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Falcons secondary battling injuries this weekDec 6, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Falcons safety William Moore was the NFC defensive player of the week for the job he did against the Saints in Week 13, but it doesn’t look like he’ll be at full speed if he’s on the field to attempt making it two straight against the Panthers this … |
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Checking injuries that matter mostDec 6, 2012
The Thursday injury reports are out and there are some significant developments from all around the division. Let’s take a look: The Carolina Panthers have the division’s most extensive injury list. Linebacker James Anderson (back), offensive lineman … |
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Some Saints not crazy about idea of NBA PelicansDec 6, 2012
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Many people are making fun of the New Orleans NBA team for the notion they’re going to change their nickname from the borrowed-from-Charlotte Hornets moniker to the Pelicans. But at least one of the Saints is smart enough to not make too much fun, given… |
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Rating the offensive linesDec 6, 2012
Check out this post that ranks the NFL’s offensive lines from No. 1 to No. 32. The fine folks at Pro Football Focus put a lot of effort into this and I don’t dispute their rankings. But I am a bit surprised at where some of the NFC South offensive lin… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Often, when a team that struggles to sell out its home stadium does, it’s because the fans of the visiting team plan to put their butts in the seats. With the Eagles coming to Tampa on Sunday, that’s definitely not the case. Instead, the Bucs have sol… |
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Call It: Kickoff or no kickoff?Dec 6, 2012
By now, you probably have seen the previous post on how NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has floated the idea of scrapping kickoffs. That’s an idea Goodell said came from Tampa Bay coach Greg Schiano. When Schiano was coaching at Rutgers in 2010, one of h… |
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No blackout for BuccaneersDec 6, 2012
There will be a rare event in Tampa Bay on Sunday. The Buccaneers will have a home game broadcast live on local television. The team just announced it has met the 85-percent threshold to lift the blackout of the game with Philadelphia. That’s only the s… |
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Resilient Falcons have chance to soarDec 6, 2012
Somewhere in the process -- and I can’t put my finger on exactly where -- Mike Smith changed buzzwords. The coach of the Atlanta Falcons still is about as predictable as a Mike Mularkey offense. But “the process" Smith talked so much about in his f… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com When the Falcons finished off their dramatic comeback 30-28 win over the Panthers in Week Four, quarterback Matt Ryan was caught by television cameras sending a message to the visitors from Carolina. “Get the (expletive) off our field!” Ryan said. The… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com In their last two games against the Giants, which came in 2009 and 2011, the Saints have put up 97 points on their way to two blowout victories. Despite that, defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul thinks this week’s date with New Orleans will go better than M… |
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Around the NFC SouthDec 6, 2012
Time for a run through the top headlines from around the division. ATLANTA FALCONS The Carolina Panthers sound like they’re more than a little angry about a comment they said Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan made after the teams played early in the season.… |
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Nobody troubled Tom Coughlin on Wednesday about whether Eli Manning or David Carr will be starting at quarterback against the New Orleans Saints. Taken out of context, it might be a reasonable question. After all, Manning ranks only 16th in the NFL quar… |
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