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Alan Grant...smart guy. Some assume that if you possess intelligence and desire to express that intelligence outside of football, then perhaps you don't "love" the game as much as you should. I'm sure a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 21, 2009Headed to the Combine: Aaron Curry and ESPNTheMag.Com (Uh, Separately)
Alan Grant...the NFL Combine. Curry has come to the Athletes Performance Institute, a sprawling weight room/running track/football field/swimming pool/café/spa in the shadow of Arizona State's Sun Devil Stadium. The NFL...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 18, 2009NFL Poindexter: What Is Love?
Alan Grant...is. And this week I want to know how that love is manifested in sport—especially football. I know how I love it. I see it, digest it and put my observations to paper...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 19, 2008Mind over Matter
Alan Grant...always heard those little catch phrases," says Moore. "I was a versatile player back in Pop Warner football. I played running back, receiver, linebacker, whatever." When he landed in Minneapolis as the Vikings fourth-round...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 12, 2008Up & Running
Alan GrantMarshawn Lynch is ready to make the leap from college football's best-kept secret to its best running back. But can he pull Cal over the top with him?
Story | Conversation | December 03, 2008Cracked Code
Alan GrantTraining camp fights are as common as two-a-days, but there was nothing routine about the brawl between Marcus Williams and Bill Romanowsk-or what came next
Story | Conversation | December 01, 2008November Greetings
Alan Grant...but also the time of year. Distraction is a useful tool, in any vocation. The problem with football however, and with coaches in particular, is looking ahead is a detriment to success. "One game at...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 21, 2008Hope They're Ready
Alan Grant...but we've come a long way," says Peterson. "The Rooney Rule is working in the National Football League." Super Bowl XXXXI was the first time the game had seen both teams coached by black...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 14, 2008BOWL OF CONFUSION
Alan Grant...votes have gone from 10 million in 2001 to 83 million last year. In fact, the National Football League has the unique distinction of being the only sports league where the all star game roster...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 07, 2008OLD SCHOOL
Alan GrantMuch of California straddles fault lines. The joining of two land masses is unsteady and constantly shifting, which leads to earthquakes. So it stands...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 31, 2008PLAYING IT OUT
Alan Grant...a second round pick, Chavous was right to be on edge. There are no scholarships in professional football, especially for a losing team. In fact, most teams don't take the team picture until almost...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 24, 2008THE SPECTER OF AL DAVIS
Alan GrantWe all know what he does. He lingers. He hovers. There was a moment a few years ago during Raiders mini-camp when Al Davis came down from his office t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 10, 2008NFL POINDEXTER: ART IS EVERYWHERE
Alan Grant...his momentum against him by swimming an arm over him and proceeding up field. It's like football's interpretation of the main principle of Jiu Jitsu. There's the Speed Rush—a simple...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 26, 2008NFL POINDEXTER: TEARS FOR FEARS
Alan Grant...But people don't want to see that side of you." Paul Brown, the founder of pro football, had pondered the use of a mental health professional. So had longtime Chicago Cubs owner, William Wrigley...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 19, 2008NFL POINDEXTER: THE LINGERING DOUBT
Alan Grant...out over eight months gives you room for reflection and growth. But the sixteen games in a football season play out like a sprint. And the laws of sprinting dictate that a bad start usually...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 12, 2008EDITOR'S PICKS
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