Brandon Marshall (football, linebacker)

DAVIE — This was after the draft finished Saturday, after the seventh  round ended, after the phones finally stopped the offseason shopping that will go a long way toward saying if this latest era of the Dolphins is a success or not....

The Bears can attack the Vikings Cover-2 scheme Sunday by aligning wide receiver Brandon Marshall out of position and targeting the middle of the field when the ball is in the strike zone (20- to 35-yard line). Using the All-22 coaches tape, here is a...

As we continue to peel away the calendar pages — only 12 days left — until the Bears arrive in Bourbonnais, the assignment is determining the 10 most important players in 2012. Let's first establish the criteria for "important." To me, it...

The first two days of NFL free agency, the most ruthless 48 hours in sport, have been seismic, fascinating, confusing, unfathomably cold-hearted and unquestionably game-changing. That's if you believe in the myth of free agency. But let's play along for...

They need speed? They got the Usain Bolt of NFL receivers. They need production? They signed a guy with eight touchdowns last year  – nearly triple the three touchdowns the Dolphins receivers had combined. They needed a prime target for...

There's only one question for Dolphins General Manager Jeff Ireland on this first day of the NFL off-season, and it's not why he still has this chance, what he'll do with $48 million and five high draft picks to spend or whether the next few months will...

The 49ers defeated the Bears every way a team can be beaten Monday night — power, speed and thought. Almost no one on the team did his job well enough for the Bears to win. Three aspects of the 49ers' victory stood out upon closer inspection....

The Bears can move quarterback Jay Cutler out of the pocket Sunday in Jacksonville using boot action on third down situations needing 2 to 6 yards. The Bears can establish the run, set the bait and win on crucial downs by giving Cutler multiple targets in...

Phil Emery remains locked into the best-player-available mode as he looks ahead to Saturday's remaining rounds of the NFL draft. The general manager recited the Bears' mantra as if he were in draft-zombie mode. "Best player available … always...

Even though the Bears won 10 games last season, they didn't make the playoffs and entered this week's NFL draft with an extensive list of wants and needs. Second-year Bears general manager Phil Emery kept his intentions close to the vest, but moving...

The Miami Dolphins have had a pretty solid defense the past few seasons, and 2012 was no exception. Defensive coordinator Kevin Coyle's unit finished seventh in points allowed per game (20.0), 12th in yards allowed (356.8), seventh in sacks (42) and...

General manager Phil Emery was on the job for less than two months when he accomplished something Jerry Angelo failed to do in more than a decade — acquire a legitimate No. 1 wide receiver. The addition of Brandon Marshall in a trade with the...