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A look at some interesting numbers dug up by ESPN Stats & Information on Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs, who told ESPN that he partially tore his Achilles tendon running a conditioning drill in Arizona.
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The San Francisco 49ers opened their 133 season with a mostly dominant defensive performance against the Seattle Seahawks.
Ray McDonald's performance that day six tackles, including three for losses, plus a sack served notice the team had made the right call in paying starter money to the former backup defensive lineman. McDonald finished the season with career highs for starts (15) and sacks (5.5). He forced two fumbles, both in the final five weeks of the season.
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Pete Prisco from CBSSports.com singled out McDonald as an undertheradar player to watch for the 49ers against New Orleans in the divisional playoff round Saturday. This is a good call among several possibilities. Cornerback Carlos Rogers and free safety Dashon Goldson aren't quite undertheradar players both are headed to the Pro Bowl but neither commands as much attention as established stars Patrick Willis or Justin Smith.
Rogers and Goldson showed a bigplay flair during the regular season. Rogers set a career singleseason high with six interceptions, only two fewer than he collected during six previous NFL seasons. Goldson's six interceptions were also a career high. He had five in four seasons previously.
K.C. Joyner, who made friends on the NFC West blog by calling them potential playoff pretenders two months ago, thinks the 49ers will have ample opportunities to force turnovers against the Saints. A little pressure from McDonald and friends would help Rogers,Cheap Walter Payton Jersey, Goldson and the secondary, of course.
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Joyner notes that the 49ers scored at least 20 points in every home game this season. He says the Saints usually gave up that many or more on the road, and turnovers have often played a role. Brees has a 725 starting record when the Saints give up at least 20 points and lose the turnover battle. San Francisco tied an NFL record with only 10 turnovers this season.
I was also interested in a historical reference Joyner made in tying the Saints to other teams that set offensive records during the regular season. They run counter to the idea that New Orleans would automatically benefit from a wideopen game.
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Big Ben is bedrock of 'Rosetta Stone' attack NFL Nation Blog ESPN
One week, Ben Roethlisberger is being given a diploma after graduating from college. The next, he's being handed a new playbook from offensive coordinator Todd Haley.
"I joke and say that my final paper for Miami on Tibet was a lot easier than the Rosetta Stone we're doing now here," Roethlisberger told the Pittsburgh PostGazette last week.
The Steelers quarterback might have been showing off with the reference to the the ancient hieroglyphic stone (and not the computer software that helped swimmer Michael Phelps learn some words in Mandarin), but you get the point of the punchline. Of what he's seen of Haley's complicated offense so far, Roethlisberger estimated it's 90 percent different than the one run by former Steelers coordinator Bruce Arians.
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Jason Bridge/US PresswireExpect to see the Steelers' offense again relying on the right arm of Ben Roethlisberger.What should never change is the foundation of the Steelers' attack and that is Roethlisberger. Haley is the new playcaller, but this is still Roethlisberger's offense. As long as he's able to stand on two feet which has been a challenge at times after taking so many hits Roethlisberger should be slinging the ball 30 times per game to Mike Wallace, Antonio Brown and Heath Miller.
If the Steelers want a top10 offense, they have to throw the ball. The three teams that averaged over 30 points per game last season were passfirst offenses that relied on the arms of Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees and Tom Brady.
If the Steelers want to remain an annual playoff contender, their offense has to revolve around Roethlisberger. The top five passing teams in the NFL last season New Orleans, New England,Cheap Logan Payne Jersey, Green Bay, Detroit and New York Giants all advanced to the postseason and two of them met in the Super Bowl.
There was talk this offseason that Pittsburgh needed to get back to Steeler football and run the ball more. Who said this Art Rooney II or Ray Lewis? Because taking the ball out of Roethlisberger's hands only helps the defense.
Haley has proved to be extremely adaptable in his last two NFL stops. As the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, he installed a runheavy offense with running backs Jamaal Charles and Thomas Jones. As the offensive coordinator with the Arizona Cardinals, he put together a passhappy attack with Kurt Warner, Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Boldin and Steve Breaston.
It doesn't take an ESPN analyst like Trent Dilfer to realize that the Steelers' personnel resembles the Cardinals more than the Chiefs. The Steelers have one of the top five quarterbacks in the NFL and a handful of young receivers who can fly all over the field. Pittsburgh is also going to be without its starting running back (Rashard Mendenhall is recovering from knee surgery) and doesn't have a Pro Bowl fullback like Vonta Leach. There really should be no mystery in how the Steelers will attack defenses this year.
