Isaac Bruce

This has the look of a changing-of-the-guard year for two prominent pro quarterbacks, young Carson Palmer of the Cincinnati Bengals and aging Brett Favre of the Green Bay Packers. For if Palmer wins next Sunday in Baltimore, as many analysts expect, the...

In real estate, the operative word is location. It's the inescapable mantra of the business: location, location, location. In fantasy football, several factors influence success. For instance, starting and sitting the right combination of players is...

Broward County: Chris Cole (Green Bay Packers): The former South Plantation Paladin had four tackles and a half-sack in a 28-27 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Jon Beason (Carolina Panthers): The former Chaminade-Madonna Lion had 15 tackles in a 17-6 win...

The Colts are due. In fact, they're overdue. Peyton Manning is the 24th-rated passer in the league, with more picks (4) than touchdowns (3) for a 1-2 team. Think the notoriously studious quarterback spent some time in the film room during Indy's week...

The new era of Ravens football looked painfully similar to the old one. Quarterback Scott Mitchell was as ineffective as Jim Harbaugh. The offensive line was inept, but yesterday there was no Wally Williams or Orlando Brown to blame. An inexperienced...

The Dolphins' defense against St. Louis' All-Pro wide receivers Torry Holt and Isaac Bruce was best displayed as the Rams drove for the tying touchdown to start the second half. On first down from the Dolphins 19, quarterback Marc Bulger -- who said he...

The San Francisco 49ers, one of the NFL's most successful teams for nearly 20 years, plugged another winning quarterback into the same old offensive system Sunday. He is Jeff Garcia, who was brought to San Francisco by new General Manager Bill Walsh, the...

Even though Kurt Warner threw five touchdown passes for St. Louis--five more than Jeff Garcia threw for San Francisco--the NFL's hottest pair of new quarterbacks seemed reasonably similar in football ability Sunday as the Rams outscored the 49ers in St....

Among the 18 or 20 NFL teams at or near the top of a 31-team league after the first half of the season, there is a balance of either mutual mediocrity or mutual excellence. If you agree with me, it's a balance of excellence. Pro football players all...

Until this week, the Jacksonville Jaguars and St. Louis Rams both seemed to be hurtling toward the Super Bowl. It's clear now, though, that the Rams really need more defense and the Jaguars more offense. These are two promising teams, but neither is a...

When their offensive team is on the field this year, the St. Louis Rams are making the kinds of plays that no other teams are even attempting. And that's one reason why they're winning most of the time. At a critical moment Sunday, for example, the...

NFL defenses have become so complex this season that you can't possibly outguess them. So the St. Louis Rams say. So, they don't even try. They don't even think about it. "Our quarterback never calls an audible," Mike Martz, the club's offensive...