San Francisco 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis joined this week’s Cover Two Podcast and said the team’s 4-1 start stems from a lack of individualism and an understanding that they’re far from a finished product.

Another exciting week of games on Sunday – which means another interesting day of Monday tape study.

The Jets owe the Eagles a debt of gratitude. If it wasn’t for that nightmare of a “Dream Team” in Philly, the spotlight would be a little hotter on that other green team with high pre-season expectations. The Jets are sinking fast after the Patriots handed them a third straight loss on Sunday, and three veteran wide receivers are denying reports that they’ve gone to coach Rex Ryan to complain about offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer.

One of the best matchups of the weekend has to be football’s version of the “Running of the Bulls,” a ground-and-pound contest between Texans RB Arian Foster and Raiders RB Darren McFadden.

Aaron Rodgers will forever be linked to Brett Favre. It’s what happens when you follow a future Hall of Famer, and Rodgers seems to accept the fact it’s part of football history.

Relive the incredible story of Kurt Warner’s rise from NFL Europe to NFL MVP when the documentary “Kurt Warner: A Football Life” premieres Thursday night at 10 p.m. ET on NFL Network.

Packers wide receiver Donald Driver, 36, said he plans to play until he’s 40 and that unbeaten Green Bay will “let everybody chase us while we chase something greater.”

The Buffalo Bills’ upset at the hands of the Cincinnati Bengals dropped them from the heady ranks of the top 5 in NFL.com’s latest Power Poll, but otherwise there wasn’t much change at the top, with Green Bay and New Orleans leading the way.

This week, the Playbook research staff started its day by putting aside watching every game from Minute 1 to Minute 60. But that doesn’t mean we took a real break.

You have probably heard the phrase “a team is only as strong as its weakest link.” In the NFL, the difference between a team’s weakest link and their strongest can determine the outcome of a game.

Leading up to Sunday, we did a little tape study and tried to find a few links that could be broken.

The neck injury that Packers safety Nick Collins suffered Sunday against the Panthers will end his 2011 season.

The Packers lost All-Pro safety Nick Collins to what appeared to be a head/neck injury during the fourth quarter Sunday against the Panthers.

Another week, another record for Cam Newton – and that’s just through one quarter of Carolina’s home opener against the Packers.

The latest praise for Packers QB Aaron Rodgers from NFL Network analyst Joe Theismann should open some eyes.

One of the more curious subplots coming out of Week 1 surrounded Packers CB/Obama bestie Charles Woodson, whom the NFL reportedly fined $10,000 for throwing a punch at Saints TE Dave Thomas in Thursday night’s Kickoff game. But is Woodson getting off easy?