Teams need incentive this time of year
Updated: December 26, 2003, 4:05 PM ET
By
Hank Goldberg | NFL Insider
This is when teams with an immediate future hook up against the going nowheres. Last week, the going nowheres were 3-7 against the spread.
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Hank Goldberg is an NFL reporter on a variety of ESPN programs. He first joined ESPN2 as football analyst on SportsNight when the new network launched Oct. 1, 1993. He has also been a frequent contributor on ESPN Radio since June 1992.
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