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Oklahoma's Marquise Brown is a good wide receiver prospect, but the fact that he is this year's best speaks volumes about the mediocrity at the top of this wide receiver draft class. According to Football Outsiders' Playmaker Projections, Brown is the weakest "top prospect" in the past five years.

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Up now at ESPN+: We worked with noted NFL handicapper Warren Sharp to cover the best bets for every team in the league. Which teams will go over their Vegas projections, which will go under, and which should you avoid? And who are the best value picks to make the playoffs and win the Super Bowl?

Rivers McCown looks at five players who could be a little undervalued on the free agent market based on past play and athletic profile.

This piece for ESPN Insider looks at the best Super Bowl defenses of the DVOA era, where the Denver Broncos fit on that list, and what this says for their chances of beating Carolina.

By rule, two teams from the NFL's worst divisions will make the playoffs. Which are best positioned to make a run if they get there?

Hey, kids, it's my annual pre-Super Bowl numbers breakdown with Bill Simmons on the B.S. Report. This time, the Patriots aren't favored to win the game. Well, not by us, anyway. 50-50 all the way! We also talk about that other thing, so if you don't want to hear me say the same things I've been saying on Twitter about that thing, don't listen.

Despite a two-game losing streak, we still have the Buffalo Bills as the favorites to win the AFC East. And though the focus is on the quarterback switch from EJ Manuel to Kyle Orton, the team's real strength is a run defense that has been surprisingly dominant even without Kiko Alonso.

Chip Kelly wants the Eagles to go even faster, but will this pace lead to injuries? We look at the correlation between pace and injuries along with some of the slowest and fastest offenses of the last decade.

Will Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III or Russell Wilson have a sophomore slump? When it comes to good players, don't bet on it. Improvement, not slumpking, should be the expectation.

Why is Matthew Stafford 1-23 against teams with a winning record? Scott Kacsmar solves the puzzle, but the answer should have been obvious: not only have the Lions stunk, they've also been incredibly unlucky.