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NFL Super Bowl 2010 News | Archive February 7, 2010
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Brees and Saints win Super Bowl, 31-17 over Colts
By BARRY WILNER
February 7, 2010
MIAMI, Fla. —The ultimate underdogs, they ain’t. Not anymore. The Saints are Super Bowl champions now.
Who Dat? Try Drew Brees, Sean Payton and a team that has reversed its embarrassing past, carrying an entire city to the top with it.
Put away those paper bags forever.
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Too bad Payton can’t be MVP of Super Bowl
By PAUL NEWBERRY
January 7, 2010
MIAMI, Fla. — Sean Payton put in an MVP-like performance.
From the sideline.
The New Orleans coach made all the right calls in the Super Bowl—even one that didn’t look so good at first, well, it turned out just fine. Thanks in large part to Payton’s bravado, the Saints won the first Super Bowl title in their franchise’s largely dismal history, beating that other Peyton—you know, Manning—and the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 Sunday night.
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NFL Super Bowl 2010 News | Archive February 5, 2010
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Debating Manning vs. all-time greats
By Charles Robinson
February 5, 2010
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — One win, and one never-ending argument.
That’s where Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning finds himself heading into Sunday. A victory over the New Orleans Saints in Super Bowl XLIV would thrust him into rarefied air at his position – amongst such names as Joe Montana, John Elway, Terry Bradshaw and a precious few quarterbacks who have won multiple Super Bowls.
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Premature to close the door on Brady
By Michael Silver
February 5, 2010
MIAMI, FL — The question we’re supposed to be answering, according to a growing chorus of people in my business, is whether the Indianapolis Colts’ Peyton Manning, pending Sunday’s Super Bowl XLIV performance against the New Orleans Saints, is the greatest quarterback in football history.
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NFL Super Bowl 2010 News | Archive January 24, 2010
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Manning, Colts rally past Jets, reach Super Bowl
By MICHAEL MAROT
January 24, 2010
INDIANAPOLIS —This is perfect for the Indianapolis Colts: They have Peyton Manning and they’re back in the Super Bowl.
The four-time MVP threw three touchdown passes and the Colts rallied from an 11-point, first-half deficit to beat the New York Jets 30-17 Sunday in the AFC championship game.
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Prepare for epic Super Bowl matchup
By Bill Simmons
January 24, 2010
The Saints have never played in the Super Bowl. The Vikings have never won a Super Bowl, but have lost four of them. The Jets won Super Bowl III and haven't been back since. And the Colts? They're only trying to become the first team to finish 19-0. Throw in a New York market, the post-Katrina Saints, and two of the three biggest stars in football (Peyton Manning and Brett Favre), and if your deciding categories were "suffering," "tortured fan bases," "mainstream interest" and "historical significance," you couldn't pick a more fascinating final four.
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NFL Super Bowl 2010 News | Archive January 16, 2010
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Cardinals-Saints divisional playoff preview
USAToday
January 16, 2010
BREAKING DOWN THE MATCHUPS
When the Cardinals pass
The Saints rank 26th against the pass. Bad news against Kurt Warner and Co., especially since they've unearthed yet another toy in second-year WR Early Doucet. The Saints really need playmaking FS Darren Sharper to be a presence.
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Lewis named coach of year
Associated Press
January 16, 2010
NEW YORK, NY — Marvin Lewis had much more than game plans to deal with this season.
Lewis won The Associated Press 2009 NFL Coach of the Year award for guiding his team to the playoffs during a season marked by tragedy.
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NFL Super Bowl 2010 News | Archive January 9, 2010
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Drought is over: Cowboys beat Eagles; 1st playoff win since '96
By Jon Saraceno
January 9, 2010
ARLINGTON, TX — This was an evening to rejoice, if you were a fan of America's Team. A cold winter's night outside the billion-dollar Taj Mahal of pro football stadia gave way to a warm communal feeling inside as the Dallas Cowboys exorcised their recent postseason demons.
