Drew Brees is going to have the numbers. That isn't even a discussion. The discussion is whether he's going to have the rest of the credentials necessary to gain entry into the Pro Football Hall of Fame whenever the day comes that his name is presented to...
Feb 9, 2010 | Vic Carucci
The season may be over, but the NFL never stops. The combine is just a few weeks away, and free agency follows shortly thereafter. Player acquisitions this offseason might not be as attention-grabbing as player departures. Let's look at 10 storylines for the offseason, with...
Feb 9, 2010 | Steve Wyche
The Super Bowl was everything a fan could ask for with three lead changes and an exciting finish that was the most-watched program in U.S. television history. While the celebration is still going on in New Orleans, here is the Super Bowl XLIV ripple effect. Blueprint...
Feb 9, 2010 | Pat Kirwan
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Peyton Manning spent the whole season building toward a Super Bowl crown, a win that certainly would put him among the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history. And then he threw it all away. Blocked onto his butt, Manning could only watch as...
Feb 8, 2010
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- There is a coaching mantra that's preached to offensive players from the initial days of strapping on shoulder pads. It goes something like this: "The quarterback is like your momma. You all love your mommas, right? Well, if you love...
Feb 6, 2010 | Steve Wyche
Being a fan of historical facts and statistical success, I decided to do a little research and create a one-man, three-round all-time mock draft. Rather than look at career numbers, which can be a bit deceptive for players with longer careers, I've based this draft on...
Feb 3, 2010 | Michael Fabiano
Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay said Tuesday that he hopes to sign quarterback Peyton Manning to a contract extension when the season ends, a move that should make the four-time NFL MVP the league's highest-paid player. "We know Peyton???s going to be the highest-paid...
Feb 2, 2010
In an effort to combine two of the greatest passions of sports fans -- the Super Bowl and fantasy football -- we've ranked the top 10 greatest Super Bowl performances of all time per position, based on fantasy points. Players were rewarded four points for touchdown passes,...
Feb 2, 2010 | Michael Fabiano
Curses, hexes, jinxes. Are they real, or just some fabrication of the human mind? Everyone has their own opinion on the topic. In my years of covering fantasy football, though, I have seen some odd coincidences that the superstitious would use to build their case for...
Feb 1, 2010 | Michael Fabiano
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Steady rain forced the NFL to take the unusual step of moving its annual Super Bowl Media Day from the field at Sun Life Stadium to the indoor concourse area. All players and coaches from the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts still will be available...
Feb 1, 2010
The NFL's annual Pro Bowl is a celebration of the season's best. The 2010 version also was a chance to honor some of the decade's biggest stars. Twelve players selected to the 2000s NFL All-Decade Team competed in the Pro Bowl before a sellout crowd Sunday at Sun...
Feb 1, 2010
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Super Bowls create lasting legacies. They can affirm greatness. They can expose pretenders. And no one feels their influence more than quarterbacks. Win a Super Bowl, and your career receives a significant boost. Add the game's Most...
Jan 31, 2010 | Vic Carucci
Kurt Warner belongs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. And he belongs there in his first year of eligibility. I felt this fairly deeply from the eye test alone -- watching the length and breadth of his career, with its meteoric heights. Having conducted a comparative...
Jan 31, 2010 | Jason La Canfora
MIAMI -- The Pro Bowl is the Pro Bowl. Playing it here, rather than Honolulu, does not make it any less compelling than it has been the last 30 years in Hawaii. Many would probably argue that, because it doesn't count and because the players...
Jan 31, 2010 | Vic Carucci
Rosters by position * Asterisk denotes starter AFC Offense Position Player(s) Quarterback * Matt Schaub, Houston Vince Young, Tennessee David Garrard, Jacksonville Running back * Chris Johnson, Tennessee Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville Ray Rice,...
Jan 30, 2010
Miles Austin, who opened last season as a reserve in Dallas and on the waiver wire in most fantasy leagues, finished with more points than Larry Fitzgerald and Reggie Wayne. Jamaal Charles, also a reserve player to open 2009, outscored superstars like Michael Turner and...
Jan 29, 2010 | Michael Fabiano
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The joy of exceeding expectations vs. the agony of barely missing the Super Bowl. The New York Jets have been dealing with those conflicting feelings since losing to the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Championship Game. The players -- at least...
Jan 27, 2010 | Simon Samano
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Chad Ochocinco took a snap and tested his punting leg, then later tried out as TV commentator while his opponents practiced. The NFC all-star defense lined up with three No. 90s side by side -- Julius Peppers, Darnell Dockett and...
Jan 27, 2010
The 2009 fantasy football campaign is behind us, so it's time to look ahead to next season. In the first of our one-man, three-round mock series, we'll examine how the results of last season have changed player values for 2010. As always, each numbered...
Jan 26, 2010 | Michael Fabiano
BOSTON -- Tom Brady said Monday he won't need surgery for rib and finger injuries that bothered him for much of the season. The New England Patriots' quarterback described his ailments as "just bumps and bruises" with which all players must contend.
Jan 25, 2010