Daily Archives: July 19th, 2008

Ranking the top 5 NFL centers

The Vikings’ Matt Birk embodies what a center in the modern NFL should be — a smart, steadfast leader of an entire offensive line in addition to being a fine interior blocker.

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Ranking the top 10 NFL guards

Vikings left guard Steve Hutchinson and his dominant play as a run blocker has given other players at his position great respect as some of the NFL’s top performers.

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Broncos looking to erase old odor

The Broncos start camp Friday with the fresh scent of lavender baby powder.

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Public welcome at Broncos training camp

DENVER—The Denver Broncos will start training camp July 25 and many of the practices will be open to the public.

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Ranking the top 10 NFL offensive tackles

You can still look to the West — in the NFC, that is — to find the league’s top two exterior offensive linemen.

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Florio: NFL overreacts on gang-sign non-issue

The “No Fun League” wants to crack down on gang signs. Mike Florio asks, what’s next?

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Roethlisberger, Romo top QB crop

Ben Roethlisberger and Tony Romo are part of the NFL’s wave of young quarterbacks with star potential. Roethlisberger and Romo. Jay Cutler, Carson Palmer, Philip Rivers, Eli Manning, Matt Leinart . . . there’s a list of quarterbacks with potential for greatness.

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Year 3 pivotal for Broncos’ Cutler

As he enters his third season, quarterback Jay Cutler’s comfort level, and expectations, have grown greatly. “He’s going to start this year where his learning curve is going to be a lot faster,” Hall of Famer John Elway said.

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Packers president backs GM, coach in Favre standoff

Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy restated his support for general manager Ted Thompson and coach Mike McCarthy on Friday in the standoff with Brett Favre.

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Source: Pack alleges tampering by Vikings

The Green Bay Packers have filed tampering charges against the Minnesota Vikings alleging the team made inappropriate contact with Brett Favre, a person familiar with the Packers’ complaint told The Associated Press Wednesday night.

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