10 NFL Questions: Week 11

By Jackson Govatos, Section NFL
Posted on Fri Nov 17 2006 at 3:50 PM EST
More on: NFL, Chicago Bears, San Diego Chargers, Denver Broncos (all tags)

Nine games into the season, we are finally being shown some team's true identities. The Falcons, Bengals, Rams, Vikings, and Jags have all declined from the teams they were a month ago. Even New England is down, after back-to-back losses for the first time in years. While the NFL's middle ground remains muddled, two things are clear: some teams are elite while many have already secured a top 10 pick in next year's draft. This week, with the exception of a few games, it's the haves playing to have-nots.

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10 NFL Questions: Week 8

By Jackson Govatos, Section NFL
Posted on Sat Oct 28 2006 at 8:23 PM EST
More on: NFL, Indianapolis Cotls, Denver Broncos, New England Patriots (all tags)

Week 7 might have been this year's craziest for the NFL. A 62 yard field goal on the final play of the game? A 31-13 home loss for a team that went 10-0 on their turf in 2005? A win for the Raiders? What's going on with the NFL? There are some questions that can be answered though. Here they are:

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Another Rocky Mountain Revival

By S Smith, Section NFL
Posted on Thu Jul 13 2006 at 4:46 PM EST
More on: Denver Broncos, Ron Dayne, Mike Shanahan, Clinton Portis, University of Wisconsin (all tags)

For 11 seasons the Denver Broncos have been transforming unheralded running backs into NFL stars. Now after a year of waiting and watching it seems to be former Heisman Winner Ron Dayne's turn.

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Who Does Ashley Lelie Think He Is

By djcfla1, Section NFL
Posted on Fri Jul 07 2006 at 10:59 AM EST
More on: NFL, Denver Broncos, Ashley Lelie (all tags)

By David J. Cohen

NFL mandatory mini-camps have started and in Denver there is a bewildering absentee: Ashley Lelie. Lelie is holding out and demanding a trade because the Broncos are not going to hand him the number 1 receiver position on the team. He wants to go to a team that would place him in that role. The top two receivers on the team are reliable veteran Rod Smith, who gets it done year in and year out, and Javon Walker, who is coming off of an injury but has proven he can be a volatile offensive weapon in this league. Instead of going to camp and competing for the top spot Lelie is whining like a little girl (as his first name would indicate) because he knows that on the field, he isn't good enough to beat these two out for the spot. And when you look at Lelie's career production, he shouldn't be a number one wide-out anywhere.

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