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Jets beat Bengals in AFC wild-card opener
Rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez passes for 182 yards and a touchdown while Shonn Green runs for 135 yards and a score in a 24-14 victory at Cincinnati
By LA Times
January 9, 2010
CINCINNATI - With their rookie quarterback playing mistake-free, the New York Jets turned their surprising playoff appearance into a long-running production.
Mark Sanchez handled single-degree wind chills and the playoff pressure with no problems Saturday, throwing a touchdown pass on a rollout play, and the NFL's top running game took it from there, setting up a 24-14 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.
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NFL Super Bowl 2010 News | Archive December 23, 2009
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Eagles players honor Michael Vick with award for courage
By Chris Chase
December 23, 2009
According to Philadelphia Eagles players, the most courageous man on the team in 2009 was one who started the year serving time in prison for an act of extreme cowardice.
Today, the Eagles announced that Michael Vick was the 2009 winner of the Ed Block Courage Award, an honor given to a player who shows courage in the face of adversity.
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Childress lost control a long time ago
By Charles Robinson
December 23, 2009
Brad Childress relinquished control in August. And four months later, it’s a little late to ask for it back.
Maybe that’s what the Minnesota Vikings coach is just now figuring out, that when he chauffeured quarterback Brett Favre from the tarmac to his practice facility, he wasn’t just celebrating the arrival of the missing piece. Indeed, Childress was making a landscape-changing hire.
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Taylor: Jags might be better in L.A.
ESPN.com news services
December 23, 2009
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Former Jacksonville Jaguars running back Fred Taylor says the Jaguars might find themselves in Los Angeles and jokingly said he was putting in a bid for a job.
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Rookie Focus: Brian Orakpo a rare bright spot for Redskins
By Tom Pedulla
December 23, 2009
It has been another chaotic, disappointing season for the Washington Redskins, who dropped to 4-10 after Monday night's loss to the New York Giants.
Bruce Allen, recently hired as general manager, is considering changes that could include the ouster of head coach Jim Zorn.
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NFL Super Bowl 2010 News | Archive November 30, 2009
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2009 NFL Playoff Picture
By Hazen Vennard
November 30, 2009
The 2009 NFL season is more than half way over and we are finally getting a feel for our teams. There have been several surprises so far three games deep into Week 12.
Who would have thought that the Minnesota Vikings would be 9-1 or that the Cincinnati Bengals would be leading the AFC North with a 7-3 record?
How about Vince Young coming off the bench and taking the Tennessee Titans on a four-game winning streak?
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Class of 2010 semifinalists announced
(The Class of 2010 will be determined at the Selection Committee's annual meeting on Saturday, February 6, in South Florida the day before Super Bowl XLIV.)
November 30, 2009
Four first-year eligible players Tim Brown, Jerry Rice, Emmitt Smith and Aeneas Williams, are among the 25 semifinalists being considered for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2010.
The Hall of Fame’s Selection Committee chose the 25 semifinalists from the list of 131 preliminary nominees. Also, the Pro Football Hall of Fame has teamed up with Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation's Van Heusen brand and J.C. Penney, Inc. to ask fans, for the first time ever, to voice their choice for whom they think should be included into the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2010.
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Super Bowl 2010 Minutes
November 30, 2009
Super Bowl 2010 Will Feature The Who In Halftime Show
Legendary rock band The Who will be performing in the Super Bowl 2010 halftime show.
CBS will broadcast the Super Bowl 2010, which will take place on February 7th 2010 in Florida.
The exposure of performing a Super Bowl halftime show is huge. According to the NFL 151 million viewers watch the halftime show last year. Super Bowl XLIV will be broadcasted in 230 countries world-wide.
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The 10 biggest NFL draft busts of the decade
By Chris Chase
November 30, 2009
What makes a draft bust? Is draft position alone the determining factor? How much does one have to fail? Could a bust have an otherwise fine career, aside from the massive expectations that accompanied him into the league? What role do injuries play in the whole thing? Does bad luck equal bust?
