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On Tuesday, NFC West colleague Mike Sando and I did this Double Coverage segment in which we discussed the strengths and weaknesses of the San Francisco 49ers and Atlanta Falcons. ESPN analyst Trent Dilfer pretty much did his own Double Coverage o...

There has been a lot of reflection this week as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers get ready to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their Super Bowl victory. Many of the players and coaches will be back in town to be honored as the Bucs host the Philadelphia ...

This really has been true for only five weeks, but I don't think I'm going out on a limb by saying the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have the most exciting offense in franchise history and they have a true franchise quarterback for the first time. ...

Time for a Friday morning look at the top headlines from around the NFC South. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS Wide receiver Arrelious Benn is expected to play Sunday after missing the opener and the preseason with a sprained knee. A second-round pick in ...

Trent Dilfer, Gary Horton, Mel Kiper Jr. and Matt Williamson got together and came up with an outstanding project that looks a few years down the road. Check out this Insider post in which they have NFL Future Power Rankings for all teams. The ran...

Check out this Insider post by Trent Dilfer. He ranks the NFL's quarterbacks, starters and even some backups, although Jimmy Clausen didn't quite make the list. Dilfer breaks the quarterbacks down into seven categories and I don't think anyone wil...

There is one man on the planet who could solve everything that is wrong with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. One man who, with the simple nod of his head, would sell out Raymond James Stadium instantly, stop the losing, put an end to just about all the ...

Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 11 (remember, the New Orleans Saints have a bye): Crunch time: It would be a very long shot for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to go into Lambeau Field and defeat the Packers. But I'm going to be keeping a close eye ...

TAMPA, Fla. -- I'm at Raymond James Stadium on an absolutely gorgeous night. Made it in without much trouble, but you can definitely tell the atmosphere is going to be pretty festive for "Monday Night Football." The gates don't open for quite some...

Very interesting Insider piece by Trent Dilfer. He puts Tampa Bay's Greg Olson at the top of his list of underrated play callers in the NFL. I'm glad Dilfer points this out because I don't think Olson has gotten the recognition he deserves. Last y...

Let's take a look at a couple of interesting links about the NFC South and its quarterbacks. In this Insider piece , Trent Dilfer ranks Tampa Bay's Josh Freeman as the young quarterback with the highest ceiling. I couldn't agree with him more, alt...

The Carolina Panthers are next in our On the Clock series. That also means they're last in the series because they hold the No. 1 overall pick. Mel Kiper, Trent Dilfer and Chris Mortensen talk about what the Panthers should do with that pick and t...

NEW ORLEANS - In this video last week, Trent Dilfer said the Atlanta Falcons need to put more on the shoulders of quarterback Matt Ryan. Dilfer said Ryan is more than ready to carry an offense. I asked Atlanta coach Mike Smith about Dilfer's comme...

Auburn quarterback Cam Newton worked out Thursday. The Carolina Panthers, who hold the No. 1 pick in the draft, weren't there. Neither was any representative of any other NFL team. The workout was for the media only. Teams will get a look at Newto...

Time for a few quick programming notes as I get ready to begin the trip to Atlanta. We held the weekly NFC South chat Friday. I have to get to the airport and don't have time to pull out highlights, but you can see the entire transcript of the cha...

Trent Dilfer has some advice for the Falcons on what they need to do to defeat the Green Bay Packers on Saturday. Dilfer said the two keys for Atlanta are to have success in short-yardage offense and to get a few big plays from wide receiver Roddy...