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When it comes to left tackles, the NFC South is taking things lightly. It's likely three of the division's four teams will start some of the lightest left tackles in the league. The New Orleans Saints are still determining who will start at left t...

For relatively unusual reasons, we spent a fair amount of time last offseason discussing the issue of Matt Kalil's weight. It seemed that Kalil was a 6-foot-6 athlete who had to work to maintain an offensive lineman's weight. During the run-up to ...

"USC has more first-round NFL draft choices (77) than any other school in the country. Will Matt Barkley and Robert Woods join that group? Give your thoughts on where they will be picked and by which team." Garry Paskwietz Robert Woods -- Minne...

Jonathan Moore/Getty ImagesHe doesn't have the strongest arm, but Matt Barkley has similar numbers to Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III when it comes downfield throws.USC Trojans quarterback Matt Barkley was a projected top-5 pick if he had entered ...

PHOENIX -- We've spent a fair amount of time discussing the Minnesota Vikings' attempts to fortify their offense around quarterback Christian Ponder, beginning with last year's decision to draft left tackle Matt Kalil and continuing this spring as th...

I took a moment Wednesday morning to read through your feedback via Twitter mentions and the mailbag. Much of it centered around the departures of two key Minnesota Vikings players this week, and a few were represented by this comment via Twitter fro...

There's a saying that there are two things that you never want to see being made: laws and sausage. I think you can add the Pac-12 Blog Postseason Top 25 to that list. The debate between Ted and I was vigorous -- and mostly civil. One time Ted moc...

ESPN analysts Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay are both predicting four Pac-12 players will be taken in the first round of the NFL draft. With the NFL scouting combine starting this week, it's possible that number could rise -- or drop -- pending workou...

With free agency and the draft process revving up, there are plenty of questions for every NFL team. But for most, there's one issue that trumps the rest. This is the first in a team-by-team look at the offseason tasks that just can't get botched. ...

The Twitter mailbag has had a couple of weeks off, first due to vacation and then due last week to the fact of Hall of Fame and awards announcements. But it is back, and as ever I thank you for your submissions. Remember, you can always tweet a quest...

Minnesota rookie offensive tackle Matt Kalil is headed to his first Pro Bowl, the Vikings announced Friday. The move came because Washington Redskins tackle Trent Williams will be unable to play in Sunday's all-star game in Hawaii after suffering ...

Minnesota Vikings rookie left tackle Matt Kalil is headed to Hawaii after all.

After the Minnesota Vikings' 24-10 loss to the Green Bay Packers, here are three issues that merit further examination: As we've already discussed, quarterback Christian Ponder's late-season surge almost certainly cemented his status as the Vikin...

Because I'm a Bears fan, and because my friends and I made a blood pact to never again discuss what transpired in the NFL on Sunday afternoon, I decided that this week's Trenchie Awards would go a bit differently. There's really no sense in discussin...

I'm going to throw out a number, and I want you to keep your composure and hold your breath until I'm through explaining it. It will require reading more than one paragraph before reacting, but I know you can do it. As Minnesota Vikings tailback A...

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Thursday was Adrian Peterson day at ESPN.com. We brought you Jeffri Chadiha's Hot Read profile of Peterson's pursuit of history, a ranking of the top 10 individual seasons in NFL history, a chance to rank those seasons yourself...