Ask 100 different people and you'll get 100 different answers, which is why the whole darn discussion is so fun. There are no right answers, hence the following list fraught with contradictions. You'll find complete flops next to guys who could play a decade in the league. The reasoning player X is included might make you say, "well, why not player Y?"
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NFL Super Bowl 2010 News | Archive November 20, 2009
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Eagles, Packers’ futures brighter than Giants’
By Charles Robinson
November 20, 2009
With seven weeks left in the NFL’s regular season, it’s time for the annual glance into the crystal ball. Mathematically, we’re looking at a wide-open race for the postseason. But realistically, the 17 teams with a winning record have all but eliminated any dark horses in the playoff race.
This year, elite level quarterbacks will play a major role in how the remainder of the season plays out. Indeed, I think 10 of the 12 playoff teams this season will be represented by a Pro Bowl-level quarterback, and the other two – the Ravens’ Joe Flacco and Packers’ Aaron Rodgers – are having upper-echelon seasons.
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Patriots’ defense put Belichick in tough situation
By Jason Cole
November 19, 2009
As the NFL cognoscenti argue the merits of Bill Belichick’s decision to go on fourth-and-2 against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday night, most critics have disregarded why Belichick was wise not to trust his own defense.
The New England Patriots’ defense just isn’t very good right now. Passable, workable, improving – pick whatever word you like to describe the unit. But the fact is, particularly when it comes to stopping the Indianapolis Colts and quarterback Peyton Manning, the Patriots defense is a far cry from when it helped win three Super Bowl titles in the first half of this decade.
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Risky call puts Belichick in bad company
By Michael Silver
November 19, 2009
When Bill Belichick made the decision to go for it on fourth-and-2 from his own 28 with 2:08 remaining and a six-point lead over the Colts on Sunday night, the future Hall of Fame coach knew exactly what he was doing.
It was a perfect setup for ego-driven gratification, guaranteed to paint him as an avant garde genius or a misunderstood martyr: Either the Pats would convert the first down and win the game, and Belichick would be heralded as the shrewdest coach in America, or they’d fall short and lose, and he’d be pummeled by lesser mortals like me who simply don’t understand football on a higher plane.
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Greg Cote: In NFL, interim coach honeymoon rarely lasts
By GREG COTE
November 19, 2009
Worked out pretty well the previous time the Buffalo Bills fired coaches in the midst of a season. It was 1986, and they dumped Hank Bullough for some guy named Marv Levy, who stayed 12 years and put up so many of the AFC roadblocks that kept Don Shula and Dan Marino from getting back to a Super Bowl.
More recently, though, in-season coach changes -- such as Buffalo dumping Dick Jauron this week for interim guy Perry Fewell -- rarely work instant or lasting magic.
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NFL Super Bowl 2010 News | Archive October 20, 2009
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Mayor of Green Bay is looking for a way to welcome Favre back
By MJD
October 20, 2009
On Nov. 1, Brett Favre will return to Green Bay for his first away game against the Packers, and the mayor of Green Bay is looking for a way to welcome him. He's asking fans to send in ideas, and he'll pick his favorite four on Oct. 28.
One gentleman has already suggested making the world's largest waffle in the shape of a "4." I like that idea, and I humbly offer seven of my own below. The mayor has asked that the ideas be "respectful" and "tasteful," but I think some of these might fall short of that. Sorry, mayor.
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Traffic jam for Pro Bowl-caliber QBs
By Michael Silver
October 20, 2009
Drew Brees is headed to South Florida this weekend on the heels of what he told me Sunday was his and his team’s best performance since he joined the Saints in 2006 – a 48-27 thrashing of the Giants that left little doubt as to which NFL team is the most impressive to date.
An early MVP frontrunner (along with the Colts’ Peyton Mannin, Brees and his undefeated team will face the Dolphins at Land Shark Stadium on Sunday.
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Unproven quotes cloud Limbaugh debate
By Jason Cole
October 20, 2009
Jack Huberman is an idiot.
For those who don’t know, Huberman is a central figure in the latest Rush Limbaugh controversy. Huberman attributed two quotes to Limbaugh that were circulated days after news broke that Limbaugh was part of an ownership group that wanted to buy the St. Louis Rams.
