Antonio Gates is already one of the best offensive tight ends in the history of the league, but did the players get it wrong by ranking him ahead of the man responsible for getting him the ball?

We’re getting into crunch time on NFL Network’s “The Top 100: Players of 2011” list, with players 30-21 revealed on Sunday night.

The ring’s the thing Friday. While the NFL champion Green Bay Packers received their Super Bowl rings Thursday in a private ceremony, the big ring news today is the release of the new movie Green Lantern.

Daniel Thomas is considered fantasy’s top rookie, but that could change if the Dolphins add a veteran this summer.

If the lockout lingers into training camp, handcuffing your top running backs could become more important than ever.

NFL.com’s Pat Kirwan ranked the top running backs in the NFL, and he’s a lot higher on Philadelphia’s LeSean McCoy than most people. And we agree.

That’s right, no reason why we here at NFL.com shouldn’t join the rest of the free world in paying tribute to Oprah Winfrey as she celebrated the end of her talk show this week.

After my early-week film work this week, I’ve got a few thoughts I wanted to share on Vince Wilfork, LeSean McCoy and some good defensive play out of the Packers and Ravens.

My weekly look at game film brought up some interesting trends and truths. Four Downs starts this week with why I see the Jaguars winning the AFC South race.

Raiders fans are known for their overreactions. Don’t believe me? Greyhound had to shutdown its servers last night because Raiders fans flooded the system booking travel to Dallas for the Super Bowl following Sunday’s beat down of the Broncos, which proved — beyond a shadow of a doubt — that greatness is in the future for the Silver & Black.

Even the greatest of fantasy matchups does not always mean a big payout. And yes, that headline is totally facetious.

LeSean McCoy practiced Thursday and should remain active in fantasy leagues this week.

Eagles coach Andy Reid just announced that CB Asante Samuel is out this week because he failed his concussion test. Reid also announced the QB Michael Vick is out, too. Although that was rather expected.

The Eagles envisioned LeSean McCoy as the second coming of do-it-all running back Brian Westbrook. And he has, at least on the injury report.

If you own LeSean McCoy, be prepared to sit him in Week 5.