Sam Farmer

GEORGETOWN, Ky. -- Jay Gruden has his older brother's voice, and their eyes have the same steely glint. Jay is bigger, has darker hair and more of a twisted smile than a sinister "Chucky" grimace.

"Jon's more edgy, grouchier too. Meaner," said the younger Gruden, new offensive coordinator of the Cincinnati Bengals. "I'm a nice guy. I'm more laid back. His tolerance level isn't as high as mine, and mine's pretty low."

Case in point: During an offensive meeting this week, one of the Bengals had the nerve to chomp on a mouthful of ice as Gruden was making a point. The coach asked him to kindly knock it off.

DALLAS -- The debate over which Super Bowl XLV team has the edge can be argued convincingly from either side.

Several of the Wisconsin and Texas Christian players who will be competing Saturday in the Rose Bowl can expect to play on Sundays, in the NFL, next season. Los Angeles Times' NFL reporter Sam Farmer spoke to four pro evaluators -- Mike Mayock of the NFL Network, Chad Reuter and Rob Rang of CBS/NFLDraftScout.com, and an NFL team scout who spoke anonymously because he's not allowed to share his opinions publicly -- gave their opinions on some of the game's top NFL prospects and where they might be selected in April's draft:

Three similar play calls. Three different settings. Three memorable results.

LOS ANGELES -- Tampa Bay quarterback Josh Freeman has nine career victories, six of them fourth-quarter comebacks.

Cleveland running back Peyton Hillis has emerged as one of the NFL's toughest ball carriers to bring down.

LOS ANGELES -- The NFL doesn't allow gambling, but its teams sure have made some risky rolls of the dice this season.

And, all of a sudden, a few of those gambles are going belly-up:

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- They're No. 1. Twice.