Kiszla: Super Bowl title only way to finish a successful season – Denver Post

Denver PostFrom now until the Super Bowl, one word defines all that matters to the Broncos: Finish. It is awesome quarterback Peyton Manning set an NFL record with 55 touchdown passes. But no record is as shiny as a ring. Every pass thrown by Manning has been …How Each Postseason Contender Can Reach the Super […]



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Christian Ponder takes partial blame for Frazier firing – NFL.com

NFL.comThe biggest factor leading to Leslie Frazier’s dismissal from the Minnesota Vikings was his botched handling of the team’s quarterback positing. On the day Frazier was fired, Christian Ponder admitted the role he played. “It was definitely an interesting year,” …Minnesota Vikings Disappoint In 2013CBS LocalFrazier firing shows votes of confidence are meaninglessNBCSports.comSpielman on QBs: […]



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Super Bowl history: Art Rooney, owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, never gave up – The Star-Ledger – NJ.com

Super Bowl history: Art Rooney, owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, never gave upThe Star-Ledger – NJ.comLuck helped Art Rooney buy into an NFL football franchise in 1933 – he bought a team with winnings from gambling – but luck didn’t help the franchise during its first 40 seasons. Originally called the Pittsburgh Pirates, to match […]



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Redskins drop the axe on Shanahan after 3-13 season – New York Daily News

New York Daily NewsBlack Monday claimed four more NFL head coaches, two in the NFC North, with rumblings that another head might be rolling soon. The Redskins’ Mike Shanahan, the Lions’ Jim Schwartz, the Vikings’ Leslie Frazier and the Bucs’ Greg Schiano all lost their …Five NFL coaches (and counting!) SACKED just hours after regular-season […]



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Houston Texans Earn 2014 NFL Draft Number One Pick

The Houston Texans stand where they were before the 2006 NFL Draft: with the Number One Pick in the 2014 NFL Draft in May. The Texans, owned by Robert McNair, earned that place with their two-win, 14-loss 2013 NFL Regular Season record. According to the National Football League, here’s the tentative team order for the […]



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Schwartz gone, but those who picked him will choose successor – Detroit Free Press

Detroit Free PressNo win, no stay. It’s been that way elsewhere in the NFL, and it is finally true here in Lions Land. Jim Schwartz is gone. Fired Monday. Look no further than this: His team lost six of its last seven games and missed the playoffs. Or this: His December record the …Lions fire […]



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Firing Mike Shanahan will get the Redskins nowhere – USA TODAY

USA TODAYThere’s an old Groucho Marx line about not wanting to join any club that would have him as a member. Redskins fans should treat the team’s latest coaching search with the same healthy skepticism. Any man who thinks it’s a good idea to work for Daniel …2013 NFL Black Monday winners and losers: Rex […]



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NFL coaching candidate pool deep in wake of Black Monday – USA TODAY

USA TODAYCleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam said he understood there might be some skepticism, and rightly so, after he fired his head coach Sunday for the second time in less than a year. Four more teams followed suit Monday, with the Minnesota Vikings, …Firing Season Begins With a FusilladeNew York TimesShanahan, Schwartz, Schiano, Frazier, Chudzinski […]



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NFL coaching candidate pool deep in wake of Black Monday – USA TODAY

USA TODAYCleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam said he understood there might be some skepticism, and rightly so, after he fired his head coach Sunday for the second time in less than a year. Four more teams followed suit Monday, with the Minnesota Vikings, …Firing Season Begins With a FusilladeNew York TimesShanahan, Schwartz, Schiano, Frazier, Chudzinski […]



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Lions fire coach Jim Schwartz after failing to reach playoffs – USA TODAY

USA TODAYA late-season collapse has cost Jim Schwartz his job as head coach of the Detroit Lions. The Lions fired Schwartz on Monday, a day after they finished the season at 7-9, a disappointing finish considering the team’s 6-2 start. Detroit lost six of its final seven …With talented roster, Lions look to hire head […]



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Reese must lead Giant turnaround – ESPN

ESPNEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — As Black Mondays go, the New York Giants got off easy compared to the housecleaning that some of the NFL’s other non-playoff teams went through. But the message that became clearer the longer everyone talked on getaway …Eli Manning’s contract being extended is ‘on the table’ with GiantsThe Star-Ledger – NJ.comGilbride […]



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Tom Lewand: Detroit Lions coach is best available job – NFL.com

NFL.comThe Detroit Lions’ front office believes it is primed to win now, and a lack of success was the reason behind firing coach Jim Schwartz. NFL coaching shake-up. Latest news:



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