| My Power Rankings are based somewhat on
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| | 6) Philadelphia Eagles (0-1) - Don't
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| performance thus far, but still factors
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| | think for a second that playing without
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| in overall potential and how I think
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| | Trotter didn't make a difference on
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| they'll do this season. I want to avoid
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| | Monday. Regardless, I've said it before
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| wild swings in where I have teams ranked,
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| | and I'll say it again, this team is
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| but it may be inevitable. Here is one
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| | wobbling.
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| man's view of Week 2:New England (-3) at
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| | 7) Dallas Cowboys (1-0) - Let's not get
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| Carolina, 1 p.m. on Sunday
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| | too excited about Drew Bledsoe just yet.
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| This will be a tight fight - and is the
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| | He's still got plenty of turnovers left
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| marquee game of the weekend. I wonder how
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| | in that arm.
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| Sports Illustrated feels about its Super
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| | 8) Buffalo Bills (1-0) - Buffalo is now
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| Bowl pick starting 0-2? But after last
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| | 10-3 in it's last 13 games.
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| season's 1-7 start by the Panthers I
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| | 9) Kansas City Chiefs (1-0) - Just when
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| don't think they'll be too worried about
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| | you think that Larry Johnson has turned
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| an 0-fer in their first two contests.This
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| | the corner in his career, he gets
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| is a rematch of Super Bowl 38 (the Roman
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| | arrested for beating up his
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| numerals are just too cumbersome) and
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| | ex-girlfriend. Scumbag.
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| many of the principles are still in place
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| | 10) New Orleans Saints (1-0) - It's
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| for both organizations. You have to love
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| | tragic that it may have taken something
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| the home dogs in the NFL, and I do think
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| | like a natural disaster to get this
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| that the odds of a team with as much
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| | collection of talent to play focused,
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| promise as the Panthers dropping two
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| | purposeful football. But so be it.
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| straight in front of their own fans, but
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| | 11) Carolina Panthers (0-1) - Loss of
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| the Pats are really tough to go against.
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| | Kris Jenkins will hurt. Hopefully it
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| I would feel a lot better about this game
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| | won't be a harbinger of things to come.
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| if I were a Carolina fan if A) Kris
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| | Stephen Davis' line last Sunday (13
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| Jenkins had waited until next week to
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| | carries, 81 yards, TD) was very
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| have a season-ending injury, B) Bill
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| | promising.
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| Belichick didn't have those three extra
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| | 12) Cincinnati Bengals (1-0) - Took care
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| days to game plan, C) Corey Dillon was
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| | of business against weak Browns team in
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| still on the Bengals, and D) Hurricane
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| | Cleveland. If they're going to make the
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| Ophelia hit at about 1 p.m. on
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| | playoffs they need to win games like this
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| Sunday.Buffalo at Tampa Bay (-3), 1 p.m.
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| | week's against Minnesota. They are also
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| on Sunday
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| | 5-2 ATS in their last seven games.
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| If this game were in Buffalo in
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| | 13) Baltimore Ravens (0-1) - What ever
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| December, everyone would be talking about
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| | happened to Brian Billick, offensive
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| warm weather teams traveling to cold
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| | genius?
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| climates. Why doesn't anyone make a
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| | 14) San Diego Chargers (0-1) - The
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| similar distinction between cold weather
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| | Million Dollar Question: do you trade
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| teams traveling down to muggy, sweltering
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| | Philip Rivers before the trading
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| Florida in September (see: Denver vs.
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| | deadline, or do you wait until next
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| Miami last weekend)? I want to see the
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| | April?
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| stat on Green Bay or Buffalo's record
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| | 15) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-0) - How
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| when the temperature at the opening
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| | would you feel about Cadillac Williams if
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| kickoff is above 85 degrees. Quick,
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| | he had only run for 77 yards on 26
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| somebody get on that. And for the record,
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| | carries (3.0 avg.)? Because those were
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| it's supposed to be 94 on Sunday with
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| | his numbers before his game-clinching
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| isolated thunderstorms.Hey, I'll admit
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| | 71-yard run.
