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Tracing the Bears' defensive decline

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

    Jerry Lai/US Presswire   The Chicago defense has been exploited in recent losses to Cincinnati and Arizona. Posted by ...

Blog | November 10, 2009

Black and Blue all over: Green to Packers?

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...Twentyman of the Detroit News. Meanwhile, the Lions also lost seventh-round draft pick Lydon Murtha to Miami, which signed him off the practice squad. Sean Jensen of the St. Paul Pioneer Press on the...

Blog | October 21, 2009

Have at It: Favre's best team

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...fewest points in the league (210) that season. No team had done that since the undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins, and no one has done it since. One caveat: Favre qualified his assessment by saying that...

Blog | October 14, 2009

FavreWatch: Rodgers breaking free

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...6 Jim Kelly Buffalo 1996 Todd Collins 1 John Elway Denver 1999 Brian Griese 4 Dan Marino Miami 2000 Jay Fiedler 4 Steve Young San Francisco 1999 Jeff Garcia 5 Troy Aikman Dallas 2001 Quincy...

Blog | October 03, 2009

'Coveting' this story

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...807 4 09/25/2006 Atlanta-New Orleans 14,999 10,850 5 09/21/2009 Indianapolis-Miami 14,710 10,849 *All-time cable television viewership record +Numbers in 000s. Highest-rated game in...

Blog | September 29, 2009

NFC North: Final Word

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...defensive coordinator Dom Capers brings a reputation for instant success, having raised the profiles of defenses in Miami (2006), Jacksonville (1999) and Pittsburgh (1992) in his first year as those team's defensive coordinator. But...

Blog | September 11, 2009

A banner summer in these parts

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

    Getty Images   Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers and Jay Cutler (l-r) should help provide plenty of offense this season in the NFC North....

Blog | September 08, 2009

Olsen becoming reliable target for Cutler

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

    Jerry Lai/US Presswire   Tight end Greg Olsen appears to be the Bears' de facto No. 1 receiving threat....

Blog | August 28, 2009

The internal issue of Favre's late arrival

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...this a very long time at a very high level. If we're all sitting in Miami waiting to get on the field for the Super Bowl, do you think anybody will care that...

Blog | August 19, 2009

Bears' weakness: Wide receiver

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...is clearly Devin Hester. Hester was basically a non-position player coming out of the University of Miami and while he remains very much a work in progress as a wide receiver, he has steadily...

Blog | May 18, 2009

Debating the merits of QBs vs. WRs

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert On Sunday, Breana of Chicago prompted this debate: If you had to pick, would you prefer a great quarterback wit...

Blog | May 05, 2009

Taking a second look at the NFC North draft

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...some movement soon. It will be interesting to see if the Lions place a claim on ex-Miami quarterback John Beck, who was waived Monday. Detroit surrendered an NFL-high 172 rushing yards per game...

Blog | April 28, 2009

Capers: Raji pick gives defense flexibility

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...State 2002 Javon Walker WR Florida State 2001 Jamal Reynolds DE Florida State 2000 Bubba Franks TE Miami "I think it's a very important position in the 3-4," Capers said...

Blog | April 25, 2009

Green Bay's recent history at No. 9

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...McDaniel (1988, L.A. Raiders), Lincoln Kennedy (1993, Atlanta), Bruce Matthews (1983, Houston) and Richmond Webb (1990, Miami). Looking back at the No. 9 pick since 1999, there have been hits and misses: LB Keith...

Blog | April 25, 2009

Lions apparently have no doubts about Stafford

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...the Lions gave Stafford almost a 30 percent raise over last year's No. 1 pick, Miami offensive tackle Jake Long. Stafford's $41.7 million in guarantees was 17 percent more than...

Blog | April 25, 2009