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Indianapolis to remain perennial contender?

March 8, 2010

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Coming off the loss to the New Orleans Saints in Super Bowl XLIV the Indianapolis Colts have their work cut out for them entering the offseason. Quarterback Peyton Manning will be entering the final year of his contract with the team in 2010, as the final two years have [...]

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Can Pittsburgh right the ship?

March 4, 2010

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Entering the season as reigning Super Bowl champions, the Pittsburgh Steelers got off to a fast start before a midseason fade. Their normally stout defense became uncharacteristically porous. While Pittsburgh rallied late in the season and nearly made it in the playoffs, they will need to address several areas, most [...]

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Will Baltimore focus on the passing game?

March 3, 2010

After blowing the Patriots out of the playoffs in the Wild Card round, the Ravens came up lame against the Colts. With the emergence of Ray Rice at running back, Baltimore enters the 2010 draft with a need to address deficiencies at wide receiver despite the free agent signing of Dante Stallworth. They will [...]

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Mike Holmgren to the Browns rescue?

March 2, 2010

Despite the regime change from Romeo Crennel to Eric Mangini, the Browns got off to a dismal start to the season. The revamped front office traded away TE Kellen Winslow to the Buccaneers and WR Braylon Edwards to the Jets, as well as traded down with the Jets in the first round of the [...]

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Will the Cincinnati Bengals go on the offensive?

March 1, 2010

The Cincinnati Bengals season ended with back to back losses against the New York Jets where there normally proficient offense managed to score only 14 points between the two contests. With free agent WR Laverneous Coles a non-factor, the tragic death of WR Chris Henry and emerging young defense, it wouldn’t be shocking if [...]

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Are the Patriots rebuilding or reloading?

February 25, 2010

After missing the playoffs in 2008 with an 11-5 record, despite a season ending injury to Tom Brady, the Patriots managed to make it to the post season even with a large void of veteran leadership before getting blown out by the Ravens.
The retirements of Rodney Harrison and Tedy Bruschi, along with the trade of [...]

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What will be the Jets offseason focus?

February 24, 2010

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Behind a rookie head coach and quarterback the New York Jets rode a stingy defense and a solid running game all the way to the AFC Championship game, even if it did require a little help from the Colts in week 16. With one of the league’s best cornerbacks [...]

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Where do the Dolphins go from here?

February 23, 2010

After making the jump from worst to first, the Dolphins finished the 2009 season out of the playoff hunt, but may have finally found their quarterback of the future in Chad Henne. Here’s a quick snapshot of the Dolphins as they head into the 2010 offseason.
2009 Team Record: 7-9
First Round Pick: 12th Overall
Roster Analysis
2009 [...]

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Circling the wagons with the Bills

February 22, 2010

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2009 Team Record: 6-10
First Round Pick: 9th Overall
Roster Analysis
2009 Active Roster Batting Average (NFL Average): 43.40% (44.69%)
2009 Draft Pick Retention: 87.5%*
Undrafted Players on 2009 Active Roster (NFL Average): 28.3% (27%)
2010 Free Agents
Unrestricted: 7
Restricted^: 5
Notable: Terrell Owens, WR (UFA), Josh Reed, WR (UFA), Chris Draft, OLB (UFA)
Last Five 1st Round Draft [...]

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2010 Draft Order Nearly in Focus

January 25, 2010

With the AFC and NFC Championship games in the review view the 2010 Draft Order is nearly in focus. Other than the ties that need to be broken with a coin flip only New Orleans and Indianapolis await their draft slots pending the outcome of Super Bowl XLIV.
Team (2009 Record)
1. St. Louis Rams (1-15)
2. [...]

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