[Panthers] Panthers LB Thomas Davis Setting Up For A Nice Payday?
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... One of the few bright spots in an otherwise dreadful season for the Panthers is the play of WLB Thomas Davis. The fifth-year veteran has taken to his role in new defensive coordinator Ron Meeks' scheme and leads the team in tackles with 34. He's setting himself up nicely for free agency, as this is his contract year.
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[Saints] Saints Pleased With WR Devery Henderson's Development
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... and Brees said he's been very happy with Henderson's development, as the sixth-year veteran is able to play multiple receiver positions after having played only one earlier in his career. "We ask him to do more now than we ever did in the past, and he's been able to do that very, very well," Brees said. Henderson's hands have long been regarded as his biggest weakness, but that's been less of a problem for him through the first quarter of this season.
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[Falcons] Falcons Send A Message To Struggling Defensive Line
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... The Falcons brought in veterans DT Antwan Lake, DE Orpheus Roye and DL Paul Spicer for tryouts before their Week Five game against the 49ers. Although Atlanta didn't sign any of them, we hear the team wanted to send a message to its D-line, which has not played up to expectations in recent weeks, that changes will be in the offing, most likely at defensive tackle, if the struggles continue.
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[Eagles] Eagles WR Jeremy Maclin Needs To Show Better Judgement On Returns
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... Eagles first-rounder Jeremy Maclin has been very limited in his special-teams work after starring as a kick and punt returner at Missouri. So why hasn't he gotten more chances to be a returner? Special-teams coordinator Ted Daisher says he thinks Maclin is trying too hard to make a play and needs to show better judgment for when to call for fair catches, but the team still has high hopes for Maclin down the road in this capacity.
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[Giants] Giants WR Domenik Hixon Unlikely To Get Starting Job Back
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... Domenik Hixon might not exactly be Wally Pipp, but Giants sources tell Pro Football Weekly that Hixon's greatest impact upon his return from a knee injury likely will be on special teams, not as a starting receiver. Since Hixon got hurt, Steve Smith and Mario Manningham have entrenched themselves as starters, leaving Hixon to be the third or fourth wideout and excelling, as he had before, as a return and coverage specialist.
Source: Pro Football Weekly ...
[Cowboys] Cowboys WR Kevin Ogletree To Get A Look On Offense Soon?
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... Ogletree get into the mix more soon. Ogletree, who made the team as an undrafted rookie following an impressive preseason, has worked patiently without seeing much action the first quarter of the season but he might get a look, with the Cowboys' other wideouts failing to produce as hoped. Ogletree might not run a complete route package right now, but he has the speed to open things up downfield, run clear-outs and perhaps even catch a few long passes soon.
Source: Pro Football Weekly ...
[Redskins] Redskins Seeking DT's To Step Up When Albert Haynesworth Rests
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... The Redskins need another defensive tackle to step up when DT Albert Haynesworth is out of the game. Haynesworth often plays about 50 snaps per game, and when he's not on the field, the team has used a number of combinations to fill that void. Kedric Golston usually comes in for Haynesworth, but with Cornelius Griffin slowed by an elbow injury, there's no one whom the offense needs to double-team in those situations.
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[Vikings] Vikings Changing Their Looks On Defense Paying Off
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... up DE Jared Allen several times at left end, not his traditional DRE spot, in an effort to confuse the Packers last Monday night and it worked, as Allen had 4.5 sacks and was dominant. The Vikings sprinkled in other looks, such as putting LB Ben Leber up on the line in an apparent blitz, before he would drop into coverage. Look for more changes in the nickel package when NT Pat Williams comes off the field and the Vikings can mix and match personnel better.
Source: Pro Football Weekly ...
[Lions] Lions Moving LB Julian Peterson Around On Defense
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... Julian Peterson has lined up in several spots for the Lions this season: as a traditional stand-up 4-3 linebacker, as a 3-4 type of linebacker up on the line over the tight end, and as a down rusher in a three-point stance. The team wants to create pass-protection problems using its personnel in different spots and could open up that duty to other Lions, but it mostly trusts Peterson at this point because of his experience in both 3-4 and 4-3 schemes.
Source: Pro Football Weekly ...
[Cardinals] Cardinals More Comfortable When SS Matt Ware Is In Nickel Package
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... Pro Football Weekly hears the Cardinals are a lot more comfortable for the time being with sixth-year veteran Matt Ware as the safety in dime packages rather than third-round rookie Rashad Johnson. "They really missed Ware when he was out (for two games) with a shoulder injury," said one team insider. "When he's on the field, they're a lot more comfortable moving Adrian Wilson up near the line of scrimmage."
Source: Pro Football Weekly ...
[Rams] Rams OT Alex Barron's Days In St. Louis Are Numbered?
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... days as a Ram numbered after he was banished to the sidelines against the Niners following a costly illegal-formation penalty? "It certainly looks that way," said one team insider. Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo publicly forgave Barron the day after his snafu and expressed confidence in the team's former first-round draft pick. But the way Pro Football Weekly hears it, it has become very unlikely Barron will be back with the Rams next season.
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[49ers] 49ers Looking To Replace KR Allen Rossum Long-Term?
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... Niners head coach Mike Singletary said he decided to deactivate RS Allen Rossum in Week Four against the Rams because he wanted to activate an extra linebacker. But with Rossum appearing tentative much of the time when he has returned kicks this season, team insiders would not be surprised if the Niners make a switch before too long to somebody else as the primary returner.
Source: Pro Football Weekly ...
Eagles WR Jeremy Maclin Struggling In Rookie Year?
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... Philadelphia Eagles first-round wide receiver Jeremy Maclin has been very limited in his special-teams work after starring as a kick and punt returner at Missouri. So why hasn’t he gotten more chances to be a returner? ...
Lions LB Julian Peterson Lining Up Everywhere On Defense
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... Detroit Lions linebacker Julian Peterson has lined up in several spots for the Lions this season: as a traditional stand-up 4-3 linebacker, as a 3-4 type of linebacker up on the line over the tight end, and as a down rusher in a three-point stance.
The team wants to create pass-protection problems using its personnel in different spots and could open up that duty to other Lions, but it mostly trusts Peterson at this point because of his ...
