Rodney Harrison: Pats didn’t fear Peyton Manning

NBC’s Rodney Harrison joined the show to talk about the big storylines around the NFL. Dan asked Harrison if there was a big-named quarterback that didn’t scare him. He started with Peyton Manning. “We felt like he could make a mistake,” Harrison said. “We had so many players across the board. We didn’t need to…

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Tony Dungy not surprised Pats didn’t panic against Broncos

NBC’s Tony Dungy joined the show to talk about Week 12 in the NFL. Here are some of his takes: — Dungy said he’s not surprised the Patriots didn’t panic last night against the Broncos. “You don’t feel bad as a coach,” Dungy said. “The gameplan is not broken. Petyon wasn’t carving ‘em up. We…

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Bruce Feldman: Unlikely Auburn could jump Ohio State; Heisman update

CBSSports.com’s Bruce Feldman joined the show to talk about the BCS picture and the Heisman race. Feldman said that the Heisman race is wide open. He said his problem with A.J. McCarron is the Texas A&M game, where he wasn’t the best player on the field. But McCarron may be the defeault pick. Dan asked…

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Andy Staples weighs in on Texas A&M vs. USC debate

Sports Illustrated’s Andy Staples joined the show to share his opinion on our poll — which is a better job, USC or Texas A&M. Staples says USC is a better job, but if he was Kevin Sumlin, he’d stay at TAMU, get a raise and then go to the NFL.

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John Lynch on Brady-Manning, Aaron Rodgers’ health, rise of TEs

FOX NFL analyst John Lynch joined the show to talk about the big storylines for Week 12. Lynch shared his thoughts on Tom Brady vs. Peyton Manning. The dominance of tight ends around the League. And Lynch talked about Aaron Rodgers’ health. He’s covering the Packers this week and said the team should be cautious…

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Howie Long on watching sons play each other Sunday

FOX’s Howie Long joined the show to talk about his son Chris (Rams) and Kyle (Bears) facing each other this weekend. Howie said that 90 percent of the time they won’t face each other one-on-one. But there are times Chris will go into a three-technique and face Kyle. Long told great stories about his huge…

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