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Brandon Jacobs Might Play Bigger Role in Giants' Offense in 2011

INDIANAPOLIS -- Brandon Jacobs isn't at the 2011 NFL Scouting Combine. But there seems little question the New York Giants running back probably likes what he hears from Indianapolis this week. On Friday, Giants coach Tom Coughlin said he'd like to get the seventh-year veteran more involved in the offense after he...

Bruce Matthews Staying With Texans

Bruce Matthews is staying in Houston. And to hear him tell it, that's exactly where he wanted to stay. Matthews, an offensive assistant with the Houston Texans the past two seasons, opted to remain with the franchise after meeting with Texans owner Bob McNair, John McClain of the Houston Chronicle reported...

Redskins' Offensive Scoring Woes Certainly Nothing New

The Washington Redskins have changed coaches and coordinators on both sides of the ball since the end of 2009. They have new schemes on offense and defense and a new quarterback. About the only thing that hasn't changed in Washington is the burgundy and gold color scheme and even there, new general manager Bruce Allen has...

Pass-Happy Broncos Trying to Get Their Running Game Going

ENGLEWOOD, Col.-- Their offense out of balance to the extreme, the Denver Broncos began preparations Wednesday for their upcoming game at Baltimore with a focus on correcting problems in the running game uppermost in their minds. No one has been better at passing the ball than the Broncos (2-2). The team is averaging a...

Jay Cutler Says Bears' Offense Can't Be Judged in Preseason

The ballyhooed Bears' offense of new coordinator Mike Martz has stunk this preseason. Jay Cutler says that's nothing to worry about. Cutler has a passer rating this preseason of just 62.3 -- significantly worse than his 76.8 passer rating of the 2009 regular season, when he was a major disappointment. And yet Cutler says...

Background on offense

In sports, offense or offence (see American and British English spelling differences; pronounced with first-syllable stress), also known as attack, is the action of attacking or engaging an opposing team with the objective of scoring points or goals.

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