N.F.L. Offenses Undergo a Thaw in Thinking
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Heading into the playoffs, cold weather teams know for their running game are throwing the ball, and those known for passing are piling up the rushing yardage.
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Few conclusions can be drawn after Week 1 of the National Football League season, but after AFC East play had concluded yesterday it seemed New England and New York could be the most complete teams, and that Buffalo and Miami are offensively challenged.
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In todayÂs N.F.L., coaches looking to change their teamsÂ fortunes will not hesitate to change quarterbacks. It worked for Dallas with Tony Romo and now Denver is hoping for success with Jay Cutler.
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By Charlie Riedel, AP. : Kansas City&#39;s 0-2 start includes an offseason strategy that is backfiring. The Chiefs defense was a huge problem last year - so much so that NFL Commissioner
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The Florida State offense looked inept in the first half of its game Thursday night against North Carolina State. It played feebly.
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The Redskins' running game has been slowed by numerous injuries to the offensive line, forcing coaches to make further tweaks leading up to Sunday's game.
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A day after seeing rare snowfall, a frozen South was waiting to thaw Sunday. Elsewhere in the nation, football fans were preparing for NFL games that promised to be cold at best -- and downright bone-chilling at worst.
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In the early â90s, the N.F.L wagered that North America and Europe would embrace a brand of football that was of lesser quality than the one the leagueâs 32 teams play in the United States. They were wrong.
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There are certainly players in the NFL who speak their mind. Some have the cachet to do so. Kickers, in general, do not.
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His third problem, outside of losing 12 games in two and a half seasons, could be a bit more complicated. These are not tranquil times for the third-year Florida coach.
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The past weeks of steroids, on-field brawls and questionable of NFL marketing have led some to ask: what are sports degenerating into?
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It's become habit with this Patriots defense. One defender goes down, one reserve jumps into his slot. It's happened throughout the secondary and on the defensive line. But over the past two seasons, it has never happened at nose tackle, never happened to Vince Wilfork. And that has been fortunate for the Patriots.
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It is not as though they need any more reminders. It is not as though they are not aware of the consequences. Boston College has Rutgers and Mississippi State and, to an extent, Pittsburgh as prime examples of what can happen to a Division 1-A team on any given day against a Division 1-AA opponent.
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A humiliating loss to Indianapolis in the playoffs last season made it clear the Denver Broncos had to change something.
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The N.F.L. is investigating whether the Patriots broke league rules prohibiting taping an opponentâs signals on the sideline.
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With few top-shelf teams this season, several factors are contributing to a shortage of quality, well-played NFL games.
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Concerned by growing uneasiness among fans and marketers about athletes gone wild, the N.F.L. is embarking on an advertising effort highlighting the positive aspects of the on- and off-field lives of its players.