Representatives from 28 NFL teams gathered at Texas A&M’s pro day Friday, where 16 players worked out. Two head coaches — Rex Ryan of the New York Jets and Dennis Allen of the Oakland Raiders — were present, as well five defensive line coaches and two linebacker coaches.

Start Philip Rivers and all of your Chargers with confidence this week. This is a Norv Turner game where this team rallies for a somewhat meaningless win in October. These were all my rally cries prior to the Chargers game in Cleveland.

So much for that.

Mike Tolbert’s move to Carolina isn’t good for anyone in the Panthers backfield, but it does make Ryan Mathews more attractive.

Ron Rivera’s Carolina Panthers need to improve their run defense through this year’s draft.

Need a win to sneak into your fantasy league playoffs? Jason Smith has a short list of important rules to remember in order to get a much-needed win in the regular season finale.

With featured fantasy running backs in short supply, Jason Smith runs down some of the league’s RB committees to determine who the best options are going forward.

Jason Smith takes a look at which running back platoons are the most attractive in Week 3.

With DeAngelo Williams staying in Carolina, fantasy owners will have to deal with yet another backfield committee.

If the Cardinals acquire Kevin Kolb, the fantasy appeal of Larry Fitzgerald will quickly rise.

The Broncos plan to run the football more often in 2011, which is good news for the value of Knowshon Moreno. Or is it?

Bengals owner MIke Brown won’t trade Carson Palmer, leaving the value of several of the team’s top fantasy wideouts in a state of decline.

Can Michael Vick duplicate — or improve — on his immense 2010 numbers? Fantasy owners would be wise not to expect that sort of scenario.

Cowboys QB Tony Romo could be one of the biggest steals in fantasy football drafts this season. Find out why.

If the Panthers let DeAngelo Williams walk this offseason, Jonathan Stewart’s fantasy appeal will explode.

Any of you thinking of benching Vikings RB Adrian Peterson this week should take a gander at what Ravens RB Ray Rice is doing right now.