Contract Year: NFL Offensive Players With Something To Prove

It happens every season -- some people set their Fantasy Football lineup by it -- the contract year which sees star players giving max effort to ensure they make as much as possible in their next deal.

FN Contributor Eddie Childs scours the annals of Dirty Birds history and lists the franchise’s 10 greatest draft picks.
FN Contributor Daniel Hutchinson grades each of the picks made by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2012 Draft. Did they come out of the weekend with a passing grade?
FN Contributor Jarrod Argobright examines whether there is any truth to the claim that players who grace the cover of the 'Madden NFL' video game are bound to have bad things happen to them.

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2012 NFL Predictions: 4 Playoff Teams That Won't Make Cut In 2012
by Kyle O'Connor
Kyle O'Connor breaks down which four playoff teams from last season may not be making a return appearance this time around. Will the Super Bowl champs be on the outside looking in this January?
2012 NFL Draft: Ranking Each Team From 1-32
by Cooper Allen
Did your team have a good Draft? FN Contributor Cooper Allen ranks each teams' Draft as we head into the 2012 season.
NFL Draft: 10 Biggest Defensive Back Busts in the Last 20 Years
by Eddie Asaley
FN Contributor Eddie Asaley ranks ten defensive backs who earned themselves the "bust" label at the NFL level since 1992.
10 Biggest Defensive Line Busts in NFL Draft History
by Jason Stolberg
Defensive line positions are littered with a ton of busts throughout NFL Draft history. Who are the most colossal? Find out here!
2012 NFL Draft Grades: All 32 Teams
by Jarrod Argobright
After three days and seven rounds the 2012 NFL Draft is over. How did your team stack up against the rest of the league? FNs Jarrod Argobright hands out grades for all 32 squads.
New Orleans Saints: Best Home Field Advantage In NFL
by Keith Kunze
There is no better place to play in the NFL than the Louisiana Superdome.
NFL Draft: 10 Biggest Running Back Busts in NFL Draft History
by Tom Pollin
For every Emmitt Smith, there's a Blair Thomas, someone who an NFL team was certain would solve the problems in their running game. Here are the 10 who were the biggest busts in that effort.
1998 Peyton Manning vs. 2012 Andrew Luck, Part 1
by Shawn Kopf
In Part I of this four part series, FN Contributor Shawn Kopf compares the statistics of Manning's rookie season, to the projections of Luck's 2012 season.

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