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    I suppose since they had the #1 offense in the NFL last year

    The Saints having more yards is tripe, the Colts had the best offense in football last year. They scored more points per game, didn't turn the ball over as much in the red zone, and produced one of the best third down conversion rates in league history. Peyton Manning and the Colts offense carried one of the worst run defenses in NFL history to a 12-4 record, and were two plays away from having the best record in the league.

     

    It still amazes me how painfully and downright ignorant the writers were last year to vote for Drew Brees over Peyton Manning for All-Pro selection. They should be ashamed of themselves.

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    Of those seven teams, my pick would be Seattle.

     

    With every NFC East defense considerably incorporating the blitz in some fashion, the best offensive line wins the division so Philly repeats imo. And even though the Chargers not only didn't fire AJ Smith, but of all things let him hire Norv Turner to be the Chargers' head coach, they will still win the division given the rest of the teams in the AFC West this year (Denver is on an upswing though, with Cutler at QB and Jim Bates coaching the defense).

     

    All three of Seattle's rivals have improved this off-season, meanwhile the anchor of the Seahawks' run defense DT Marcus Tubbs is recovering from microfracture knee surgery. RB Shaun Alexander is anoither year older and just as one-dimensional as ever, and the offensive line still isn't near what it was in 2005 - which doesn't bode well for QB Matt Hasselbeck, a mediocre quarterback who needs the running game/Alexander to carry him to success. That Mike Holmgren was able to take Seahawks to the Super Bowl in 2005, regardless of how painfully bad the NFC was, speaks to his great football acumen.

     

    Though I'm not getting drunk on the St. Louis Rams Kool-Aid like some others. I stated when Scott Linehan was hired that the Rams were three draft classes away from being a legit playoff team, and still maintain that now, although they can get into the Tournament this year if things really go their way and DT/DE Adam Carriker steps up in a big way in 2006.

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    Twenty-one posts and no one has mentioned that Russ Grimm is now coaching the offensive line of the Arizona Cardinals, after fulfilling that position with the Pittsburgh Steelers for many years? Cripes.

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    That doesn't make sense. This is reality, not Madden.

     

    Why on earth would the Titans, a franchise struggling to get more talented, give up valuable draft picks for a free agent in 2008, who would have to learn the offense after Week 4 as you suggest? Especially when they aren't making the playoffs with or without Turner.

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    I would take Ronnie Brown in a heartbeat, if not sooner.

     

    Much like Steven Jackson did in his third year in 2006 with Scott Linehan as his OC/HC, I think Brown will finally have his chance to blossom with Cam Cameron as his offensive coordinator/head coach for the long haul, veteran Trent Green (who has greatly helped his RBs for the last 5 or so years) as his starting QB, and newly-signed Cory Schlesinger as his FB. That Brown managed to do what he did last year with Mike "My Offense and Decision-Making is" Mularkey calling plays, in addition to the horrible situation the Dolphins had at QB, speaks to his ability.

     

    I'm not thrilled about McGahee's fit in Baltimore and their offense, nor the Ravens already paying him big money; especially when he didn't study the playbook in Buffalo and had to be told/signaled the play from the sidelines many times, and danced around too much in the backfield. It's no surprise the Bills couldn't ship him out fast enough and chose to upgrade by drafting Marshawn Lynch, who will flourish in Fairchild's offense imo. McGahee was a very successful back in college, but he's never lived up to that in the pros unlike the other prominent Miami backs in the league nor do I expect him to.

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    The last time Indy beat the Chargers, Manning had to convert a 4th and long to sustain the drive that won the game.

    The last time San Diego beat the Colts, Drew Brees was their starting quarterback.

     

    That "4th and long" was 4th and 4, incidentally. And after converting the 4th and 4, the Colts drove on to score a touchdown with one minute left on the clock, scored a 2 pt conversion, intercepted Brees to take the game into overtime, won the toss, and scored thereafter.

     

    The Chargers have had Indys number for a couple of years now.

    The Chargers and Colts have played each other all of two times in the last six years, in 2004 (Indy won 34-31) and in 2005 (SD won 26-17).

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