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		<title>By: skinsgal4life</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 02:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The only thing that would be better than Michael Sick and the Eagles being ranked at #30 would be if they were ranked at #32. There&#039;s still time! It&#039;s been wonderful watching the &quot;Dynasty&quot; fall apart.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The only thing that would be better than Michael Sick and the Eagles being ranked at #30 would be if they were ranked at #32. There&#8217;s still time! It&#8217;s been wonderful watching the &#8220;Dynasty&#8221; fall apart.</p>
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		<title>By: dukemarc</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;9.  Packers:  The Giants officially are in Green Bay’s head, Werder.&quot;

Does that mean the Packers were in the Giants head the previous 2 games(Regular Season 2010 &amp; 2011) which occurred less than 12 months apart. 

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;9.  Packers:  The Giants officially are in Green Bay’s head, Werder.&#8221;</p>
<p>Does that mean the Packers were in the Giants head the previous 2 games(Regular Season 2010 &amp; 2011) which occurred less than 12 months apart. </p>
<p>Overact much?</p>
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		<title>By: ipitydafu</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:23:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;logicalvoicesays says: Nov 27, 2012 1:42 PM

The Redskins are better than the Giants and it will be justified in these last 5 weeks. Better HC, QB, RB, Owner. Just superior all around.&quot;

I&#039;m a Redskins fan and even I gave this post a thumbs down.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;logicalvoicesays says: Nov 27, 2012 1:42 PM</p>
<p>The Redskins are better than the Giants and it will be justified in these last 5 weeks. Better HC, QB, RB, Owner. Just superior all around.&#8221;</p>
<p>I&#8217;m a Redskins fan and even I gave this post a thumbs down.</p>
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		<title>By: bingobrown12</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 05:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Patriots have a running game this year folks.
Be afraid be very afraid.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Patriots have a running game this year folks.<br />
Be afraid be very afraid.</p>
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		<title>By: watchdawg1103</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 05:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NFC East is a tough division because you never know what you will get week to week with any of our teams. The Eagles has big expectations, but someone will gladly coach them. Foles may not be the answer. RG3 is a beast, no denying that, but he can&#039;t do it all. He will be able to attract higher profile free agents to the Skins. NY is NY, reigning champs so can&#039;t count them out. As for my Cowboys...sigh...I expected us to be much lower in this list. Romo is either hot or cold. But Garrett HAS to go and he can&#039;t be replaced with another Jerry Jones puppet or we will remain middle to last in the pack. The team needs discipline and he is not the man for the job.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The NFC East is a tough division because you never know what you will get week to week with any of our teams. The Eagles has big expectations, but someone will gladly coach them. Foles may not be the answer. RG3 is a beast, no denying that, but he can&#8217;t do it all. He will be able to attract higher profile free agents to the Skins. NY is NY, reigning champs so can&#8217;t count them out. As for my Cowboys&#8230;sigh&#8230;I expected us to be much lower in this list. Romo is either hot or cold. But Garrett HAS to go and he can&#8217;t be replaced with another Jerry Jones puppet or we will remain middle to last in the pack. The team needs discipline and he is not the man for the job.</p>
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		<title>By: forever9ers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 05:37:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Niners are a top 5 team with Alex Smith at QB.
Now with Kaepernick at QB going forward, by the end of the season the Niners can BEAT any team anywhere.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Niners are a top 5 team with Alex Smith at QB.<br />
Now with Kaepernick at QB going forward, by the end of the season the Niners can BEAT any team anywhere.</p>
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		<title>By: bobhk</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 04:06:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@richwizl says:
Nov 27, 2012 10:35 PM
bobhk thinks the Patriots wouldn’t go far in the NFC, I disagree. First of all they’d only have to get 9 wins to get in and I don’t think they’d lose more than 7 games in any NFC Division; especially since the best team in the NFC (Giants) have just barely squeaked by them in showdowns. Anyway, we’ll know a lot more after the next 3 games.