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| that I was really shocked by the Bucs win
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| | 16) Detroit Lions (1-0) - Not too early
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| over Minnesota last Sunday. I'm not ready
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| | in the year to have a big game. If they
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| to jump on the bandwagon just yet, but no
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| | can beat the Bears, and if the Vikings
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| one ever said that there wasn't talent on
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| | lose at Cincinnati, the Lions will have
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| that club. Also, this is J.P. Losman's
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| | built an early two-game cushion over
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| first road test. He looked great against
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| | their only real competition. Kicker Jason
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| Houston at home, but if Buffalo is down 4
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| | Hanson's leg injury has him questionable
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| with five minutes to play this weekend
| |
| | for this weekend, and could play a huge
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| we'll see what the kid is made
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| | factor.
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| of.Jacksonville at Indianapolis (-9.5), 1
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| | 17) Oakland Raiders (0-1) - Love this
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| p.m. on Sunday
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| | home dog this weekend against banged-up
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| This is definitely the "Wow" line of the
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| | Kansas City. However, I will stick by my
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| week. Yeah, I know that it will be Indy's
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| | declaration that this team is
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| home opener, that on any given Sunday
| |
| | untrustworthy when it comes to me laying
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| they can put up 70, and that they handled
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| | money on them.
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| a very talented Baltimore squad in Week
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| | 18) Minnesota Vikings (0-1) - Minnesota
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| 1. But I still wasn't expecting nearly a
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| | is now 2-4 without Randy Moss over the
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| double-digit line. In their two games
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| | last 12 months. Dante Culpepper is
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| against the Colts last season, the Jags
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| | averaging 232 yards passing in those
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| lost 24-17 in Week 3 but then rolled into
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| | games with 9 TD's to 7 INT's (and that
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| the RCA Dome and beat Indy 27-24 in Week
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| | includes a 340-yard, 4 TD game vs. Green
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| 6.Manning and Co. had little trouble with
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| | Bay).
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| the Ravens defense last week, but I think
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| | 19) Washington Redskins (1-0) - Skins
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| Jacksonville will be able to generate
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| | have lost 12 in a row to the Cowboys. Jon
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| more pressure with its front four. The
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| | Jansen will play this week with two
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| trade-off is that the Jags secondary
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| | broken thumbs. Insert "Meet the Parents"
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| isn't nearly as talented as the Ravens,
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| | joke here.
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| which Manning will most likely exploit.
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| | 20) Seattle Seahawks (0-1) - I think
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| It's almost a shame that a game this big
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| | it's fair to speculate that Matt
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| for these teams is happening this early
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| | Hasselbeck's 2003 season may have just
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| when neither club is at its best.Kansas
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| | been a fluke.
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| City at Oakland (-1), 8 p.m. on Sunday
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| | 21) New York Giants (1-0) - Eli
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| The Chiefs just absolutely dominated the
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| | Manning's numbers last week (62.2 QB
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| Jets last weekend. But it was a win at a
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| | rating) are still unimpressive, and his
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| price. Willie Roaf (hamstring), Ryan Sims
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| | presence is uninspiring. Shockey's ankle
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| (foot), Tony Richardson (knee/ankle), and
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| | is fine.
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| Patrick Surtain (mild concussion) are
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| | 22) St. Louis Rams (0-1) - They
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| each questionable this weekend for the
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| | controlled the ball for 40 minutes, and
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| Chiefs, who have beaten the Raiders four
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| | put up over 400 yards of offense last
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| consecutive times.The Raiders offense is
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| | week. And still lost to the friggin'
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| so hit-or-miss (could be three-and-out,
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| | 49ers. Unbelievable.
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| could be a touchdown in 80 seconds) that
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| | 23) New York Jets (0-1) - Lots of
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| the defense won't have much time to rest
| |
| | pressure this weekend against the Fins.
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| this season. Just about the time that
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| | In that division, and in that conference,
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| Warren Sapp and Ed Jasper have let their
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| | if they lose this game they're in
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| weight settle on the bench, Kerry Collins
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| | trouble.
