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Author: Russ Thomas

Know Your Enemy: Tennessee Titans

July 6, 2016Russ ThomasLeave a Comment on Know Your Enemy: Tennessee Titans

Know Your Enemy is back!!! This series analyzes the NFC North’s opponents in 2016 in the AFC South and NFC East. The series kicks off in the AFC South with the Tennessee Titans. The Titans didn’t fare very well in 2015 with a 3-13 record and earned the 1st overall pick.  The Titans old coach […]

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Can North Have Top 10 Defenses?

July 1, 2016Russ ThomasLeave a Comment on Can North Have Top 10 Defenses?

We’ve discussed how the NFC North teams have improved enough for a top 10 offense. Now we’ll focus on how they may have improved in order to dominate with a top 10 defense in 2016. The North did have one top 10 defense (top 5) in PPG in 2015 with the Minnesota Vikings earning that […]

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Top 10 Offenses

June 30, 2016Russ ThomasLeave a Comment on Top 10 Offenses

The NFC North did not have a top 10 offense in 2015. The Packers were 15th at 23 PPG and the Vikings were 16th notching 22.8 PPG. The Lions were 18th scoring 22.4 PPG and the Bears tallied 20.9 PPG for the 23rd ranking in the league. Let’s take a look how each NFC North […]

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Defensive Break Out Player 2016

June 29, 2016Russ ThomasLeave a Comment on Defensive Break Out Player 2016

The offseason doldrums roll on into late June. Today we’ll take a look at the defensive break out player for each team in 2016. Chicago Bears Eddie Goldman had a solid rookie season at nose tackle. The nose tackle position does the dirty work in the 3-4 defense but Goldman has some pass rush ability […]

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