Goodell shouldn’t give Pacman 2nd chance this year
By foolishly reinstating chronic delinquent Adam Jones, Roger Goodell has made him the NFL’s problem again, Alex Marvez says.

Bucs place leading rusher Graham on IR
Tampa Bay Buccaneers leading rusher Earnest Graham will miss the rest of the season after injuring his right ankle during last week’s victory over the Minnesota Vikings. Graham limped off the field after his only carry against the Vikings. The Bucs said he hurt his ankle, but did not release specifics about the injury. Fourth-year pro Noah Herron was signed to fill Graham’s spot on the roster.

Parcells vs. Belichick neck and neck for now
Don’t look for a warm embrace when Parcells and Belichick meet. Ian O’Connor says the playoffs — and a legacy — are at stake.

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Holmgren ‘calm’ amid last, losing days (AP)
RENTON, Wash. — For the first time in 17 years as an NFL head coach, Mike Holmgren doesn’t have an answer. For the first time since the early 1970s, before he began coaching high school freshmen in San Francisco, he doesn’t need one. It’s an odd, unknown world for the 60-year-old Holmgren. He realizes he has no say in the Seahawks‘ evaluation of these final six games, with Seattle out of the…

NFL Power Poll: Giants move to top of the line (SportingNews.com)
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Iyer: NFL Power Poll: Giants move to top of the line
They form the most dominant group in professional football, yet none of them made the Pro Bowl la…

Cards’ Wilson will not be disciplined by NFL (Yahoo! Sports)
After review, the NFL determined that Adrian Wilson’s blow to Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck was…

Redskins skidding as Zorn revisits Seattle (Yahoo! Sports)
Why is Washington so wishy-washy? Answers to that and more in the latest 32 Questions.

Seahawks Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Seattle Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren said that the team’s role, now that it is 2-8 and out of the race for the NFC West title, has changed from winning the division to playing spoiler.

It is not something Holmgren ever thought he would be saying in what is his final season as a head coach.

But now that they have lost their third consecutive game while the Arizona Cardinals improved to 7-3, Holmgren addressed the players and coaches on Monday morning and told them that they need to approach the remaining six games of the season in a professional manner.

“We’re fortunate,” Holmgren said. “And to cheapen that, or to take anything away from that opportunity by not giving it everything you have every week, regardless of how the team’s doing, I would be very…

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Cardinals appear wise to Seahawks‘ tactic

November 18, 2008 9:25 AM The Seahawks never gained more than 8 yards on third down against the Cardinals in Week 11.

Holmgren’s Last Run Is a Stumble

For more than 16 years he has glared down NFL sidelines, his raging eyes and scowling face responding to every ill-timed pass, fumbled opportunity and sheer imperfection. And yet Mike Holmgren has managed to win. Even the bad years, two blips spread across his nearly two-decade record of playoff and Super Bowl runs, hardly look like failures.

But there has never been anything like the 17th season for the longtime coach of the Seattle Seahawks, where each week brings its new share of despair, where his best players are injured and the losses keep coming.

Seahawks Notebook | Kelly Jennings works on confidence

Kelly Jennings hopes his recent troubles in one-on-one coverage are behind him. The third-year Seahawks cornerback struggled the first half of the season, beginning with his inability to keep Buffalo wide …

NFL Power Poll: Giants move to top of the line (SportingNews.com)
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Holmgren ‘calm’ amid last, losing days (AP)
RENTON, Wash. — For the first time in 17 years as an NFL head coach, Mike Holmgren doesn’t have an answer. For the first time since the early 1970s, before he began coaching high school freshmen in San Francisco, he doesn’t need one. It’s an odd, unknown world for the 60-year-old Holmgren. He realizes he has no say in the Seahawks‘ evaluation of these final six games, with Seattle out of the…

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There’s no easy way to improve overtime format
Try as he might, Alex Marvez can’t figure out a simple way to fix overtime rules. But unlike some, at least he knows what they are.

Pacman hopeful of returning to Cowboys soon
Suspended Cowboys cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones has completed the inpatient portion of his NFL-ordered alcohol treatment and has returned to Texas, where he is hopeful of soon being able to rejoin the team. Jones’ agent, Worrick Robinson, said the player is handing personal matters while waiting for NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to determine if Jones will be reinstated and be able to play this season.

Power Rankings: Jets soaring
After their big win against the Patriots, the Jets are flying high in Adrian Hasenmayer’s Week 11 Power Rankings.

Schein Nine: Colts, Manning are back
The Colts are back because Peyton Manning has returned to his MVP form. See what else Adam Schein took away from Week 11.

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Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks: Friday Injury Report

The Arizona Cardinals have finished up practice on Friday and as always there’s good news and bad news on the injury front.

The end of an error, er, era

This wasn’t the way Mike Holmgren’s Seattle swan song was supposed to go. The scenario was to set up something like this: The Seahawks claim their fifth straight NFC West championship, perhaps advance to the …

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Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks: Friday Injury Report

The Arizona Cardinals have finished up practice on Friday and as always there’s good news and bad news on the injury front.

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MMQB: Cardinals 26 - Seahawks 20
Seattle lost another close game that resulted in Head Coach Mike Holmgren conceding the division in his post-game press conference. He said that “the goals of the season” would be different - the real question is, what kind of different will we see?

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Florio: 10-Pack: Three teams clog up top of NFC North
ProFootballTalk.com’s Mike Florio weighs in on the bi…

Cards could clinch division with 5 weeks to spare
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Pro football in the desert is a laughingstock no more. The joke is on the rest …

Penalties piling up for Seahawks‘ Wahle

November 10, 2008 12:15 PM Before the season, Mike Holmgren pointed to guard Mike Wahle as the most significant free-agent addition for the Seahawks in 2008.

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Blown call not meaningless to history, sports books
The first 11-10 game in NFL history shouldn’t have ended that way, referee Scott Green said after a last-minute touchdown was errantly taken away from the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.

Bucs’ D meets challenge by stuffing Peterson
Tampa’s swarming D locked down Adrian Peterson and the Vikes, adding the NFL’s top back to their conquest list, Alex Marvez says.

Giants winning formula hitting on all cylinders
Derrick Ward is one of three tough running backs that have the Giants stacked for another Super Bowl run, Howie Long says.

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Hot topic: Should NFL suspend Adrian Wilson?

Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck told Cardinals safety Adrian Wilson to expect something in the mail following a first-quarter hit Sunday.

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