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Big problems emerge for 3 teams

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Call it a Thanksgiving Thud. What happened to the Eagles, Cowboys and, most shockingly, to the Packers on Thursday signals some major problems with all three teams. What’s happened to these three, all of which had winning records in 2014 and seemed headed for big things this season, is emblematic of the mercurial nature of the NFL. Other than the Panthers and Patriots at the top, the Browns, Chargers and Titans at the bottom, consistency has been elusive. At least…

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Johnny Manziel leads Browns’ upset hopes against Cincinnati

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Johnny Manziel, trying to give the Cleveland Browns some reason to hope, has his opportunity Thursday night. Manziel and the Cleveland Browns play against the Cincinnati Bengals in the Battle of Ohio on “Thursday Night Football.” Manziel, the former Heisman Trophy winner whose pro career has been defined by controversy, starts for the injured Josh McCown. Unfortunately for Manziel, the last time he played against the Bengals, he lost 30-0. His job will be a difficult one this time, too,…

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Jameis Winston struggles as Browns rout Bucs in preseason

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The inevitable low has followed the high. The unquestioned dip has followed the rise. Jameis Winston was mortal again Saturday night. Winston followed his arrival game against Cincinnati by plunging to his worst game with the Tampa Bay Bucs, a flat performance against the Cleveland Browns in a 31-7 walloping. For Winston, this is life as a rookie. The highs may not last long. The lows, hopefully, will not either. But most rookies on insufficient teams struggle. So, too, did…

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Bucs import another punter into their competition

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Might the Tampa Bay Bucs be prepared to kick their punter to the curb? Punter Michael Koenen, coming off the worst year of his career, faces a new challenge in his efforts to hold on as the team punter. Koenen averaged  40.4 yards per punt last year, 10th in the NFL. The Bucs claimed Cleveland punter Spencer Lanning, who averaged 44.3 yards per punt. Lanning (5-11, 200) has spent the last two seasons with the Cleveland Browns (2013-14), appearing in…

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Yuck! Going to the Giants’ game

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If it wasn’t bad enough that I had to watch the Giants beat my Buccaneers and then my Cowboys on the way to their Super Bowl win or that I had to endure watching that game surrounded by the most obnoxious bar crowd (the bartender literally sprayed the crowd with water, they were so out of control. But at least I met Jessica that night), now Kim tells me she was given tickets to a Giants’ game. And not a…

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