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I guess we will know. Giants are good but not hands down best. Besides giants have taken care of pats recently. 
You&#039;d need a lot less wins to make afc playoffs especially in afc east. 
In pretty much every NFC division they&#039;d be wild card. The roll up 6 wins on lowly jets bills and fins. 
Any other division they&#039;d have a loss or two more. 
I&#039;m not saying they are not good but they are not as good as it seems by their beatdowns recently. Of course time will tell.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@richwizl says:<br />
Nov 27, 2012 10:35 PM<br />
bobhk thinks the Patriots wouldn’t go far in the NFC, I disagree. First of all they’d only have to get 9 wins to get in and I don’t think they’d lose more than 7 games in any NFC Division; especially since the best team in the NFC (Giants) have just barely squeaked by them in showdowns. Anyway, we’ll know a lot more after the next 3 games.</p>
<p> &#8212;&#8212;<br />
I guess we will know. Giants are good but not hands down best. Besides giants have taken care of pats recently.<br />
You&#8217;d need a lot less wins to make afc playoffs especially in afc east.<br />
In pretty much every NFC division they&#8217;d be wild card. The roll up 6 wins on lowly jets bills and fins.<br />
Any other division they&#8217;d have a loss or two more.<br />
I&#8217;m not saying they are not good but they are not as good as it seems by their beatdowns recently. Of course time will tell.</p>
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		<title>By: larryboodry</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 03:54:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;8.  Bears:  The biggest difference between the 2012 Bears and the 1985 Bears is that, if six starters got hurt against the Super Bowl XX champions, they played for the other team.&quot;

Well, of course.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;8.  Bears:  The biggest difference between the 2012 Bears and the 1985 Bears is that, if six starters got hurt against the Super Bowl XX champions, they played for the other team.&#8221;</p>
<p>Well, of course.</p>
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		<title>By: richwizl</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 03:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[bobhk thinks the Patriots wouldn&#039;t go far in the NFC, I disagree.  First of all they&#039;d only have to get 9 wins to get in and I don&#039;t think they&#039;d lose more than 7 games in any NFC  Division; especially since the best team in the NFC (Giants) have just barely squeaked by them in showdowns.  Anyway, we&#039;ll know a lot more after the next 3 games.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>bobhk thinks the Patriots wouldn&#8217;t go far in the NFC, I disagree.  First of all they&#8217;d only have to get 9 wins to get in and I don&#8217;t think they&#8217;d lose more than 7 games in any NFC  Division; especially since the best team in the NFC (Giants) have just barely squeaked by them in showdowns.  Anyway, we&#8217;ll know a lot more after the next 3 games.</p>
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		<title>By: defscottyb</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 03:05:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Redskins should be a little higher.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Redskins should be a little higher.</p>
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		<title>By: ImproperRedskin</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 02:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If my fellow Redskin fan LogicalVoice was a scientist, we&#039;d call him an &quot; early adopter&quot;. Sometimes that works out, sometimes not. 

Most lifelong Redskins fans are apologists of varying stripe. We&#039;ve had to be, over the years. Now there&#039;s real reason to cheer in DC-- and it&#039;s not just RG3, although heaven knows he&#039;s reason number one.  

Forgive us, if we&#039;re overly optimistic at this juncture.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If my fellow Redskin fan LogicalVoice was a scientist, we&#8217;d call him an &#8221; early adopter&#8221;. Sometimes that works out, sometimes not. </p>
<p>Most lifelong Redskins fans are apologists of varying stripe. We&#8217;ve had to be, over the years. Now there&#8217;s real reason to cheer in DC&#8211; and it&#8217;s not just RG3, although heaven knows he&#8217;s reason number one.  </p>
<p>Forgive us, if we&#8217;re overly optimistic at this juncture.</p>
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		<title>By: tedmurph</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 02:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[bobhk says:

They beat up a tebow lead team, got extremely lucky against the ravens last playoffs and the same luck went the other way in Super Bowl. I know they are good, but I would temper the exuberance. They would not get very far in the NFC field.

