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Houston Texans 2011 NFL Team Preview
NFL Gary Kubiak is in select company. It is very rare that a head coach who has only one winning season and no playoff appearances on his résumé is asked to return for a sixth season. In fact, Bart S...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Andre Johnson, Arian Foster, Brian Cushing, Houston Texans, Mario Williams

Carolina Panthers 2011 NFL Team Preview
NFL The Panthers dropped off a cliff in 2010, falling to an NFL-worst 2–14 mark and setting numerous team records for offensive futility. As you would expect when a team performs that poorly, much is...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, NFC, Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers, Charles Johnson, DeAngelo Williams, Jimmy Clausen, John Fox, Jonathan Stewart, NFC South

New Orleans Saints NFL Team Preview
NFL One year removed from a Super Bowl title, the Saints are poised for a rebound and are ready to battle the Green Bay Packers for supremacy in the NFC, although there is a palpable sense of urgency. ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Drew Brees, Jimmy Graham, Lance Moore, Mark Ingram, Marques Colston, New Orleans Saints, NFC South, Reggie Bush, Sean Payton

Atlanta Falcons 2011 NFL Team Preview
NFL The Saints and Packers rode the explosive offense and opportunistic defense formula to the past two Super Bowl titles. The Falcons appear to be following a similar plan. Few teams can match the...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Julio Jones, Matt Ryan, Michael Turner, NFC South, Roddy White, Tony Gonzalez

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2011 NFL Team Preview
NFL Considering their young franchise quarterback, the brash head coach who speaks in salsa sound bites and a shrewd general manager, you would expect the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to jump at an invitation ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, NFC, Josh Freeman, Mike Williams, NFC South, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

New England Patriots 2011 NFL Team Preview
NFL A potent offense and a young defense that grew a great deal as the season went along propelled the Patriots to yet another AFC East title in 2010, but for the second straight year the team was one-...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Bill Belichick, New England Patriots, Tom Brady, Vince Wilfork

New York Jets 2011 NFL Team Preview
NFL Coming off two consecutive AFC Championship Game losses, the Jets feature the necessary blend of young talent and veteran leadership to make a legitimate Super Bowl run. Rex Ryan’s team should be...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Darrelle Revis, Mark Sanchez, New York Jets, Rex Ryan

Miami Dolphins 2011 NFL Team Preview
NFL Lately, the Dolphins have been more exciting off the field than on it. That trend continued following the dispiriting 2010 season, during which the offensively anemic team lost seven of eight home ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Cameron Wake, Chad Henne, Jake Long, Miami Dolphins, Vontae Davis

Buffalo Bills 2011 NFL Team Preview
NFL After going winless the first two months of the season, the Bills played .500 football for first-year coach Chan Gailey. Unfortunately, any signs of progress were wiped out by losing the last two g...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Buffalo Bills, C.J. Spiller, Marcel Dareus, Ryan Fitzpatrick

Washington Redskins 2011 NFL Team Preview
NFL Coach Mike Shanahan enters the second year of his building project with a foundation in place but some significant lingering questions. Overshadowing the team’s two-win improvement in 2010 is the...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Dan Snyder, John Beck, NFC East, Rex Grossman, Ryan Torain, Tim Hightower, Washington Redskins

New York Giants 2011 NFL Team Preview
NFL The Giants were the class of the NFC East and a Super Bowl contender last season as late as the fourth quarter of their Week 15 game when they held a 31–10 lead over the Philadelphia Eagles. They...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, NFC, Ahmad Bradshaw, Eli Manning, Hakeem Nicks, New York Giants, NFC East, Tom Coughlin

Philadelphia Eagles 2011 NFL Team Preview
NFL In the Andy Reid era, which has endured into its fourth presidential term, the Eagles have been no strangers to startling personnel moves. Reid broke from his usual way of doing things by going aft...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, DeSean Jackson, Dominique Rogers-Cromartie, Jeremy Maclin, LeSean McCoy, Michael Vick, NFC East, Nnamdi Asomugha, Philadelphia Eagles

Dallas Cowboys 2011 NFL Team Preview
NFL The best thing about this year is that it isn’t last year. The Cowboys’ 1–7 start in 2010 quickly ended any Super Bowl talk. The team is looking to start over this year with a new head coach ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Austin Miles, Dez Bryant, Jason Witten, Jerry Jones, NFC East, Tony Romo

Worst Sports Owners Tournament: Football/Basketball Round 2
NFL By Scott Henry (@4QuartersRadio) Welcome to the second round of the Worst Sports Owners Tournament. We're down to 16 of the craziest owners ever. Some won, but spent other people's money like d...
1 year ago by Scott Henry Tags: NFL, NBA, Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks, Cincinnati Bengals, Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Worst Sports Owners

Detroit Lions 2011 NFL Team Preview
NFL The streaks are almost all gone now, which means the Detroit Lions finally are ready to put their past behind them. The Matt Millen era is a fading memory, along with the historically awful 0–16 ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, NFC, Brandon Pettitgrew, Calvin Johnson, Detroit Lions, Jahvid Best, Matthew Stafford, Ndamukong Suh, NFC North