Living Scared
David FlemingA year after Sean Taylor's murder, NFL players still live in fear.
Story | Conversation | November 18, 2008Hitting the Wall?
Rick PaulasA lot of boys perhaps officially became men last week: rookies Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco both led their teams to impressive wins, youngsters Matt Forte...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2008Fantasy World: NFL Parlay!
Rick Paulas...game parlays during last weekend's NFL Sunday. And while I didn't win my bet (stupid Texans!) it did give me an idea: What would be the perfect seven-highest-scoring-players parlay for...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2008The Second-Year Surge
Chris Sprow...Williams, of course, was perhaps the most controversial first pick in the last ten years when the Texans nabbed him ahead of Reggie Bush in 2005, and his rookie season did little to diminish the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 30, 2008Fantasy World: Detroit Lions, M.D.
Rick PaulasThe Detroit Lions are the Robitussin of the Fantasy World: The cure for all your ills. Bleeding? Rub a little Lions on it. Is a running back not perfo...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2008A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE "IT" TEAM
Ted Bauer...the "it" team in any sport is dicey. Heck, this year ESPN The Magazine put the Houston Texans on their NFL preview cover; we ran this article accompanying the spread. Check the second paragraph...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 28, 2008NBA FUN FACTS: PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
Ted Bauer...11 games. Flash forward: Alex Smith=punchline and Mike Nolan=unemployed. This season, we put the Houston Texans on our NFL Preview cover. A team in their division, the Tennessee Titans, is quietly woodshedding...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 2008THE GIVING TRIAGE
Chris SprowLast year, LaDainian Tomlinson led the NFL with just 1474 yards rushing. It's a good year by most standards, but consider that the league-leader over ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 14, 2008Huge For His Age
Seth WickershamAt 12, he was in high school. At 16, college. And at 19, Amobi Okoye will be the youngest first-round pick in history. Who knows what he could turn into? (Certainly not NFL suits)
Story | Conversation | October 06, 2008Don't Think, Just Throw
Seth WickershamDavid Carr got beat up, put down and thrown out of Houston. But to find success in Carolina, he really needs to get out of his head
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2008A Way From Home
Wright ThompsonFor Darnell Jenkins and other 'Canes from the roughest stretch of Miami, playing at the U means leaving their streets behind. But do they ever really leave?
Story | Conversation | October 01, 2008NFL POINDEXTER: TEARS FOR FEARS
Alan GrantVince Young speaking to a team therapist? Big, strong, virile NFL players on anti-depressants? Tears? It doesn't surprise me. At different points in m...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 19, 2008PRESIDENTIAL FANTASY LEAGUE: WEEK NINETEEN SCORES
Max Klinger...San Diego Chargers, NFL: $23,500 Genesco Sports Marketing: $19,650 Dallas Cowboys, NFL: $18,400 Houston Texans, NFL: $18,400 Arizona Cardinals, NFL: $11,500 New York Yankees, MLB: $11,500 Phoenix Suns...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 05, 2008CLIP REEL: WELCOME BACK, NFL
Ted BauerWelcome back, National Football League. What might we expect from you? Let's take a look. Bonus: check out the entire ESPN The Magazine NFL preview ri...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 04, 2008THE MAG.COM PRESENTS: ALL WORLD POWER RANKINGS
Ted BauerBEST NFL SEASONS (OVERALL) EVER? 1996! From the under-a-rock department: the NFL starts up tonight! That means pro football every weekend through la...
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