Well, this motivation poster clearly isn’t doing its job in New Orleans. You almost expect a new poster this week, maybe Sean Payton hanging from a branch with the inscription, “Hang in there, baby!”

Which players do Pro Football Hall of Fame members Marcus Allen and Marshall Faulk think will break out in 2012?

Marcus Allen told the Dave Dameshek Football Program on Friday that he never wanted to play for any other team than the Raiders. The Los Angeles Raiders.

To be a Pro Football Hall of Fame, you have to have Damon Allen enshrined.

In the shadow of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Dave & Rank kibbitz with the great Marcus Allen on a number of topics.

When it came to being a dual threat, few were better than the versatile Marshall Faulk, who ranks among the league’s all-time leaders in total yards from scrimmage. But the versatile runner did more than just pile up real estate and proved to be a scoring threat both as a runner and a receiver.

Ten. It’s more than Bo Derek in 1979. It’s even more than Pearl Jam’s best album. Right now, 10 is how many days we have left on the Path to Primetime. You might be wondering what that number means in the lexicon of the NFL draft.

We made it to the press box, and we are ready to start the game. But in the meantime, we kick around our picks for Super Bowl MVP. Come on in and make your own.

Packers CB Charles Woodson has a chance to become just the fifth player ever to earn both a Heisman Trophy and Super Bowl MVP.

Quarterbacks — whether we like it or not — are judged by Super Bowl wins. So why is former Raiders QB Jim Plunkett not celebrated as a two-time Super Bowl winner?

Today’s trivia question: How many players have won both the Heisman Trophy and the Super Bowl MVP?

LaDainian Tomlinson typically spent preseason games in T-shirts and shorts with a towel draped over his shoulder during his nine seasons in San Diego. That is going to change this season.

Jerome Harrison, Josh Cribbs, Chris Johnson and Ricky Williams reached milestones in Week 15.

Titans RB Chris Johnson posted his ninth consecutive 100-yard rushing game in Week 15, tying him for the third longest streak in NFL history, but is slightly off pace to become the league’s sixth 2,000-yard rusher.

The green room backstage — which is the black-and-gold room here — is brimming with celebrities, including country-music singer Tim McGraw and his wife, Faith Hill; former Raiders WR Tim Brown and 2009 Hall of Fame inductee Rod Woodson.