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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
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
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
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
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
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
August 27, 2013
Brad Oremland |
Jamaal Charles is Awesome I have highlighted Jamaal Charles in the past. I believe he's the most underappreciated great running back in a long time. |
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
December 11, 2003
M. Edward Guest |
The Bitter Irony of the NFL's Past It is very easy to downgrade or diminish the accomplishments of players in a segregated league, because, well, they simply were not playing the highest level of competition. |
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 Illustrated
June 11, 2003
Peter King |
Shaping Up The Rams' Marshall Faulk works hard to prove he's not finished at 30 |
Sports Central
October 18, 2011
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 6 Power Rankings The Packers and Ravens stay on top after six weeks pf play in the NFL. |
Sports Central
August 26, 2014
Brad Oremland |
Should I Draft Adrian Peterson? For much of the last seven years, Adrian Peterson has been the first overall pick in NFL fantasy leagues. |
Sports Central
March 20, 2008
Andrew Jones |
The 25 Most Successful NFL Running Backs There's a few surprises on this list. |
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
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
October 11, 2004
William Geoghegan |
The New Face of the Sooners Adrian Peterson is making Oklahoma into a smashmouth football team. |
Salon.com
November 15, 2000
Allen Barra |
The invisible superstar Tim Brown's career is a long tale of personal dominance in the service of bad teams. But this year he may finally get some glory... |
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
November 6, 2012
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 9 Power Rankings The Buffalo Bills put up a decent fight against Houston, but they've lost four of their last five: three by double-digits and the other a loss to Tennessee. |
Sports Central
August 21, 2012
Brad Oremland |
Fantasy Football Running Backs Fantasy football season is fast approaching, and it's just about time to start plotting your draft strategy. |
AskMen.com
Dave Golokhov |
Top 10: Athletes Without Championships Disney movies typically have happy endings, but sports careers often have more tragic conclusions. |
Sports Central
January 2, 2013
Brad Oremland |
Sports Central's 2012 NFL All-Pro Team We name 13 players on offense and 13 on defense. With fullbacks playing ever smaller roles in the offense, a third wide receiver and second tight end are essential. |
Sports Central
October 25, 2011
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 7 Power Rankings My colleague David Exum wrote an article last week arguing that Ken Stabler should be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Certainly Stabler was a fine QB, but none of David's arguments for why Stabler should be in make any sense. |
Sports Central
November 1, 2011
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 8 Power Rankings The Green Bay Packers is at the top of this ranking of NFL teams after 8 weeks of play. |
Sports Central
March 18, 2014
Brad Oremland |
The Greatest NFL Triplets Ever Seven years ago, I wrote about the NFL's best "Triplets" -- quarterback, running back, and receiver on the same team. This time I look at the best triplets ever in a single season. |
Sports Central
December 18, 2012
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 15 Power Rankings New York Jets -- In a train-wreck sort of way, the most amazing game I've seen all season. My favorite part was the growingly incredulous reactions from ESPN's crew. |
Sports Central
November 11, 2003
Brian Cook |
The Return of Gino Torreta There's a right man for the Heisman this year, and everyone knows it, even the ink-stained college football wretches who consistently put the "other guy" at the top of their list. |
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
July 25, 2013
Kevin Beane |
NFL Culture By Team (Part 2) Let's look at the outstanding characteristics of the teams in the NFC and see how they are perceived by the world at large and by me. |
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. |
AskMen.com
Paul Bessire |
Top 10: 2008 Impact NFL Rookies In this article, WhatIfSports utilizes its statistical capabilities to rank the top 10 2008 impact NFL rookies. |
Sports Central
July 31, 2005
Matt Thomas |
Fantasy Football Forecast: RB Ratings Running backs, when selected with care and attention to detail, provide a steady supply of points that can be counted on week in and week out. Here's a projection of this season's top 40. |
Sports Central
January 4, 2007
Brad Oremland |
SC's 2006 NFL All-Pro Team Player choices for an all-pro NFL team. |
Sports Central
October 8, 2007
John Hocter |
"Hesteria" Spreading Across the NFL How does Bears return-man Devin Hester stack up against the all-time kick-returning greats? |
Salon.com
December 13, 2000
Allen Barra |
Rearmed and dangerous Blockheads like Mike Ditka can talk all they want about defense and running. With Kurt Warner healthy, the Rams can smoke anybody... |
Sports Central
October 11, 2011
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 5 Power Rankings The Green Bay Packers and Baltimore Ravens keep the top spots in this week's NFL team ratings. |
Sports Central
November 7, 2006
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 9 Power Rankings Indianapolis Colts step to the top... Chicago Bears drop to third... Baltimore Ravens toughening up... Jacksonville Jaguars take big jump... Philadelphia Eagles stand pat on bye... Minnesota Vikings sinking... Arizona Cardinals still last... etc. |
Sports Central
September 1, 2015
Brad Oremland |
Free Fantasy Football Advice: 2015 My most important strategy in fantasy football is not to blow the first pick. You chase upside in the later rounds. |
Sports Central
October 19, 2010
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 6 Power Rankings The Pittsburgh Steelers remain on top of this week's list as the Panthers and the Bills remain in the basement. |
AskMen.com
Phil Helm |
Top 10: Rookie Seasons These rookie seasons have set the standard that every first-year player strives to reach. |
Sports Central
October 22, 2013
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 7 Report The author comments on television coverage of football and reviews the performance of teams like the Oilers, the Vikings, and the Seahawks. |
Sports Central
September 10, 2005
Billy Davis |
Deion Primed For the Cause Deion Sanders is attempting the biggest tackle of his career. Last week, he asked all professional athletes to donate at least $1,000 apiece to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina. |
AskMen.com
Steve Seepersaud |
Top 10 Worst Athletes Turned Entertainers Many athletes have tried to earn more money and keep their name in public view by entering show business. Some have tried movies or TV, while others have tried music |
Sports Central
May 7, 2013
Brad Oremland |
NFL Drafts in Hindsight The author looks back and examines the best and worst from recent NFL draft classes. |
Salon.com
September 8, 2000
Allen Barra |
Passing fancy The Bill Walsh-inspired offensive revolution has had an unexpected drawback: Every NFL team looks the same now. |
Sports Central
January 2, 2010
Brad Oremland |
Sports Central's NFL All-Decade Team I've named a first and second team all decade player at each position, as well as a couple of honorable mentions. Each section also includes a listing for the most overrated and underrated player at that position. |
Sports Central
November 13, 2012
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 10 Power Rankings For all the hand-wringing over Chris Johnson's slow start, he now has four 100-yard rushing games this season, trailing only Marshawn Lynch, Arian Foster, and Adrian Peterson. |
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. |