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Keep making all the excuses you want about the Pats, you can&#039;t argue their accomplishments( I suspect a bitter ravens fan). First, you have no idea how they&#039;d do in the NFC field. Second, I&#039;d put the Pats, Texans, Broncos, ravens and steelers(w/Roethlisberger), against Giants, GB, Bears Falcons and 49ers any day(see power rankings). Sorry Evans got stripped and Cundiff missed, deal with it. And, if your not a ravens fan, I&#039;m sure the Pats own your team too(unless you&#039;re a Giants fan).]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>bobhk says:</p>
<p>They beat up a tebow lead team, got extremely lucky against the ravens last playoffs and the same luck went the other way in Super Bowl. I know they are good, but I would temper the exuberance. They would not get very far in the NFC field.</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br />
Keep making all the excuses you want about the Pats, you can&#8217;t argue their accomplishments( I suspect a bitter ravens fan). First, you have no idea how they&#8217;d do in the NFC field. Second, I&#8217;d put the Pats, Texans, Broncos, ravens and steelers(w/Roethlisberger), against Giants, GB, Bears Falcons and 49ers any day(see power rankings). Sorry Evans got stripped and Cundiff missed, deal with it. And, if your not a ravens fan, I&#8217;m sure the Pats own your team too(unless you&#8217;re a Giants fan).</p>
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		<title>By: bobhk</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 02:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@tedmurph says:
Nov 27, 2012 6:35 PM
Giants had lost 2 in a row before beating an undermanned GB team, including getting blown out by Cincy. Everyone was asking what was wrong. 49ers tied the Rams@home, the team the Pats beat by 38. Pats can only play who is on the schedule. The fact that lately, a lot of the games have been over by halftime, is significant. I like their chances no matter who they play in the postseason, including the ravens.
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Sure Pats can play whoever is on the schedule. However, that does not mean that what they&#039;ve accomplished is to be judged the same way as teams with tougher opponents. Pats have the easiest schedule in the NFL (or close). 
You give example of the Rams. Well that can work both ways. Pats lost to Cards (at home!!). That&#039;s the very same team that niners blew out 24-3. 
Standing alone on it&#039;s own merit is the fact that Pats have a cake walk and (while I don&#039;t deny that they are good) their true strength will come out in the playoffs (and if they win that&#039;s great for Pats fans).]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@tedmurph says:<br />
Nov 27, 2012 6:35 PM<br />
Giants had lost 2 in a row before beating an undermanned GB team, including getting blown out by Cincy. Everyone was asking what was wrong. 49ers tied the Rams@home, the team the Pats beat by 38. Pats can only play who is on the schedule. The fact that lately, a lot of the games have been over by halftime, is significant. I like their chances no matter who they play in the postseason, including the ravens.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br />
Sure Pats can play whoever is on the schedule. However, that does not mean that what they&#8217;ve accomplished is to be judged the same way as teams with tougher opponents. Pats have the easiest schedule in the NFL (or close).<br />
You give example of the Rams. Well that can work both ways. Pats lost to Cards (at home!!). That&#8217;s the very same team that niners blew out 24-3.<br />
Standing alone on it&#8217;s own merit is the fact that Pats have a cake walk and (while I don&#8217;t deny that they are good) their true strength will come out in the playoffs (and if they win that&#8217;s great for Pats fans).</p>
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		<title>By: patsfan22</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 01:32:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just want to point out that at 37ppg the Pats are on record to score the most points in a season ever (yes more than 2007). No matter who it&#039;s against, it&#039;s impressive.

Secondly our defense is a lot better, now that we&#039;ve got Talib we have benched Arrington (who is godawful) and moved McCourty to safety which has led to much improved play.

I think the number two spot in the power rankings is too high  for the Pats considering our record. However were we to play a game tomorrow the only teams I would be worried about facing are the Giants, 49ers and maybe Texans. 

