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Who is one potential breakout player for each AFC South team in 2013? Houston Texans: Receiver DeVier Posey would be the guy, but he is recovering from a serious Achilles injury suffered in the playoff loss in New England. It's a veteran roster wi...

Reading the coverage... Houston Texans Ex-secretary of state James Baker will head Houston's bid for Super Bowl LI, says John McClain of the Houston Chronicle. Indianapolis Colts Ryan Grigson said it's humbling to join the list of men voted...

Mike McCoy continues to make impressive moves with his first NFL coaching staff. The San Diego Chargers have announced defensive coordinator John Pagano will stay with the team. Joe Barry (linebackers), Greg Williams (assistant linebackers) and Do...

Let's take a look at the team-by-team highlights from Friday's NFC South chat: ATLANTA FALCONS Tyler (Athens,Ga): Pat Why don't the Falcons just use Jacquizz Rodgers all the time? He is a much more exciting, hard runner than Michael Turner. ...

The NFL has announced that the four-game suspension for New Orleans defensive end Will Smith has been reinstated. The league also provided part of a letter from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, explaining why he chose to stick with the initial puni...

Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma is suing the NFL in federal court, claiming Commissioner Roger Goodell failed to make a timely appeal ruling regarding Vilma's season-long suspension in connection with the league's bounty investigation.

A few thoughts on developments that unfolded last week, when I was away: Gregg Williams: I know Williams from early in his career, when he worked his way up to the defensive coordinator spot with the Titans. As I tracked him after he left Tenne...

Listen back to the full show | Podcast Archive » | Subscribe on iTunes » Mike and Mark wonder how former Saints defensive coordinator Greg Williams is feeling. Mike imagines it is kind of like being called to the principal's office. Ma...

Here are the most interesting stories Sunday morning in the AFC East: The Buffalo News reports former Bills head coach Greg Williams had a "pay for performance" system for big hits in Buffalo, as well. Morning take: Williams' awful three-year ...

INDIANAPOLIS - Greg Williams' reputation as a high-risk, high-reward defensive coordinator came to mind when the St. Louis Rams hired him to fill the role under new coach Jeff Fisher. Gregg Williams and Titans' Defense Stat No GW GW ...

Three things to know about next weekend's Detroit Lions-New Orleans Saints wild-card game: 1. Dome-field advantage: The Saints have been unstoppable at the Superdome this season, setting an NFL record by scoring 339 points (42.4 per game) in their...

There is a lesson to be learned from the last time the New Orleans Saints played in the NFL's kickoff game, and fortunately it happened right in front of our very own NFC North eyes. The Saints, as you might recall, entered last season's kickoff g...

Thanks to ESPN Stats and Information's Russell S. Baxter, here is a look at the complete coaching staffs of each AFC West team: Denver: John Fox Dennis Allen, defensive coordinator Mike McCoy, offensive coordinator Jeff Rodgers, special t...

Each Thursday leading up to the NFL draft (April 28-30), the ESPN.com blog network will take a division-by-division look at key aspects of the draft. Today's topic: biggest team needs. Atlanta Falcons Perhaps the biggest positive to come out of...

Wisely, the Denver Broncos are planning to talk to some defensive coaches in their search to find Josh McDaniels' replacement. New Denver leader John Elway told the Denver Post he will ask permission to talk to Giants defensive coordinator Perry F...

The Saints' defense looked pretty solid on their run to the Super Bowl last year, shutting down a number of legends -- Brett Favre, Peyton Manning -- in the process. KC Joyner went back and analyzed metrics, though; turns out the Saints' D is rather pedestrian at everything except generating INTs.

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