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Sports Central August 22, 2005 Dave Golokhov |
2005 NFL Preview: New Orleans Saints The 2005 Saints look painfully similar to last year's version with a few minor amendments. They are not competing for any championships this year and would be lucky to win the division. |
Sports Central August 23, 2007 Dave Golokhov |
2007 NFL Preview: New Orleans Saints The Saints will be back as a playoff contender, mostly because of their offense. |
Sports Central July 20, 2006 Dave Golokhov |
2006 NFL Preview: Carolina Panthers Now that the Panthers have added more pieces to the puzzle, they are heralded as one of the NFC's top teams. |
Sports Central September 4, 2006 Dave Golokhov |
2006 NFL Preview: Philadelphia Eagles In a tougher conference -- and a tougher division -- the Eagles will have a tough time. |
Sports Central July 15, 2005 Dave Golokhov |
2005 NFL Preview: Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a sleeper team this year, and may be ready to come out of hibernation. They are more advanced than last season's 21st in total defense ranking indicates, and they should be able to score more than their league-worst 14.4 points per game. |
Sports Central August 4, 2005 Dave Golokhov |
2005 NFL Preview: Green Bay Packers A review of last year reveals that the Packers were worse than their 10-6 record suggests and notably weak on defense. When you search for reasons that this season will be any better, there are not many. |
Sports Central September 10, 2005 Dave Golokhov |
2005 NFL Preview: Washington Redskins With a strong offensive line, the Redskins should be at least a win or two better than last season, but their playoff hopes rely on Patrick Ramsey's ability to limit his mistakes and take care of the football. |
Sports Central January 4, 2012 Brad Oremland |
Sports Central's 2011 NFL All-Pro Team It's time to honor this NFL season's most outstanding players. |
Sports Central January 9, 2010 Brad Oremland |
Sports Central's 2009 NFL All-Pro Team With the 2009 regular season over, it's time to honor this season's most outstanding players. |
Sports Central August 28, 2006 Dave Golokhov |
2006 NFL Preview: Minnesota Vikings For the first time in nearly 10 years, the Vikings will not be looking to the offense to carry the team on their shoulders. |
Sports Central February 8, 2010 Brad Oremland |
Super Bowl XLIV Recap In four short years, the Saints have completed a storybook turnaround. |
Sports Central September 2, 2006 Dave Golokhov |
2006 NFL Preview: Oakland Raiders The Raiders are waiting on the maturation of several defensive players and they have to quell persisting questions about their offense before they can become a contender. |
Sports Central September 11, 2009 Eric Engberg |
Why Your Team Will Not Win the Super Bowl This is the time of year where everyone thinks this could be the year their team wins it all. Here's why everyone is wrong. |
Sports Central July 5, 2006 Dave Golokhov |
2006 NFL Preview: Arizona Cardinals If there is one lesson the Cards took forward into their 2006 offseason, it is that you can't build a house on a shaky foundation. |
Sports Central August 5, 2006 Dave Golokhov |
2006 NFL Preview: Cleveland Browns The Browns will not finish with a 1-5 division record this year. |
Sports Central November 26, 2013 Brad Oremland |
Sports Central 2013 Pro Bowl Selections It's not much of a spoiler that Andy Reid is my choice so far as Coach of the Year. But Bruce Arians (ARI) deserves serious consideration, as well, and I'm impressed with Ron Rivera's transformation into Riverboat Ron. |
Sports Central December 5, 2012 Brad Oremland |
Sports Central 2012 Pro Bowl Ballot Pro Bowl voting has been open for over a month, but now every team has played most of its schedule, so it's finally reasonable to vote for each conference's representatives. Here's a look at my ballot, with AFC players listed first. |
Sports Illustrated September 11, 2001 Peter King |
Coming-Out Party Ricky Williams is a new man but showed his old stuff as the Saints whipped the Bills... |
Sports Central December 31, 2008 Brad Oremland |
Sports Central's 2008 NFL All-Pro Team This is the seventh time I have selected an all-pro team for Sports Central, and this column exists to explain the reasons I chose certain players. |
Sports Central September 4, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Preseason Power Rankings Preseason predictions are intimidating. Since the NFL's expansion and realignment in 2002, a little less than half the playoff field from the previous year reaches the postseason again. |
Sports Central July 7, 2006 Dave Golokhov |
2006 NFL Preview: Atlanta Falcons The 2006 Falcons may be a better team, but their record may not dictate that. |
Sports Central December 28, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings With one week of regular season play remaining, here's where each NFL team ranks. |
Sports Central December 9, 2015 Brad Oremland |
Sports Central 2015 Pro Bowl Selections Here's a look at my ballot, continuing the league's recent "unconferenced" format. If you'd like to vote along as you read, you can do so here. |
Sports Central November 26, 2014 Brad Oremland |
