| There is nothing more potentially
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| | that he definitely has pictures of
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| distracting to an NFL team than a
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| | someone on the coaching staff cheating on
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| quarterback controversy. When a starter
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| | his wife -- and he appears to be about to
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| has his job threatened by a precocious
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| | pull it off again. The difference is that
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| backup, or loses it altogether, it can
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| | this year there is a decent quarterback
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| divide the team and hurt a whining
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| | behind him (apologies to Kyle Orton and
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| millionaire's feelings. Ask Trent Green
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| | Chad Hutchinson) in the form of Brian
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| or Rob Johnson if they are sending
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| | Griese. Chicago hasn't had a good QB
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| Christmas cards to Kurt Warner or Doug
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| | since Jim McMahon tortured us with the
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| Flutie.The quarterbacking is so
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| | Super Bowl Shuffle. Griese is no Jim
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| inconsistent in the league these days
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| | McMahon, but Grossman isn't a Super Bowl
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| that half of the teams have real problems
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| | quarterback (although if Jeff Hostetler
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| heading into the season, and that's being
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| | can win the big one, anyone can), so
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| generous. Beyond the handful of
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| | Griese should be in charge of the offense
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| star-caliber players, any quarterback
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| | before the Jets have been eliminated from
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| could be a starter in September and
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| | playoff contention (about October 3).
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| unemployed at Thanksgiving. Here's a look
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| | Grossman will probably suffer his annual
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| at eight teams with the most tenuous
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| | season-ending injury by then, too.Green
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| starters, and my odds that the player
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| | Bay Packers (25/1) - How would the
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| finishes the season with his job:Dallas
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| | Rolling Stones tell Mick Jagger that his
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| Cowboys (3/2) - Stop me if you've heard
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| | lips are too big to be in the band
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| this before - Drew Bledsoe has a
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| | anymore? The Packers face a similar
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| high-potential young QB with no pro
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| | dilemma. The team is going to be bad, and
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| experience stuck behind him on the depth
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| | Favre is going to struggle and get
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| chart. The last time this happened some
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| | frustrated. However, it is doubtful that
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| guy named Tom Brady took over after an
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| | there are enough balls in the state of
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| injury and earned the right to lift the
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| | Wisconsin for someone to tell him to shut
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| Vince Lombardi Trophy while Bledsoe got
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| | up, sit down and give Aaron Rodgers the
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| to polish his resume. The Dallas starter
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| | ball. This could get ugly. Really, really
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| is having a good training camp, and his
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| | ugly.Buffalo Bills (75/1) - Can you have
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| role isn't in question. However, Tony
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| | a quarterback controversy when you don't
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| Romo is playing so well that Bledsoe is
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| | really have a quarterback? J.P. Losman is
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| destined to end up with an ulcer worrying
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| | the starter, but no one is mistaking him
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| about what could happen to his job. I
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| | for Jim Kelly in Buffalo. Kelly Holcomb
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| hope that Parcells does bench Bledsoe at
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| | is the backup. He's so good he couldn't
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| some point, just because the explosion
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| | even cut it with the quarterbacking
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| would be so much fun to watch. Bledsoe
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| | powerhouse that is the Cleveland Browns.
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| wouldn't find his demotion nearly as
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| | The only saving grace for the Bills is
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| funny as I would.Denver Broncos (8/1) -
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| | that they are going to be so bad that no
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| At this point, Jay Cutler apparently
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| | one will notice, or care, who their QB
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| walks on water and is on the verge of
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| | is.New York Jets (85/1) - You thought the
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| curing cancer. That shining golden boy
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| | Bills had it bad! Chad Pennington is
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| will be tempting for Bronco's fans,
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| | damaged goods, and he's fragile. Patrick
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| especially since Jake Plummer is
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| | Ramsey is, well, Patrick Ramsey. Kellen
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| guaranteed to make 3.4 awful plays per
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| | Clemens is probably the best of the
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| game. Cutler, of course, won't be nearly
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| | bunch, but he is raw and a long way away
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| as good under real conditions as he has
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| | from being ready for the primetime.
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| been in the preseason, but that won't
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| | Pennington is apparently going to start
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| matter to the fans that are booing and
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| | the season, but it doesn't matter,
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| crying for the Snake's head. Plummer
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| | because all three players will take a
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| better win early and win often.Arizona
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| | turn at starting before this nightmare
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| Cardinals (20/1) - Kurt Warner went from
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| | season ends.Oakland Raiders (900/1) - The
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| best grocery store clerk in Iowa to the
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| | fact that Aaron Brooks is still a
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| best quarterback in the league. That was
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| | starting quarterback in the NFL is proof
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| a long time ago. The last few years he
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| | that there isn't enough quarterbacking
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| has been uninspiring. His numbers last
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| | talent on the planet. It's not good
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| year were helped by a freakishly talented
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| | enough to look eerily like Martin
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| receiving corps, and he will be further
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| | Lawrence. Brooks got progressively worse
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| helped by the addition of Edgerrin James.
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| | in his last three seasons in New Orleans,
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| No amount of offensive strength around
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| | and he wasn't exactly standing on top of
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| him, however, can hide the fact that his
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| | Mt. Everest when he started this
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| spiral looks like a duck with a bullet in
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| | freefall. Oakland is going to be a very
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| its gut. Matt Leinart hurt his case by
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| | bad team, and Brooks certainly won't help
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| holding out, but the Cards have a new
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| | the situation. One of his backups will
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| stadium, which means more than 17 people
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| | take over, probably right after Randy
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| will be attending their games. When the
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| | Moss runs Brooks over in the parking lot.
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| Cards get off to a typically bad start
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| | I hope it's Andrew Walter, because
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| (and they will - they're the Cards), the
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| | Tuiasosopo is way too hard to spell.Check
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| pressure will be intense for Leinart to
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| | Doc's Sports site for daily sports
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| get the ball. The only reason Dennis
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| | betting articles, College Football Odds,
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| Green might not make the change is if
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| | NFL Odds, and NFL Power Rankings.Doc's
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| he's afraid of what Mrs. Warner might do
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| | Sports Handicapping Service
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| to him.Chicago Bears (25/1) - There is
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| | 1-866-238-6696Since 1971 Doc's Sports
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| something in the water in Chicago that
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| | has been recognized as one of the leaders
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| blinds coaches to the fact that Rex
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| | and most trusted names in sports
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| Grossman is a truly terrible quarterback.
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| | handicapping information.
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| He keeps getting named starter -- proving
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