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NFL WEEK 13 - 11/29/2006 8:51:41 PM

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Sport Illustrated's new power poll has four (4) AFC teams and then the Bears at #5.

What does that say about the Super Bowl?

Colts
Chargers
Ravens
Patriots
Bears

Interesting set of Quarterbacks there: Peyton Manning, Philip "Phenom" Rivers, Steve McNair, Tom Brady, and Rex "ahem" Grossman.

Colts: have the passing best offense.

Chargers: Feature Phillip Rivers, LT, and Antonio Gates. Defense is nicked up.

Ravens: Best turnover ratio in the League, good special teams, and evolving ball control offense. Second best receiving core of the top teams.

Patriots: Tom Brady throwing to..... I honestly don't know. Rookie RB Moroney looks good, defense is stout.

Bears: Rugged defense, solid running game, erratic passing game. Turnovers might doom their SB run.

Rising: Dallas Cowboys: Seem to be peaking and jelling around Romo. Can't underestimate the Parcells factor, but running game is pedestrian.

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Peyton Manning: Field General Extraordinaire, moving better to avoid the rush, and at times looks positively unstoppable.

Steve McNair: Has delivered in the clutch this season, spearheading three (3) fourth quarter comebacks. Delivers the ball evenly to the WRs, TEs, and RBs. Great pocket presense and is still somewhat elusive and unsackable.

Phillip Rivers: Wouldn't any QB like to dump it off to LT or toss it to Antonio Gates in a pinch? From what I have seen, accurate passer with very good field awarness. Delivers a nice ball, throws are Bradyesque.

Tom Brady: Curious if he, too, would have pin ball numbers in the Colts system. Hasn't looked as clutch this season but led the team back to beat the BEARS with some nice throws. Wonder how Manning would be if his WRs churned, and Marvin Harrison were playing elsewhere?

Rex Grossman: Only Marino could lead a team to the SB as a rookie QB. Grossman only has 16 starts under his belt, and something tells me that's not enough.

Tony Romo: Is he this year's Kurt Warner?

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RE: NFL WEEK 13 - 11/30/2006 6:53:42 AM

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quote:

Patriots: Tom Brady throwing to..... I honestly don't know. Rookie RB Moroney looks good, defense is stout.

Interesting stats below:

>Bill Belichick has been a head coach in the NFL for exactly 200 games. For the first 100 of them, somebody other than Tom Brady was his starting quarterback. Belichick went 42-58 in those games, for a winning percentage of .420, with one playoff berth in six seasons.

In Belichick's most recent 100 games, dating from the start of New England's Brady era in Week 3 of 2001, Belichick is 76-24 (.760), with three Super Bowl victories, four playoff berths, and a fifth postseason run in six years looking very likely<

Sports Illustrated

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RE: NFL WEEK 13 - 11/30/2006 7:37:58 AM

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I read that SI article, last night, interesting stuff.
I feel that the AFC rules and is stronger than the NFC. The Bears, I like 'em, but I don't have a lot of confidence in Rex Grossman, he needs more experience and their defense is bailing them out, great defense, like to watch 'em strip the ball.
If the Ravens peak at the right time (looks like they are), they're gonna be tough to beat. We'll see how they do tonight in the Jungle.

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RE: NFL WEEK 13 - 11/30/2006 9:35:06 AM

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The AFC has been stronger than the NFC for a couple of years now. Experts always state confidently that "it's a cyclical thing," but that's just a high-falutin' way of admitting that you don't know what's going on.

Of course, I don't have a good explanation either. I can point to some reasons why the AL is stronger than the NL in baseball, but those same reasons wouldn't apply to football.

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RE: NFL WEEK 13 - 11/30/2006 9:50:48 AM

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Yep, and AFC strength thing. I prefer the AFC, probably because I like the Steelers and tend to watch more AFC games and follow them more closely than the NFC.

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RE: NFL WEEK 13 - 11/30/2006 2:49:05 PM

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Denver and Dallas in the superbowl. I expect that because I highly dislike both teams. The Colts and the Bears would be outstanding, but I doubt either will make it. The Steelers!!!!!

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RE: NFL WEEK 13 - 11/30/2006 6:52:31 PM

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Denver

Not my favorite team either. But I'm looking forward to Jay Cutler's debut.

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