At this point, it’s not worth repeating the quotes because they don’t appear to be accurate. In fact, they may simply be fabricated.
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Pats’ record-setting rout likely no coincidence
By Dan Wetzel
October 19, 2009
A little more than two years ago, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick was immersed in a spying scandal that would cost him a $500,000 fine, a first-round NFL draft pick and a chunk of reputation.
Tennessee Titans coach Jeff Fisher issued, at least by the standards of the closed-rank culture of NFL coaches, one of the strongest condemnations.
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NFL Super Bowl 2010 News | Archive September 20, 2009
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The team, the player, their dream: Super Bowl
By Bob Sansevere
September 20, 2009
Soon after Brett Favre announced his latest retirement from the NFL, he sat down on his porch in Mississippi with his 10-year-old daughter, Breleigh, and asked what she thought of his decision. She told him, "Daddy, I wanted you to go back and win one more Super Bowl." Breleigh Favre still might get her wish, along with every Minnesota Vikings fan from owner Zygi Wilf on down.
Calling it "a perfect fit," Favre signed Tuesday with the Vikings for a reported $12 million this season.
"All I want to do is win," Favre said. "That's what I came back for."
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Odom, Bengals D off to good start
By Jason Cole
September 20, 2009
The last time Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Antwan Odom made his opponents look like grade-schoolers, he was actually there himself. Odom’s five-sack performance against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday was the most he had in a game since he was a junior at Alma Bryant High in Alabama.
So in the process of rolling up a handful in a 31-24 win over the Packers, Odom didn’t just surprise himself. He continued to provide a non-verbal rebuttal to critics who said he wouldn’t live up to the five-year, $29.5 million contract he signed in 2008.
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Brees proving to be the unstoppable force of '09
By Clifton Brown
September 20, 2009
PHILADELPHIA — Drew Brees is on a pace to throw 72 touchdown passes this season.
That tells you how potent the Saints' offense is. They steamrolled the Eagles, 48-22, as Brees (25-for-34, 311 yards, three touchdowns, one interception) made the Eagles look like they were playing with only 10 defenders.
"Drew Brees is an animal," Eagles cornerback Joselio Hanson said. "We couldn't stop them once they got down in our end."
Questions remain about the Saints' defense, but offensively they have all the pieces. They have a great quarterback, he has a ton of playmakers, the running game is improved and coach Sean Payton is an innovative play-caller. Brees sensed during preseason that this could be a special year for the Saints, similar to 2006, when they reached the NFC championship game.
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Vikings are 2-0 but still looking half bad — Minnesota rolls through Detroit after another sluggish start
By Sean Jensen
September 20, 2009
DETROIT — The excitement in the Vikings' locker room Sunday after a 27-13 victory over the Detroit Lions at Ford Field was palpable and justifiable.
The Vikings, winners of 14 of the past 15 games in this series, earned the season sweep against the winless Lions last season by a mere six points.
So after a two-touchdown win, securing the second 2-0 start in the Brad Childress era, players could make light of regrouping and rallying after lethargic starts in both games.
"If the end result is us coming up with a W," Pro Bowl cornerback Antoine Winfield said, "we can start slow the whole year."
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NFL Super Bowl 2010 News | Archive September 6, 2009
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Own the Moment
By Bill Lauris
September 6, 2009
Pittsburgh, PA — On Thursday, the NFL 2009 season officially kicks off at 8:30 ET at Pittsburgh’s Heinz Field. Believe it or not, the NFL will be celebrating its 90th season. The celebrating will include performances by some well know entertainers and of course, all of this will be played before a national audience on NBC TV.
For the record, it should be a great show. The theme this year is “Own The Moment” . Before the game, the NFL is hosting a free concert in Pittsburgh’s Point State Park. On stage will be Tim McGraw as well as The Black Eyed Peas, both three-time Grammy Award winning artists.
