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Double Coverage: Wells vs. Harvin as top rookie

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...in his hands? That's the hard part in Minnesota. There's a reason Jeff George keeps saying he should be the Vikings' quarterback at age 41. There's a...

Blog | April 29, 2009

Vetting quarterbacks as No. 1 overall picks

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...Bartkowski (Atlanta) 1983: John Elway (Baltimore) 1987: Vinny Testaverde (Tampa Bay) 1989: Troy Aikman (Dallas) 1990: Jeff George (Indianapolis) 1993: Drew Bledsoe (New England) 1998: Peyton Manning (Indianapolis) 1999: Tim Couch (Cleveland) 2001: Michael...

Blog | April 15, 2009

Stop the madness

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert Perhaps the best year of Jeff George's career, and certainly the most tranquil, came in 1999 when he led Minnesota to...

Blog | March 30, 2009

Monday evening roundup

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...s the full report from ESPN Chicago's Jeff Dickerson. Lions coach Jim Schwartz hadn't calmed...this point of the season? I'm not George Steinbrenner. Is that what you want, me to...

Blog | October 05, 2009

Black and Blue all over: Scarce info

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...in the starting lineup, notes George Sipple of the Detroit Free Press. Dan Pompei of the Chicago Tribune has high marks for the play of linebacker Nick Roach. Jeff Dickerson of ESPN Chicago, in...

Blog | September 29, 2009

A Minnesota fan event and other notes

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...ESPN Chicago's Jeff Dickerson believes they will, Angelo will want to have maximum contract leverage. That means boasting about his current depth. Classic stuff. Here is ESPN reporter George Smith's take...

Blog | June 17, 2009

Chicago showing Cutler the love

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...past Sunday, Chicago Bears play-by-play man Jeff Joniak grabbed a microphone at the team'...It was as if Cutler were John, Paul, George and Ringo all rolled into one. And in...

Blog | May 21, 2009

NFC North evening roundup

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...an NFL suspension. Detroit re-signed offensive lineman George Foster and also signed free agent lineman Dylan...that front until after the draft. For now, Jeff Backus remains at left tackle

Blog | April 06, 2009

Completing the coaching chart

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...Coord. Ron Turner Scott Linehan Joe Philbin Darrell Bevell OL Harry Heistand George Yarno James Campen Pat Morris QB Pep Hamilton Jeff Horton Tom Clements Kevin Rogers WR Darryl Drake Shawn Jefferson Jimmy Robinson...

Blog | February 12, 2009

At long last, Lions announce staff

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...to the holdovers: Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator: Gunther Cunningham Offensive coordinator: Scott Linehan Quarterbacks: Jeff Horton Offensive line: George Yarno Running backs: Sam Gash* Wide receivers: Shawn Jefferson* Tight ends: Tim Lappano Offensive quality...

Blog | February 11, 2009

Black and Blue all over: A select class

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...Cherilus will open the season as a backup to veteran right tackle George Foster. (Cherilus will also back up left tackle Jeff Backus.) (That's a lot of "backs." But, oh well, it's...

Blog | September 06, 2008

If Favre stays retired, history suggests Packers will struggle

Kevin Seifert, ESPN.com

Brett Favre reportedly still has the desire to play. Should the Packers want him to return? Well, teams do tend to struggle the year after losing a Hall of Fame QB, writes Kevin Seifert.

Story | Conversation | July 03, 2008