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Another in a periodic series examining the roles of NFC North newcomers: We have all debated the potential for Ziggy Ansah's immediate impact as a Detroit Lions defensive end in 2013. Ansah was a late arrival to football, a late bloomer on the NFL...

I took part in a segment on ESPN's "NFL 32" this week, one that focused on the top five draft positions for 2013. My job was to suggest the Detroit Lions' likeliest pick at that spot, and I took the safest route by naming Alabama cornerback Dee Milli...

Five nuggets of knowledge about Saturday's Green Bay Packers-San Francisco 49ers divisional playoff game: Tight matchup: In talking and writing about this game over the past week, it became clear that there truly is no favorite. The Packers and 49...

The development of the Green Bay Packers' running game, and their consistent commitment to it, has been one of the stories of their season. Some of the credit has gone to an offensive line that settled down when coaches decided on rookie Don Barclay ...

Of all the matchups in Monday night's game at Cowboys Stadium, the Chicago Bears' defensive line might hold the biggest advantage over a Dallas Cowboys offensive line that has disappointed the team so far this season. In fact, there has been so much ...

I took the role of Tom Coughlin in this week's Inside Slant podcast, while partner Mike Sando got all revolutionary in the Greg Schiano sense of the word. Our wide-ranging discussion not only hit the concept of NFL protocol, but it also included how...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Some thoughts on Sunday night's events at Candlestick Park: What it means: The Detroit Lions fell to 1-1, matching the record of every other NFC North team. It's hard to conjure much criticism toward the Lions on this night, howev...

Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 1: History-making: The Green Bay Packers have a nine-game winning streak against the San Francisco 49ers, who haven't defeated the Packers in the regular season since Nov. 4, 1990. (They did knock the Packers o...

Latest in a series of posts on NFC North rookies who have generated buzz. BOURBONNAIS, Ill. -- A few days ago, I asked Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli about the challenges of preparing a smallish defensive end for the rigors of r...

You're probably aware that Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen grabbed two more sacks last Sunday against the Green Bay Packers, bringing his NFL-leading total to 11.5 through seven games. If you care to project, you know that Allen remains o...

We're Black and Blue All Over: We're entering the Wild West portion of our Lockout'11 offseason, the part when players of at least some teams plan to show up for work Tuesday morning after U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson ordered the locko...

I was in favor of including trades in ESPN.com's third annual Blog Network mock draft, but the consensus was they would further cloud the muddy snapshot we already have of this draft. After all, with three days remaining until the first round begins,...

If this week's return of "Have at It" is any indication, most of you are hoping the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions pass on Clemson defensive end Da'Quan Bowers if he slides out of the top 10 of the draft. The Vikings are scheduled to pick No. 12...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford tweeted last week that his surgically-repaired right shoulder was approaching 100 percent recovery. To that end, it's worth noting (via Tim Twentyman of the Detroit News) th...

We're Black and Blue All Over: In evaluating the Chicago Bears' situation at cornerback, ESPNChicago.com's Jeff Dickerson offers a detailed and revealing look at why one-time starter Zack Bowman fell out of favor last season. It started when Bowma...