Janoris Jenkins

Giants' Ben McAdoo No. 20 in 2017 NFL head coach power rankings

As they do every year, NFL Network has released an updated list of their head coach power rankings. And whereas former New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin generally resided near the top, current head coach Ben McAdoo does not. At least not yet. In the latest rankings, which reflect the upcoming season, McAdoo checks in at No. 20 overall, just behind Jim Caldwell (Detroit Lions) and one spot ahead of Jay Gruden (Washington Redskins). 20) Ben McAdoo, New York Giants Heckuva head-coaching debut in 2016 for McAdoo, who faced a difficult task in replacing a man who won two Super Bowls for Big Blue. McAdoo took largely the same nucleus Tom Coughlin had — along with welcome free-agent additions

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  John Harbaugh ranked as 1 of the best coaches in NFL

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  NFL.com’s Elliott Harrison lists John Harbaugh as sixth best coach in 2017 head coach power rankings

  Baltimore Beatdown

Study: Patriots fans rank as NFL's 2nd best

The New England Patriots have created the second best fanbase in the NFL, according to one study by scholarblogs.com. The study used three metrics to measure the team brands to calculate the “best” NFL teams. The three factors the study used were fan equity, road equity and social media following. Here’s what they wrote on the Patriots, who finished behind the Dallas Cowboys and ahead of the Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers. First, Patriot fans may be bandwagon fans.  But at this point it is tough to tell.  The team has been excellent and the fans have been supportive for a long time.  And even when things tend to go wrong for the Patriots they come out ahead.  I believe

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  New study says Eagles have one of the NFL’s best fan bases

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  Cardinals fans ranked near bottom of league

  Cards Wire

Rabalais: Great upsets? LSU needs one (actually two) of those against mighty Oregon State

OMAHA, Neb. — Great upsets are the lifeblood of the sports we love. The U.S. Olympic Hockey team toppling the Soviet Union in the Miracle on Ice. Buster Douglas knocking out Mike Tyson. Villanova dethroning Georgetown. Stony Brook beating LSU. Heck, even the New England Patriots can lay claim to one of sports all-time stunners. When they won their first Super Bowl, at the Superdome in February 2002, they were a huge underdog to the then St. Louis Rams. Then they pulled off a 20-17 shocker for the ages, long before David Tyree’s immaculate catch helped the New York Giants shock the unbeaten Patriots 17-14 in Super Bowl XLII. The Rams back then were called the “Greatest Show on Turf” because of