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2012 East-West Shrine Game: Monday’s East Team Practice Report By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell The East team took to the practice field in St. Petersburg, Fla. on Monday afternoon. The East team is coached by former Detroit Lions and San Diego Chargers head coach Bobby Ross. A number of other experienced coaches worked with the…

Strengths: Instincts that are truly rare Nose for the ball Extremely intelligent Rock-solid tackler Takes good angles Very advanced ability to shed blocks Strong hands Produces good down-and-distance situations Gets deep in his pass drops Reads quarterback’s eyes well Surprises with ability to run downfield with pass receivers Student of the game Proven leader by…

Top Fantasy Quarterbacks: Tim Tebow: 10-of-21, 316 yards. 3 TDs (2 pass, 1 rush). 50 rush yards. Drew Brees: 33-of-43, 466 yards. 3 TDs. Matthew Stafford: 28-of-43, 380 yards. 4 TDs (3 pass, 1 rush), 2 INTs. Eli Manning: 23-of-32, 277 yards. 3 TDs. 13 rush yards. Top Fantasy Running Backs: Arian Foster: 24 carries,…

Texans 31, Bengals 10 This was the first playoff matchup between rookie quarterbacks in NFL history, so it’s no surprise that both teams looked jittery in the opening quarter. Arian Foster fumbled the ball (and recovered) on his first carry and then committed a false start penalty on the second play. T.J. Yates capped off…