With Cardinals flying high, Warner soars to front of MVP chase
Mike Sando, ESPN.comWith Tom Brady injured and Peyton Manning's individual numbers down, Kurt Warner has found his way back to a familiar role: MVP favorite.
Story | Conversation | December 10, 2008Camp Confidential: Addressing lingering questions key to Rams' success
Mike Sando, ESPN.comThe Rams are confident they can improve on last year's disastrous 3-13 season and contend in the NFC West, but lingering questions still form a cloud of doubt in St. Louis, writes Mike Sando.
Story | Conversation | August 04, 2008Coaches validate Harrison's rep as NFL's dirtiest player
Mike Sando, ESPN.comWhen you think of the NFL's dirtiest player, does Rodney Harrison come to mind? If so, you're among the majority, writes Mike Sando.
Story | Conversation | June 12, 2008Mediocre market has allowed role players to cash in
Mike Sando, ESPN.comA lot of money has been spent in free agency, but most of it has gone to role players who don't appear to have large upsides, writes Mike Sando.
Story | Conversation | March 11, 2008High risks, high costs associated with high picks
Mike Sando, ESPN.comThe draft always will be a guessing game to some extent, but with rookie salaries escalating sharply for top picks, NFL teams appear increasingly wary of picking early.
Story | Conversation | February 27, 2008Few recent combine stars have become productive NFL players
Mike Sando, ESPN.comESPN.com analyzed the 25 best combine performers in six key categories since 2000. The performances show how important -- and unimportant -- raw ability can be.
Story | Conversation | February 20, 2008Is Brady best ever? Not yet, but time is on his side
Mike Sando, ESPN.comWhile seven seasoned evaluators placed Tom Brady solidly in the top 10 quarterbacks of all time, Johnny Unitas consistently ranked higher than any other QB, Mike Sando writes.
Story | Conversation | January 23, 2008In the playoffs, the only guarantee is that there is none
Mike Sando, ESPN.comA strong playoff team needs to run the ball well and be able to stop the run -- or does it? Mike Sando measures that "truth" and others against recent NFL playoff teams to get a handle on the postseason.
Story | Conversation | January 02, 2008Observation deck: Beware the Redskins, who defy the odds
Mike Sando, ESPN.comAs the regular season came to a close with a few notable performances throughout the league, hail the Redskins. They have all the traits of a team that should be home watching the playoffs, and yet they claimed the NFC's No. 6 seed.
Story | Conversation | December 30, 2007'07 Dolphins have plenty of company in recent football futility
Mike Sando, ESPN.comThe Dolphins still might become only the 12th team since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to finish a full season with fewer than two victories. There are colorful stories behind the Excruciating Eleven.
Story | Conversation | December 18, 2007In young QB market, Cutler hot, Eli Manning not
Mike Sando, ESPN.comAmong a group of 11 young quarterbacks, Denver's Jay Cutler is most likely to join Peyton Manning and Tom Brady in the very elite class, Mike Sando writes.
Story | Conversation | December 05, 2007Flag these guys down when there's a penalty on the play
Mike Sando, ESPN.comWho are the most penalized players in the NFL? With the help of ESPN researchers, Mike Sando starts naming names of the players who fill the laundry baskets -- and even some of those who don't.
Story | Conversation | November 09, 2007Technology makes every coach a whiz
Mike Sando, ESPN.comTechnology has turned every coach into a whiz, as if the NFL needed another instrument for parity, writes Mike Sando.
Story | Conversation | August 20, 2007Reviewing instant replay's controversial playoff history
Mike Sando, ESPN.comThe lines between "reviewable" and "nonreviewable" plays as instant replay applies remained murky this regular season, presenting the prospect of more historic controversy this postseason, Mike Sando writes.
Story | Conversation | January 04, 2008Chargers, Turner hoping for playoff payoff
Mike Sando, ESPN.comNot until the playoffs will the Chargers find out for sure whether dumping Marty Schottenheimer for Norv Turner was the right move, writes Mike Sando.
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