As mentioned previously I think the Falcons are pretenders until proven otherwise (especially the way Ryan has been playing). Baltimore is a good team but the way Flacco&#039;s been playing the last few weeks along with the injuries to Ray Lewis and Ladarius Webb gives me confidence we&#039;d beat them especially since we lost by 1 point in Baltimore to a game heavily influenced by bad calls (both ways).]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just want to point out that at 37ppg the Pats are on record to score the most points in a season ever (yes more than 2007). No matter who it&#8217;s against, it&#8217;s impressive.</p>
<p>Secondly our defense is a lot better, now that we&#8217;ve got Talib we have benched Arrington (who is godawful) and moved McCourty to safety which has led to much improved play.</p>
<p>I think the number two spot in the power rankings is too high  for the Pats considering our record. However were we to play a game tomorrow the only teams I would be worried about facing are the Giants, 49ers and maybe Texans. </p>
<p>As mentioned previously I think the Falcons are pretenders until proven otherwise (especially the way Ryan has been playing). Baltimore is a good team but the way Flacco&#8217;s been playing the last few weeks along with the injuries to Ray Lewis and Ladarius Webb gives me confidence we&#8217;d beat them especially since we lost by 1 point in Baltimore to a game heavily influenced by bad calls (both ways).</p>
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		<title>By: blackngold4life</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 01:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since when did the Skins become the &quot;Superior team in the NFC&quot; ?  LOL]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Since when did the Skins become the &#8220;Superior team in the NFC&#8221; ?  LOL</p>
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		<title>By: oaktown49er</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[boyshole25 says:
Nov 27, 2012 1:53 PM
Cmon voice I’m a fellow redskins fan. Stop doin this to us man
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Great comment. lol If voice is wrong when he says &quot;I know football&quot; he&#039;ll just change his name. I wish I had time to compile all his crazy predictions for the season. Good luck to the Skins, it&#039;s gonna be a lot harder catching the Giants than he thinks, but I&#039;d like to see an exciting finish.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>boyshole25 says:<br />
Nov 27, 2012 1:53 PM<br />
Cmon voice I’m a fellow redskins fan. Stop doin this to us man<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br />
Great comment. lol If voice is wrong when he says &#8220;I know football&#8221; he&#8217;ll just change his name. I wish I had time to compile all his crazy predictions for the season. Good luck to the Skins, it&#8217;s gonna be a lot harder catching the Giants than he thinks, but I&#8217;d like to see an exciting finish.</p>
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		<title>By: bobhk</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:36:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[richwizl says:
Nov 27, 2012 6:38 PM
Just a quick reminder to Pats haters. Everyone said they were not good last year, but they went to the Super Bowl and barely lost to a Giants team that was on fire. The 2012 Patriots have an even more explosive Offense and an improving Defense, which looks more solid each week. No disrespect to Houston or SF, but I like NE’s chances in both games, unless the Refs allow Receivers to get mugged.
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They beat up a tebow lead team, got extremely lucky against the ravens last playoffs and the same luck went the other way in Super Bowl. I know they are good, but I would temper the exuberance. They would not get very far in the NFC field.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>richwizl says:<br />
Nov 27, 2012 6:38 PM<br />
Just a quick reminder to Pats haters. Everyone said they were not good last year, but they went to the Super Bowl and barely lost to a Giants team that was on fire. The 2012 Patriots have an even more explosive Offense and an improving Defense, which looks more solid each week. No disrespect to Houston or SF, but I like NE’s chances in both games, unless the Refs allow Receivers to get mugged.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br />
They beat up a tebow lead team, got extremely lucky against the ravens last playoffs and the same luck went the other way in Super Bowl. I know they are good, but I would temper the exuberance. They would not get very far in the NFC field.</p>
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		<title>By: mancave001</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#039;m still in disbelief how the Eagles were #8 on the list at one point.  Now they are #30.  Has that ever happened?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m still in disbelief how the Eagles were #8 on the list at one point.  Now they are #30.  Has that ever happened?</p>
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		<title>By: realityhater</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 23:39:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Falcons are way overrated.  They&#039;ve had a cake schedule and almost lost to some terrible teams.  They should barely crack the top 10.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Falcons are way overrated.  They&#8217;ve had a cake schedule and almost lost to some terrible teams.  They should barely crack the top 10.</p>
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		<title>By: richwizl</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 23:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a quick reminder to Pats haters.  Everyone said they were not good last year, but they went to the Super Bowl and barely lost to a Giants team that was on fire.  The 2012 Patriots have an even more explosive Offense and an improving Defense, which looks more solid each week.  No disrespect to Houston or SF, but I like NE&#039;s chances in both games, unless the Refs allow Receivers to get mugged.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just a quick reminder to Pats haters.  Everyone said they were not good last year, but they went to the Super Bowl and barely lost to a Giants team that was on fire.  The 2012 Patriots have an even more explosive Offense and an improving Defense, which looks more solid each week.  No disrespect to Houston or SF, but I like NE&#8217;s chances in both games, unless the Refs allow Receivers to get mugged.</p>
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		<title>By: tedmurph</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 23:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Giants had lost 2 in a row before beating an undermanned GB team, including getting blown out by Cincy. Everyone was asking what was wrong. 49ers tied the Rams@home, the team the Pats beat by 38. Pats can only play who is on the schedule. The fact that lately, a lot of the games have been over by halftime, is significant. I like their chances no matter who they play in the postseason, including the ravens.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Giants had lost 2 in a row before beating an undermanned GB team, including getting blown out by Cincy. Everyone was asking what was wrong. 49ers tied the Rams@home, the team the Pats beat by 38. Pats can only play who is on the schedule. The fact that lately, a lot of the games have been over by halftime, is significant. I like their chances no matter who they play in the postseason, including the ravens.</p>
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		<title>By: bobhk</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 23:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[tedmurph says:
Nov 27, 2012 4:00 PM
bobhsays:Nov 27, 2012 3:15 PM

