V screens to try and decipher the Mendis code

Henderson and Chad Greenway are both good linebackers, but Ben Leber has only 28 tackles in 11 games, and there is no significant other player in the rotation 4. Detroit LionsJulian Peterson is still a near-elite linebacker and DeAndre Levy is developing into a good one, as well, but no one else in this corps has been able to exceed 25 tackles and take hold of the job. Defensive Backs1. Green Bay Packersthis was the single best unit in the league on either side of the ball before Al Harris season ended. It still features the likely defensive player of the year in Charles Woodson and one of the best No.

2 corners in Tramon Williams, plus Pro Bowl safety Nick Collins and a solid safety in Atari Bigby 2. They are ranked 14th on pass defense, but that is bolstered by teams trying to run out the clock in more than half of the Bears games because they had a lead; they rank an average 16th in yards per play 3. Minnesota Vikingsdespite a good pass rush, they rank 19th in pass defense, both in total yards and yards per play. True, they had to face Aaron Rodgers one more time than the Bears did, but gave up more in their best performance than the Bears did in their one 4 Detroit Lionsthis is the worst secondary in the league. Four of Rodgers top seven passing performances have been against the Lions, and all have exceeded 300 yards. This is the unit that let Brady Quinn pass for over 300 when his previous best was 239. 1.

Their coverage is still mediocre at best, but they have good kickers and a great return game thanks to Harvin 2. Chicago Bearsthey are living more on reputation than substance now, but they still have dangerous returners and good kickers. Their coverage is near the middle of the league, and in this division, that combination is good enough for second place 3. Detroit Lionsa team with an aging but still mostly reliable kicker and a punter who gets lots of work, they are at least marginal in all other phases. Green Bay Packersone of the worst units in the league for the second year in a row and one of a handful of teams to give up a blocked punt (returned for a touchdown, no less), the Packers seem to ALSO give up a long return every game.

Moreover, the return game took a hit when Will Blackmon was lost for the season, and Mason Crosby remains unreliable beyond 40 yards despite his strong leg.. By the end of 2008, Mendis the magician had arrived. A spellbinding 6-13 against India grabbed the cricketing worlds attention and a potential superstar was born. Bowling with a unique 'finger-flicking' action, Mendis had bastman around the world running to the T.V screens to try and decipher the Mendis code. Was that a googly No wait a leggie Offie Hang on...what's a Carrom ball! Or is it a Doosra You get the picture.The supposed next Murali racked up some astonishing statistics in his first year. In the Test arena he played just three matches taking a brutal 26 wickets at an average of under 19 against the 'mere' spin masters of India...his ODI statistics even today are astonishing: 36 games, 71 wickets 16.36. Eat your heart out Muttiah...In the Test arena though, 2009 has been by the standards of the year before, terrible.