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Before or after you watch Jon Gruden talk to USC's Matt Barkley, read this excerpt from an Insider article by Gruden as told to NFC South blogger Pat Yasinskas. "One NFL QB I'd compare him to is Matt Schaub. In Houston, they run a ton of play-actio...

In addition to Jon Gruden's sitdowns with top prospects, primarily quarterbacks, he spoke with ESPN.com's NFC South blogger and Florida resident Pat Yasinskas to flesh out reviews. West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith is largely regarded as the to...

Over at NFC South headquarters, our "regional" cohort Pat Yasinskas was driven by Drew Brees' giant salary-cap number to look at all the players in that division with cap numbers of $5 million of more. We know a good idea when we see one, so here'...

How do AFC South teams do when measuring costs versus wins? Businessweek has run the numbers for all 122 NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL franchises to tally the smartest spenders in sports. (Hat tip to Pat Yasinskas at the NFC South blog.) It measures cost ...

Lots of AFC South-related stuff on our fine web site today. Let me point it you to it. NFC South blogger Pat Yasinskas writes his weekly league-wide Quarterback Watch on Peyton Manning and Andrew Luck. He hits on an important point: "The thing...

Give me Tom Brady or Peyton Manning and I will be perfectly happy. Call me a divisional homer for voting Manning No. 1 in our quarterback Power Rankings, I can take it. Here is Pat Yasinskas' writeup of the polling. Obviously Brady is phenom...

MIAMI -- Seeking snarky commentary during the Pro Bowl? Sorry, but I'm not a part of ESPN.com's NFL Nation Live tonight. Perhaps Tim Graham, Kevin Seifert and Mike Sando will be able to give you what you yearn for. Perhaps Pat Yasinskas and I, ...

NFC South maven Pat Yasinskas obtained the list that lines up with this report about the 212 players scheduled to be unrestricted free agents in 2010, who will instead be only restricted free agents if a new labor deal isn't reached. Stinks to be ...

Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky From NFC South guru Pat Yasinskas: Although the New Orleans Saints are moving training camp back to their own practice facility, they won't spend all of camp there. They'll spend a couple of days...

ESPN.com Illustration London has reportedly launched a bid to host the Super Bowl some time in the next decade. Should the NFL export its marquee event? Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas and Paul ...

US Presswire Can Drew Brees or Matt Schaub take the next step and lead his team to the playoffs? Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas and Paul Kuharsky The New Orleans Saints and Houston Texans each ...

Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky Pat Yasinskas over at the NFC South Blog had a good idea this week, so I am borrowing it. Who would have been a media darling this week for each of the AFC South teams had one of them made it to Tampa for Super ...

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas TAMPA, Fla. -- Forget for a second the Super Bowl victory and all the great players he coached. If you want to know what truly set Tony Dungy apart from other football coaches -- really, apart from a lot of huma...

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas I'm pinch-hitting for Paul Kuharsky this morning. Time for a quick look at today's stories from the local newspapers: COLTS Rookie running back Justin Forsett, claimed off waivers from Seattle earlier this week, is ...

ESPN.com bloggers Matt Mosley, Pat Yasinskas, Kevin Seifert, Paul Kuharsky and James Walker will visit SportsNation to talk about the opening of NFL training camps. Monday's chat schedule: (all times Eastern) Noon: Mosley 1 pm: ...

Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky It looks as if Mike Trgovac will be the Jaguars' new defensive coordinator. He's been with the Panthers since 2002, but his contract is up and he recently shifted gears. Pat Yasinskas over on the NF...