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While many a hometown fan enjoys the schadenfreude-heavy firing of an overwhelmed, incompetent and/or just plain wrong man for the head coaching job, a far greater highlight of the NFL offseason is the buildup to the hire. As with so many other processes in which this ...

The Miami Dolphins’ 2008 division title was as improbable as the Buffalo Bills’ miss was probable. Despite their subsequent first-round playoff trouncing at the hands of the Baltimore Ravens, the Dolphins still proved that there’s one consistent fact in the AFC East: I ...

Consider this: Through 276 quarters of regular-season football, the Miami Dolphins turned the ball over just 13 times. At the forefront of their stinginess was quarterback Chad Pennington, who tossed only seven interceptions. In Sunday's wild-card playoff round loss to ...

The funniest thing is if Buffalo Bills safety Ko Simpson really thinks he’s worth millions. Unless he’s more clever at bookkeeping than he is at football, he’s almost certainly a bit short of his stated net worth, although that’s the least of the scofflaw’s problems. ...

With the Oakland Raiders’ 2009 offseason officially underway, it’s about that time where all the rules get thrown to the side of the road and the real fun begins. Yes, folks, we can now begin speculating Al Davis’ perennial offseason moves. This offseason, Davis has 1 ...

Better you than me. It's a simple philosophy with its roots stemming in survival of the fittest. Black Monday and the ensuing days have come and gone in the NFL with over 10 percent of the league's coaches having already been shown the door; more are certain to follow ...

Nothing like a little retrospective to put things into perspective; taking stock of the past year is what Jan. 1 is all about, we suppose here at RealFootball365.com, and as playoff season looms, we’re just as drawn to looks back as anyone else in sportswriting land. T ...

On a day when Buffalo Bills running back Fred Jackson clawed his way for every yard available, his two most noticeable touches came on the punt he fielded in the end zone for a touchback and the third-quarter kickoff he returned for 10 yards. Namely, why did they exist ...

Based upon trends, we can assume that quarterback Chad Pennington's arm will fall off next season, then he will have it surgically reattached like the Six Million Dollar Man in 2010 and win the NFL's comeback player of the year honors for the third time. The Dolphins' P ...

OK, so this one may be a stretch. But if this was September, not January, it’d be much more than stretch. I’d be run out of town for saying this … The Oakland Raiders’ 2008 player of the year is Johnnie Lee Higgins. The once-fumble-happy, absent-minded 25-year-old wi ...

The Buffalo Bills weren’t about to throw much, so why didn’t they let perennial benchwarmer Gibran Hamdan play against the New England Patriots in last Sunday's season finale? It’s easy to say now, but doing so would have allowed starter Trent Edwards to begin his offs ...

The Miami Dolphins are a playoff team that doesn’t wow anyone at first glance. Miami didn’t sneak into the playoffs on the last day of the season with a .500 record like the San Diego Chargers, but the Dolphins are also not a team that turns playoff heads. Why? First a ...

This past week, the NFL announced that it will conduct a one-year test: The 2010 Pro Bowl will move to the site of Super Bowl XLIV (Miami) and be played on the Sunday between the conference title games and the league championship. While there are sure to be issues bec ...

The Buffalo Bills retaining head coach Dick Jauron might seem like the equivalent of resolving to gain weight and start smoking in 2009, but it’s best for fans to look at the bright side of an un-fresh start. The decision to keep him is now in the past, so those who fo ...

Being a member of the offensive line is a thankless job. In the Buffalo Bills’ case, it should stay that way. Secondary running back Fred Jackson’s primary effort to win Sunday's game versus the New England Patriots was a solo performance, as his linemen did too littl ...

The shine might wear off a bit for the AFC East champion Miami Dolphins if they can't exact revenge on the Baltimore Ravens, who beat them 27-13 in Week 7, in this week's wild-card playoff round. While Miami fans are probably still giddy over their team's shocking divis ...

Frustrating, heartbreaking, infuriating: Say what you will about the 2008 Oakland Raiders’ season, it certainly wasn’t boring. Without further ado, then, a brief recap of the highlights, lowlights and of course the intrigue that made 2008 so very ... interesting for the ...

The future may be uncertain for quarterback Shaun Hill, but the 49ers should keep him around. Consistency is key for the 49ers to grow as a team, and it all starts under center. Is there any reason not to point to Hill as the starter for San Fran? Commentary: Keeping ...

Dec. 28, 2008, will go down in the annuls of Miami Dolphins lore for a variety of reasons. Please join yours truly in listing them all out in glorious detail. -Sunday’s 24-17 win over the New York Jets ensures the Miami Dolphins will return the playoffs for the first t ...

Congratulations first of all to the Oakland Raiders for Sunday's fan-pleasing win over the once-prospective playoff Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Not only does Oakland finish a rarely pretty 2008 campaign on a two-game win streak, but the team now seems next to assured of an ex ...