2. Patriots: The Pats are peaking, but can they carry it to February this time?
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Does beating up on the pathetic AFC east qualify as peaking? Their real test comes up when the get Texans and the 49ers (albeit at home).

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Yes, it does, although power rankings are meaningless. Even if the teams they’re playing aren’t the best(although the Colts are probably gonna make the playoffs), they’re still NFL teams. Point is, while the other top teams have cooled a bit and are eaking out wins, the Pats are blowing everyones doors off, scoring about 47 pts/game, despite injuries to 3 Pro Bowlers. The D is solidifying and getting better as well. Defense doesn’t even have to be that good. It’s definitely better than last year. Watch out. I’m sure if they beat the 49ers and the Texans you’ll say they should’ve, because they were at home.
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If they beat the texans and the niners then kudos to them. They blew out Jets (big deal), Colts (kudos to them for that), beat Bills by 6 points, blew out St Louis, needed overtime to beat Jets at home....yep. That is dominant play.
Look, I&#039;m saying that beating up lousy teams (and one with a good rookie QB) is not a measure who they&#039;ll face in postseason. I&#039;m sure you are encourage but take it with a pinch of salt.
Not all top teams have not cooled off. Giants dominated Packers (that&#039;s a real opponent FYI), niners beat new orleans (they are not the jets),]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>tedmurph says:<br />
Nov 27, 2012 4:00 PM<br />
bobhsays:Nov 27, 2012 3:15 PM</p>
<p>2. Patriots: The Pats are peaking, but can they carry it to February this time?<br />
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Does beating up on the pathetic AFC east qualify as peaking? Their real test comes up when the get Texans and the 49ers (albeit at home).</p>
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<p>Yes, it does, although power rankings are meaningless. Even if the teams they’re playing aren’t the best(although the Colts are probably gonna make the playoffs), they’re still NFL teams. Point is, while the other top teams have cooled a bit and are eaking out wins, the Pats are blowing everyones doors off, scoring about 47 pts/game, despite injuries to 3 Pro Bowlers. The D is solidifying and getting better as well. Defense doesn’t even have to be that good. It’s definitely better than last year. Watch out. I’m sure if they beat the 49ers and the Texans you’ll say they should’ve, because they were at home.<br />
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If they beat the texans and the niners then kudos to them. They blew out Jets (big deal), Colts (kudos to them for that), beat Bills by 6 points, blew out St Louis, needed overtime to beat Jets at home&#8230;.yep. That is dominant play.<br />
Look, I&#8217;m saying that beating up lousy teams (and one with a good rookie QB) is not a measure who they&#8217;ll face in postseason. I&#8217;m sure you are encourage but take it with a pinch of salt.<br />
Not all top teams have not cooled off. Giants dominated Packers (that&#8217;s a real opponent FYI), niners beat new orleans (they are not the jets),</p>
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		<title>By: jimmyactionzer0</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been a Denver fan all of my life and I really dont think they deserve to be ranked that highly.  They fumble too much and make far too many mental errors.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have been a Denver fan all of my life and I really dont think they deserve to be ranked that highly.  They fumble too much and make far too many mental errors.</p>
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		<title>By: bobbyhoying</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:48:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Eagles and Jets should square off in the Toilet Bowl.]]></description>
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		<title>By: jwreck</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[illbringdabeers says: Nov 27, 2012 1:58 PM

The Eagles don’t have cap issues, they’re like 50-60 Million under the cap or something like that
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Wow! 60 million under a 120 million per team cap with Asomugha, Vick, Jackson, McCoy, DRC, Cole, Peters, and Jenkins?  Who&#039;s the Eagles GM-- Enron?

