This week, Thursday Night Football features two division rivals with explosive offenses. The Bears showcased their new ‘three-headed monster’ to the tune of 41 points against the Colts last week, while the Packers were held … MORE ►
Posted: September 8th, 2012
Week 1 Fantasy Tips from the Playbook War Room: NFC Matchups
NFC Matchups:
IND @ CHI:
- Start: Reggie Wayne: Wayne has been the chess piece for the Colts offense this preseason and we think he is going to continue to be a focal point in the
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Posted: September 7th, 2012
Week 1 Fantasy Tips from the Playbook War Room: AFC Matchups
Week 1 Fantasy Blog
Welcome back to the NFL Films Fantasy Football Blog. With the NFL season under way, the guys here at Playbook sat down and put together all our thoughts from the countless … MORE ►
Tags: antonio brown, antonio gates, ben tate, benjarvis green-ellis, brandon lloyd, brent celek, deasean jackson, fred jackson, jamaal charles, jeremy maclin, kendall wright, matt ryan, michael turner, owen daniels, peyton hillis, peyton manning, philip rivers, reggie bush, stevan ridley, steve johnson, tony gonzalez, torrey smith, trent richardson, Willis mcgahee
Posted: August 10th, 2012
Cosell Talks: Who will it be in Tennessee?
The Tennessee Titans are fostering a very intriguing quarterback battle between 36-year-old veteran Matt Hasselbeck, entering his 14th NFL season, and 24-year-old Jake Locker, the eighth overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. Last … MORE ►
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Posted: August 8th, 2012
Cosell Talks: Mark Sanchez / Ryan Fitzpatrick
This week, I will consider two quarterbacks in the AFC East: Ryan Fitzpatrick and Mark Sanchez. Their respective teams, the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets, are receiving much preseason publicity, for reasons that have … MORE ►
Posted: July 31st, 2012
Cosell Talks: The Contrary NFC West
Training camps are now in full swing, and people are focusing, as they almost always do, on offense. That’s not a surprise. In our pass-happy era, quarterback play naturally takes precedence over other parts of … MORE ►
Tags: aldon smith, alex smith, bruce irvin, patrick peterson
Posted: July 17th, 2012
Cosell Talks: The Evolution of the Zone Blitz
Don Coryell and Bill Walsh were two pioneering and aggressive innovators who greatly expanded how people approached the NFL offense. As I wrote in a recent piece about the evolution of the offense, both … MORE ►
Posted: July 12th, 2012
Cosell Talks: The Top 5 Wide Receivers
If one thing has become clear in this age of social media, it’s this: everybody likes lists and rankings. For those who have followed me on Twitter or read my columns on TCIPF, you … MORE ►
Posted: July 10th, 2012
Cosell Talks: What’s a Running Back Worth?
Much has been written recently about the decreasing importance and ultimate devaluation of the running back position in the NFL. It was a central theme in March and April leading up to the 2012 NFL … MORE ►
Posted: July 6th, 2012
Cosell Talks: The Evolving Chess Match
With training camps opening in less than a month, I’ve begun to think about what I expect to see in the 2012 NFL season. I’m speaking more broadly, in terms of the continuing growth of … MORE ►
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