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INDIANPOLIS -- So I'm about to step into a marathon availability session Thursday morning here at the NFL scouting combine. It will include Chicago Bears coach Marc Trestman and general manager Phil Emery, Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz and Minneso...

Five things to know and my 2012 all-division team: Division MVP: If your definition of this award is the player who has the most impact on his team's winning percentage, then our MVP is Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. If your MVP is t...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Greg Jennings' declaration Tuesday that he likely will play elsewhere in 2012 meshes with the sense we've had throughout the season, as soon as Randall Cobb began to emerge as a big-time receiver when Jennings was si...

DETROIT -- Remember what Aaron Rodgers told us this summer? As he sat in the locker room after a late-July practice, Rodgers said the Green Bay Packers would be a better team in 2012 than they were in 2011 -- when they finished the regular season ...

Around here, we learned yet another lesson about the limits of conventional wisdom last week. Playing without leading receiver Percy Harvin, the Minnesota Vikings completed 75 percent of their passes and put up 221 passing yards in a 34-24 surprise o...

It seems a million years ago. In reality, it was 18 months. In the second round of the 2011 draft, three pass-catchers of diverse backgrounds and skills entered the NFC North. I've checked in on their progress at various times, and at the midpoint of...

After the Green Bay Packers' 24-15 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars, here are three issues that merit further examination: This is an admittedly subjective observation, but I thought quarterback Aaron Rodgers looked and played subdued after ...

Each week, the Fantasy Island contestants will submit a preview for each of that weekend's games. The best preview from each game will be selected and combined with the others into one comprehensive guide, and points are awarded based on how many ind...

Five nuggets of knowledge on Week 8: Early issues: Every NFL team wants to start a game fast, and no team has been worse at it than the Detroit Lions. Get this: The Lions have reached the red zone just seven times on 37 first-half possessions in 2...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Late last week, I suggested the NFC North had an opportunity to step up and demonstrate it will have multiple teams in playoff contention thanks to a weekend schedule of presumably inferior AFC South opponents. Two o...

Chris Sprow examines the top 10 wide receiver/tight end combinations in the NFL. The Green Bay Packers top the list.

Story | Conversation | September 07, 2012

We're Black and Blue All Over: The Minnesota Vikings' decision to hold tailback Adrian Peterson out of the preseason, as reported by ESPN's Adam Schefter, would make perfect sense whether or not Peterson was recovering from significant knee surger...

We're Black and Blue All Over: GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Good morning. I'm scrambling to make an 8:15 a.m. (CT) start to the Green Bay Packers' training camp practice, as some of you may be as well. It'll be the start of three days for us in the shadows ...

After the Green Bay Packers' 35-21 victory against the Chicago Bears, here are three issues that merit further examination: It didn't get much attention in the afterglow of clinching home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, but cornerback Ch...

Vince Verhei examines the best and worst performances of Week 16 in the NFL, including Aaron Rodgers and Jordy Nelson. He also looks at Cam Newton's potential.

Story | Conversation | December 26, 2011

Christopher Harris looks at some of his best bets and shaky stars heading into Week 16 of the football season.