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Sam Farmer: This season's biggest questions in the NFL

The NFL regular season kicks off this week, and like every year, the league is awash in questions.

There are seven new coaches, promising young quarterbacks from coast to coast, and Fox is taking over Thursday night football.

While everyone tries to figure what constitutes a catch, the league is looking to recapture the robust television numbers it has long enjoyed and weather the national anthem controversy that has divided the fan base.

Some questions and predictions, both serious and light-hearted:

Five quarterbacks were taken in the first round of this year's draft. Which one will have the biggest impact?

Well, four of them will be holding clipboards in Week 1, with only the New York Jets' Sam Darnold getting the starting nod. Cleveland's Baker

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