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Sports Central
May 15, 2012
Brad Oremland |
Best Running Back Seasons By Age Running backs have the shortest careers of any position in the NFL. A great quarterback can play into his 40s. Most RBs, even the best of them, are washed up by the time they turn 30.   |
Sports Central
April 8, 2014
Brad Oremland |
The HOF Case For Ricky Watters While I acknowledge Watters as a fine player, it's a little strange that I'm writing a column about his Hall of Fame qualifications. |
Sports Central
February 9, 2005
Eric Williams |
The Latest, But Not the Greatest Emmitt Smith has a long list of statistics to back up the claim made by many that he was the best running back ever. He retires as the leading career rusher in NFL history, with an astounding 18,355 yards. |
Sports Central
February 15, 2011
Brad Oremland |
Jerome Bettis vs. Herschel Walker Herschel Walker and Jerome Bettis have something in common, which is that besides great football careers, they both seem like genuinely nice people. What they don't have in common are Hall of Fame credentials: Walker has them, and Bettis does not. |
Sports Central
June 19, 2012
Brad Oremland |
Tomlinson and the Best All-Purpose RBs LaDainian Tomlinson announced his retirement on Monday, signing a one-day contract to end his career with the San Diego Chargers, who drafted him fifth overall in 2001. Tomlinson will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer, a cinch for pro football's greatest honor. |
Sports Central
August 23, 2005
Brad Oremland |
The NFL's 20 Greatest Records NFL records are dropping like flies, even those people thought might never be broken. So which records have staying power, and what are the most impressive individual marks in league history? |
Sports Central
March 22, 2011
Brad Oremland |
The Best Postseason Running Backs Since they may be a thing of the past, here's a look back at the greatest postseason runners in history, eight terrific RBs presented in chronological order. |
Sports Central
February 1, 2011
Brad Oremland |
Herschel Walker, Hall of Famer Considering the enormity of Herschel Walker's receiving and returning contributions, he's a very strong Hall of Fame candidate. |
Sports Central
March 20, 2008
Andrew Jones |
The 25 Most Successful NFL Running Backs There's a few surprises on this list. |
Sports Central
August 12, 2014
Brad Oremland |
The Best and Worst of Times: NFL The author highlights the best and worst seasons for individual NFL players who chalked up extreme records. |
Sports Central
March 16, 2006
Brad Oremland |
The NFL's Best Triplets An assemblage of the NFL's 20 best trios ever -- quarterback, running back, wide receiver. |
Sports Central
December 16, 2007
Brad Oremland |
The NFL's Best Offense Ever With apologies to the 1941 Bears and the San Diego Chargers in general, here are the 10 best offenses in league history. |
Sports Central
August 17, 2010
Brad Oremland |
The 32 Greatest NFL Running Backs I'll present my own choices for the 32 greatest running backs in the history of professional football, plus a few names it was hard to leave off and comments on the players. |
Sports Central
July 24, 2012
Brad Oremland |
Five Hall of Fame Candidates There are a lot of great players missing from the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Some of them will be inducted in the next few years, a few will have longer waits, and many will never be enshrined. |
Sports Central
March 15, 2011
Brad Oremland |
Does Size Matter For Running Backs? Even as other positions become increasingly specialized, the use of a giant battering-ram RB in short-yardage situations doesn't seem to be gaining traction. Is this a mistake? |
Sports Central
January 1, 2013
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings The Cardinals' season-high for yards from scrimmage this season was 375. Every other team topped 400 at least once. The Cardinals even played two overtime games, and they never hit 400. Perhaps just as amazing, in their five wins, they never broke 300. |
Sports Central
January 3, 2012
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings If you took the 20 best highlights of this season, I bet two or three of them are Julio Jones. The Falcons gave up a lot to get him, and it looks to have been worth it. |
Sports Central
July 30, 2004
Brad Oremland |
Ricky Williams in Perspective When it comes to the Ricky Williams drama, talk is cheap. I'm ready for someone to tell me TBS is making a mini-series about the whole thing. Speculation, opinions, exaggerations, accusations ... the whole thing is being blown out of proportion. |
Sports Central
July 6, 2009
Brad Oremland |
Steve McNair: 1973-2009 Steve McNair's murder is one of those things that has the power to really shock us. |
Sports Central
May 2, 2008
Brad Oremland |
The Best Passing and Running QBs The list of quarterbacks who were both great passers and great runners is not a long one, but it's an interesting subject. |
Sports Central
November 12, 2007
Brad Oremland |
NFL 2007 Midseason Report Card The Patriots look unstoppable... The Colts' worry has to be injuries... Dallas Cowboys just below the Colts... Dolphins won't go 0-16... |
Salon.com
September 2, 2000
Allen Barra |
3 yards and a cloud of baloney Defense doesn't win games. The run doesn't set up the pass. And other ways NFL commentators are full of it. |
Sports Central
July 2, 2013
Brad Oremland |
Best Teams Not to Win the Super Bowl: NFC I'm interested in losers. Our sports culture focuses on winners, to the point that we forget about those who fell short. |
Sports Central
May 28, 2013
Brad Oremland |
Best Teams Not to Win the Super Bowl: AFC This is the first article in a two-part series, looking at every current NFL franchise and picking out its best team of the Super Bowl era that did not win a championship. This week, we'll start with the AFC. |
Sports Central
May 26, 2015
Brad Oremland |
