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Articles Written by: BRIAN BALDINGER
Talk about a guy coming on strong. Bradshaw had all of six carries in 2007 before getting 17 carries at Buffalo in Week 16, a critical game for the Giants in which he ran for 151 yards and busted an 88-yard touchdown run -- all in the second half. ...
From BRIAN BALDINGER,
Sporting News,
30 Jan 2008
There's a world of difference between taking snaps under center and taking snaps five or six yards farther back. Think about it: Brennan started at Hawaii for three years and never turned his back to the defense. That's huge.
With the offseason ...
From BRIAN BALDINGER,
Sporting News,
16 Jan 2008
Yes, McFadden ran for a ton of yards at Arkansas and was a two-time Heisman Trophy runnerup. But I've watched him on film and up close in the Cotton Bowl, and I've seen no special qualities that will make him an exceptional running back.
I hate to ...
From BRIAN BALDINGER,
Sporting News,
10 Jan 2008
That was unfair to Arthur Blank, who was banking on Petrino being able to fix a franchise that never, in 42 years of existence, has had back-to-back winning seasons. Blank spoke glowingly of Petrino and the team's future during a national TV ...
From BRIAN BALDINGER,
Sporting News,
17 Dec 2007
When I worked the Cotton Bowl four years
ago, several Mississippi coaches told me their best
player was Stacy Andrews, an offensive lineman
whose college career consisted of the five games
he had played that season. So I wasn't all that surprised
to ...
From BRIAN BALDINGER,
Sporting News,
12 Dec 2007
Last season, Chris Weinke took over for an injured Jake Delhomme in Week 14 and couldn't lead a 6-6 team to the playoffs. This season, David Carr hasn't been able to hold down the starting role he inherited after Delhomme's season-ending elbow ...
From BRIAN BALDINGER,
Sporting News,
26 Nov 2007
Ten weeks into the season, I finally saw a Green Bay running back run with some authority. Taking a toss sweep to the right against Minnesota two weeks ago, Ryan Grant burst through the hole, streaked up the seam, broke a tackle and spun into the end ...
From BRIAN BALDINGER,
Sporting News,
20 Nov 2007
It's time to stop talking about Titans defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth's potential. Instead, let's talk about his arrival as one of the game's best interior defensive linemen. Haynesworth is having a career season. He had a career game Sunday, ...
From BRIAN BALDINGER,
Sporting News,
6 Nov 2007
Before the season started, I said Adrian Peterson would be the league's rookie of the year. I also said he would be an MVP someday. Make that today.
Peterson was the reason the Vikings beat the Bears last week. He rushed for 224 yards -- the most ...
From BRIAN BALDINGER,
Sporting News,
19 Oct 2007