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NEW ORLEANS -- A Hall of Famer is a Hall of Famer, period. They don't rank the busts in Canton in any particular order, don't stack certain ones above others. Yet to those of us who perceive these things from the outside, it sometimes seems as tho...

Examining the Patriots' recent failures uncovers some common threads.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- There were so much media surrounding Wes Welker's locker Sunday night that the diminutive, 5-foot-9 receiver had to raise his voice to clear a pathway. "Can I get to my locker, please?" Welker said tersely. "Thank you." The...

Bill Belichick's history with Ray Lewis dates to Cleveland, writes Adam Schefter.

The Patriots have become synonymous with success under the leadership of head coach Bill Belichick and future Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady, with 2012 proving to be no different. The team came within minutes of capturing its fourth Super Bow...

KC Joyner writes that Bill Belichick is a master at game planning for opponents and that the New England Patriots have an advantage to exploit against every AFC playoff team outside the Denver Broncos.

Story | Conversation | December 27, 2012

The Giants can't seem to tap into their old sources of inspiration.

FALLING 1. Alex Smith, 49ers QB. Three interceptions and four sacks marked a rough day for the 49ers quarterback. Matt Williamson of Scouts Inc. followed up Smith's performance with an Insider piece pointing out Smith's limitations relative to ot...

Good Thursday morning to you all here in the NFC East. We are gearing up for a weekend of three games that will teach us whether the Eagles are over their turnover problem, whether the Giants can handle their injury problem and whether the Redskins a...

Wes Welker's one and only goal is to win a Super Bowl ring with the Pats.

This is the final installment of our preseason version of "Stock Watch." This is a feature that will continue throughout the regular season. Here is a look at who's rising and falling: Falling 1. Miami Dolphins: It was an ugly preseason for ...

Could longtime Patriots OL Dan Koppen get axed in the final roster cut to 53?

So, our man Herm Edwards has released his ranking of the NFL's head coaches . He has them in tiers, with the coaches ranked by overall wins within each tier, and the first tier is "Hall of Fame Worthy" guys -- coaches who, in Herm's words, are "on th...

Herm Edwards ranks the 32 NFL coaches on five distinct tiers. Bill Belichick is the top coach in the league.

Story | Conversation | August 28, 2012

Joe Paterno's legacy is tarnished, and Jerry Sandusky is jail-bound. But one of the people left to clean up the huge mess at Penn State University is former New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien. Penn State is expected to face un...

Tom Coughlin expressed disappointment and frustration about losing tight end Jake Ballard to the New England Patriots.