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NFL's turbulent off-seasons
Jun 04, 2007 | 1:35PM | report this

Randy Hill is here to rank the teams tipping those turbulence scales from each end. From the wild off-seasons of the Bears, Falcons and Titans, to the peaceful past few months of the 49ers, Jets and Saints.

See if your favorite team makes either list (you might already have a good idea where they may land).

What do you think?

Agree with the rankings?

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46 Comments | Add a comment   categories: NFL, Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons, Tennessee Titans, San Francisco 49ers, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets
 
Recent trades affect NFL Draft
Mar 27, 2007 | 9:17AM | report this

Matt Schaub's trade from Atlanta to Houston adjusted the order.

Takeo Spikes' trade from Buffalo to Philly adjusted the respective teams' priorities.

In his latest mock draft, Derek Harper suggests the Texans may just attempt to make up for passing on Reggie Bush in last year's draft and pick Adrian Peterson.

Is this a good move for the Texans? Or, is having Ahman Green, Ron Dayne and Peterson in the same backfield a bit too much?

Are fans destined to see quarterbacks go 1-2 in this year's draft?

Also, what should the Bills do now that they've traded away two of their most high-profile players?

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59 Comments | Add a comment   categories: NFL, NFL Draft, Adrian Peterson, Houston Texans
 
Good Rex? Or good-bye Rex?
Feb 06, 2007 | 9:23AM | report this

Bad Rex showed up in the second half of Super Bowl XLI, pretty much dooming any chance the Bears had of denying Peyton Manning and the Colts their destiny.

And now the big question in Chicago is can Good Rex show up often enough to get the Bears back to the Super Bowl? Adam Schein thinks the answer is yes, but it sounds like most of the fans calling in to his radio show think it's time to start exploring other options at the quarterback position.

Randy Hill says the bad news on that front is there isn't much out there in either the draft or in free agency for the team looking to take the next step. But that can't stop Bears fans from dreaming, right?

So when push comes to shove, will Rex Grossman be the Bears' starting quarterback next season? And should he be?

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407 Comments | Add a comment   categories: NFL, Super Bowl, Chicago Bears, Rex Grossman
 
Best and worst Super Bowl ads
Feb 04, 2007 | 9:05PM | report this
C'mon, admit it … you didn't watch the Super Bowl for the game, you watched it for the commercials.

America takes Super Bowl ads as seriously as the game itself. Maybe even moreso.

You heard what our writers had to say about the Super Bowl ads. Now tell us what you think.

  • Do you think the Sierra Mist commercial was a dumb as we did, or do you think the combover beard is high comedy?
  • Did you love the Budweiser Dalmatians ad, or did you think it was doggone bad?
  • Do you want K-Fed to go away, or are you looking forward to his new career in commercials?
  • And what was up with the Flomax ad, anyway?

    Tell us … what you thought about Super Bowl XLI advertising.

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    Are you pulling for Manning?
    Jan 31, 2007 | 8:28AM | report this

    There are those who think Peyton Manning is one of the good guys in sports, a decent fellow who's never done anything but put up some of the biggest numbers in the history of the game and who is on the verge of finally winning the Super Bowl. And they're rooting for him to do just that.

    But there are also those who see Manning as an overexposed sellout who's choked in almost all of the biggest moments throughout his career … and then blamed his teammates for at least some of those losses. And they'd be perfectly content to see Manning remain in the running with Dan Marino for the title of Best Quarterback Never to Win the Super Bowl.

    Super Bowl XLI -- and the potential it offers for the coronation of Peyton Manning -- has brought those two factions into even more direct conflict than usual.

    So are you pulling for Peyton Manning to get that ring? Or would adding that one missing piece to his otherwise impressive resume make him even more intolerable to you?

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    358 Comments | Add a comment   categories: NFL, Super Bowl, Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts, Chicago Bears
     
    Minority report
    Jan 29, 2007 | 9:06AM | report this

    Michael Rosenberg wishes we lived in a world where the color of the skin of the two coaches in the Super Bowl wasn't a story at all … let alone arguably the story of the week. Sadly that isn't the case.

    Kevin Hench was able to find 20 reasons Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith are fine coaches worthy of praise. And race isn't one of them.  But at the same time, he admits those storylines are a tad boring when compared to the hot topic of race in sports.

    Like it or not, Dungy and Smith's status as the first two African-American coaches to lead their respective teams to the Super Bowl will dominate headlines heading into the big game.

    And so we wanted to kick off Super Bowl week by getting your thoughts on the topic.

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    123 Comments | Add a comment   categories: NFL, Super Bowl, Tony Dungy, Lovie Smith, Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts
     
    Like the extra week ... or loathe it?
    Jan 27, 2007 | 12:43PM | report this

    Are you as bored with the extra week between the conference title games and the Super Bowl as Brian Urlacher appears to be? Brandon Vogel definitely is. But Ty Hildenbrandt argues more time off means more buildup for the big game. Which one is right?

    What do you think?

    READ THE FULL STORY HERE

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    137 Comments | Add a comment   categories: NFL, Super Bowl, Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts, Brian Urlacher
     
    Who's going to the Super Bowl?
    Jan 21, 2007 | 8:02AM | report this

    By now, we hope you've read (or even watched) any number of previews for today's NFC and AFC title games.

    We trust you're up to speed on whether Indy's defense is for real, the hard-to-define nature of Tom Brady's postseason dominance, why the Saints aren't really Cinderellas and how Brian Urlacher may need a win almost as bad as Peyton Manning.

    For our part, we've asked the burning questions, taken a deep breath and made our picks and may have even made a small wager or two.

    So all that's left to do now in the hours before the Saints and Bears get arguably the best Sunday in sports started (and a little bit longer before the Patriots and Colts add another chapter to their rivalry) is argue over the following question.

    Who's going to the Super Bowl?

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    190 Comments | Add a comment   categories: NFL, AFC championship game, NFC championship game, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints, Brian Urlacher
     
    Should Grossman be Bears' starting QB?
    Dec 04, 2006 | 10:47AM | report this

    Sure, Rex Grossman is coming off a win that saw the Bears improve to 10-2 on the season and clinch the NFC North. But he's also got four games this year in which he's thrown at least three interceptions. So even after the Bears beat the Vikings on Sunday, both our NFL Czar and Howie Long couldn't help but wonder about Grossman's hold on the starting job in Chicago.

    Czar: After a four turnover game in New England last week, Rex Grossman tossed three more interceptions and earned himself a single digit passer rating. Can you say Brian Griese?

    Howie: Here's the thing with Rex Grossman. I see what the Chicago coaches see. I have seen him make the throws and I've seen him do some of the things that get the coaches excited about the future. But the Bears won 10 games last season with Kyle Orton at quarterback.

    But what do you think? Does a QB with a 10-2 record deserve to keep his job … even if he's thrown seven interceptions in his last three games?

    READ THE FULL STORIES: CZAR | HOWIE

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    166 Comments | Add a comment   categories: NFL, Chicago Bears, Rex Grossman, Brian Griese
     
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