"Steelers fans and coach [Mike] Tomlin and the Rooneys apparently thought [Arians] was throwing the ball too much," Roethlisberger said last week. "But yesterday in Coach Haley's office, we were talking about using the nohuddle and throwing the ball and how much we have to use our weapons."
The Steelers have yet to line up as a full team this offseason,Cheap Marcell Dareus Jersey, but you can imagine what they will look like on offense when they do. It should be three wide receivers split out wide and a single back behind Roethlisberger. The idea is to spread out defenses and keep them on their heels with the no huddle.
Haley won't be afraid to put the offense on the shoulders of Roethlisberger. He did it with Warner in Arizona. In 2008, the Cardinals had the highest calledpass percentage in the league at 66.1 percent, according to ESPN Stats & Information's Allison Loucks.
The Steelers were never that onedimensional under Arians, although it seemed like that at times. Last season,Cheap Aaron Maybin Jersey, the Steelers called passes (includes sacks and scrambles) on 58.7 percent of their plays , which was 11th in the NFL but still under the league average of 59.4 percent.
The change from Arians to Haley was more than retooling the scheme. It's about getting into the end zone. There was no excuse for the Steelers to rank 12th in scoring in 2009 and 2010. And there was really no excuse for them to rank 21st this past season. Pittsburgh only averaged 20.3 points per game in 2011 and scored over 30 points three times.
Haley has to know the pieces are in place for a topnotch offense. Roethlisberger, who threw for more than 4,000 yards in two of the past three seasons, is proof of that. He can go deep to Wallace, hit Brown over the middle or find Miller down the seam. There are more options with speedy Emmanuel Sanders and veteran Jerricho Cotchery.
Perhaps one tweak is getting Roethlisberger to get rid of the ball quicker. The Steelers already took steps to reduce the hits on the twotime Super Bowlwinning quarterback by drafting offensive linemen in the first two rounds. The biggest loss on offense, outside of Mendenhall, was the release and eventual retirement of wide receiver Hines Ward. This should allow Roethlisberger to take on a larger leadership role.
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Mario Manningham scored goahead touchdowns against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 10 and again in the NFC Championship Game.
If those plays did not get the 49ers' attention, Manningham's clutch 38yard reception to sustain the winning touchdown drive in Super Bowl XLVI surely did.
The 49ers' contract agreement with Manningham came as the receiver market was drying up Saturday. It also kept Manningham from signing with an upcoming 49ers opponent. Manningham, 25, visited the St. Louis Rams after meeting with the 49ers.
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The 49ers will presumably have the 6foot, 185pound Manningham work on the blocking part. Morgan was a ferocious blocker for years. Crabtree developed into one last season.
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General manager Tom Heckert clarified the Browns' quarterback competition Monday night, saying the team drafted Brandon Weeden with the intention of him starting as a rookie.
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This is what the Browns should have been saying all along. Team officials have been trying to present this as an open quarterback competition when it's clearly not.
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The Colts and Redskins have already given the starting jobs to Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III. The Browns have been reluctant to do the same, and I understand the merits of wanting a quarterback to earn the starting job.
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The decision by New Orleans coach Sean Payton to leave Drew Brees in and continue throwing late in Monday nights victory against Atlanta is drawing lots of criticism.
Brees broke Dan Marinos record for passing yards in a season with a little over two minutes left in a 4516 victory. The fact Brees was still in a game that was long over has some critics saying Payton broke an unwritten rule.
Two writers I know and respect enormously took issue with Paytons decision. Pete Prisco writes that Brees record is tainted due to the circumstances under which it was finalized. Jason Cole writes that leaving Brees in the game and scoring a late touchdown wasnt very classy.
I recognized both points and Im generally opposed to anyone running up the score. I havent always agreed with everything Payton does and dont disagree all that much when people say hes arrogant or aggressive.
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What Payton did was not at all out of character. He had a goal in mind and he went for it.
Are the Falcons unhappy about how things played out? Absolutely, although they were careful not to publicly criticize Payton and the Saints.
But the fact is the Falcons (coaches and players) are all professionals. Theyre paid very well. Theyre also expected to perform at a very high level. The Falcons didnt do that Monday night.
