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The NFL offseason is fundamentally about one thing: hope. The mantra of "Any Given Sunday" is expanded to "Any Given Season," and the new - new rookies, new facilities, new schemes, new management - is the stuff those dreams are made of. But the most...

Cousin Sal and Joe House join Bill to break down the Super Bowl weekend, speculate about NBA trades, and announce the winner of their eating contest. To listen to this podcast, you can download it on iTunes here or go to the ESPN.com PodCenter...

It's here. Super Bowl XLVII. The biggest betting day of the year. Hundreds of propositions available to wager on. It's very sad that my wife getting a Valentine's Day gift is completely dependent upon what color Gatorade is poured on the winning Harb...

On Sunday, John and Jim Harbaugh will be the first brothers to coach against each other in a Super Bowl. Two years ago, they were the first brothers to coach against each other in an NFL game. In 1971, my brother, Dave, and I were the first brothe...

Robert Mays and Ephraim Salaam talk PEDs in football, the greatest wide receiver of all-time, and what Super Bowl week is really like for players. Listen to this podcast here. Subscribe to the Grantland Network on iTunes, and check out our po...

"The running game in pro football has gotten so boring," former 49ers coach Bill Walsh remarked some years ago. "There's just four or five plays they can run. I think the whole thing is headed in the wrong direction, and it's really unfortunate." Eve...

Grantland's Rembert Browne is in New Orleans for Super Bowl week, and he has some very specific goals in mind: (1) to chronicle everything seen, heard, tasted, smelled, and felt — emotionally, (2) to wake up first and fall asleep last, (3) to m...

In case you were out brainstorming baby names with Shakira and Gerard Pique last night, here's what you missed in sports on Tuesday. American teenager Sloane Stephens upset Serena Williams at the Australian Open in an exhilarating, injury-plague...

Cousin Sal consoles Bill after a tough Patriots loss. The two then turn their attention to the Super Bowl story lines and, of course, betting lines for the big game in New Orleans. To listen to this podcast, you can download it on iTunes here or...

The thought had lingered all weekend — for the past couple weekends, actually — but it took Matt Schaub's trip to Foxborough for it to take hold. Houston had just completed another seven-yard pass on a third-and-8, and as it became clear ...

Robert Mays and Ephraim Salaam talk coaching hires, the conference championship games, and the future of NFL quarterbacking. Listen to this podcast here. Subscribe to the Grantland Network on iTunes, and check out our podcasts page....

Kevin Greene walked through the tunnel, hands in pockets, eyes fixed on his feet. As some players jogged and some players sulked, the coach of the Packers' outside linebackers — a group tormented by Colin Kaepernick all night — kicked at ...

Smart Guy Wednesday: Aaron Schatz joins Bill Simmons to discuss Round 2 of the NFL playoffs. To listen to this podcast, you can download it on iTunes here or go to the ESPN.com PodCenter. Previously on the B.S. Report: Mike Lombardi, Cousi...

Jim Harbaugh's work with the 49ers has made him the hottest property in the game — yes, RG3, even hotter than you.

On the mysteries of coaching.