Chris Burke and Doug Farrar

Joined: Dec 17, 2013

Chris Burke covers the NFL for Sports Illustrated and is SI.com’s lead NFL draft expert. He joined SI in 2011 and lives in Ann Arbor, Mich. SI.com contributing NFL writer and Seattle resident Doug Farrar started writing about football locally in 2002, and became Football Outsiders' West Coast NFL guy in 2006. He was fascinated by FO's idea to combine Bill James with Dr. Z, and wrote for the site for six years. He wrote a game-tape column called "Cover-2" for a number of years, and contributed to six editions of "Pro Football Prospectus" and the "Football Outsiders Almanac." In 2009, Doug was invited to join Yahoo Sports' NFL team, and covered Senior Bowls, scouting combines, Super Bowls, and all sorts of other things for Yahoo Sports and the Shutdown Corner blog through June, 2013. Doug received the proverbial offer he couldn't refuse from SI.com in 2013, and that was that. Doug has also written for the Seattle Times, the Washington Post, the New York Sun, FOX Sports, ESPN.com, and ESPN The Magazine. He also makes regular appearances on several local and national radio shows, and has hosted several podcasts over the years. He counts Dan Jenkins, Thomas Boswell, Frank Deford, Ralph Wiley, Peter King, and Bill Simmons as the writers who made him want to do this for a living. In his rare off-time, Doug can be found reading, hiking, working out, searching for new Hendrix, Who, and MC5 bootlegs, and wondering if the Mariners will ever be good again.

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Cover-Two: Team under the most pressure; toughest road to the title

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NFL Black Monday Tracker 2014

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Cover-Two: Examining the future for Adrian Peterson, Ray Rice

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Week 7 superlatives: Murray shines again, Hoyer falls flat in Jacksonville

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Week 6 Superlatives: Falcons let down Ryan; Flacco embarrasses Bucs

Here are some of the notable performances and key plays from Week 6 NFL action. Sunday's Late Games MVP: Rolando McClain. Maybe McClain was not the best

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Week 3 superlatives: MVP, head-scratching decision, more

As Week 3 of the NFL season winds down, we take a look back at some notable performances and key plays. • Complete NFL Week 3 coverage | Worst of Week 3

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Cover-Two: Most impressive rookie, injury concerns, more

Examining the most impressive first-year players, the biggest injury concerns entering Week 3 and the most improved unit in the Super Bowl rematch between the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks.

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Cover-Two: Predicting order of finish in each and every division

Who will emerge from the talented and tough NFC West? Chris Burke and Doug Farrar make their NFL division-by-division predictions.

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Cover-Two: Examining the highs and lows of the 2014 NFL preseason

With the 2014 NFL preseason in the books, Chris Burke and Doug Farrar look back on the winners, losers and lessons from the exhibition season. 1. The

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Did Browns make right choice picking Brian Hoyer over Johnny Manziel?

The Cleveland Browns have made their decision, naming Brian Hoyer the starter at quarterback over Johnny Manziel. Does Hoyer give Cleveland the best chance to

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Mock GM: Examining possible deals for Andre Johnson, C.J. Spiller, more

The Colts stunned the league last September by swinging a trade with Cleveland for running back Trent Richardson. Such big-name deals are extremely rare in the

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Cover-Two: Players with most to prove in NFC South in 2014

Chris Burke and Doug Farrar continue their offseason tour, this week focusing on the NFC South. Which players in the division have the most to prove in 2014?