Will they remember what happened and try to use it as a motivating factor if they end up playing the Saints in the playoffs? No doubt. Maybe that motivation provides a different result in a postseason rematch and it comes back to bite Payton in the end.
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Getty ImagesRyan Grant, Thomas Jones and Joseph Addai are the top running back options left on the market.
We are in the eighth week of NFL free agency, and the position to which it has been most unkind is running back. Due to the everincreasing emphasis on passing offense and the punishing nature of the running back position, teams see less and less value in investing big money in the position. So as the calender flipped to May, a number of veteran running backs with pretty good résumés remained on the open market.
All four teams in our division could conceivably still be in the market for a veteran running back. The Washington Redskins continue to negotiate with Tim Hightower, who was last year's starter before he tore his ACL, and would like him to come back to front an otherwise young running back corps that leaned on 2011 draft picks Roy Helu and Evan Royster over the final weeks of the season. The New York Giants, having lost Brandon Jacobs to free agency, picked David Wilson in this year's first round, but given the youth of their backup plans behind starter Ahmad Bradshaw, it wouldn't be ridiculous for them to bring a veteran back into camp.
The Philadelphia Eagles whiffed on Ronnie Brown as LeSean McCoy's backup last year and have plenty of intriguing youngsters at the position now, but they don't know what to expect from Dion Lewis or Bryce Brown or Chris Polk. And even the Dallas Cowboys, with DeMarco Murray as the starter and veteran Felix Jones as the backup, could stand to add some depth.
So here's a look at the top 10 remaining freeagent running backs and what they might bring if one of our division's teams were to sign them.
Ryan Grant. Rushed for a total of 2,Cheap Prince Amukamara Jersey,456 yards in 2008 and 2009 as the Packers' starting running back, but an injury in the 2010 season opener cost him that whole season. Showed flashes of his old form in 2011, averaging 4.2 yards on his 134 carries,Cheap Terry Bradshaw Jersey, and he's 29 years old. Might be looking to start somewhere. He was talking to the Lions this week.
Thomas Jones. The graybeard of this group, Jones will turn 34 in August, and his days as a fulltime starter are behind him. Might still be able to help in the passing game, but as a runner he'd be well down the depth chart. Wellregarded veteran locker room presence who might help the development of the younger guys who are getting the carries in a place like Washington.
Joseph Addai. Another 29yearold who's struggled with injuries and probably needs a parttime role to better his chances of staying healthy. Even in his prime as an Indianapolis Colt, Addai was never a 20carrypergame guy. His value there was mainly as a receiver and as a blocker in the passing game. But there are some teams in this division that might be looking for a parttime guy who's good at that stuff.
Cedric Benson. He topped 1,000 yards in each of the past three seasons as the workhorse back in Cincinnati. Some say he chafed at the parttime role that developed for him as the 2011 season wore on, but at this point in the market he must see that a parttime role is his only option. Has had offfield issues that could scare teams away, but aside from that he might be a nice fit with Bradshaw in New York.
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LaDainian Tomlinson. One of the best ever at the position and a possible Hall of Famer, Tomlinson could be looking at retirement as he comes up on his 33rd birthday next month. But if he wants to play and can approach the level he showcased in 2010 with the Jets, he's the kind of guy who'd get a young running back's attention.
Cadillac Williams. Another 30yearold for whom injuries have been the dominant story in recent years. He can be a more than productive backup with starter potential if he can stay on the field, but he generally can't.
Ronnie Brown. Only twice in the past five years has the 30yearold Brown had 200 carries in a season. He was never able to assert himself as the starter in Miami, and as the Eagles' backup last year he was pretty much a complete disaster. It's going to be tough for Brown to sell himself as a reliable backup with what he showed in 2011.
Justin Forsett. He's small and quick and doesn't have a lot of miles on him. He won't turn 27 until October. The question is how much you can get out of him, and in what role. He's not a power runner, but he's good at finding holes. He accelerates well but doesn't have great topend speed. He catches the ball well but isn't much help as a blocker in the passing game. Someone will sign him,Cheap Adrian Peterson Jersey, and if they find the right role he could be a good changeup back for someone. It just feels as though each NFC East team already has someone like him.
Maurice Morris. Morris is 32 but has never been a regular feature back. He's been under 100 carries in each of the past three years, and of all of the backs on this list he has the most experience in the kind of parttime role we're talking about. He can catch the ball out of the backfield and doesn't mind playing special teams. He will find a home.
