Which NFL players are feeling pressure in '08?

alen1 · Jun 18, 2008

1. Alex Smith, quarterback, 49ers. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2004 draft won a Super Bowl in his fourth season. The No. 1 overall pick from a year later might not even win a starting job in his fourth season.
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This isn't about desire; it's about ability. In two full years, Bush simply hasn't been the guy that everyone thought he'd be. Thus, the pressure in this case comes primarily from Bush himself; the rest of us already know that he's not the next Gale Sayers. Heck, Reggie isn't even the current Maurice Jones-Drew.
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3. Jared Allen, defensive end, Vikings. In their riskiest personnel move since sending half the team to Dallas for running back Herschel Walker, the Vikings shipped a first-round pick and two third-round picks to the Chiefs for defensive end Jared Allen, the NFL's sack leader in 2007. There's every reason to believe that Allen will continue to wreak havoc after putting on Vikings purple, but there are plenty of reasons to fear that Allen could eventually be wearing orange again, too.
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4. Matt Leinart, quarterback, Cardinals. The 2004 Heisman winner raised red flags when he opted to spend another season at USC. The thinking was that a guy who craved playing NFL football wouldn't delay his entry to the highest level of the game for a year so he could milk his role as big man on campus. Since joining the Cardinals in 2006 as the tenth overall pick in the draft, Leinart has done little to remove doubts about his desire.
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5. Aaron Rodgers, quarterback, Packers. With Brett Farve riding off into the sunset after, um, forcing a ball into coverage to lose the NFC title game in overtime, the job now falls to the man who was drafted three years ago to be Favre's successor.
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6. Derek Anderson, quarterback, Browns. Last year, Derek Anderson was in the right place at the right time. Week 1 starter Charlie Frye played like Charlie Brown trying to kick an extra point, and rookie Brady Quinn's extended holdout meant that Anderson got the temporary nod until Quinn was ready.
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7. Donovan McNabb, quarterback, Eagles. There's a belief in some circles that, but for an exorbitant asking price, Donovan McNabb would be getting ready for his first year with a new team. Instead, he'll play his tenth season in Philly, and the chances of having an eleventh probably hinge directly on whether he can continue to perform at a high level -- and whether he can stay healthy while doing so.
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http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=424496

There's more detail. I just took the first paragraph.

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