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Week 8 Rants & Ranks

Listen guys, I could spend two hours and 10,000 words espousing the virtues of the 2007 Red Sox. I could go on and on about how the best team won, and how it's a dynasty, and blah blah blah. But I won't. I'll leave that to the rest of the Internet. Just know that A) I've had a smile on my face for three days straight, no matter what else arrises in my life, B) My buddy Tim now has a reason to go back to Vegas (not like he ever needs one), since he put $50 on the Sox at the Mirage Sportsbook (Ironically, the day of the Patriots' collapse in the AFC Title Game) to win it all back in January, and C) Although I neglected to put it in print back in March, I did post it at the beginning of the playoffs. As far as the Sox winning the series... Ahem - "Called It."

Let's move into the Rants & Ranks for Week 8.


1. New England (8-0): Sticking by what I wrote last week - the hype is completely out of control for this week's Pats/Colts matchup. Here's an astounding thought - if the Patriots can pull this win out and the Bills fall at home to the Bengals... The Pats will have a 6-game division lead with eight games to play. They could clinch in Week 11! How ridiculous is that?

2. Indianapolis (7-0): Listen - I have the utmost respect for these Colts. They are still the champions until someone knocks them out. But the only way they're winning this game is if A) The Patriots suffer a run of catastrophic injuries, B) The patriots get caught looking ahead to next week's bye, or C) The Patriots' plane crashes on the way into Indy. Which kind of falls under "A".

3. Dallas (6-1): Wow - that death-grip on the NFC East that they had a couple weeks ago suddenly isn't as strong. They're 1/2 game up on the idle Giants, and have to deal with an Eagles team coming off a very good road win.

4. Green Bay (6-1): I passed out Monday Night well before the 4th quarter even ended, let alone before that overtime win. So I wasn't nearly as shocked as I should have been when I found Greg Jennings floating around on waivers in one of my fantasy leagues. To whoever dropped him in the blogger's league... uh... thanks!

5. Detroit (5-2): Sure the Giants have a better record at 6-2, but they barely beat the 0-8 Dolphins last week. The Lions went into Soldier Field and decimated the Bears. That get's a big tip of the cap in my book.


Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh (The division will be locked up by week 10), NY Giants (6-2 is 6-2... even if it's an ugly #6), Jacksonville (big win with absolutely nothing from the offense).


5. Oakland (2-5): God I want to put the Bengals or Niners here, but I still can't bring myself to do it. The Raiders are worse, but not by much.

4. NY Jets (1-7): Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the Kellen Clemens era. Let's see if he can go 4-4 to finish the season - that oughtta solidify the starter's job for him in '08.

3. Atlanta (1-6): Byron Leftwich is walking without crutches, and could be back under center in two weeks. Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

2. Miami (0-8): I'll give Miami credit - with the exception of the Patriots' juggernaut, they've kept just about every score close, or at least close enough to make gamblers some money. They still havne't won, but at least they're competetive.

1. St. Louis (0-8): SJax is back out, the offensive line couldn't stop a High School pass rush, and the defense has given up the second most amount of points in the league (just ahead of Miami). Is it fair to say that they're on the clock right now?


Others receiving votes: Bengals (Guh...), 49ers (Just awful all around right now), Vikings (how much do they offer for the Rams #1 overall pick to get a real QB? Their 1st, 3rd and 4th?)

That's it for now. Could be big news in the life of Big D coming up soon, but for now, I'm just planning to be back here Friday afternoon/night with the Week 9 picks.

Labels: 2007, NFL, Playoffs here we come, Rants and Ranks, Recap

posted by Big D @ 9:54 AM