It’s a simple yet complex question: Would you take Tom Brady or Drew Brees at quarterback to win one game?

Heath Evans busts into the show and joins Michael Fabiano and Elliot Harrison to talk NFL playoff football and NFL.com’s Fantasy Playoff Challenge. In the second hour, Fabiano and Harrison get personal in the “Fantasy Cantina” as they talk about potential breakout and sleeper fantasy players for 2012 and go over the NFL.com Playoff Challenge.

Donovan McNabb says the winless Vikings are in must-win territory, and we’ve heard plenty of suggestions as to how to make that happen against Detroit in Week 3. Maybe that starts with a bigger dose of Adrian Peterson.

NFL Network analyst Heath Evans hasn’t hidden the fact that he’s a doubter of the Lions.

The Lions are the hottest thing in the Motor City since …. well, let’s just say it’s been a really long time.

Anybody out there believe Tedy Bruschi’s harsh criticism of Chad Ochocinco was a bit much?

President Barack Obama‘s Thursday night speech means that NFL Network is the place to catch the entire star-studded kickoff show that precedes the Saints-Packers game in its entirety.

Did you have any issues with Michael Lombardi‘s blue-chip and red-chip rankings of the best players at each position? If you did, you weren’t alone. Watch this clip of Heath Evans and Antwaan Randle El attacking Lombardi for his take on Philip Rivers.

Back to football, indeed. Five more preseason games Friday night after five last night. Veterans returning to action, rookies having their first taste of NFL games. This is what we’ve been waiting to see. Take a look at the entire preseason schedule, and don’t forget to watch all the action on NFL Network.

Browns Pro Bowl WR/KR Josh Cribbs was one of many NFL players taking to the airwaves Thursday, urging fans to be patient and revealing some of the issues still in dispute between owners and players. “Things (remaining to be solved) as far as health care for retired players, pads during practice and how long can two-a-days go,” Cribbs said on NFL Network. “This is a 10-year deal. We can’t enter into it lightly. So fans have to understand that until we can completely dissect the CBA, we can’t go forward. “We hate that it’s being put out there that the lockout is over when the reality is that we’ve just made significant progress. We don’t want the fans to look [...]

It was a tough day for wide receivers, as Houston’s Andre Johnson, Minnesota’s Bernard Berrian and Indianapolis’ Reggie Wayne all sustained injuries. Johnson and Berrian didn’t return, although Wayne did.