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Pressing questions for all 32 NFL teams heading into the summer

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:46:00 EDT

Who starts at QB for the Bills, Jets, Raiders and Eagles? Who fills the leadership void in Baltimore? Pete Prisco asks a pressing question for each team heading into the summer.

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Fri, 17 May 2013 10:46:00 EDT

Ranking the best front offices among the NFL's top tier of teams

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:40:00 EDT

The cap. Free agency. Staff turnover. Maintaining success in the NFL is difficult, yet some teams make it look easy. Jason La Canfora ranks the NFL's best front offices.

Rams and Saints will surprise, but don't believe Dolphins hype

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:33:00 EDT

While Jason La Canfora doesn't see the AFC playoff picture changing much (sorry, Miami), he says look out for some surprise playoff teams in the wide-open NFC -- starting with the revamped Rams.

Draft Grades: Immediate reactions to get your blood boiling

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:31:00 EDT

Did your team make the grade or fall short? Pete Prisco breaks down the job by all 32 NFL teams, and finds a few franchises that ace the draft and several that fall short.

Judgements: Lacy, with something to prove, picked by right club

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 23:21:00 EDT

Eddie Lacy was gonna be the first back drafted. Clark Judge says injury concerns drop him to Green Bay in the second, and what a stroke of luck.

Forget future, here's how teams in Round 1 should fix holes now

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:30:00 EDT

The future is now. Pete Prisco builds a different mock draft -- one that addresses teams' biggest needs, and, shockingly, one without a quarterback in Round 1.

Grading the NFL Draft -- 3 years later: Some big hits ... and misses

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:37:00 EDT

Every NFL Draft takes three years to truly evaluate. Pete Prisco looks back at his 2010 Grades (he'd like to have that Jimmy Clausen prediction back).

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2012 NFL Power Rankings, Week 13

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Holes to fill: Post-draft, free agency spots of concern for all 32 teams

Thu, 03 May 2012 11:05:08 EDT

The champion Giants need help at tight end. The Pats, among others, are hopeful their corners step up. Pete Prisco also sees concerns at receiver in Denver, quarterback in Arizona and every team after free agency and the draft.

New Orleans Saints: From the Aints to Bountygate, Franchise Not Lacking in Drama

Thu, 03 May 2012 10:05:44 EDT

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Jonathan Vilma: 'I intend to fight this injustice' (National Football Post)

Thu, 03 May 2012 10:05:44 EDT

SAINTS' BOUNTIES COST VILMA 2012 SEASON; 3 OTHER PLAYERS SUSPENDED

Thu, 03 May 2012 8:05:53 EDT

Independent counsel: bounty payments were made

Thu, 03 May 2012 3:05:17 EDT

NEW YORK- A former U.S. attorney hired by the NFL to evaluate its investigation of the New Orleans Saints' bounty program said Thursday the evidence shows players received payments for hits on targeted opponents.

Lawyer says NFL's bounty evidence strong

Thu, 03 May 2012 2:05:53 EDT

Irrational Harbaugh aside, titles of Patriots, Saints aren't tainted

Wed, 02 May 2012 9:05:11 EDT

Ravens coach John Harbaugh diminishes New England's championships as stained because of Spygate. Then he apologized to Bill Belichick. Mike Freeman says the Pats and Saints may have been tainted but their titles weren't.

Vilma vows to fight one-year suspension and to clear his name

Wed, 02 May 2012 7:05:34 EDT

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Flag Goodell for hammering players the same as their bosses

Wed, 02 May 2012 3:05:10 EDT

Four Saints players get hefty suspensions for their roles in the Saints BountyGate scandal. Ray Ratto gets that. He just doesn't get how they deserve the same punishments as the coaches and GM who were their bosses.

Goodell's suspension of Saints players proves this is a new NFL

Wed, 02 May 2012 2:05:48 EDT

Roger Goodell's punishment for Saints players is harsh, but Mike Freeman says the commissioner had no other choice. Not if he wanted to end bounties for good, or put a Saints organization living above NFL law back in line.

