1. Predicting Landing Spots for Tennessee Titans' 2012 Free Agents

    The Titans have some big names entering free agency this season: Cortland Finnegan, Michael Griffin and Jason Jones are among the bigger names, but there are 15 total guys that will be on the open market in 2012...

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  2. NFL Draft 2012: 10 Prospects That Scouts Will Be Watching Closely

    The NFL Scouting Combine is coming up soon. For some players, like Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin and Trent Richardson, the combine isn't as important...

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  3. 2012 NFL Draft: Ranking the Top 10 Cornerbacks in the Class

    A while ago, I ranked the top 13 quarterbacks in this year's draft class. Prior to that, I had pegged the top 10 pass rushers ...

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  4. What If the Tennessee Titans Go Crazy in Free Agency?

    About a month ago, I incorrectly guessed that the Titans wouldn't have a ton of cap space left for free agency this season. Marlon Maloney , one of the other Titans writers, corrected me, and now I have a source with an actual figure...

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  5. NFL Draft 2012: First Round Mock with the Most Realistic Trades

    Trades happen every year and this year will be no exception. They're essentially impossible to predict, but it doesn't hurt to try. With the new CBA, trades are more likely than ever...

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  6. 2012 NFL Draft: Ranking the 2012 Quarterbacks by Current Stock

    With the Senior Bowl over and done with, all that's left to evaluate NFL prospects is the Scouting Combine (just over two weeks away) and individual pro days. Even with those still to come, there is a lot of movement among quarterback prospects...

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  7. 2012 NFL Draft: 7 Players Who've Hurt Their Stock

    It hasn't even been a month since the 2011 college football season has ended, but there have already been big shake-ups on draft boards because of the Senior Bowl (along with a few other things)...

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  8. Denver Broncos: 6 Reasons a Tebow-Hater Is Sold on Tim Tebow as the Starter

    So I'll preface this by saying that I'm not a believer in Tim Tebow . When he was first drafted, I thought "This guy is really physically talented and has a killer work ethic. There's no way he won't succeed in the NFL eventually...

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  9. NFL Draft 2012: 10 Bold Predictions

    This past week's Senior Bowl certainly told us a lot about upperclassmen prospects. Quinton Coples confirmed, beyond doubt, that he has elite talent. Melvin Ingram showed off his motor...

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  10. Tennessee Titans: Full 7-Round Mock Draft

    Mock drafts are pretty pointless, even right before the day of the draft. One surprise pick messes the whole thing up...

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  11. Senior Bowl 2012: 5 Winners and Losers from the First Day's Practice

    The Senior Bowl is the first of many post-season player evaluations to come up. It gives draft scouts more accurate measurements of the players' dimensions, it shows what they look ...

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  12. Which Rookie NFL Quarterback Will Win a Super Bowl First?

    Despite being labeled as "weak" by ESPN analysts at the time of the draft, this year's rookie quarterback class has proven to be actually very strong. Cam Newton rewrote record books, Andy Dalton led his team into the playoffs, and T...

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  13. 2012 Mock Draft: Complete First Round Predictions and Analysis

    With the college season over and the NFL season just a couple of weeks away from being over too, the draft is starting to come together...

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  14. Tennessee Titans: 5 Players the Titans Should Target in Free Agency

    The Tennessee Titans don't have a ton of cap room after a big year last season. They added Matt Hasselbeck and a few other one-year players and, of course, sunk millions of dollars into Chris Johnson...

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  15. NFL Playoff Picture: Predicting Results from AFC and NFC Championship Games

    Well, it was a crazy weekend. The 49ers were able to keep up offensively with the Saints, the Ravens defense came through to beat the Texans, the Patriots dropped 45 points on the Broncos and the Packers were upset at home by the Giants...

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  16. San Francisco 49ers Prove That Defense Can Still Win Championships

    There's an old adage that says "Offense wins games; defense wins championships." However, after this season, that adage has come into question...

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  17. Tennessee Volunteers Football: Why Hiring Sunseri Was the Right Move

    I'll admit that, at first, I didn't like the idea of replacing Justin Wilcox with Sal Sunseri. "Alabama's linebackers coach? Come on, can't we get someone who's proven themselves?" ...

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  18. Should Tennessee Titans Start Matt Hasselbeck or Jake Locker in 2012?

    Author's Note: I'll preface this by saying I have yet to form an opinion in this matter, but it is a question I've put a lot of thought into these last few days (since the Titans' season is over)...

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  19. 2012 NFL Draft: Ranking the Top 13 Quarterbacks in the Class

    From Cam Newton to Greg McElroy, 13 quarterbacks were taken in the 2011 NFL Draft. This season, the class isn't as deep as the 2011 class was, but it features two elite prospects in Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III...

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  20. 2012 NFL Free Agents: Predictions for Peyton Manning, Matt Flynn and Other QBs

    Lots of big-name quarterbacks are going to become free agents at the end of this season. From league MVP candidate Drew Brees , to the former first overall pick Alex Smith, to the ...

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  21. Matt Barkley and 10 College Quarterbacks to Watch Next Season

    Andrew Luck was on everyone's radar screen from Day One this season, and everyone already knew how good he'd be. Kellen Moore was in the same boat, as everyone watched him break Colt McCoy's win record, which may never be broken...

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  22. 2012 NFL Mock Draft: Full First Round with Alternate Selections

    With the NFL playoff picture finally clear, the final draft order for the 2012 NFL draft is starting to become clearer...

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  23. 5 Lessons Learned from the Past 5 Super Bowl Champions

    One of the things that makes the Super Bowl a great game is that every meeting is unique. Even when teams that have met already in the regular season are playing in the big one, everything changes (just ask the 2007 Patriots)...

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  24. 2012 NFL Draft: 9 Underrated Prospects Who Teams Should Take a Chance on

    Prospect rankings for the draft are going to go haywire in the next few months as things like the Senior Bowl, the combine and pro days come along. Prospects will rise and fall drastically...

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  25. Tennessee Volunteers Football: What the Vols' New Year's Resolutions Should Be

    Tennessee fans can soon close the book on a pretty bad 2011. Tennessee saw transfers, cuts, injuries and a disappointing season all through the year, but one thing that's great about the new year is that it's new...

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