Adam Schefter answers readers' questions nearly every day in his blog. On Thursday, Adam fields questions about the divisional-round games between the New Orleans Saints and Arizona Cardinals and the Indianapolis Colts and Baltimore Ravens. Have a query of your own? Submit it here.
Q: Drew Brees and Peyton Manning have both had rather long layoffs before their first playoff games this weekend. Do you expect them to show any signs of rust? I know they'll be mentally ready, but adjusting to "playoff speed" has to be tough without even going at "regular-season speed" for three weeks.
-- Todd (Los Angeles)
To read Adam Schefter's thoughts on Manning and Brees coming off multiple weeks of rest, plus whether he believes the Colts can stop Ray Rice or the Cardinals can stop the Saints' receivers, you must be an ESPN Insider.
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Adam Schefter
Adam Schefter joined ESPN in August 2009 as a football reporter and analyst. In his role with the network, he is a regular contributor to ESPN.com and ESPN Insider. He appears regularly on numerous ESPN programs. Prior to joining ESPN, Schefter was a reporter and analyst for the NFL Network, which he joined in 2004 after 15 years as an award-winning reporter for The Denver Post. He was named the Colorado Sports Writer of the Year in 2002 and 2003.
The former president of the Pro Football Writers of America, Schefter is also the author of four books. His latest, "The Class of Football," was released this summer by Harper Collins. The married father of two is a graduate of both the University of Michigan and the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. He resides in New York.
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