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Latest in 'America's Game' series premieres Sept. 9
September 3, 2009
With the toughest schedule in the league, the 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers faced a rough road to a record sixth Super Bowl victory. Find out what philosophy SS Troy Polamalu lives and plays by, how QB Ben Roethlisberger felt to achieve every football players' dream, what coaching point head coach Mike Tomlin made after watching practice tape that paid off with an interception being returned for touchdown and more in the newest installment of the Emmy Award-winning America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions exclusively on NFL Network.
America's Game, NFL Super Bowl: 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers debuts Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 9 p.m. ET on NFL Network. This episode includes exclusive video and sound of the Steelers during team meetings, practices, road trips, inside the locker room and leading up to Super Bowl XLIII.
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Daytona solves conflict with 2010 Super Bowl
By Reid Spencer
September 2, 2009
Yes, NASCAR, there is a Super Bowl - other than the Super Bowl of stock car racing.
Daytona International Speedway found a creative way to deal with a scheduling conflict between qualifying for the 2010 Daytona 500 and the February 7, 2010 NFL Super Bowl in Miami.
The answer? Move the pole qualifying session from its traditional Sunday slot to a day earlier. In doing so, Daytona created a racing tripleheader for Saturday, February 6, featuring the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 ARCA race, Daytona 500 qualifying and the non-points Budweiser Shootout for the Sprint Cup Series. The qualifying session, scheduled for 1.05 pm [local time], will kick off the day's activities.
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NFL Super Bowl 2010 News | Archive July 25, 2009
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Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XLIV Odds
By Cappers Mall
July 25, 2009
The Pittsburgh Steelers will be looking to repeat as 2009 AFC North champs, as well as repeating as the 2010 Super Bowl Champion. Bodog Sportsbook has posted Super Bowl Betting odds with the Steelers listed as 9/1. Online sportsbooks have the over/under on the regular season wins set at 10.5 and betting odds of +225 to win the AFC Championship and -220 to win the AFC North.
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Refreshing scenarios heading into camp
By Michael Silver
July 24, 2009
The man who led the NFL in tackles last season is underappreciated, undersized and, in a relative sense, grossly underpaid.
So what does Cleveland Browns inside linebacker D’Qwell Jackson plan to do in response?
“We’ve got a new group of coaches, and they’ve identified a few players they might want to build around – so what I have to do is go out and prove I’m worthy of a new contract,” Jackson said in a recent phone conversation. “I’m not making a lot of noise, and I don’t want to stress out and worry about things I can’t control. All I can do is work my tail off and play as hard as I can, and if I get a new deal I’ll be the happiest guy on this earth.”
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Redskins’ shiny new toy not playing around
By Jason Cole
July 25, 2009
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Albert Haynesworth stares out the windows of the French doors at the back of his three-story home, surveying the downward slope of hillside that is his backyard, ending at the Tennessee River.
Haynesworth talks in great detail about all the work he has put into the home, such as the 27 trees he had taken out of the backyard to make way for the pool and pool house. Adjoining the pool is a waterfall Haynesworth had redone three times before the contractor got it right.
“I wanted it a certain way, I even gave the guy a picture of what I wanted and he kept coming back with these other designs,” said Haynesworth, a hint of annoyance still evident in his voice.
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NFL Super Bowl 2010 News | Archive July 1, 2009
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The next rookie QB studs? Stafford, Sanchez ready for spotlight
By Darron Cummings
July 1, 2009
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Stafford and Mark Sanchez are set to become rich beyond comprehension long before throwing their first official NFL pass.
The quarterbacks will be anointed as saviors — Stafford for a Detroit team that went winless in 2008, and Sanchez for a New York Jets club that hasn't tasted the Super Bowl in 40 years.
The accompanying pressure can be overwhelming.
So Stafford and Sanchez often find themselves seeking someone who understands their situation. They call each other.
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Change is the only sure thing as Bucs prepare for uncertainty
By Scott Zucker
July 1, 2009
In recent years, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were probably best-known for longtime defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin's Tampa 2 scheme. But this season, it's more accurate to say the Bucs are running the "Tampa New."
