Hall of Famer Mike Ditka saw the stalemate as selfish, fearing retired players will be hurt the most if the NFL shuts down. "What this is about is the people in the game, the owners and the players," said the former Bears tight end and, later, Chicago's coach. "That's all they care about.".With rules that favouroffences, especially passing games, and a stronger emphasis on calling pass interference and holding on defensive players, the NFL has become even more of a quarterbacks league. Brandt notes that in last week's divisional playoffs, the average points scored was 69. Teams scoring 28 points would not have won any games; in the 2011 playoffs, 28 points would have won three of the four contests..

He looked comfortable in the pocket, made several nice throws, including a nifty sideline throw to Vincent Jackson that the receiver made an adjustment on make an apparent catch that was overturned because Jackson was bobbling the ball as he stepped out of b