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Traditional logic in NFL free agency says the biggest fish has to be reeled in before the market for a position is truly set. Certainly a bunch of free-agent tackles around the NFL are hoping that's the case after Jake Long struck a deal with the ...

Connor Barwin has no sacks. The Houston Texans have no concerns. The weakside outside linebacker was a huge piece to the Texans' rise to defensive prominence last season, with 11.5 quarterback takedowns. Through three games, with the Texans pla...

Some initial thoughts on the four games we'll be watching this weekend: Miami at Houston Miami left tackle Jake Long is coming of a knee injury and right tackle Jonathan Martin is a rookie. How well can the Dolphins protect rookie quarterback R...

Aaron Kampman was a bit reluctant, but played along. Kampman On the day ESPN.com's Power Rankings took on left tackles, I asked the Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end for his top 10. He considered, and came back to me with five, incl...

Regular visitors know I am not big on being able to assess line play in great detail. Our left tackle power rankings probably rely on word of mouth and reputation as much as any position we've ranked. As you will hear me say in the video connected...

ESPN.com's NFL writers rank the top 10 offensive players (non-quarterbacks) in the league today. Next week: Toughest venues to play in. We've evaluated running backs, assessed receivers, tackled tight ends and critiqued quarterbacks. Our next ...

Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky Miami's offensive line has blocked very well for the run and done well protecting Chad Pennington into the early fourth quarter. I've been struck by how Jake Long, the Dolphins' giant left tackle, has neutrali...

Brief thoughts on what we saw from the Titans in their 30-7 win at Tampa Bay: Quarterback play: Jake Locker hardly seized the starting job in a big chance as the starting quarterback. On an early third-and-long he slid right, stepped up, pump-fake...

Greg Cosell of NFL Films offers some very interesting takes off film study. Here, he closely examines the strengths and weaknesses of Matt Hasselbeck and Jake Locker. It boils down to things we've long talked about -- Hasselbeck brings experien...

Quarterbacks are the faces of franchises. The 2011 draft gave half the teams in the AFC South facelifts. What are the odds that both Jake Locker and Blaine Gabbert pan out as long-term fixtures for their teams? Probably long. We'll all be watching...