Best QBs in History: 49-101 This week, I'm profiling the players who rank about 50th on my list, as well as recognizing some other fine QBs who missed the cut. |
Sports Central
December 23, 2008
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings The Tennessee Titans jump into first place in this week's rating of NFL teams. |
Sports Central
December 9, 2003
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 14 Power Rankings Philadelphia, Miami, Baltimore, and Tampa Bay all have good defenses this season, but I think New England's has to be the best of them all. |
Sports Central
February 22, 2011
Brad Oremland |
The Best Kick Returners in NFL History I'm always thinking about NFL history, so I had in my head an idea of the top ten return men in history. In fact, I'll give it to you now. |
Sports Central
December 27, 2005
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings Technically, Colts still lead power pack... Patriots won last four by double-digits... Pittsburgh Steelers peaking at the right time... Broncos undefeated at home... Giants have reason for pessimism... etc. |
Sports Central
June 9, 2015
Brad Oremland |
Best QBs in History: 31-39 This week, I'm profiling the players who rank about 30-40 on my list. |
Sports Central
September 30, 2014
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 4 Power Rankings Comments are offered on the Miami Dolphins, the Kansas City Chiefs, and Pittsburgh Steelers as well as other teams. |
Sports Central
November 11, 2003
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 10 Power Rankings Every team has played nine games. It is now appropriate to do your Pro Bowl voting. |
Sports Central
April 1, 2010
Brad Oremland |
The NFL's Best Defenses Ever To narrow my search for the finest defenses in pro football history, I researched almost 100 great single-season defenses, then devised a formula to help me sort out the best of the bunch. |
Sports Central
December 11, 2012
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 14 Power Rankings New England Patriots -- The offense is always outstanding, but the defense showed up big time on Monday night. Vince Wilfork, Jerod Mayo, and Rob Ninkovich all played at all-pro level. |
Sports Central
December 19, 2006
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 15 Power Rankings San Diego Chargers: How about a little love for special teams?... Baltimore Ravens boast the second-stingiest run defense in the NFL... Dallas Cowboys will be dangerous in the postseason, but will have a tough road to the Super Bowl... etc. |
Sports Central
September 29, 2009
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings A team by team analysis of the latest developments in football. |
Sports Central
July 25, 2004
Damian Greene |
New England Patriots: Dynasty or Die-Nasty? The rosters in the National Football League are on such an even playing field, that it's hard to predict who will win any game, much less a Super Bowl. |
Sports Central
December 16, 2003
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 15 Power Rankings The Eagles and their AFC counterparts in New England may be due for a letdown in the next two weeks, but I wouldn't read much into it. Both teams will be just fine -- especially if they can secure homefield advantage throughout the playoffs. |
Sports Central
September 28, 2010
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings The Steelers claim the top spot in this week's rankings as the Saints fall to eighth place. |
Sports Central
February 25, 2014
Brad Oremland |
Best QBs Not to Win a Championship We often judge QBs by whether or not their team won championships, but everyone recognizes that sometimes great players don't reach the highest level of team success. So, who's at the top of the list? |
Sports Central
February 5, 2006
Brad Oremland |
The NFL's Greatest Losers The 10 greatest teams not to win a Super Bowl. |
Sports Central
June 16, 2015
Brad Oremland |
Best QBs in History: 21-30 The players are ranked in order, but please don't read too much into that: I consider this a group of quarterbacks, all roughly the same level. |
Sports Illustrated
October 3, 2000
Peter King |
Inside the NFL The Titans showed their championship form of last season, running roughshod over the Giants... |
Sports Central
October 26, 2010
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 7 Power Rankings The Steelers and Jets stay on top of this week's list of best NFL teams. |
Sports Central
January 4, 2011
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings Super Bowl XLV: New England Patriots over Atlanta Falcons. For the second season in a row, we get the matchup everyone wants to see. |
AskMen.com
Paul Bessire |
Top 10: NFL Quarterback Seasons In this article, WhatIfSports utilizes its statistical technology to rank the greatest seasons ever by NFL Quarterbacks. |
Sports Central
October 18, 2005
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 6 Power Rankings Colts defense shows some cracks... Denver Broncos posts five straight victories against top teams... San Diego faces a fascinating matchup in Philadelphia... Eagles' problems are the same as last year... At Tampa Bay Cadillac is back, Griese may be gone... etc. |
Sports Central
September 7, 2004
Brad Oremland |
NFL Preseason Power Rankings The first Sports Central power rankings of the 2004 NFL season are topped by a team that will benefit heavily from stringent enforcement of the league's illegal contact rule. |
Sports Central
October 7, 2003
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 5 Power Rankings ESPN's announcing team on Sunday night failed to draw an obvious conclusion... Quincy Carter looks like a legitimate starting QB... Every generation produces a few special players, and Dante Hall is one of them... etc. |
Sports Central
October 2, 2012
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 4 Power Rankings The Texans' defense lost Mario Williams and DeMeco Ryans, and it's better than ever. Bravo, Wade Phillips. |
