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| VD's Preview: Seattle Seahawks |
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Last Year:
“We want the ball and we’re going to score” were the famous last words of a Seattle Seahawks team who looked to be on the rise after a playoff appearance in 2003. Even though they carried over the momentum into...
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| VD's Previews: San Francisco 49ers |
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Last Year:
The 49ers were like the city of San Francisco prior to their 1849 gold rush: lacking personnel and poor. They only beat one opponent on their 16-game schedule and were the NFL’s worst team. At least they won the...
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| VD's Previews: San Diego Chargers |
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Last Year:
After an offseason of trying to find a reliable quarterback, one surfaced in-house. Drew Brees may have been slow to mature, but when he finally did in his fourth season the San Diego Chargers got that bolt of...
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| VD's Previews: Pittsburgh Steelers |
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Last Year:
Typically, an injury hurts a team but in Pittsburgh’s case last season, it allowed them to tryout their rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. All he did after stepped in week two and was re-write all sorts of...
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| VD's Previews: Philadelphia Eagles |
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Last Year:
After three NFC Championships and no Super Bowls, it was obvious that the Philadelphia Eagles needed a spark, an inspiration or a player to put them over the top. Enter Terrell Owens. The marriage was celebrated...
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| VD's Previews: Oakland Raiders |
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Last Year:
Good idea: signing Kerry Collins, hiring Norv Turner as your head coach and then winning two of the first three games to start the season. Bad idea: having the worst running game, having the third-worst total...
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| VD's Previews: New York Jets |
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Last Year:
So much for the skeptics who said Curtis Martin would tail off in 2004 as all he did was lead the NFL in rushing yards and guide the New York Jets to the second round of the playoffs. An excellent season was cut...
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| VD's Previews: New York Giants |
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Last Year:
The New York Giants severed ties with head coach and quarterback like Paris Hilton discarded her tiny Chihuahua. Hilton picked Bambi over Tink while the Giants preferred Tom Coughlin and Eli Manning over Jim...
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| VD's Previews: New Orleans Saints |
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Last Year:
Oh when the Saints went marching into the 2004-05 season, everyone knew they were an enigma. All the talent in the world – allegedly – yet no results. Last season was no different as the 8-8 finish was as up and...
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| VD's Previews: New England Patriots |
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Last Year:
The 2004 New England Patriots paid their dues, time after time. They had their share of sand kicked in their face but they’ve come through. Now they are the Champions, my friend. They kept on fighting, ‘til the...
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| VD's Previews: Minnesota Vikings |
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Last Year:
It couldn’t have been a better opening for the Minnesota Vikings as they started 5-1 and the Green Bay Packers started 1-4. But as per their usual under head coach Mike Tice, they scalped away the division to...
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| I Hate Mondays: No-Clout Holdout |
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One is subtle, one is ostentatious but both will produce the same result.
Hines Ward and Terrell Owens will be on the field playing for their respective teams this year, regardless of the drama.
A holdout just doesn’t...
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| VD's Previews: Miami Dolphins |
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Last Year:
Being a part of the 2004 Miami Dolphins is like being a guest on the Jerry Springer show because you receive attention for all the wrong reasons. Starting with the farcical retirement of Ricky Williams, followed...
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| VD's Previews: Kansas City Chiefs |
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Last Year:
After a 13-3 record with a playoff appearance in 2003, the Kansas City Chiefs tanked faster than a FOX pilot in 2004. Their 3-8 start was as surprising as the original cancellation of Family Guy and a large part...
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| VD's Previews: Jacksonville Jaguars |
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Last Year:
Year two of Jack Del Rio’s tenure began with a roar as the Jaguars started 5-2 including a victory against the mighty Indianapolis Colts. But nicks and cuts to quarterback Byron Leftwich and running back Fred...
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| I Hate Mondays: Easy As 1, 2, 3 |
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The Jackson Five says it’s as easy as A B C or do re mi but as the baseball playoffs inch closer and closer, the level of difficulty will depend on whose 1, 2, 3 pitchers each team is faced with.
Take the Houston Astros for example, who...
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| VD's Previews: Indianapolis Colts |
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Last Year:
The Indianapolis Colts and their Superman, Peyton Manning, looked unstoppable in 2004 as their offense was made of steel and Manning’s x-ray vision re-wrote the record books with 49 passing touchdowns. But the...
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| VD's Previews: Houston Texans |
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Last Year:
Similar to Dr. Leo Marvin’s advice for Bob Wiley in the movie What About Bob, the Houston Texans have taken baby steps in their first three seasons in the NFL. Baby step to four wins, baby step to five wins and...
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| VD's Previews: Green Bay Packers |
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Last Year:
After coming within a fourth-down stop from the NFC Championship game, the Green Bay Packers declined somewhat in 2004. In the first five weeks it looked more like a nose-dive with a 1-4 start but the Packers...
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