Last January, the Green Bay Packers ended the season for Washington, going into FedEx Field in the Wild-Card Round of the NFC playoffs and emerging with a solid 35-18 victory. That contest featured a solid running tandem, with Eddie Lacy and James Starks recording 12 carries, a touchdown, and more than 50 yards on the ground apiece.The Packers’ defense also got into the act, sacking Washington quarterback Kirk Cousins six times, with Clay Matthews, Mike Neal, and Nick Perry each recording at…

The Texans took to the field and to the podium yesterday for their first day of Phase Three OTAs, which is also the first day of the offseason where direct competition between offense and defense is allowed during drills. John Harris had hisusual recap of tidbits and nuggets from the action on the field, and the Mothership was kind enough to upload several post-practice pressers from the players themselves. Here are some of the best quotes from those brief media sessions with DeAndre…

ESPN recently posted their "World Fame 100", consisting of the top 100 famous athletes. Apparently Joe Flacco, nor Ray Lewis even cracked the list.There are 16 American Football players in the top 100, and not a single one play for the Baltimore Ravens http://www.ravensgoodsstore.com/70-Ravens_Maurice_Canady_Jersey. The list below will show what players are recognized, and what they are ranked in the world. Cam…

In 2015, the Steelers racked up 48 sacks — up almost 50 percent from 2014 33. So, naturally, they need to focus on improving their pass rush.What?!What is scariest about those 48 sacks — for opponents anyway — is that the pass rush was incredibly inconsistent in 2015. With four outside linebackers each playing roughly half of the snaps at their respective positions, it was hard at times to get into a rhythm. Long the pass-rush specialists in Pittsburgh defense, the outside linebackers…