Everywhere one looks around team headquarters at One Buccaneer Place, the faces have changed, from general manager Mark Dominik to head coach Raheem Morris to quarterback Byron Leftwich to running back Derrick Ward. Dominik and Morris, who replaced Jon Gruden, jettisoned several veterans including 14-year linebacker (and 11-time Pro Bowler) Derrick Brooks, venerable running back Warrick Dunn, receiver Joey Galloway and quarterback Jeff Garcia.
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NFL Super Bowl 2010 News | Archive June 8, 2009
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CBS Pushes NFL to Stream Super Bowl 2010 Online
Ian Paul, PC World
June 7, 2009
CBS wants to offer a live online video stream of next year's Super Bowl XLIV from Miami and the NFL just might say yes. This isn't your usual tech rumor, either; the announcement that CBS, the official broadcaster for Super Bowl XLIV, wants to stream the mega-popular sporting event comes from CBS Interactive President Quincy Smith, according to Business Week. In the same report, Brian Rolapp, the NFL's senior vice-president for media strategy, says the NFL "would be open" to CBS' proposal. That's not a firm guarantee, but with two named sources from CBS and the NFL openly discussing the idea, Super Bowl streaming may be just around the corner even if we don't see it in 2010.
The possibility of the Super Bowl hitting the Web comes on the heels of recent successes for CBS and its online sports programming. During its television broadcasts of NCAA basketball's March Madness 2009, CBS hauled in millions of dollars from big-ticket advertisers. Even more shocking is the claim that the network managed a modest, ad-supported profit from its online streaming of the college tournament (in 2008 for the first time; this year the stream also went to the iPhone).
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Childress puts deadline on Favre decision
By Gregg Rosenthal
June 8, 2009
Brett Favre doesn't seem to be in a hurry to make a decision about his NFL future. If he was, he probably would have undergone arthroscopic shoulder surgery earlier than late May to ready himself for the 2009 season.
The Vikings, however, suddenly seem to be getting antsy. ESPN.com reported Monday that Vikings coach Brad Childress has set a deadline of this week for Favre to decide whether he's going to play in Minnesota.
Why the rush now? If Childress is trying to show who's boss, he's picking a strange time for it.
The Vikings are winding down their pre-training camp practices this week. Very little will happen as a team between now and late July, so it makes sense for the Vikings and Favre in the health of his shoulder before getting hitched.
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Harrison Joining NBC Studio Crew
By Tom Curran
June 3, 2009 9:19 AM
Patriots safety Rodney Harrison, who announced his retirement during a conference call this morning, is joining NBC's Football Night in America team.
Harrison and former Colts coach Tony Dungy will be announced as the latest additions to the FNIA crew during a noon press conference.
Harrison, a 36-year-old, two-time All-Pro made his reputation as one of the hardest-hitting and most passionate players in the league. His style of playing up to (and through) the whistle also earned him a reputation as one of the league's nastiest players.
Asked how if he can bring similar verbal aggression to his analysis, Harrison said this morning, "My goal is just being tough and honest and telling it like it is.
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Ravens officials at work on 2009 team
A quest for new blood in several positions
By Mike Preston
February 14, 2009
It appears the Ravens are close, possibly one player away, from a Super Bowl after a strong 2008 season that included reaching the AFC championship game. But appearances can be deceiving.
The Ravens, though, are smart enough to realize it.
"We're not content," said Eric DeCosta, the director of pro personnel. "We do have holes. We're not one player away. That was obvious in the Pittsburgh game [the AFC championship].
"We have a lot of question marks, but we have good leadership and we already have a good plan in place."
The Ravens need new blood, and that can come only via the draft. You could see age and injuries take their toll on veterans such as wide receiver Derrick Mason, tight end Todd Heap, cornerbacks Samari Rolle and Chris McAlister, offensive tackle Willie Anderson and even linebacker Ray Lewis. The Ravens paced Lewis through practices, and he wasn't as effective in the last month of the season as he was in the first half.
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