Sports Central 2014 Pro Bowl Selections Pro Bowl voting has been open for over a month, but now every team has played the same number of games. Here's a look at my ballot. |
Sports Central February 10, 2015 Brad Oremland |
SC's 2005-14 NFL All-Decade Team To give fair due to players who hit their peaks mid-decade, we've named a 2005-2014 NFL All-Decade Team. |
Sports Central September 7, 2005 Dave Golokhov |
2005 NFL Preview: San Francisco 49ers While the 49ers may not be very successful in the win column in 2005, the point of the upcoming season is that this picture is still in production. It is not a finished product. |
Sports Central September 7, 2006 Dave Golokhov |
2006 NFL Preview: San Francisco 49ers While everyone is writing off the 49ers before even one regular season snap has been played, there is reason for lots of optimism -- such as the mass return of injured players. |
Sports Central September 9, 2005 Dave Golokhov |
2005 NFL Preview: Tampa Bay Buccaneers While the Bucs have potential at the skill positions on offense, the offensive line is still a weakness. The top-notch defense appears to have improved. |
Sports Central September 3, 2013 Brad Oremland |
2013 NFL Preseason Power Rankings The numbered rankings below are for right now, beginning-of-season strength, and not necessarily a forecast of each team's success over the course of the whole year. |
Sports Central December 31, 2007 Brad Oremland |
Sports Central's 2007 NFL All-Pro Team A look at the selections for an all-pro NFL team as compared to last year. |
Sports Central September 8, 2009 Brad Oremland |
NFL Preseason Power Rankings These NFL rankings are for right now, beginning-of-season strength, and not necessarily a prediction of each team's success over the course of the year. |
Sports Central September 9, 2006 Dave Golokhov |
2006 NFL Preview: St. Louis Rams The Rams have a new coach, a new direction, and a lot of talent left over to work with, but will they finally stop underachieving now that Mike Martz is gone? |
Sports Central August 13, 2007 Dave Golokhov |
2007 NFL Preview: Houston Texans Assuming the offense improves, they won't be playing from behind as much. |
Sports Central January 6, 2016 Brad Oremland |
Sports Central's 2015 NFL All-Pro Team With the 2015 regular season over, it's time to honor this season's most outstanding players. |
Sports Central July 22, 2005 Dave Golokhov |
2005 NFL Preview: Cleveland Browns The Browns are no longer a soap opera of last season and their concentration is squarely on football matters. But make no mistakes, this is a rebuilding season. |
Sports Central September 6, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Preseason Power Rankings The lockout is over, the schedule didn't expand to 18 games, and the real games are about to start. |
Sports Central October 20, 2009 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 6 Power Rankings The New Orleans Saints top the list this week while the New York Giants slip to 5th. |
Sports Central November 22, 2006 Brad Oremland |
Sports Central Pro Bowl Selections With Pro Bowl voting open for over a month, here's a look at my ballot. |
Sports Central January 2, 2015 Brad Oremland |
Sports Central's 2014 NFL All-Pro Team With the 2014 regular season over, it's time to honor this season's most outstanding players. |
Sports Central December 1, 2010 Brad Oremland |
Sports Central 2010 Pro Bowl Picks Here's a look at my ballot, with AFC players listed first. I didn't vote for anyone who has been placed on injured reserve. |
Sports Central January 4, 2007 Brad Oremland |
SC's 2006 NFL All-Pro Team Player choices for an all-pro NFL team. |
Sports Central March 27, 2012 Brad Oremland |
Hammer Comes Down on the Saints The busy part of the NFL offseason has begun, but three stories stand out: NFL Punishes the Saints... Manning Signs With Denver... Mr. Tebow Goes to New York... |
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 August 18, 2006 Dave Golokhov |
2006 NFL Preview: Houston Texans The Texans should be back on track as a barking underdog in the NFL and will no longer be a pushover from week to week. |
Sports Central August 16, 2005 Dave Golokhov |
2005 NFL Preview: Miami Dolphins Although this is a rebuilding season for Miami, they are not starting from scratch. Don't be surprised if this team reaches seven or eight wins. |
Sports Central December 2, 2009 Brad Oremland |
Sports Central 2009 Pro Bowl Picks Here's a look at one proposed ballot, with AFC players listed first. |
Sports Central July 26, 2007 Brad Oremland |
Why No One Will Win Super Bowl XLII Many teams are hopeful -- and given the lack of top-level competition, that's appropriate -- but no one is dominant enough to actually win the big game. |
Sports Central December 31, 2013 Brad Oremland |
Sports Central's 2013 NFL All-Pro Team After a phenomenal, dramatic Week 17, it's time to honor this season's most outstanding players. I explain the reasons I chose certain players, or didn't take others, and to give recognition to those who just missed the cut. |
Sports Central April 17, 2006 Dave Golokhov |
I Hate Mondays: Top-Five Mock NFL Draft Here is a sensible look at the top five slots in the 2006 NFL draft. |
Sports Central July 18, 2007 Dave Golokhov |
2007 NFL Preview: Arizona Cardinals As per usual, the Cardinals have to regroup in the offseason and take forward the positives. |