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Taking stock of the offseason, losers edition

We are still almost a month away from the 2012 NFL Draft, but several teams have already had a rough offseason. After an unprecedented wave of personnel shakeups in such a short time, here’s an early look at offseason losers (in order of being hurt the most): New Orleans Saints Remember when their biggest issue […]

Free agency report card: NFC West

The strong have only gotten stronger in the NFC West, as the San Francisco 49ers appear ready to dominate this division again this year, while the rest of the division is largely running in place. The Rams at least have some hope of an improved record, if only because things couldn’t get much worse than […]

Free agency report card: NFC South

New Orleans Saints (13-3, NFC South Champion) Key additions: LB Curtis Lofton, DT Brodrick Bunkley, G Ben Grubbs Key losses: G Carl Nicks, CB Tracy Porter  Potential breakout: Curtis Lofton Miracle workers: Faced with an extremely tight salary-cap situation and some bizarre off-field events, it’s somewhat amazing the Saints were able to keep as much as they did. […]

Free agency report card: AFC East

Get your schoolbags ready boys and girls because were about to go back to school. It’s that time of the off season where we “knowledgeable” and mighty staff writers at ThisGivenSunday.com dish grades on teams’ offseasons to date. I will examine my favorite NFL division, the not-so-balanced AFC East. New England Patriots (13-3, AFC Champion) […]

Alex Smith and the 49ers make nice

Alex Smith and the 49ers have kissed and made up. The quarterback who helped the 49ers win the NFC West and reach the conference championship game has re-signed with San Francisco, according to multiple reports. According to ESPN, it’s a three-year deal worth $24 million. There was no immediate word on how much of that […]

New Orleans Saints’ “bountygate” punishment falls short

Shockwaves are resonating through the league from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell’s decision to suspend Sean Payton for a full season, and remove various other coaches, front office personnel and players (to be determined) from their jobs for extended periods of time. Saints fans (like our own Matt Yoder) are aghast. Former players now in the […]

How the Dolphins shifted from Manning to Flynning

Despite opening the Peyton Manning free agent sweepstakes as the early favorites, per Adam Schefter and the rest of the twitter world, Manning contacted the Dolphins to inform them he will not be joining their team. It has been 13 years since the Dolphins have had a true franchise QB, and the QB needy Dolphins […]

Brandon Marshall trade the biggest move of free agency so far

With one big exception – Peyton Manning – most of the big names of free agency have landed already. But none of the players signed so far stand to have as big an impact as Brandon Marshall, acquired by the Chicago Bears in trade. Is it too early to declare da Bears the big winners […]

Brandon Marshall trade the biggest move of free agency so far

With one big exception – Peyton Manning – most of the big names of free agency have landed already. But none of the players signed so far stand to have as big an impact as Brandon Marshall, acquired by the Chicago Bears in trade. Is it too early to declare da Bears the big winners […]

Peyton Manning exposing the NFL’s bad relationships

Right now, there is no greater show of faith a team can show in its quarterback than by not scheduling a visit with Peyton Manning.  As Peyton tours the cities of the NFL, he’s leaving behind a trail of strained or broken trust, exposing insecurities in the relationships between teams and their franchise players.  Those relationships […]

TGS writers’ 2012 NFL mock draft

The inaugural TGS writers’ 2012 NFL Mock Draft is here. After answering the burning questions related to each team in the NFL, our writers are more than ready to step in and make first round picks for those teams, with each writer speaking for a specific team’s GM. One note on the draft order: there […]

Peyton Manning’s 5 best off-field moments

http://youtube.com/watch?v=FxoyrVrRxBc?wmode=Opaque As most of you all know by now, its all Peyton 24/7. While everyone is talking about where he will land and how he will come back from his injury, here is a look at some of Peyton Manning’s most memorable moments off the field. 1. Peyton Manning’s farewell press conference in Indy Manning’s […]

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