Secondary lacking Will power
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The Giants&#39; defensive problems didn&#39;t begin with the cornerbacks but they certainly culminated in their vicinity. Wherever there was a Will, it appeared, there was a nearby official signaling for a touchdown.
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In August in River Falls, Wis., it was raining. A feeling of unease came over Dick Vermeil. Coaches are sensitive to what others would regard as of little importance, none more so perhaps than the emotional Vermeil.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Life in the New England secondary isn't necessarily a ticket out of town, but a career as a Patriot pass snatcher is a sure path to perdition.
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Any NFL teams looking for help in the backfield might be encouraged by the availability of a few running backs who were cut Saturday.
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The problem with having a lot to play for is the prospect of losing it all.
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Bill Self isn&#39;t wasting any time with a player who doesn&#39;t get a rebound, a stop, or commits too many silly fouls. Granted, this is practice, but Self has the luxury that few coaches do at this or any time of the season.
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Another lesson in two may not be greater than one.
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The Houston Texans aren't quite ready to contend with the Indianapolis Colts for AFC South supremacy. At least not with their two top offensive weapons on the sidelines.
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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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Just when the Miami Heat were getting back on track, they may have lost the person they can least afford to be without.
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This is getting less and less suspenseful. It's not that Westwood's opponents aren't worthy adversaries -- it's just that high school football squads aren't supposed to have a passing game this sophisticated.
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To a veteran defensive lineman, there is a dead giveaway when a rookie quarterback is rattled. You can see it in the kid&#39;s eyes.
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FOXBOROUGH -- You get yanked from the Miami game. Non-injury scratch. Coach wonât say why. The team is depleted at wide receiver, yet youâre still wrist-slapped.
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The education of Ellis Hobbs continues. The second-year Patriots cornerback all but admitted that he was benched Sunday, playing sparingly on defense and used primarily as a gunner on special teams in a 21-0 loss at Miami.
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The natives were getting restless, which on this occasion also happened to include the opposing quarterback.
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For all the discussion about how Seattle's secondary collapsed in its first test against St. Louis this season, there's something different going into Saturday's playoff rematch.
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The &quot;lower leg&quot; injury that knocked Mike Vrabel out of practice Friday wasn&#39;t serious enough to take the outside linebacker out of the starting lineup against Buffalo at Gillette Stadium last night.