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Are you ready? I feel giddy just typing this. Time in the NFL doesn’t function in a normal continuum, so a game three months earlier can feel like it’s…
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We didn’t learn much about the Bucs on Sunday, but the Eagles told us a whole lot. Jalen Hurts? Not great. Even worse: The defense. Static is death for…
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Let’s get into this Mike McCarthy-Cowboys, late-game decision-making thing. I’m not talking about the final play of the game. Running a quarterback draw…
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One of the benefits of having a season where a bunch of teams are much of a muchness: A stacked wildcard slate. Cowboys-Niners stands out as the game of…
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What Jacksonville needs; Why Harbaugh makes sense in Vegas; more
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Joseph has earned a second shot at a head coaching gig
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Second-level problems in Cincy; receivers who can't unstick from man-coverage; an over-active defensive front; more
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Quarterback's creating out of structure continues to power the league's most fearsome offenses. A defenses best response: Redefining the role of the…
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Third down issues for the Rams; the Chargers defensive front; a lack of variability in Kansas City; what's going on in Tennessee?
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Arizona's all-attack defense, issues in Baltimore, and the Packers' brutal special teams
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How Bruce Arians, Byron Leftwich and Tom Brady tie their run-game to play-action and RPOs.
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The new-look Chiefs' defense is a mauling, roaming, fearsome bunch.
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