There is no shortage of possible contenders this week as the Masters gets underway. Tom Glavine Jersey . Here are a few to keep your eye on and possibly include in your pool. Rory McIlroyDespite blowing up on the final nine in 2011, McIlroy showed he has the game to play at Augusta National. And, after a flat 2013 campaign, there are signs of life in his game this year that include a win in Australia at the end of last year and three top-10 finishes in five PGA Tour starts this year. Phil MickelsonNot many golfers have as impressive a record at Augusta National as Phil Mickelson who has only missed the top 10 three times since 1999. However one of those was last year and he also pulled an oblique muscle two weeks ago which forced him to withdraw from the Texas Open. The reigning British Open champion has won five majors in the last 10 years. Dustin JohnsonSupremely talented and enjoying a good season, Wayne Gretzkys future son-in-laws best finish at Augusta National is a tie for 13th, which came last year. This year, hes ranked second in Driving Distance and third in Greens In Regulation, and no one has made more birdies this year than DJ. Hes also a very good putter which will likely be his make-or-break club this week. Graeme McDowellAlthough hes missed the cut three of the last four times, McDowell has five top-10 finishes in his six starts this year and is leading the Strokes Gained – Putting category. Good putters do well at Augusta National and McDowell also knows how to play under pressure. And what Northern Irishman doesnt look good in green? Jason DayHes finished in the top three here in two of the last three years and is the fourth-ranked golfer in the world. Hes pronounced himself healthy from the thumb injury he sustained a few weeks back and he has a win already this year. If his putting stays sharp, he will have a chance to follow in the footsteps of compatriot Adam Scott. Graeme DeLaetAs we all know, first-timers havent fared well around here of late, but with more than a quarter of the field made up of those on their maiden voyage at the Masters, the odds have never been better. DeLaet has a game well-suited for Augusta National and hes arrived feeling healthy and excited, and playing some excellent golf. He wont have any trouble getting the ball to the green but its what happens once hes on those putting surfaces that will determine how he fares. Sergio GarciaAfter coming off this course and proclaiming that he would never win a major championship, Garcia has quietly become a legitimate pick around here again, thanks in large part to his improved putting. He seems to be an older, wiser player these days playing a much calmer game. However, a little of his old fire and passion wouldnt hurt him here this week. Adam ScottIts tough for a champion to defend at any major. Theres always so much attention and so many extra duties that throw the winner out of their regular routine. But Adam Scott seems prepared for that and has used his energy wisely this week. Still, theres probably a good reason why only three champs have ever followed up their victory with another win. Matt KucharHas anyone been more consistent this year than Matt Kuchar? Yes, he missed glorious opportunities to win the last couple of tournaments but the fact he was in the hunt speaks volumes about where his game is at. He has top-10 finishes both of the last two years around here and has played as well as anyone in the majors since 2010. He is due. Jeff Burroughs Jersey .ca! 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The 49ers announced Thursday that Manningham had signed a two-year deal to join the team he helped knock out in the NFC championship game two months ago in their latest offensive upgrade at wide receiver.CHICAGO - Chicago Bears coach Marc Trestman ran through the faults he saw in his team during its latest loss and it sure sounded familiar.The Bears have dropped six of their last eight games, occupy last place in the NFC North and are playing more like a team expecting one of the top picks in the draft than one that expected to challenge for a division title.We didnt have any kind of consistency, Trestman said Tuesday, one day after a dispiriting 31-15 home loss to the Saints. We had really no kind of passing game early in the game, for the first half. It was certainly not good enough. Thats all there is to it.When Bears offensive co-ordinator Aaron Kromer admitted to the team last week hed been the anonymous source for a story criticizing quarterback Jay Cutler, the perceived betrayal sent ripples through the team. Players and Trestman insisted that had little or nothing to do with Mondays game, in which the Chicago offence gained only 278 yards against a 31st-ranked Saints defence that had allowed more than 400 yards in four straight games.People make mistakes; were not perfect, tackle Jordan Mills said of Kromer. That had nothing to do with our focus this week. He apologized for it and we moved on for it. He was sincere about it. ... None of that affected us. We just need to be more consistent.Cutler had three interceptions and was sacked seven times. Prior to an abbreviated postgame press conference, he told WBBM-AM that any effect from the Kromer comments diminished through the week.Monday was different, Cutler said of the day Kromer told the team. I think Tuesday, Wednesday we adjusted fine. By Thursday, we were back to game planning and football. We just had to do the press conferences and do that. But it didnnt affect me preparing for the game. Chad Sobotka Jersey. It didnt affect the rest of the guys, I think, preparing for the game.Kromer had suggested Cutler has problems reading defences and changing out of running plays against certain formations. Following Mondays game, the Saints said they saw evidence of this so they disguised their coverages.Dont tell them (Cutler) what (defence) youre in, cornerback Keenan Lewis said. Make them figure it out at the last minute. There was a lot of success doing that. By film study, we watched that and saw a couple teams do the same thing and have success.When asked whether Cutler was off his game, Trestman said: I was off my game. Our entire group was off their game tonight.Penalties again plagued the Bears offence and special teams, and Trestman took the blame for the punt team lining up with only 10 men to try a failed fake punt.We should have had 11 players, but we had 10, Trestman said. Im responsible for that.There were nearly 11,000 no-shows and the Bears left to a chorus of boos at halftime for a team now 5-9 on the year and 13-17 in two seasons under Trestman. The Bears were 10-6 in 2012, the final season under Lovie Smith before he was fired.The team is trying to keep its focus on Sundays home finale with Detroit and the season finale with Minnesota.Theres a lot of good things going on with our football team, but the bottom line is that we arent winning, Trestman said. Theres a lot of guys working hard. Theres a bunch of guys getting better. We are developing young guys.But the bottom line is that this is a business based on winning and losing. We cant sugarcoat it. We are disappointed that were not playing well enough to win and we havent in the last three games. ' ' '