Scouts Buzz: Stafford growing up fast

Scouts Inc. examines Matthew Stafford's development, the Vikings' dynamic offense and more.

Story | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Countdown Daily Recap: Seahawks-Vikings

Alex Loeb and Cris Carter recap the impressive victory by the Vikings over the Seahawks

Union opposes Goodell's idea

The NFL Players Association opposes commissioner Roger Goodell's call for players to tell their teams' medical staffs if they think a teammate shows symptoms of a concussion.

10 Spot: Browns, Raiders truly offensive

The Oakland Raiders and Cleveland Browns are approaching historic levels of offensive ineptitude, writes Adam Schefter.

FBO: A Colts weakness unveiled

Football Outsiders applies its metrics to Week 11 in the NFL. Observations: The Colts do have a weakness; the Broncos need to run more; Drew Brees is gonna air it out big-time in Tampa and yes, yes ... Philly is inconsistent.

Story | Conversation | November 19, 2009

Seahawks-Vikings Preview

Seahawks-Vikings Preview

A road map to 9-7

The Bears won't look ahead on their remaining schedule, but I will.

The one and onlys

From the November 30, 2009 issue of ESPN The Magazine: an investigation of the most irreaplaceable players in the NFL -- among them Leon Hall, Ryan Clady, DeMarcus Ware and Andre Johnson.

Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Scout Team: Exploiting availability bias

Conventional fantasy wisdom often can be distorted for your gain, thanks to a phenomenon known as the availability bias. Scott Burton shows you how before consulting Insider's Fantasy Scout tool for nine bits of unbiased advice for your team.

Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009

'The Blind Side' specialist

Movie audiences won't tolerate unrealistic sports action anymore, which has provided a busy occupation for Mike Fisher, the football coordinator on "The Blind Side."

Sorry Charlie

South Bend needs an Urban revival. I know, if you're an Irish fan, you've been here before. You've heard ND is Urban Meyer's "dream job," and he's s...

The Big Rotowski: RB rankings shuffled

Christopher Harris updates his fantasy football rankings for the season, with a number of backup running backs moving up thanks to injuries to starters.

Countdown Daily: Chris Johnson or Adrian Peterson?

Trent Dilfer talks about which star running back he would rather have

Scouts Buzz: Crabtree is a special talent

Scouts Inc. examines Michael Crabtree's star potential, the Bears' pass protection issues and more.

Story | Conversation | November 16, 2009

MINNEAPOLIS - NOVEMBER 15: Adrian Peterson #29 of the Minnesota Vikings carries the ball as Phillip Buchanon #31 of the Detroit Lions...