Giants’ expensive new defense still coming up empty-handed
MINNEAPOLIS — At least when it comes to forcing turnovers, the Giants aren’t getting any bang for their considerable bucks. A massive free-agent spending spree on defense last spring continued to...
View ArticleGiants’ reality: They are lacking in every single way
MINNEAPOLIS — Penalties, turnovers, no pass rush, no takeaways, special-teams gaffes and a disappointing offensive showing. Other than that, the Giants played a pretty sound football game Monday night...
View ArticleVikings look invincible, but the real tests are coming
It’s only mid-October, but Mike Zimmer already looks like a lock for the NFL’s Coach of the Year award. Zimmer’s Vikings are 5-0 and the new leader of The Post’s NFL Power Rankings after another...
View ArticlePatriots problem kicker; surprise stud QB: 5 NFL things to watch
With all the games, backstories, injuries and developments in a given week in the NFL, it is tough to know what to look for on Sunday. Here are five things to watch: Dirty defender to watch You had...
View ArticleEagles ‘smell blood,’ give Sam Bradford miserable welcome back
PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles rolled out the welcome mat for Sam Bradford here Sunday afternoon, then laced it with spikes, nails and maybe even a stray Lego or two. Reuniting with his former team just...
View ArticleThis explains Norv Turner’s shocking Vikings exit
Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said he was “very, very surprised” by offensive coordinator Norv Turner’s resignation this week. Zimmer is perhaps the only one that shouldn’t have been. Turner and Zimmer...
View ArticleSaints RBs present fantasy puzzle against woeful 49ers
There are reasons why unpredictable things are unpredictable. The main reason is a lack of knowledge. When the people in the know deliver strange or conflicting information, it is tough to decipher...
View ArticleVikings are looking like the frauds Bill Parcells warned about
Consider the Vikings a cautionary tale: a team that starts a season hotter than anyone and is anointed as immediate Super Bowl contenders … only to fall well short. Former head coaching great Bill...
View ArticleCowboys not giving Giants any help, win 11th straight
MINNEAPOLIS — Dez Bryant caught four passes for 84 yards and the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter, helping the Cowboys win their 11th straight game with a 17-15 victory over the Vikings on...
View ArticleThe remarkable comeback of Aaron Rodgers’ longtime running mate
With all the backstories, developments and injuries in a given week in the NFL, it is tough to know what to look for Sunday: Here are five things to watch: Resurgent receiver to watch Aaron Rodgers...
View ArticleA look at NFL’s 2018 free-agent class, full of QB starpower
The NFL Draft has come and gone, the best free agents have been snapped up … and you want MORE. More starters. More playmakers. More Pro Bowlers. MORE. We understand. For fans of most teams out there,...
View ArticleSearching for next year’s Jets QB, which they’re complicating
The plan seemed so simple just a few weeks ago. The Jets would finish with the worst record in football, land the No. 1 pick in next spring’s draft and select their franchise quarterback. No one told...
View ArticlePat Shurmur’s history of turning quarterbacks into NFL stars
Pat Shurmur has spent his career grooming quarterbacks, to impressive results. Here’s a closer look from first to most recent: Donovan McNabb While working as the Eagles’ quarterbacks coach, Shurmur...
View ArticleVikings lucky to have Keenum, even if Zimmer won’t admit it
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Mike Zimmer might not know how lucky he is. No one will ever know, of course, but it’s not out of line to think that if Sam Bradford didn’t injure his knee this season, forcing...
View ArticleHow Vikings ‘$64,000’ QB question could affect the Jets
INDIANAPOLIS — No one in the NFL has a more interesting quarterback decision this offseason than the Vikings. Case Keenum, Teddy Bridgewater and Sam Bradford are all scheduled to become free agents on...
View ArticleCardinals now find their quarterback as free agents go fast
The quarterback dust is beginning to settle, with only the Jets and Bills still searching through the mist. The Cardinals agreed to a one-year, $20 million deal with free agent Sam Bradford on Tuesday,...
View ArticleThe winners and losers from a crazy start to NFL free agency
Wednesday at 4 p.m. marked the official free-agent signing period, though negotiations were permitted prior to that. And, based on the flurry of activity in the past two days, particularly Tuesday, a...
View ArticleBreaking down how veteran QBs will do with their new teams
A game of musical chairs took place among several teams and quarterbacks this offseason. The question is this: When the carousel stopped, which teams got the right man for the job and which didn’t?...
View ArticleHow soon until the other hyped rookie QBs are unwrapped?
The Jets handed the keys to third-overall pick Sam Darnold for their season-opener. Seventh-overall pick Josh Allen led the Bills in Week 2. It shouldn’t be long before the other high-profile rookie...
View ArticleCardinals made Josh Rosen’s NFL debut very awkward
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Josh Rosen trotted onto the field in the fourth quarter to a rousing ovation. Arizona Cardinals fans, tired of watching their team’s offense sputter for most of three games, were...
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