With These Safeties on the Loose, Receivers Tread at Their Peril
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No players on the field for Super Bowl XXXIX will set the physical tenor of the game more than the Patriots' Rodney Harrison and the Eagles' Brian Dawkins.
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On offense, two of the Jets&#39; top three receivers - Wayne Chrebet and Santana Moss - had seemingly spent more time in the trainer&#39;s room than they had on the practice field.
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Ten more safeties and it might have been a different story for the Bears on Sunday. While their offense continues to stumble like a drunk through the dark, the defense has the added burden of not only avoiding
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League championship games can mean big bucks but may not always be risks worth taking as they can serve as landmines to dodge on the way to the BCS title game.
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In the NFL, it used to be the object of the game was to get into the end zone. Now, the object of the game is to get into the end zone and act like a fool.
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Sure, the defensive play-calling is much more aggressive, with a lot of blitzes and risk-taking. Numerous players are enjoying career years, from defensive end Aaron Smith to linebacker James Farrior and cornerback Deshea Townsend.
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One third of this years&#39; NFL season is over, and already each division has a situation, a player or a change that has been a surprise.
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FOXBOROUGH -- One of the keys for the Patriots today will be how their receivers handle the jams from Dolphins defensive backs at the line of scrimmage. Receiver Reche Caldwell said the wideouts also expect to see a lot of man-to-man coverage.
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Eagles&#39; receiver Todd Pinkston appeared to pull up on a long bomb attempt in the first quarter to avoid getting hit. His effort was jeered by many members of the Redskins...Springs was knocked unconscious
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A whisper leads to a scream in fantasy football circles.
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Flinching in the trenches, holding around quarterback Chris Leak and even a late hit by punter Eric Wilbur plagued Florida throughout the game.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- They walked onto the field a ragged band that included a safety playing cornerback, a linebacker playing safety, and a wide receiver (the man who had been targeted by Miami the week before) in the slot, covering the New York Jets' third wideout.
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Foxboro, Mass. - Every week the New England Patriots seem to offer their fatalistic following some reason to despair - &quot;We don&#39;t have any wide receivers!
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- One week after Ed Reed stole a pass to seal another win for the Baltimore Ravens, the Pro Bowl safety victimized yet another football team with his instincts and speed.
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IRVING, Texas (Ticker) - The Dallas Cowboys knew they would have a shortage of receivers for Sunday&#39;s game against the Detroit Lions.
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Bee Staff Writer. SANTA CLARA - It&#39;s easy to be typecast as a blocking tight end when you catch only three passes for 17 yards in a season.
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Carlos Rogers has suffered through an uneven season in which receivers have repeatedly burned him with double moves and he has dropped at least six possible interceptions.