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<title><![CDATA[2013 NFL Free Agency -- The six million dollar men]]></title>
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Free agency in 2013 has been fast and furious, with big deals, lots of cuts and new coaches making multiple moves, writes John Clayton.]]></description>
<pubDate>March 15, 2013 09:27:10 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[2013 NFL Free Agency -- Desperate for wide receivers]]></title>
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After the Niners and Seahawks shook up the NFC West, wide receivers could go fast in free agency, writes John Clayton.]]></description>
<pubDate>March 12, 2013 05:00:42 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[2013 NFL combine -- Plenty learned at event done right]]></title>
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We learned plenty at this year's combine, as usual, so the NFL shouldn't change a thing, writes John Clayton.]]></description>
<pubDate>February 26, 2013 11:21:28 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[2013 NFL combine -- Friday observations about offseason, Weeden and more]]></title>
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Will the NFL push back the dates on the offseason? Not if the players' union has anything to say about it, writes John Clayton.]]></description>
<pubDate>February 22, 2013 14:57:52 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NFL combine -- Thursday observations about Bucs, Joeckel, more]]></title>
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Greg Schiano made it clear at the combine that Josh Freeman is the Buccaneers' starting quarterback, writes John Clayton.]]></description>
<pubDate>February 21, 2013 11:37:43 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NFL playoffs -- NFC finalists have been vindicated]]></title>
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The Falcons and 49ers found vindication while winning their way into the NFC Championship Game.]]></description>
<pubDate>January 13, 2013 12:39:06 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NFL playoffs -- After mild-card round, NFC divisional round gets better]]></title>
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After uninspired "mild-card" games, the divisional round matchups should be better, writes John Clayton.]]></description>
<pubDate>January 06, 2013 13:52:50 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Biggest NFL games of Week 10 -- John Clayton's First &#x26; 10]]></title>
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Misfortune and luck can lead to landing the right quarterback, John Clayton writes. For the Colts, misfortune led to Luck.]]></description>
<pubDate>November 08, 2012 05:56:23 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NFL quarterback rankings -- John Clayton reveals the 2012 hierarchy of signal-callers (Part 1)]]></title>
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John Clayton ranks the NFL's starting quarterbacks from No. 1 to No. 32.]]></description>
<pubDate>August 16, 2012 16:14:16 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NFL quarterback rankings -- John Clayton reveals the 2012 hierarchy of signal-callers (Part 3)]]></title>
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John Clayton ranks the NFL's starting quarterbacks from No. 1 to No. 32.]]></description>
<pubDate>August 23, 2012 06:10:13 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NFL quarterback rankings -- John Clayton reveals the 2012 hierarchy of signal-callers (Part 2)]]></title>
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John Clayton ranks the NFL's starting quarterbacks from No. 1 to No. 32.]]></description>
<pubDate>August 23, 2012 06:10:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NFL -- The 49ers' Jim Harbaugh looks wise for keeping QB Alex Smith]]></title>
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Turns out Jim Harbaugh and Chan Gailey might be right. The lockout-marred offseason wasn't the time to switch QBs, John Clayton writes in his latest mailbag.]]></description>
<pubDate>October 12, 2011 02:57:54 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[From Tom Brady to Andy Dalton, ESPN's John Clayton ranks the NFL's starting QBs]]></title>
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Aaron Rodgers won the Super Bowl last season. Did he move ahead of Tom Brady and Peyton Manning in John Clayton's QB rankings?]]></description>
<pubDate>August 26, 2011 07:41:24 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Clayton mailbag: Possible post-lockout schedule]]></title>
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A labor deal by the end of June would save the season but require a bit of scrambling, writes John Clayton in his latest mailbag.]]></description>
<pubDate>June 11, 2011 08:44:05 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ranking NFL starting QBs: Out with the old, in with the new]]></title>
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Michael Vick has earned elite status among starting quarterbacks as Brett Favre, Donovan McNabb and Carson Palmer have faded, John Clayton writes.]]></description>
<pubDate>December 30, 2010 16:13:24 PST</pubDate>
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