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Breakdown: Matt Flynn's addition from Green Bay in free agency has paid off already, helping the Seahawks secure a Monday night home game against the Packers on Sept. 24. But Seattle drew only a cautious primetime commitment overall, with an Oct. 18 game at San Francisco standing as the only other game scheduled for under the lights.
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Opening at Arizona feels right. The Seahawks and Cardinals played into overtime in Week 17 last season, with Arizona prevailing. Both teams were getting better late in the year. We've debated on the blog whether the Seahawks or Cardinals are best positioned to challenge San Francisco in the NFC West. This matchup will give us an early read.
Finishing with three of the final four games at home, all against division opponents, gives the Seahawks control over their divisional destiny late in the season.
Complaint department: The Seahawks play four road games during a fivegame stretch beginning in Week 4, and the home game is against AFC champion New England. Time to buckle up, in other words, because the ride could get a little bumpy. The run begins with a trip to St. Louis, where the Seahawks have won consistently in recent years. But their defense faces tough tests at Carolina (Cam Newton), against the Patriots and at Detroit. Oh, and a trip to San Francisco on Oct. 18 falls four days after the New England game.
Favorable bye placement: The Seahawks' crosscountry trip to Miami in Week 12 falls after a threeweek stretch featuring two home games and a bye. That is a favorable arrangement for the Seahawks, who usually challenge for the most air miles from year to year. They should be rested, relatively speaking, heading into road games against the Dolphins and Bears in consecutive weeks.
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Assessing the 49ers' backup QB situation if Alex Smith is injured and misses time.
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Kaepernick has yet to start in the exhibition or regular seasons. He had zero touchdowns and five interceptions during his lockoutaffected crash course of a preseason. Kaepernick attempted five passes during the regular season. His athleticism would add excitement. Coach Jim Harbaugh liked Kaepernick enough to trade up for him in the draft. We simply haven't seen enough from Kaepernick to feel comfortable about his readiness right now.
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Which quarterback would you prefer leading your team in the postseason?
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's oneanddone exit from the playoffs leaves a huge gap between the remaining playoff quarterbacks in the AFC. The field is pretty much Brady, who has three rings, and everyone else.
Tebow, Flacco and Yates have all been inconsistent this season. Brady is the only Pro Bowler of the group and proven commodity who has played well deep into the playoffs.
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2011 stats: 1,729 yards, 12 TDs, six INTs
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Bennett just turned 25 three days ago and is an impressive physical specimen at 6foot6, 270 pounds. The Cowboys had worked hard over the past past several years to find a productive role for him as the No. 2 tight end in their offense behind Jason Witten. But a series of dropped balls and bonehead plays in the passing game limited Bennett's development, and the Cowboys soured on him to the point where they allowed him to hit the market.
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I see both sides of Mario Williams.
I see why Buffalo put together a ridiculous package to lure him to Western New York, with $50 million guaranteed. The Bills think he will be a productive player and that a bigtime passrusher can transform a defense. As a bonus, luring the top defensive free agent sends a message to other players in the league about the Bills as a team and Buffalo as a destination.
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Kevin Hoffman/US PresswireThe Bills are banking on Mario Williams being the passrusher to push their defense to an elite level.I see why the Texans were content to watch him walk away. They have cap issues and while I am sure they made him a nice offer, they couldnt get in the ballpark, financially,Cheap Philadelphia Eagles Jerseys, with the Bills. Williams has been a force at times, but too often he was fighting through nagging injuries that made him not himself. When he was lost for the season after five games, the defense thrived anyway.
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Then he went out and became the highest paid defensive player in NFL history.
His departure is a shot in the gut to the Texans, who feel they are primed to be a Super Bowl contender. Why wouldnt Williams want to be part of that? Id estimate he has around 100 million reasons.
The Texans did want to keep Williams losing one of your more talented players isnt how you improve as a team. Texans general manager Rick Smith tried to talk him into staying, but money talks. While the Bills bills were shouting,Cheap Jason Campbell Jersey, the Texans dollars, thanks to their salary cap situation, could do little more than whisper.
