Daily Archives: October 19th, 2012

Rookies snap up experience

The folks at ESPN Stats & Information have put together a great chart on rookie snap counts. Let’s look at some significant AFC West figures. Tot…

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Chargers to fans: Take a chill pill (National Football Post)

Story on team website admonishes fans, media for negativity after Monday night collapse.

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Eagles Panicking Much More Than Most .500 Teams: A Fan’s Outlook (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The Philadelphia Eagles are not taking their current standing pretty well right now. But Eagles fans like myself can’t consider our situation to be that special. After all, although Philadelphia is 3-3 after Week 5, so are 10 other teams in the NFL – in fact, there are more teams that are at .500 than there are above it. But the Birds are one of the few .500 squads panicking about it this much.

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Broncos’ sluggish starts in games have affected overall running game

Today’s question: Last year, with no appreciable passing threat, the Broncos seemed to run with more authority than this year with (Peyton) Manning at the helm? What’s going on?

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Broncos’ gamble starting to pay off

ENGLEWOOD — Sure, the names sounded great when they passed through the NFL transaction wire earlier this year — Brandon Stokley, Keith Brooking, Jim Leonhard and Dan Koppen, all veterans who had played in conference championship games or Super Bowls, looking for another shot with a new team.

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49ers fend off Seahawks for key win

SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco 49ers sit alone atop the NFC West for now — hardly the kind of firm hold on the division they owned last October.

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Broncos’ gamble on four free-agent keepers provides big payoffs

Sure, the names sounded great when they passed through the NFL transaction wire this year — Brandon Stokley, Keith Brooking, Jim Leonhard and Dan Koppen, all veterans who had played in conference championship games or Super Bowls, looking for another shot with a new team.

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