Not knowing doesn’t seem to bother Brad Childress.

Packers general manager Ted Thompson spent eight minutes discussing his team Friday at the NFL Scouting Combine before the inevitable happened: A reporter offered a Brett Favre question.

The Tampa Bay Bucs put a high tender on OT Donald Penn Friday morning, requiring a first and third round pick as compensation.

The Bears have long been known as a running team. While the addition of QB Jay Cutler last season created more of an emphasis on the passing attack, the collapse of the ground game was surprising and disappointing.

Rams GM Billy Devaney believes high draft grades by the top quarterbacks could sway the direction of the top pick in the draft.

Bengals coach Marvin Lewis made it clear Friday that he wants improvement in his team’s vertical passing game. Whether or not Laveranues Coles is the part of the solution remains to be seen, but the coach vigorously backed the veteran wide receiver.

With the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee deciding not to submit a bid to host Super Bowl XLVIII, New York City is now the clear favorite to host the game, a source close to the situation said at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday.

Bears coach Lovie Smith just addressed the media and said the team will target safeties during the offseason.

All eyes seem to be on the quarterbacks at this year’s NFL Scouting Combine, and their measurements were just posted. See how the “Big Four” measured up.

LSU’s Trindon Holliday, who said Thursday that he planned to run the 40-yard dash in 4.23 seconds, will work out with the receivers at the NFL Scouting Combine.

For anyone who believes the NFL Scouting Combine is all about the numbers — as in vertical jumps, bench-press repetitions and cone drills — it’s time to reset that perspective.

The NFL conducted coin flips Friday to determine the final order of the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft. As a result, the Jacksonville Jaguars have the 10th pick; the Denver Broncos (in a pick acquired in the Jay Cutler trade with Chicago) select 11th; the Tennessee Titans have the 16th pick; the Carolina Panthers have the 17th pick; the Atlanta Falcons have the 19th pick; and the Houston Texans select 20th.

This used to be Reggie Miller‘s city, but it clearly now belongs to Peyton Manning. The face of the Colts QB graces billboards in Lucas Oil Stadium and all over the city, his jersey can be seen in many store windows, and in Monument Circle, there’s even a banner advertising a fundraiser for the Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital.

The Minnesota Vikings are still waiting for their answer from Brett Favre, but Jay Leno isn’t.