Saints do their best with limited picks

Tue, 01 May 2012 3:05:46 EDT

Saints had to do what they could with what they had on the final two days of the draft]]>

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Loomis vehemently denies allegations

Tue, 01 May 2012 3:05:46 EDT

Saints general manager Mickey Loomis met with reporters Thursday for the first time since an ESPN report said he eavesdropped on opposing coaches' conversations via a listening device from his suite at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome during the 2002 to 2004 seasons]]>

Strategy And Personnel

Tue, 01 May 2012 3:05:46 EDT

FRANCHISE PLAYER QB Drew Brees (exclusive; tendered $14.436 million; increased to $16.371 million on April 20).]]>

Brown: Not even Raiders' famed 'Badasses' embraced bounty system

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 6:04:45 EDT

Willie Brown starred on one of the nastiest defenses ever in Oakland and wound up in Canton. But the former cornerback tells Clark Judge that even those Raiders 'Badasses' would never have put bounties on opponents.

Ex-Saints star Roaf didn't see, doesn't understand bounty system

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 6:04:45 EDT

Willie Roaf is headed for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The former Saints tackle tells Clark Judge he never saw the bounty system at work in New Orleans and says it doesn't make sense for players making big money.

Judgements: While it's still a QB league, draft proves defense matters

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 9:04:57 EDT

The Cowboys, Eagles and Patriots (twice) trade up in the first round to take defenders. The NFL unquestionably remains quarterback-driven, but Clark Judge says defense still matters. This draft proves it.

Draft Grades: Bengals' haul gets high praise; Saints flunk the weekend

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 3:04:33 EDT

Who needs to spend big on scouting? The Bengals, whose budgets is an inside NFL joke, catch Pete Prisco's eye with a stellar draft. On the down side, the scandal-addled Saints have the worst weekend.

Brees is only good thing going for Saints, so pay the man already

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:04:04 EDT

Drew Brees is a hero in New Orleans, and the one ray of hope left in an organization tainted by Bountygate. So why have his contract demands been unmet? Gregg Doyel says it's real simple for the Saints: pay Brees what he's asking -- and now.

Players come to Gregg Williams' defense

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:38:11 EST

Players come to Gregg Williams' defense

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Pressing questions for all 32 NFL teams heading into the summer

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Ranking the best front offices among the NFL's top tier of teams

Rams and Saints will surprise, but don't believe Dolphins hype

Draft Grades: Immediate reactions to get your blood boiling

Judgements: Lacy, with something to prove, picked by right club

Forget future, here's how teams in Round 1 should fix holes now

Grading the NFL Draft -- 3 years later: Some big hits ... and misses

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Holes to fill: Post-draft, free agency spots of concern for all 32 teams

New Orleans Saints: From the Aints to Bountygate, Franchise Not Lacking in Drama

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SAINTS' BOUNTIES COST VILMA 2012 SEASON; 3 OTHER PLAYERS SUSPENDED

Independent counsel: bounty payments were made

Lawyer says NFL's bounty evidence strong

Irrational Harbaugh aside, titles of Patriots, Saints aren't tainted

Vilma vows to fight one-year suspension and to clear his name

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Flag Goodell for hammering players the same as their bosses

Goodell's suspension of Saints players proves this is a new NFL

Saints do their best with limited picks

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Loomis vehemently denies allegations

Strategy And Personnel

Brown: Not even Raiders' famed 'Badasses' embraced bounty system

Ex-Saints star Roaf didn't see, doesn't understand bounty system

Judgements: While it's still a QB league, draft proves defense matters

Draft Grades: Bengals' haul gets high praise; Saints flunk the weekend

Brees is only good thing going for Saints, so pay the man already

Players come to Gregg Williams' defense

Jonathan Vilma: 'I intend to fight this injustice' (National Football Post)