Sorry, I mean, essentially, you&#039;re right: with Babin gone and Asomugha and Vick soon to follow, the Eagles will be fine, cap-wise.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>illbringdabeers says: Nov 27, 2012 1:58 PM</p>
<p>The Eagles don’t have cap issues, they’re like 50-60 Million under the cap or something like that<br />
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Wow! 60 million under a 120 million per team cap with Asomugha, Vick, Jackson, McCoy, DRC, Cole, Peters, and Jenkins?  Who&#8217;s the Eagles GM&#8211; Enron?</p>
<p>Sorry, I mean, essentially, you&#8217;re right: with Babin gone and Asomugha and Vick soon to follow, the Eagles will be fine, cap-wise.</p>
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		<title>By: aljack88</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[youaredelusional says:
Nov 27, 2012 4:23 PM
RG3 is good, but rest of the Redskins suck. Record is 5-6. Dan Snyder is the worst owner. Enough Said.

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YEA.  What a &quot;waste&quot; of a draft pick that Morris has proven to be.  ( rolling eyes )]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>youaredelusional says:<br />
Nov 27, 2012 4:23 PM<br />
RG3 is good, but rest of the Redskins suck. Record is 5-6. Dan Snyder is the worst owner. Enough Said.</p>
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<p>YEA.  What a &#8220;waste&#8221; of a draft pick that Morris has proven to be.  ( rolling eyes )</p>
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		<title>By: clw1906</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:08:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[knewton0583 says:
Nov 27, 2012 2:48 PM
Voice, Giants won last game so not sure you can say you have the better everything. Need to calm down on RGIII, think he will be good but go back to last year and everyone said the samething about Cam Newton. He is a better passer but might struggle after there is a full year of film on him in the NFL. All Eagles contracts are back loaded and those contracts backs are coming up for the most part. They are aging in important areas with no true back-ups behind them. (O-Line, D-Line).

 Not agreeing with voice but dude to compare RGIII and Cam is dumb. They are two completely different QBs both athletic but RGIII&#039;s football IQ and maturity is way above Cams.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>knewton0583 says:<br />
Nov 27, 2012 2:48 PM<br />
Voice, Giants won last game so not sure you can say you have the better everything. Need to calm down on RGIII, think he will be good but go back to last year and everyone said the samething about Cam Newton. He is a better passer but might struggle after there is a full year of film on him in the NFL. All Eagles contracts are back loaded and those contracts backs are coming up for the most part. They are aging in important areas with no true back-ups behind them. (O-Line, D-Line).</p>
<p> Not agreeing with voice but dude to compare RGIII and Cam is dumb. They are two completely different QBs both athletic but RGIII&#8217;s football IQ and maturity is way above Cams.</p>
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		<title>By: richwizl</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[These rankings mean nothing more than something for fans to talk about.  Records look good but, four more points and the Patriots are 11-0, which may explain the high ranking.  Still, it means nothing.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>These rankings mean nothing more than something for fans to talk about.  Records look good but, four more points and the Patriots are 11-0, which may explain the high ranking.  Still, it means nothing.</p>
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		<title>By: kappy32</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do you have the 49ers above the Giants? The Giants showed on Sunday that they&#039;re back to full strength &amp; at full strength they destroyed the 49ers at home, 26-3. If they&#039;re given a second chance, I guarantee you they&#039;ll do it again.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How do you have the 49ers above the Giants? The Giants showed on Sunday that they&#8217;re back to full strength &amp; at full strength they destroyed the 49ers at home, 26-3. If they&#8217;re given a second chance, I guarantee you they&#8217;ll do it again.</p>
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		<title>By: raiderapologist</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[31. Raiders:  The new regime is making Al Davis look pretty good in hindsight.
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The new regime is trying to clean up the roster and dump some bad contracts. 10M for Routt, 10M for Seymour, 11M for Wimbley...it adds up pretty quick. Davis had been drafting pretty high for the last decade, and Oakland doesn&#039;t have much to show for it. That&#039;s McKenzie&#039;s problem, but it&#039;s not his fault.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>31. Raiders:  The new regime is making Al Davis look pretty good in hindsight.<br />
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The new regime is trying to clean up the roster and dump some bad contracts. 10M for Routt, 10M for Seymour, 11M for Wimbley&#8230;it adds up pretty quick. Davis had been drafting pretty high for the last decade, and Oakland doesn&#8217;t have much to show for it. That&#8217;s McKenzie&#8217;s problem, but it&#8217;s not his fault.</p>
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