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Reid: 'I goofed' in planning 2011 defense NFL Nation Blog ESPN
PALM BEACH, Fla. Don't you just hate it when football coaches start talking in ultratechnical football jargon and expect us all to understand it as though we're in the meeting rooms with them every day? Like Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid this morning at the NFL owners meetings, explaining what went wrong on defense with his team last year.
"I goofed on that one," Reid said.
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AP Photo/Derek GeeIn evaluating the Eagles' 2011 season, coach Andy Reid admits that his team's defensive strategy could probably have used better execution.This is a new one on me, this "goofed." I'm not sure I've studied enough football to truly understand the complexities of this analysis. Let's back it all the way out and examine the full quote from which this one was plucked.
"The plan I had, I didn't execute it very well, right?" Reid said. "I goofed on that one. I expected the young guys on defense to get where they were getting towards the end of the season sooner, particularly the guys in the middle of the defense the linebackers and safeties."
So "goofed,Cheap Nnamdi Asomugha Jersey," then, appears to have something to do with a plan gone awry. The Eagles loaded up last year at cornerback and on the defensive line, brought in a new defensive line coach, converted their offensive line coach to defensive coordinator and believed their strengths on defense and on offense would overcome their deficiencies. Instead, the defensive deficiencies were a big part of what did the Eagles in during a 14 start from which they were unable to recover. Their "Wide 9" defensive front was very good at getting to the quarterback, but when teams attacked the middle of their defense with the run or were able to give their quarterbacks enough time to throw, those teams found major weaknesses at the linebacker and safety spots that were charged with protecting the middle part of the field.
"I expected the offense to carry it through,Cheap Gaines Adams Jersey, and that part didn't take place," Reid said. "But yeah, your linebackers the more gaps you open up, the more physical they have to be."
The Eagles patched the linebacker corps together with unprepared lateround rookies like Casey Matthews and Brian Rolle and secondyear man Jamar Chaney, and it showed. Reid said the group demonstrated improvement and played well late in the year, when the Eagles won their final four games. But the weakness was still glaring enough that the team decided it needed to make a trade for veteran middle linebacker DeMeco Ryans last week, and it's possible they could still look to add at that position this offseason.
Listening to Reid talk Wednesday morning,Cheap Miami Dolphins Jerseys, the thing that seemed to bother him the most about the 2011 season was the high number of turnovers his offense committed. The 25 interceptions the Eagles threw in 2011 led the league, and when you add in their 13 fumbles, it brings their total number of 2011 giveaways to 38, which was secondhighest in the league behind Tampa Bay. So no matter what happens on defense, the Eagles will need to make far fewer "goofs" on offense next year in order to get where they need to go.
But with an entire season under the belts of last year's new players and coaches, the addition of Ryans and a full offseason with which to prepare, the Eagles will enter 2012 with high hope that the "goofs" of 2011 are a thing of the past. Reid answered in the affirmative when asked if he believed he had a Super Bowl contender.
"That's what makes it exciting," Reid said. "We have a good group coming back. Every year is different, I understand that. But we've got to take that momentum that we finished with and build on it an continue to get better."
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Below are some excerpts of what Jaworski said a few moments ago on SportsCenter. (Many thanks to Bill Hofheimer of ESPN Communications for providing transcripts.)
"Very few quarterbacks in NFL history have had Rodgers exceptional combination of velocity and accuracy, elite arm strength and pinpoint ball location. ..
One critical measure of highlevel play is the ability to execute versus the blitz. Rodgers' rating in 2011 was 136, easily the best in the NFL. He was outstanding beating the man coverage that you primarily see with blitz. Again, a function of his accuracy, or as I've said many times, ball location.
"Rodgers also defeated the blitz with his movement and his extraordinary ability to throw on the run. No quarterback delivers on the move as well as Rodgers velocity and accuracy.
"There's a larger, more significant issue that speaks to Rodgers' greatness. He can beat the defense even when the defense wins,Bo Jackson raiders Jersey, whether it's blitz or a threeman pressure with eight in coverage. .. Again,Cheap Michael Irvin Jersey, the ability to drive the ball on the move down the field, thats a rare trait.
"Add running ability to Rodgers special throwing skill set and you have the most physicallygifted quarterback in the league. Numerous times last season, I saw Rodgers defeat a predominant NFL coverage, manunder, twodeep, with his recognition and running. The man coverage undercut the routes and there was help over the top. The coverage won. A perfectlyexecuted coverage concept still resulted in an explosive 25yard run.
