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Houston Texans Defense No Longer Vanilla Flavored?

HOUSTON -- To say that the Texans defense of the last three years was vanilla is an insult to ice cream. Last year, a Football Outsiders game charter marked down "4" before just about every defensive snap, knowing it was very likely the Texans were only rushing four defensive linemen, and that he would have to erase only a...

With Reeves Down Texans Sign O'Neal

Putting together a successful NFL team is as much about finding quality starters as it is about filling out the roster with competent backups. The Patriots, Steelers, Giants and Colts have won Super Bowls because they had second- and third-teamers step into the starting lineup with no discernible drop-off in productivity....

Patriots Sign Bodden, Bolster Secondary

It wasn't long ago that Leigh Bodden was the best cornerback most people had never heard of. And then one bad season in Cleveland got him traded to the Lions where, predictably, he flopped. But Bodden's one of the lucky ones; the new regime released him and now his fortunes have progressed from woebegone to promising. On...

Shawn Springs Signs 3-Year Deal With New England

After watching Deltha O'Neal struggle to replace Asante Samuel in 2008, the New England Patriots have signed 12-year veteran Shawn Springs to a three-year contract in an effort to strengthen their secondary.It was reported over the weekend that a deal was close, and it's now official as ESPN's John Clayton reports Springs...

New England Patriots: Banking on Brady

Because the NFL season never ends, we present our 2009 Offseason Roadmaps for front offices to navigate through the summer.Even though they lost franchise quarterback Tom Brady to a knee injury in Week 1, the Patriots managed to finish with a rather impressive 11-5 record in 2008. Impressive because they did so with a...