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With a large chunk of the Green Bay Packers’ defense lost to season-ending injuries (eight players now on IR) or game-to-game unavailability, the abilities of defensive coordinator Dom Capers have certainly been put to the test. Perhaps, as he even alludes, more than ever in his 25-year career in the…

  Kroy Biermann had an underrated season as a situational player in 2010. Though he had just 3 sacks, he had 35 pressures on just 630 snaps. ProFootballFocus actually ranked him 18th in pass rushing among 4-3 defensive ends. He played fewer snaps in 2011 with Ray Edwards coming with…

  Deal for Raiders: They almost had to move Morrison after drafting Rolando McClain, but they are selling him too cheap here (seems like a theme of the offseason). I know the Raiders’ weren’t great on defense last year, but Morrison was one of their best (along with Nmandi Ashmouga…

Updated 4/4/12 QB RB FB WR TE OT G C DE RLB DT NT 3-4 DE OLB MLB CB S K P  Scoring System 100 Once in a decade prospect  95-99 Elite talent  90-95 Solid top 10 pick  85-90 Solid first round pick  80-85 Late 1st-early 2nd  75-80 Solid 2nd round pick  70-75 Solid 3rd round pick  65-70 3rd-4th round pick  60-65 4th-5th round pick  55-60 5th round…

  Updated 4/9/11 QB RB FB WR TE OT G C DE RLB DT 3-4 DE NT MLB OLB CB S K P Scoring System  100 Once in a decade prospect 95-99 Elite talent 90-95 Solid top 10 pick 85-90 Solid first round pick 80-85 Late 1st-early 2nd 75-80 Solid 2nd round pick 70-75 Solid 3rd round pick 65-70 3rd-4th round pick 60-65 4th-5th round pick 55-60 5th round pick 50-55 6th round pick 45-50 7th round pick 40-45 Undrafted,…

QB RB WR TE OT G C NT DT 3-4 DE DE RLB OLB MLB CB S K P Updated: 4/3/10 Scoring System  100 Once in a decade prospect  95-99 Elite talent  90-95 Solid top 10 pick  85-90 Solid first round pick  80-85 Late 1st-early 2nd  75-80 Solid 2nd round pick  70-75 Solid 3rd round pick  65-70 3rd-4th round pick  60-65 4th-5th round pick  55-60 5th round…

By Ryan Glab  A look at four keys for the Bears to beat this week’s opponent.  1. Apply extra pressure to rattle Eli Manning Eli Manning’s six interceptions this season currently ranks him tied for first with Brett Favre for the league lead. He’s also been sacked 7 times — one…

By Ryan Glab A look at four keys for the Bears to beat this week’s opponent. 1. Collapse the pocket on Tom Brady Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is one of the most dangerous quarterbacks in the game and given time to set up and go through his progressions, he’s downright deadly.…

By Ryan Glab A look at four keys for the Bears to beat this week’s opponent. 1. Limit mistakes and protect the football Let’s be honest, the Lions are a better football team than their 2-9 record belies. Yet, they’re a worse team than the Bears who have a lot of…

  Trade for Arizona: Next to Derek Anderson, I guess any quarterback is worth a 2nd round pick, a legitimate starting cornerback who is still only 25, and a long term extension worth 5 years 63.5 million dollars with 21 million in guarantees. Kolb is not worth that. He’s put…