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| has fumbled again and it's back out on
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| | 24) Miami Dolphins (1-0) - Defended the
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| the field. Oakland wore down in the
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| | home turf with a win over Denver. Now
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| fourth quarter against New England. If
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| | they have a shot against a limping Jets
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| the same thing happens against KC, the
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| | team. Interesting.
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| Raiders are in trouble.FREE PICK: I like
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| | 25) Denver Broncos (0-1) - Jake Plummer
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| Baltimore (-3.5) on the road against
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| | has thrown 133 touchdowns in his career.
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| Tennessee. This line is low because of
| |
| | He has also thrown 143 interceptions. Oh,
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| the Kyle Boller injury, but it doesn't
| |
| | and don't think someone in the front
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| accurately reflect the talent deficit
| |
| | office doesn't have Maurice Clarett's
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| here. People are assuming Boller actually
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| | cell phone number.
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| meant something to the team. The Titans
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| | 26) Chicago Bears (0-1) - Except for
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| aren't a terrible team, but they did get
| |
| | those two pesky second-half turnovers
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| manhandled by Pittsburgh (161 rushing
| |
| | (not like those matter in a two-point
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| yards) last weekend. Baltimore is nearly
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| | game or anything) Kyle Orton looked good.
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| as physical as the Steelers and should be
| |
| | It was the rest of the offense that
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| able to pound the Titans on the ground
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| | sucked.
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| with Jamal Lewis and Chester Taylor. I'm
| |
| | 27) Houston Texans (0-1) - "I'm
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| going to ignore the fact that the Ravens
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| | embarrassed," Andre Johnson said after
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| are 1-6 ATS in their last seven games, or
| |
| | their 22-7 beating in Buffalo. "I don't
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| that Anthony Wright is just 6-7 as a
| |
| | know what to say. We didn't do anything.
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| starter (with his last loss coming
| |
| | We got our butts kicked."
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| against Tennessee in the 2003 playoffs),
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| | 28) Green Bay Packers (0-1) - Javon
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| or that there's a possibility of a
| |
| | Walker blew out his knee and is done for
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| Kordell Stewart sighting. The numbers may
| |
| | the year. I wonder what Brett Favre has
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| be hazy on this pick, but just ask
| |
| | to say about Walker's contract situation
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| yourself one simple question - which one
| |
| | now? This team is a wreck.
|
| of these teams is more likely to start
| |
| | 29) San Francisco 49ers (1-0) - Moron of
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| off 0-2?NFL Week 2 Power Rankings1) New
| |
| | the Week: Derek Smith. Linebacker is
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| England Patriots (1-0) - The Patriots are
| |
| | feeling so superior after their "big win"
|
| quickly becoming the Duke Blue Devils of
| |
| | over the Rams, that he decides to start
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| the NFL. They're constantly praised for
| |
| | talking smack about Terrell Owens before
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| their selflessness and always described
| |
| | they role into Philly. Yeah, smart. Poke
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| as underrated. Yet, I can't think of any
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| | the wounded animal with a stick.
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| other team whose slot receiver and right
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| | 30) Tennessee Titans (0-1) - Might not
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| guard I've seen in commercials in the
| |
| | be a bad idea to pick up Billy Volek on
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| last 12 months.
| |
| | your fantasy team.
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| 2) Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0) - They
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| | 31) Arizona Cardinals (0-1) - I
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| remain ahead of the Colts because they
| |
| | understand that people are entitled to
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| are more physical. They don't miss
| |
| | their opinions, but anyone who actually
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| Plexico on offense. Yet.
| |
| | picked Arizona to win the NFC West is an
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| 3) Indianapolis Colts (1-0) - If the
| |
| | idiot.
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| usually reliable Matt Stover hadn't
| |
| | 32) Cleveland Browns (0-1) - "Matt
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| shanked three field goals, and the final
| |
| | Leinhart, this is Big Dawg, ruler of the
|
| score was 24-16, would everyone still be
| |
| | Dawg Pound. Big Dawg, this is Matt
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| enamored with Indy's defense?
| |
| | Leinhart, former Heisman winner and our
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| 4) Jacksonville Jaguars (1-0) - It will
| |
| | future."Questions or comments for Robert?
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