Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | yesterday
For a marathoner, the signs of trouble can start around Mile 20 – maybe earlier for those unfortunate middle-of-the-packers. Tiny muscle twitches, the slightest spasms, predict a long, painful road to the finish. Eventually the twinges turn to seizures, and you might see this scene at the side of the road: A runner grabs a calf muscle, shaking with spasms. He'll resume his run shortly, but the...
SI.com (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
My weekly look at key matchups and storylines to watch in one game at each time slot. (All times Eastern).
SportsProf (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Sports Illustrated.com 's Ross Tucker, a former NFL and Ivy League player, thinks so. The article doesn't say whether Tucker had any concussions during his career or, if so, how many? While I generally like Tucker's writing, some of the reasons he cites for the proposition actually might be strong arguments against it. The main one -- he believes that injuries create intrigue and opportunity. My view...
SI.com (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Week 10 in the NFL was brutal. Stellar offensive tackles Jordan Gross of Carolina and Marc Colombo of Dallas were lost for the season with broken legs. Quarterback Kyle Orton went down with an ankle injury, which ultimately doomed Denver in its loss to Washington. Running backs Cedric Benson, Michael Turner, Brian Westbrook and Ronnie Brown left their games with injuries and didn't return. Even the...
SI.com (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Those who are against adding games used Week 10's spate of injuries to support their argument. Hogwash, writes Ross Tucker, who finds five reasons why a longer season will be fine.
Buffalo Rumblings (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
by Don Heupel - AP about 10 hours ago: Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Perry Fewell speaks during a news conference where he was introduced as the NFL football team's new interim head coach at Bills headquarters in Orchard Park, N.Y., on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. Fewell takes over after Dick Jauron was fired as head coach on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Don Heupel) View full size photo » Perry Fewell...
SI.com (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
My weekly look at key matchups and storylines to watch in one game at each time slot. (All times Eastern). Sunday 4:15 p.m. Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers
SI.com (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
In his weekly look at Week 10, Ross Tucker identifies storylines to watch in one game at each time slot and answers readers' mail.
SI.com (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
With at least eight games in the book for every NFL team, here's a trend that has caught my eye: I can't remember a year in which the calls for so many coaches to be fired began so early. Or a year in which so many solid head coaches were placed on the hot seat simply because their teams got off to subpar starts.
SI.com (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Forget the rumors. The Steelers defense still causes fits. The change is in Ben Roethlisberger, who is in total command, says Ross Tucker. Big Ben threw three TDs to beat Denver 28-10.
JoeBucsFan.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
A Bucs fan had the nerve to try to cross swords with former Bucs great Derrick Brooks as he co-hosted “The Red Zone,” with Ross Tucker this afternoon on Sirius NFL Radio. The Bucs fan was extremely upset with both the Glazer Family and Raheem the Dream. In short, he wanted the Glazer Family to speak [...]
SI.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
My weekly look at key matchups and storylines to watch in one game at each time slot. (All times Eastern).
SI.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Houston-Indianapolis could be the biggest game in the Texans' franchise history, writes Ross Tucker. Plus, more Sunday storylines.
D.C. Sports Bog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Against the Chiefs. (By Nick Wass - AP) Albert Haynesworth hasn't opened up much lately with the local media, which is a shame, because he remains a tremendous quote, smart, funny and honest. Thursday night, he appeared on Sirius NFL Radio's "Late Hits" with Bryan McGovern and Ross Tucker, and talked about his own performance, the Redskins as a team, and the upcoming meeting with the Falcons....
SI.com (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Lost amid the drama of Brett Favre's return to Lambeau Field on Sunday was that a very important game in the NFC North was lost almost exclusively because of poor coaching and game-planning by the Packers. The failure to have a better plan in place to help out young offensive tackles was inexcusable. Perhaps worse was the decision to continue kicking deep to Vikings return man Percy Harvin.
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