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Jackson, Buehler Make Pac Ten Special

California wide receiver DeSean Jackson took this kick back for a touchdown--but got much more than six points. The Bears' Heisman Trophy Candidate also racked in the Pac Ten Special Teams Player of the Week honors as a result of gaining 142 all-purpose yards on but six touches. Although Jackson takes the ball to the end...

Note to Peter King: Bernard Pollard is AFC Special Teams Player of the Week

In what was probably the easiest pick of the season, Bernard Pollard was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. Pollard, of course, was rewarded not only for his spectacular punt block, but for recovering it in the end zone for a big touchdown, and also for making two tackles on special teams. As special-teams...

Is 'The Human Joystick' as Outdated as Atari?

I had been meaning to write about Dante Hall for a while, but Elizabeth Merrill's piece in today's Kansas City Star prompted me to comment about it finally. As everyone knows, Hall is having a down year in the return game, and plenty have complained that he is more concerned about dancing than he is about running. So the...

Broncos' Quick Turnaround Leaves Questions Unanswered

The primetime Broncos-Chiefs matchup is tomorrow, people. The quick turnaround leaves a lot of questions unanswered about last Sunday's loss to the Chargers, so I'm going to touch on some of the more pressing issues real quick before we turn our attention to the game tomorrow. First, what's up with special teams? The...

North Carolina Special Teams are Special

North Carolina will have the upper hand in at least one of the three phases in the game against Clemson Saturday: Special Teams.The Tar Heels are tops in the ACC in kickoff coverage (4th nationally) and place kicker Connor Barth seems to have found his groove again, having already converted two of two field goal attemps...