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Links around the Web that include commentary on the Patriots' draft picks: 1. One viewpoint -- reaches in 2nd and 3rd round. Dan Pompei's "Sunday Blitz" on the National Football Post website includes comments from anonymous folks from NFL teams. W...

Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Mike Nolan isn't going to give out his game plan in advance. But it's pretty obvious what the Falcons need to do against the Seattle Seahawks in Sunday's playoff game. They need to blitz Russell Wilson often. ...

RENTON, Wash. -- Max Unger, Pro Bowl center for the Seattle Seahawks, feels like he's preparing for more than one opponent Sunday. The St. Louis Rams' blitz packages are that varied and complex. Russell Wilson vs. 5+ Pass-Rushers We...

This week's Blogger Blitz video, of course, takes a look at Sunday night's division title game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Washington Redskins, and the extent to which turnovers could tell the story. The Redskins have committed the fewest t...

IRVING, Texas - The Cowboys had 10 drives in Sunday's win against Cincinnati but they struggled for answers in most of them. The different zone blitz looks that Bengals defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer gave the Cowboys had them confused. After th...

FALLING Tampa Bay's pass rush. Aside from a cornerback blitz by E.J. Biggers, the Bucs put almost no pressure on Matt Ryan on Sunday. Michael Bennett has put himself in position for a nice contract extension or a decent deal somewhere else. But Be...

Here's an interesting trend to keep in mind as Sunday night's matchup approaches between the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants. Packers defensive coordinator Dom Capers has pulled back notably on blitz packages in his past two games as the eff...

The Arizona Cardinals and Minnesota Vikings are playing Sunday for the fifth consecutive season. Both teams have cycled through a few quarterbacks during that time. I covered that ground in the "Blogger Blitz" video. Cardinals quarterback John ...

In his weekly "Sunday NFL Blitz" column on the National Football Post website, Dan Pompei writes on the increased use of the no-huddle offense around the NFL. After four weeks of play, 14.6 percent of all snaps have been in no huddle this year, ac...

Tim MacMahon is wondering, as many of you are, why Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Rob Ryan didn't call more blitzes in an attempt to rattle Seahawks rookie quarterback Russell Wilson in Sunday's game. It's a good question, and one for which Tim...

Ray Horton, upon being hired in 2011 as the Arizona Cardinals' defensive coordinator, promised to blitz on the team's first play under his watch. His aggressive mentality revealed itself Sunday in the Cardinals' 20-16 victory over the Seattle Seah...

BOURBONNAIS, Ill. -- In a practice full of memorable plays by the defense, one of the highlights of Sunday's session had to be the move Craig Stetlz put on Michael Bush during a one-on-one blitz drill between the defensive backs and running backs. ...

Super Bowl XLVI could be Tom Coughlin's last shot to secure a spot in NFL history.

Three nuggets of knowledge about Sunday's Steelers-Broncos wild-card game: Sitting target: Ben Roethlisberger's high ankle sprain is clearly affecting his mobility, which in turn has affected his ability to handle the blitz. Roethlisberger has fru...

It's a pretty safe assumption that New Orleans defensive coordinator Gregg Williams will blitz Carolina rookie quarterback Cam Newton a lot Sunday. Williams blitzes a lot against everyone, especially when he's up against a rookie. That's a very lo...

New Orleans defensive coordinator Gregg Williams never has been shy about dialing up the blitz. But sometimes, the quarterback you're blitzing can make a huge difference. Take the case of Sunday's victory against Chicago. According to ESPN Stats &...