"Aaron Rodgers is my No. 1 quarterback. He has all the attributes that I love: accuracy, velocity, movement, toughness. Those attributes lead to elite play and wins. He's won two out of every three starts and a Super Bowl championship."
Of all the praise Rodgers has received in the past year, I'm not sure if anyone has referred to him as the "most physically gifted quarterback" in the NFL. But obviously Jaworski is not referring to 40 time, although Rodgers is quick, or brute strength. It's the elite nature of the physical skills required to make every throw. It's yet another way to think of our reigning MVP.
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When ESPN's Ron Jaworski named Drew Brees the No. 2 quarterback in the NFL, most of you made the logical leap that Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers would finish this exercise at No. 1. (Barring, as unwantedopinion opined on Twitter, an unexpected finish by the Cleveland Browns' Colt McCoy.)
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Reed rolled his left ankle when he landed awkwardly after leaping to knock down a Hail Mary pass in the final seconds of Sunday's divisional playoff win over the Houston Texans. Harbaugh was upbeat when addressing Reed's injury on Monday.
"Ed looks like hes all right with the ankle," Harbaugh said. "Everythings come up OK as far as the Xrays."
The Ravens appear to be very healthy entering Sunday's AFC Championship Game at New England.
There were no setbacks with linebackers Jameel McClain (knee) and Brendon Ayanbadejo (thigh). Both played Sunday after being listed as questionable for the game.
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The biggest injury concern for the Ravens is safety Ed Reed. But coach John Harbaugh indicated that it's not much of a concern.
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Thats a big coup for the Saints, who are facing serious salarycap challenges. But it brings up another big question: Do the Saints have enough room to also resign AllPro guard Carl Nicks?
The team reportedly made what Nicks called a "respectable offer Monday night. But there is no word yet if Nicks has accepted a deal. If he doesnt, he becomes a free agent at 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday.
No matter what happens with Nicks, expect plenty of news out of New Orleans as the day goes on. The Saints are likely to release some prominent players (theres speculation linebacker Jonathan Vilma could be one) to free up more salarycap space.
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Manning sounds like he's come to terms NFL Nation Blog ESPN
Reports suggesting Peyton Manning wont sufficiently recover from neck surgery to resume his NFL career are not accurate, to hear Manning tell it.
"I really feel good," he told ESPN's Trey Wingo at the Super Bowl. "I continue to make progress every day. Everything that the doctors have told me has been on point, which is encouraging to me. I just had a great day today with rehab,Camouflage Realtree Jerseys, just got back from the facility, and that's what we continue to do. Just keep trying to get better. So far I have. That's the plan from here on out."
Of course, Manning can feel good and still not be healed enough to return to NFL play. He plans on getting better and the wish from everyone is that he does, but we know nothing definitive and he shared nothing definitive about the status of nerve regeneration following serious neck surgery before last season.
He still may not know.
He declined to predict what's going to happen with a March 8 deadline for a $28 million bonus. If the Indianapolis Colts don't pay it, he'll become a free agent.
Manning said he understands the ongoing conversation but simply won't contribute to it this week. He'll talk to owner Jim Irsay after the Super Bowl and doesn't expect the verdict to come down to the last second.
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Dennis of Michigan asked during Tuesday's SportsNation chat if Chicago Bears tailback Matt Forte had a right to be upset with the state of his longterm contract negotiations. My response remained the same as it has been for some time: It's hard to make a judgment without knowing the terms that have been exchanged. In full:
Forte What we don't know is the exact value of what the Bears have offered, and what he's turned down. Has there been no agreement because the Bears haven't made him a serious offer? Or is it because he is seeking to be one of the top 23 highestpaid running backs in the game? We don't know that. I don't think Forte should be mad that the Bears have spent money on his backup unless they aren't offering him a fair deal. A fair deal, to me, would be something north of what the Seahawks paid Marshawn Lynch.
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So using Brandt's analysis, we can say that Forte has a right to be upset if the Bears have come in south of Williams/Lynch money. But if he has rejected that deal, or something slightly higher, then it's possible he has overvalued himself in the market. As Brandt notes, the franchise tag the Bears used on Forte will make it difficult for him to achieve an elitelevel running back contract like the one the Minnesota Vikings signed Adrian Peterson to last summer. That deal included $36 million in guarantees over seven years. Stay tuned.
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