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CHICAGO -- Things just got a little more interesting here at Soldier Field. Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler took what ESPN analyst Jon Gruden called "one of the most vicious hits I've seen in a long time" but missed only one snap before returnin...

It's time to start shifting gears toward Monday night's game at Soldier Field. Over the weekend, Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler and receiver Brandon Marshall spent some time with ESPN analyst Jon Gruden. Here is what Cutler said about both the ...

Almost a full year has gone by since our last FavreWatch post. As it turns out, there is a little-known codicil in the NFC North blog constitution which gives the blogger unlimited power to preserve order in times of emergency. And 365 days without a...

I chuckled a bit Friday night when the Chicago Bears drafted a safety for the eighth consecutive year, this time one in Brandon Hardin who missed his final college season because of injury. But the Bears' ongoing safety obsession wasn't enough to ste...

We continue our review of Jon Gruden's QB Camp with Oklahoma State's Brandon Weeden, who spent five years playing minor league baseball and thus enters the draft at age 28. In this clip of his session with Gruden, Weeden sold himself as someone who f...

I'm continuing to pass along every clip of Jon Gruden's QB Camp, for those of you who are hoping your team drafts a developmental quarterback, and also knowing some of you will take a special interest in the individuals involved. Michigan State quart...

As you might remember, we spent some time during the draft run-up reviewing Jon Gruden's QB Camp interviews. Cam Newton, Blaine Gabbert, Ryan Mallett and Andy Dalton all got their chances. Christian Ponder wasn't part of that exercise, but he did ...

Enough, wrote Scott of Harrisonburg, Va. Apparently I had referenced one too many times that accuracy rates among college quarterbacks typically translate when they reach the NFL. Prove it, Scott said. Here's what he dropped in the mailbag: My first...

Of the clips I've seen from his QB camp, ESPN's Jon Gruden saved his most direct criticism for Missouri quarterback Blaine Gabbert. Most of the video below centers around Gabbert's well-publicized inexperience taking snaps from center after a coll...

How many times have you heard an NFL coach or player talk about adjusting to the "verbiage" of a pro-style offense? And how many times have you really known what they're talking about. We got an excellent illustration in the second part of Jon Gru...

Somehow, the appearance of quarterback Jake Locker at Jon Gruden's QB camp slipped through the cracks here at NFC North blog headquarters. What stood out to me most from the video clip below is how Locker confidently teased Gruden on a number of occa...

Fact: Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett has been hounded by character questions during the run-up to the 2011 draft. Unknown: The extent to which those questions have merit. Unfortunate: The cameo of another former Arkansas athlete, the notorio...

As Tom reminded me in Tuesday's SportsNation chat, I've speculated that the Minnesota Vikings' search for a quarterback could end in the second round of this month's draft, where TCU's Andy Dalton seemed likely to be available when they choose at No....

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- We've reviewed the presumed thought process of Zygi Wilf and the tenure of former Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress. We're going to shift gears to interim coach Leslie Frazier after his 4 p.m. ET news conference. In the me...

It's time for the spotlight to shift in Minnesota. During the highly scrutinized past few weeks, we've confirmed all we need to know about Vikings coach Brad Childress -- for better and for worse. (And yes, there are factors on both sides.) Further e...

Hopefully you took Thursday's suggestion to catch Jon Gruden's "QB Camp." I thought it really gave viewers an inside look at how NFL coaches evaluate quarterbacks, and Gruden deserves credit for attacking some of negatives pertaining to each player. ...