Stupid in, er, a good way

I wish I had thought of it first, but my pal Greg A. Bedard of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (@Greg_A_Bedard on Twitter) has already nailed it: Wond...

A few (NFC North) lessons from XLIV

AP Photo/Paul SancyaNFC North teams might be able to learn a few things from the Super Bowl-winning New Orleans Saints.Before we launch ourselves full...

Chat postponed

Sorry for the late notice, but our SportsNation chat has been postponed. I'll let you know when it's re-scheduled. Sorry for the inconvenience.

An offseason calendar

We're here to please. So for your convenience, below I've listed some key offseason dates as we continue our comedown from the Super Bowl. Remember, t...

Podcast: Bears OC Mike Martz

New Bears offensive coordinator Mike Martz joined "The Afternoon Saloon" to discuss his connection with Jay Cutler as well as his opinion of Lovie Sm...

Chat alert

Please join me for our first offseason chat of, well, the offseason. I'll be available at our usual time (2 p.m. ET) and place (SportsNation) to discu...

Black and Blue all over: The offseason

Thanks for working with me through Monday's travel day. I've returned to NFC North headquarters and am excited for the true start of the NFL offseason...

Black and Blue all over: Afternoon edition

MIAMI -- Greetings from Gate H15 at the Miami International Airport, where I'm continuing what will be a long travel day back to NFC North headquarter...

Have at it: LeBeau's Hall of Fame status

...as a cornerback in Detroit from 1959-72. JohnWayne506th was particularly adamant. Expletives were deleted: Come on Kevin!!! &The Lions get a HOF'er in and you just let the AFC North guy take him...

Sharper wins a ring

MIAMI -- Darren Sharper played in the Super Bowl as a rookie in 1997 -- and I figured I would be back many, many times, he said. Many turned out ...

Jumping the Colts' routes

MIAMI -- Of this, there was little doubt: New Orleans brought a smart and fast defense to Miami. Here was the problem as Super Bowl XLIV approached: I...

Beautiful -- and windy -- in Miami

MIAMI -- Just took a walk around the perimeter of Sun Life Stadium. The weather is beautiful but right now it's pretty windy. Forecasts called for gus...

Ex-Bills lineman Hargrove rallies back

...a player they wanted in 2006. HargroveHargrove wasn't ready to shine yet. NFC North blogger Kevin Seifert wrote a gripping feature about Hargrove's sobriety and how a revelation allowed Hargrove to pull...

Who Dats and Horseshoes

MIAMI -- NFC North colleague Kevin Seifert, who's been helping cover the Saints this week, and I just took a walk around...

We are here at Super Bowl XLIV