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Promising QBs can provide hope, but these teams don't have enough support yet to be serious Super Bowl contenders.

While we were scrambling with a newsy week, ESPN.com produced the kind of project that would normally give us ample fodder during the dog days of June. Experts from around the company ranked the top 25 playoff performances in each sport, and the NFL ...

Suspended Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has filed a defamation lawsuit against NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.

In March, two Minnesota Vikings players -- punter Chris Kluwe and center John Sullivan -- called for the NFL to suspend New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma for his role in the Saints' bounty program prior to the 2009 NFC Championship Game. A...

The San Francisco 49ers' 5-1 start and three-game NFC West lead entering Week 8 has led to some projecting. For example, it's possible for the 49ers to clinch the division title as early as Week 11, should their division rivals cooperate. With ...

Let's dive into the NFC West mailbag to answer lingering questions about quarterbacks. Hashem from Imperial Valley, Calif., asked about rumors suggesting the Arizona Cardinals would consider trading cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie to Phila...

Sean McCormick of Football Outsiders analyzes the top 10 most disappointing teams of the past 25 years.

Story | Conversation | May 17, 2011

KC Joyner explains why the belief that this is the best era for elite quarterbacks is, in fact, not true. The past five years actually had the fewest elite quarterbacks.

Story | Conversation | January 26, 2011

The San Francisco 49ers' defense gave Arizona problems even when Kurt Warner was playing at a Pro Bowl level for the Cardinals. Count that among the reasons Arizona is interviewing Manusky as a candidate to replace the recently fired Bill Davis as...

After the Green Bay Packers' 31-3 victory over the Minnesota Vikings, here are three issues that merit further examination: If anything was holding back quarterback Aaron Rodgers earlier this season, it seems gone now. In his past two games, Rodg...

Travis asks via Facebook: "I read the 'Blind Side' a while ago and Micheal Lewis points out that Bill Walsh and the West Coast offense often made average QBs much better and certainly more accurate than they would otherwise be. A lot of quarterbacks ...

Rookie free agents and other young prospects drag down age stats for NFL teams this time of year. The relative averages are more relevant than the averages themselves. The chart shows where NFL teams ranked in average age heading into the weeke...

Bad teams tend to change coaches and overhaul their rosters. It should come as little surprise, then, to see the Seattle Seahawks retain a league-low 66.1 percent of their players from last season. It should likewise make sense to see the NFC Nor...

If you look at various rule changes over the years and the two teams playing in Super Bowl XLIV, one thing is clear: The NFL wants offense and scoring -- and plenty of it. So what does this mean for the future of the AFC North? It's one of t...

The Chicago Bears hired Mike Martz as offensive coordinator.

Should Kurt Warner announce his retirement Friday, he will finish his career in seriously rarefied air. Plus, what would Warner have accomplished if he stayed with the Giants? And what would Warner's retirement mean for the future of the Cardinals?

Blog | Conversation | January 28, 2010