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Sid Gillman and his long line of disciples threw the game for a loop with their passing innovations. Gillman's coaching tree » Noll branch » Coryell branch » Gallery
Shanahan is No. 19 »

Sid Gillman and his long line of disciples threw the game for a loop with their passing innovations. Gillman's coaching tree » Noll branch » Coryell branch » Gallery
Shanahan is No. 19 »
Do the Bears and Brian Urlacher need to mend fences or is everything OK between the two?
Mike Ditka discusses the Bears' decision to retire his number and his relationship with Chicago.
John Clayton looks at the Bengals' tight end versatility, the Panthers' run game and more.
Miami's Ryan Tannehill is among the players who look poised for big sophomore seasons.
Matt Bowen
The Jets' selection of Geno Smith in the second round makes plenty of sense.
Chris Sprow
Stacking the box against a loaded question (about 2 hours ago)
Patriots sign fourth-round pick Josh Boyce (about 4 hours ago)
Skins' Meriweather aims for training camp (about 4 hours ago)
All-time best coaches: Shanahan No. 19 (about 6 hours ago)
Healing needed for Bears, Brian Urlacher? (about 5 hours ago)
Eight in the box: RB status check (about 8 hours ago)
Eight in the Box: RB status check (about 8 hours ago)
NFC South links: Seymour to Falcons? (about 9 hours ago)
Stacking the box against a loaded question (about 2 hours ago)
Anthony McCoy's injury and offensive shift (about 7 hours ago)
Patriots sign fourth-round pick Josh Boyce (about 4 hours ago)
Show and prove: Dolphins' Jonathan Martin (about 6 hours ago)
Eight in the Box: RB status check (about 8 hours ago)
AFC North links: Urlacher lauds Lewis (about 11 hours ago)
Eight in the Box: RB status check (about 8 hours ago)
AFC South links: Luck at ease with offense (about 11 hours ago)
Mike Shanahan is 19th on all-time coach list (about 6 hours ago)
Eight in the Box: RB status check (about 8 hours ago)
Former Raiders CEO Amy Trask wanted to be judged by her achievements, not by her gender.
The NFL's offseason calendar works just fine, so there's no reason to make drastic changes.
Robert Griffin III must rely more on his intelligence and arm if he wants to have a long NFL career.
| RK | PLAYER | TEAM | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peyton Manning | DEN | 84.1 |
| 2 | Tom Brady | NE | 77.1 |
| 3 | Colin Kaepernick | SF | 76.8 |
| 4 | Matt Ryan | ATL | 74.5 |
| 5 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | 72.5 |
| 6 | Robert Griffin III | WSH | 71.4 |
| 7 | Alex Smith | SF | 70.1 |
| 8 | Russell Wilson | SEA | 69.6 |
| 9 | Drew Brees | NO | 67.9 |
| 10 | Eli Manning | NYG | 67.4 |
| RK | PLAYER | TEAM | RESULT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell Wilson | SEA | 50-17 @ BUF | 99.3 |
| 2 | Alex Smith | SF | 45-3 vs BUF | 99.2 |
| 3 | Peyton Manning | DEN | 38-3 vs KC | 98.7 |
| 4 | Tom Brady | NE | 45-7 @ STL | 98.4 |
| 5 | Russell Wilson | SEA | 42-13 vs SF | 97.6 |
| 6 | Robert Griffin III | WSH | 38-26 vs MIN | 97.6 |
| 7 | Brady Quinn | KC | 27-21 vs CAR | 97.6 |
| 8 | Matt Ryan | ATL | 40-24 @ KC | 97.5 |
| 9 | Mark Sanchez | NYJ | 48-28 vs BUF | 97.1 |
| 10 | Cam Newton | CAR | 30-20 vs ATL | 97.0 |
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