Megatron is the best player in the NFL not named Brady, Rodgers or Brees (apologies to Revis, JPP and Ware). But the Detroit D has to prove it can cover before you can rank them higher than the Pack. I watched Matt Flynn shred the Lions for 480 yard and 6 TDs in Week 17 the same Flynn who could not beat out rookie Russell Wilson in Seattle this fall until they show better, the jury stays out..On the day he was traded, Branch said he fielded calls from about 12 of his Patriots teammates, all of them telling him that when Bill Belichick informed the team of the trade, six veterans stood up and walked out of the meeting room. Branch appreciated that. But he also felt like it was unnecessary..

11. LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson was suspended for the first four games of the season after he was charged with seconddegree battery for his alleged role in an August bar fight. Those charges have since been dropped to simple assault and he has an arraignment hearing in February to