bone thrown to him despite all of the teams that have courted him to become a head coach...
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Rams Staff: Scott Linehan To Have Four New Assistants in 2008
St. Louis coach Scott Linehan continues to remake his coaching staff, firing secondary coach Willy Robinson and running backs assistant Wayne Moses and hiring line coach Steve Loney...
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NFL Coaching News: Dallas-Miami Pipeline Goes Both Ways
With the Miami Dolphins snatching up guys from Dallas left and right, the Cowboys decided to turn it into a two-way street by bringing back Hudson Houck to coach their offensive line...
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Titans O-Coordinator: Mike Heimerdinger Returns to Tutor Vince Young
Just a few days after firing Norm Chow, the Tennessee Titans have brought back Mike Heimerdinger as offensive coordinator. Commentary: Heimerdinger did such a nice job for the Titans from 2000 to 2004 that he was mentioned as a possible head coach...
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Ravens Coach: Baltimore Gambles on John Harbaugh
A day after Jason Garrett turned them down, the Baltimore Ravens hired John Harbaugh to be their new coach, giving the 45-year-old brother of Jim Harbaugh a four-year contract to step into the ...