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17 Jan 2013, 10:05am by Rivers McCown

Jaguars Hire Gus Bradley

Seahawks defensive coordinator Gus Bradley will get the call as the first head coach of the David Caldwell era, and Jacksonville thanks Chip Kelly for his help.

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10 comments, Last at 18 Jan 2013, 10:57am by justanothersteve

17 Jan 2013, 01:54am by Rivers McCown

Speak My Language

The always-excellent Chris Brown hits on the roots of the Patriots offense over at Grantland.

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22 comments, Last at 18 Jan 2013, 12:46pm by TC

16 Jan 2013, 06:04pm by Aaron Schatz

Deadspin Reports Manti Te'o Dead Girlfriend Story Is a Hoax

This story is nothing short of astonishing. You may have heard earlier in the year about the terrible burden that Manti Te'o had to bear this season, playing even after both his grandmother Annette Santiago and his girlfriend Lennay Marie Kekua died in September. Well, Te'o's grandmother did die in September. But Deadspin has done extensive research and has found no evidence that there ever was any such person named Lennay Marie Kekua. There is no obituary, no report of an auto accident, no mention in the Stanford student newspaper where she was supposed to be a student.

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122 comments, Last at 21 Jan 2013, 9:48am by erniecohen

16 Jan 2013, 01:12pm by Rivers McCown

The NFL: A Bad Lip Reading

This is making the rounds the last couple of days. Why won't Andy Dalton accept a Mai Tai?

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15 comments, Last at 08 May 2013, 3:06pm by Anonymous420

16 Jan 2013, 01:08pm by Tom Gower

Chip Kelly Hired By Eagles, Unless He Is Not

Per Chris Mortensen, Chip Kelly is the new head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. Jay Glazer and Ian Rapoport are both reporting the same thing, so it might actually be true. Until, you know, he backs out of the job in two days after Phil Knight unloads his dump truck in front of Kelly's house again or something.

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39 comments, Last at 18 Jan 2013, 9:20am by Jerry

16 Jan 2013, 12:38pm by Tom Gower

Bears Hire Marc Trestman As Head Coach

Well, this is an interesting move. The Chicago Bears have chosen Marc Trestman, head coach of the Montreal Alouettes, as their new head coach. Trestman went 64-34 as head coach of the Alouettes, including back-to-back Grey Cups. He last coached in the NFL eight years ago. His background includes work with Steve Young and Rich Gannon, plus he trained Cutler before the 2006 draft.

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66 comments, Last at 19 Jan 2013, 5:34am by dbt

15 Jan 2013, 08:28pm by Aaron Schatz

New England and the Top Offensive DVOA Games Ever

New England's 41-28 win over Houston didn't look spectacular, but it was remarkably efficient, coming out as one of the ten best games since 1991 by offensive DVOA. (Click to read more.)

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37 comments, Last at 18 Jan 2013, 1:04pm by JDB

15 Jan 2013, 05:54pm by Aaron Schatz

SITE NEWS: FO Seeks SEO Consultant

We recently received a note from Google expressing concern about some of the advertisements on our site and how they might affect our PageRank. I don't quite understand how all this works, so if you are an FO reader who works in the SEO industry and could donate a few minutes of your time to help me sort things out and correct the problems, it would be appreciated. Please e-mail us at info@footballoutsiders.com if you can help. Do not leave comments on the site about the issue. Thanks.

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15 Jan 2013, 05:17pm by Aaron Schatz

FO Playoff Challenge Update

Scores are now updated for Week 2 of the Football Outsiders Playoff Challenge! Click the link above for the totals over two weeks. For just your Divisional Round score, click here.

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10 comments, Last at 16 Jan 2013, 12:00pm by DEW

15 Jan 2013, 02:05pm by Aaron Schatz

Chargers Hire Mike McCoy as New Head Coach

The Chargers will hire Denver offensive coordinator Mike McCoy as their new head coach. The man who was able to design offenses for both Tim Tebow and Peyton Manning will now try to fix Philip Rivers.

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38 comments, Last at 18 Jan 2013, 9:36am by tshanku