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The Ultimate Source for your Ph.D. in Pigskin |
| 2008
Week Seven Power Rankings
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Tennessee (6-0) | Before anyone starts printing up championship t-shirts for the Titans, remember that they're undefeated against teams that are a combined 12-26. | |
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New York Giants (5-1) | Sure, it wasn't impressive, but with Pittsburgh, Dallas, and Philadelphia coming up, you can see why they might have been distracted. | |
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Pittsburgh (5-1) | That might have been the hardest hit I've ever seen, Hines Ward. | |
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Washington (5-2) | An ugly win, but it's another ugly win. | |
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Buffalo (5-1) | While he isn't making anyone forget Jim Kelly, Trent Edwards is doing a solid job guiding this Bills' offense. | |
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Tampa Bay (5-2) | With the way he's played since being reinserted as the starter, I wonder what Jon Gruden thinks of Jeff Garcia now? | |
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Indianapolis (3-3) | Outside of some of the games against the Patriots, that may have been the worst game I've ever seen Peyton Manning play. | |
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Philadelphia (3-3) | If it isn't one injury, it's another. Just when they get Brian Westbrook back, All-Pro Shawn Andrews is lost for six weeks after back surgery. | |
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Jacksonville (3-3) | After a rough starting schedule, the next three are against Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Detroit. | |
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Carolina (5-2) | The only problem I have with this team is their inconsistency. Seven days after getting blasted by the Bucs, they shut down the Saints' potent offense. | |
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San Diego (3-4) | I just don't understand how this team could be playing this bad. | |
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New England (4-2) | After a probably career-ending injury to Rodney Harrison, it will be interesting to see the play of a relatively young secondary for the rest of the season. | |
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Denver (4-3) | Something tells me Andre Hall probably won't get many more opportunities at the running back position - yeah, two fumbles in two plays will do that for you. | |
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Dallas (4-3) | If Tony Romo sits out the next two weeks as he says, they'll be 4-5 heading into Washington in week 11. | |
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Arizona (4-2) | With all those weapons, no one is surprised that the Cards have a top-five offense, but their 11th-ranked run defense is a shocker. | |
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New Orleans (3-3) | If the Falcons win seven or eight games this year, don't be surprised to see coach Mike Smith win coach of the year - he's already done a great job. | |
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Chicago (4-3) | They caught a break against the Vikings, but with all of the bad luck they've had this year, they're due a couple of bounces. | |
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Green Bay (4-3) | Now that's the opportunistic defense I thought I'd see all year long. | |
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Minnesota (3-4) | Do you think Brad Childress is spending some time on special teams this week? | |
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Baltimore (3-3) | Watching Willis McGahee running hard must have been a welcome sight to John Harbaugh. Now, he won't have to rely on Joe Flacco as much. | |
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New Orleans (3-4) | Deuce better be ready, because he's about to see the ball a lot. | |
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Houston (2-4) | When you look at it, they're a coin flip and a missed Sage Rosenfels slide from being 4-2. | |
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New York Jets (3-3) | It's a pretty easy formula for the Jets this year. If Brett plays well, they win. When he plays bad, like he did against the Raiders, they won't beat anyone. | |
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Cleveland (2-4) | It was a valiant effort against Washington, but we're getting to a point in the season where it may be time to find out what Brady Quinn can do. | |
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Oakland (2-4) | Sebastian Janikowski has the strongest leg I've ever seen. Unfortunately, it's coupled with one of the worst work ethics. | |
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Miami (2-4) | Now that the league is catching up to the Wildcat formation, what will be the next trick in Tony Sporano's bag? | |
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St. Louis (2-4) | Why haven't they moved up farther than this? Because I want to see how they'll play when the emotion from getting a new coach wears off. | |
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San Francisco (2-5) | I've been a Mike Singletary proponent for a while now. It's time to find out if my instincts were correct. | |
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Seattle (1-5) | The difference between them drafting in the top three or the top ten depends on how healthy Matt Hasselbeck is for the rest of the year. | |
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Kansas City (1-5) | I hope Herm Edwards realizes that while he's trying to prove a point to his younger players in dealing with Larry Johnson, he's jeopardizing his job. | |
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Cincinnati (0-7) | I just looked through the rest of their schedule and the only winnable game is the last - against Kansas City. | |
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Detroit (0-6) | The bad news - they lost again. The good news - Dan Orlovsky figured out that the end zone is only 10 yards deep. |
