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It’s Christmas Eve, so we thought we’d do something really different, really cool. Really original. So we bring you the Goal-Line Stand’s Christmas list for the top 10 teams in football -- something that surely has never been done before. But it’s been a tough year for St. Nick’s pocketbook, too. So...
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Brad Gagnon
on 12-24-2008
Filed under: The Ten, New York Giants, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans, Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, Carolina Panthers
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In case you missed it, we delivered our Pro Bowl rosters to loyal readers on Tuesday , hours before the actual rosters were released by the league. There were, of course, some shockers. Not surprisingly, it was the rookies and sophomores who got screwed. Eight guys who should be on the AFC team, but...
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Brad Gagnon
on 12-17-2008
Filed under: The Ten, New York Giants, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans, Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, Carolina Panthers
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This should come as no big surprise because the trend has been emerging for years, but let’s just reemphasize the importance of dual running backs. Whether you want to call them Thunder and Lightning or Smash and Dash or Earth Wind and Fire or Wash and Wear or whatever, multi-back systems have truly...
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Brad Gagnon
on 12-10-2008
Filed under: The Ten, New York Giants, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans, Dallas Cowboys, Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers
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The Minnesota Vikings are heating up. After a slow start, Minnesota’s won back-to-back games by a combined score of 64-26. Adrian Peterson’s rolling and the defence has finally smoothed out the rough edges after stumbling earlier. The Vikes haven’t been outplayed once this season at home (they lost to...
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Brad Gagnon
on 12-03-2008
Filed under: The Ten, New York Giants, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots, Dallas Cowboys, Atlanta Falcons, New York Jets, Baltimore Ravens, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kevin Williams, Roger Goodell, Tennessee Titans: Pittsburgh Steelers, Pat Williams
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Start spreading the news, I'm leaving today I want to be a part of it - New York, New York These vagabond shoes, they are longing to stray Right through the very heart of it - New York, New York I wanna wake up in a city that doesn't sleep And find I'm king of the hill - top of the heap These...
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Brad Gagnon
on 11-26-2008
Filed under: The Ten, New York Giants, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans, Dallas Cowboys, Atlanta Falcons, New York Jets, Arizona Cardinals, Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, Frank Sinatra
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After spending three weeks atop our weekly rankings of the best 10 teams in football, the Tennessee Titans are handing their crown back this week. Sorry, Titans. We don’t mean any disrespect. But as Sean famously told Will : “It’s not your fault.” It’s not your fault, because one week after proving you...
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Brad Gagnon
on 11-19-2008
Filed under: The Ten, New York Giants, Washington Redskins, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans, New York Jets, Arizona Cardinals, Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers, Good Will Hunting
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They say it’s become an offensive league, all about deep balls and spread formations. But here’s something for you: Nine of the 10 teams in this week’s edition of The Ten are ranked higher defensively than offensively. At least seven (all but the Patriots, Jets and Falcons) would be considered defensive...
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Brad Gagnon
on 11-12-2008
Filed under: The Ten, New York Giants, Washington Redskins, New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans, Atlanta Falcons, New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, defence
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If you haven’t heard about the rather disturbing disturbance at Ralph Wilson Stadium last Sunday, we’ll sum it up: A man, a woman, and a bathroom stall. Understood? If not, you can read the gory details here . But amid the story of public copulation, one thing is bothering us. The Buffalo News is reporting...
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Brad Gagnon
on 11-05-2008
Filed under: The Ten, New York Giants, Washington Redskins, Tennessee Titans, Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons, Arizona Cardinals, Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Divide 17 by 2 and you get 8.5. If there’s a midway point of the NFL season, it’s right in between the eighth and ninth week. Coincidentally, that’s where we’re at today, which makes it all the more fitting that we bring you our midseason awards. MVP: Albert Haynesworth, Titans How smart do the Titans...
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Brad Gagnon
on 10-29-2008
Filed under: The Ten, New York Giants, Washington Redskins, New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans, Philadelphia Eagles, Albert Haynesworth, Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Drew Brees, Chris Johnson
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We classify teams in several ways: great, good, average, bad, and horrible. This year, we aren’t having problems finding horrible teams. The Bengals, Chiefs and Lions get the job done. There is no shortage of bad teams. The 49ers, Raiders and Vikings come to mind. Average teams? Please. The Bears, Broncos...
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Brad Gagnon
on 10-22-2008
Filed under: The Ten, New York Giants, Washington Redskins, New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans, Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals, Pittsburgh Steelers, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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No overreaction here. You’ll see it pretty much everywhere else, but we refuse to pull the New York Giants from the top spot on our list of the 10 best teams in the NFL. Sure, the Giants were dominated in pretty much every facet of the game Monday night against the Browns, but let’s call that a mulligan...
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Spurred by our everlasting thirst for Seinfeld season DVDs, we started thinking about “ Bizarro Jerry ,” and then about “ Reggie’s ,” the Bizarro diner, and then about the original “ Bizarro ,” Superman’s polar opposite. And then we figured, Why not find our own Bizarro NFL world? And so we bring you...
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If history has taught us anything, it’s that Terrell Owens can only hang on for so long. Owens needs a lot of things to go right to stay happy, which is why his welcomes wore out in San Francisco and Philadelphia. In Dallas, though, it’s been a different story. TO has been all smiles 35 games into his...
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Check out any version of any power rankings, and the Dallas Cowboys will be number one. We challenge you to find a power rankings with any other team in the one spot. If you find one, we’ll show you a biased power rankings. With the Patriots out of the way, Dallas has become the NFL’s standout team....
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If you asked us two weeks ago what the best division in football was, the AFC South was the winner, followed closely by the AFC North and then either the NFC North or NFC East. Oh, the difference a fortnight makes. Our top preseason division, the AFC South, is 3-4, with two of those wins coming from...
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Brad Gagnon
on 09-17-2008
Filed under: The Ten, New York Giants, NFC East, Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys
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In our season prediction piece , we had the Patriots finishing 14-2 and winning the Super Bowl, but the loss of Tom Brady obviously changes things drastically in New England. While Matt Cassel did a solid job after relieving Brady in week 1, the Chiefs didn’t provide the same challenge that other teams...
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The Giants were on top of the football world in February, but at the Super Bowl parade, they waved goodbye to the top spot in The Ten. Well, here we are. When we last left these rankings for the eyes of the world , the New England Patriots were the undisputed kings on our list of the NFL’s 10 best...
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Brad Gagnon
on 09-04-2008
Filed under: The Ten, New York Giants, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots