Jasper Brinkley

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...

The Bears offense once again can lean on boot action Sunday at Minnesota and move quarterback Jay Cutler outside of the pocket versus zone coverage. Using the All-22 coaches tape, here is an example of how the Bears rolled the pocket away from defensive...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Minnesota Vikings - INSIDE SLANT Joe Webb is going from Christian Ponder's backup to George Stewart's pet project in Minnesota. The Vikings are transitioning Webb back to wide receiver after three seasons as a...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Arizona Cardinals - INSIDE SLANT Receiver Larry Fitzgerald is coming off his most disappointing season in the NFL. He has a new coach, a new general manager and a new quarterback throwing him the ball. There are...

NFL Team Report - Minnesota Vikings - INSIDE SLANT It's not often a punter drafted in the fifth round, such as Jeff Locke was by the Minnesota Vikings, can upstage three first-round draft picks. But that's what happened Monday because the veteran punter...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Arizona Cardinals - INSIDE SLANT The first mistake made regarding Cardinals minicamp was the responsibility of coach Bruce Arians. He acknowledged not checking the calendar closely enough; that's why the final day of...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Arizona Cardinals - INSIDE SLANT The new Cardinals regime of coach Bruce Arians and general manager Steve Keim have different evaluations of talent than the men they replaced. Nowhere is that more apparent than...

The Sports Xchange Cardinals sign LB Dansby Karlos Dansby has a chance to finish his career where it started after signing with the Arizona Cardinals on Friday. Dansby was released by the Miami Dolphins in March but has started 91 of his last 92 games....

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Minnesota Vikings - INSIDE SLANT It's not often a punter drafted in the is fifth round, such as Jeff Locke was by the Minnesota Vikings, can upstage three first-round draft picks. But that's what happened Monday...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Minnesota Vikings - INSIDE SLANT It's not often a punter taken in the fifth round can share or even top the attention given to three first-round draft picks. But that's what happens when the incumbent punter about to...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Minnesota Vikings - INSIDE SLANT By most, if not all accounts, the Vikings had an excellent draft, adding three potential star players who will either become starters or major contributors immediately. Defensive...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Minnesota Vikings - INSIDE SLANT The Vikings had two defensive difference-makers fall to them before taking a breath just long enough to trade back into the first round and grab Cordarrelle Patterson, an offensive...