The brilliance of Randy Moss has never been questioned; his work ethic has. After watching Moss against Atlanta on Sunday, two things became clear.

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Officially, the National Football League season does not begin until Thursday night in New Orleans with the first kickoff of a long Kickoff Weekend, but, for me, it always starts the moment the head coach of the Steelers throws out the ceremonial first Tomlinism at his first regular weekly media irrigation.

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After a recent practice, Sean Weatherspoon, the Falcons’ loquacious rookie linebacker, saw running back Michael Turner sitting in the bleachers with his helmet in his hand.

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Sept. 12: at Pittsburgh Steelers Normally, a flight to Pittsburgh is one of the scariest road trips an NFL team can make.

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I recently hooked up with Rob Kelley of DirtyBirdBlog.com to do a Q&A session about how the Atlanta Falcons will look this year, and how they match up with the Steelers.

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MVP: Peyton Manning, Colts. He won it last season, and this Colts team is even better.

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The New Orleans Saints aren’t just the team to beat in the NFC South. They’re the team to beat in the NFL, which is what happens when you win a Super Bowl.

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Defensive Kroy Biermann has won the starting left defensive end position. FLOWERY BRANCH a ‘ A Defensive end Kroy Biermann and rookie linebacker Sean Weatherspoon have won first-string assignments, according to the “unofficial” depth chart released by the team on Tuesday.

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Sports fans love lists and rankings. They create debate and allow us to compare players, teams, and coaches of past and present generations.

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With just 48 hours before kickoff and a long offseason of fantasy speculation almost behind us, I’ll be watching a six-pack of plots play out in this weekend’s games.

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