Skip to main content
March 13, 2024
Archives
Classic Galleries
Archives
Classic Galleries
David Fleming
Articles From This Author
Vault
5 New Orleans Saints Boring is out, a new wideout corps vowing to bust the roof off the Superdome is in, making this a last-place show worth catching
By David Fleming
Vault
3 Atlanta Falcons Jamal Anderson is up and running, which has teammates all but doing the Dirty Bird in anticipation of another postseason
By David Fleming
Vault
2 Carolina Panthers After taking its lumps last year, the defense will cause a few this season, courtesy of an aging but still feared front four
By David Fleming
Vault
1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers The defense is championship-caliber, no question; but their Super Bowl chances are riding on an overhauled offense
By David Fleming
Vault
More Gridiron Grief FRED LANE, 1976-2000
By David Fleming
Vault
A Farewell to Qualms After a 2 1/2-year hiatus, high jumper Matt Hemingway is soaring again
By David Fleming
Vault
A Point Well Taken Fearless rookie Andre Miller is the Cavaliers' playmaker of the future
By David Fleming
Vault
Late Starter A backup for most of his 13-year career, Steve Beuerlein finally has a tight grip on the first-string quarterback job in Carolina
By David Fleming
Vault
Some Quick Barbering Twin sprinters Miki and Lisa Barber of South Carolina buzzed the NCAAs
By David Fleming
Vault
Dirty Work A never-say-die defense, with unheralded Brad Culpepper at its center, kept the Bucs afloat with a pair of clutch turnovers against the Redskins
By David Fleming
Vault
Just Dessert Victory was sweet for a beleaguered but unified Redskins defense, which turned in its best performance of the season to lead Washington's wild-card romp over the Lions
By David Fleming
Vault
Home Boy Near the playing fields of his youth, unflappable rookie quarterback Shaun King led the Bucs to another crucial win, against the Lions
By David Fleming
Vault
This Duce Is An Ace Duce Staley, one of the league's best-kept secrets, is piling up the yards in Philadelphia
By David Fleming
Vault
Sweet Redemption Ravens running back Errict Rhett is making the most of a second chance
By David Fleming
Vault
Inside The NFL
By David Fleming
Vault
Over The Top Recuperated quarterback Brad Johnson single-handedly has turned his new team, the Redskins, into the NFL's No. 1 offensive power
By David Fleming
Vault
Who Needs Barry? Not Detroit, apparently. The Sanders-less Lions are, at 2-0, the NFL's biggest surprise
By David Fleming
Vault
Kurt Warner The former Iowa Barnstormer has the Rams' fate in his hands
By David Fleming
Vault
A Holliday To Celebrate Sack man Vonnie Holliday is starting to make Packers fans forget Reggie White
By David Fleming
Vault
2 Tennessee Titans The nickname, uniforms, logo and stadium are all new, and so is this season's passing strategy for quarterback Steve McNair: Go long
By David Fleming
Vault
6 Cleveland Browns What does an expansion team do when it spends $48 million on a rookie quarterback? It invests heavily in blockers who can keep him in one piece
By David Fleming
Vault
3 Pittsburgh Steelers If an unsettled offensive line doesn't get its act together, a second consecutive nonplayoff season could be in the offing for coach Bill Cowher and Co.
By David Fleming
Vault
5 Cincinnati Bengals They'll go as far as running back Corey Dillon's legs can carry them, which, for the team with the AFC's worst record in the '90s, shouldn't be far
By David Fleming
Vault
1 Jacksonville Jaguars Everything is in place offensively, so the chances for a first trip to the Super Bowl will ride on the play of an underachieving defense
By David Fleming
Vault
4 Baltimore Ravens Improved play in the secondary is of primary importance for a team that regularly ranks near the bottom of the league in pass defense
By David Fleming
Vault
7 Ron Dayne After carrying Wisconsin to a Rose Bowl win, this power back will bowl over the drafters
By David Fleming
Vault
2 Peter Warrick This superlative Florida State wideout is, like Mark McGwire, a constant home run threat
By David Fleming
Vault
9 Jamal Lewis If his surgically repaired knee holds up, the Tennessee back will be hard to bring down
By David Fleming
Vault
4 Chris Redman This Louisville quarterback is smart and tough--like an old Cardinal named Unitas
By David Fleming
Vault
10 Daniel Franks This Miami tight end, only a junior, has left lasting impressions on would-be tacklers
By David Fleming
Vault
Chris Samuels Add this big, quick tackle to the list of Alabama's storied offensive linemen
By David Fleming
Vault
8 Roland Seymore Grandma knew best when she nudged this Florida State defensive end into football
By David Fleming
Vault
3 Courtney Brown This Penn State defensive lineman makes regular stops in the opponent's backfield
By David Fleming
Vault
Bring On The World With his mom both unable and unwilling to look, Les Gutches made the U.S. team
By David Fleming
Vault
Inside The NFL
By David Fleming
Vault
Take That, Bruce Coslet Browning Nagle is out to revive his career--and prove his old coach wrong
By David Fleming
Vault
Inside The NFL
By David Fleming
Vault
Hands Of Steal Patriots cornerback Ty Law has made interceptions his business
By David Fleming
Vault
A Winning Recipe For Rice Coach Wayne Graham's Owls have the ingredients for a run at the NCAA title
By David Fleming
Vault
6 Milwaukee Brewers Hard work and "quality people" won't be enough for this talent-thin club
By David Fleming
Vault
5 San Diego Padres After heavy losses the league champs face a fate sadder than a Garth Brooks ballad
By David Fleming
Vault
4 Oakland A's Talented but callow, the so-called Generation A's will struggle to generate W's
By David Fleming
Vault
1 Anaheim Angels To ward off another late-season collapse, the Angels have Mo power to 'em
By David Fleming
Vault
3 Seattle Mariners Same old story: Hitters to spare, but hurting on the mound with no relief in sight
By David Fleming
Vault
Rookie Of The Year Murray State coach Tevester Anderson, 61, proves it's never too late to begin
By David Fleming
Vault
#2 Miami Heat Coach Pat Riley's hopes for a championship rest on a surgically repaired right thumb
By David Fleming
Vault
#12 Charlotte Hornets Who best to add to a combustible mix of disgruntled stars and a combative coach? Try Derrick Coleman
By David Fleming
Vault
#5 Atlanta Hawks A late arrival--forward LaPhonso Ellis--gives coach Lenny Wilkens the player he sorely needed
By David Fleming
Vault
#8 Orlando Magic To sign its best center since Shaq left town, Orlando needed only a Penny (and $15 million)
By David Fleming
Vault
Witness For The Defense The Vikings' offense gets the attention, but as Arizona discovered, Minnesota has improved dramatically on the other side of the ball
By David Fleming
