Do you think there is a new NFL rivalry starting up?
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Rivalries have to start somewhere.  It's very possible that the "poison pills" could be the start of this one.
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Week 13 in the NFL promises to be remarkable.  \n\nWhat stands out to me the most are the division rivals.  The road to the post season is shaping up but by no means set in stone.  For example the division leading Cowboys traveling to the Meadowlands to square off against the 2nd place New York Football Giants--this game interests me the most, because if Dallas flops, not only do they drop to 2nd place but they will be 0-4 in the NFC East.  NYG are going into this weekend with a perfect NFC East record of 3-0.  However, you can count on them walking out of Giant Stadium with their heads down and a 3-1 NFC record.  Romo is fire, Parcells is happy and after beating the number 1 team in the NFL, the Colts, expect the Cowboys to storm through the rest of the season.\n\nDALLAS: 31  NY GIANTS: 9\n\nThe hardest hitting defense in the land, the Baltimore Ravens, are tangled in a division game of their own against soar'n scor'n Chad Johnson and the Bengals.  Ask Big Ben if these boys can hit.  The fact is they play on pure emotion that smacks their opponents so hard in the face, it hurts this time next year.  A betting man would take this rampaging D-led team to pounce on the Bengals.  It's just not going to go down that way. Chad Johnson and crew--one of the leagues best WRing core--are going to put up some numbers, and Baltimore just can't do it offensively on a consistent basis (that's why Coach Billick fired good friend, O-coordinator Jim Fassell).  Sure they haven't lost a game since Billick put his good friend on ice, but nothing has really changed, except for running the football about 10-15 times more a game: leading to less scoring chances and allowing good teams--like the Bengals--to stay within arms reach of victory.\n\nI like the Bengals in the one, and I think they'll separate from the Ravens by four or five arm lengths, making it impossible for Baltimore to win with powerful hits and a slightly above average running game.\n\nRAVENS: 17  BENGALS:  34\n\nDon't expect too many fireworks when the Cards walk into St. Louis to play the Rams.  What was known as the Greatest Show on Turf sucks now.  I think the Cards 'know who the Rams are', and they'll actually have some fun winning a game this weekend.\n\nCARDINALS:  24  RAMS:  17\n\nI wonder if Michael Vick will head to the capitol waiving middle fingers in the air at the few fans he probably doesn't have supporting in DC.  The guy needs to grow and play football.  Atlanta will win because Washington isn't playing bad NFL, they're playing decent college football; it's the Falcons who are playing bad NFL football.\n\nFALCONS:  13  REDSKINS:  10\n\nQuick Hits...\n\nLIONS:  3  PATRIOTS:  27\nThe Pats don't have a team with a winning record left on their schedule.  Expect smooth sailing here on out for the Brady lead squad.  These guys are coming together at the right time. I'm starting to think: 4 out of 6.  You never know.\n\nCOLTS:  28  TITANS:  17\nThe Colts are just too good for the Titans.\n\nCHIEFS:  17  BROWNS:  7\nDon't expect this to be a fun one to watch.\n\nJETS:  17  PACKERS:  20\nCan you hear that?  Fizzle...  It wasn't long ago that the Jets beat the Packers in the last game of the season to win a 9-7 AFC East tiebreaker against the Patriots (the Dolphins were also 9-7, but had lost to NE earlier that day).  That win over GB knocked the Champs out of the playoffs and Favre looked silly.  The tables have turned and Favre can seek revenge.  If the Jets lose this one they're probably going to enjoy the post season playing golf.\n\nCHARGERS:  20  BILLS:  13\nJust another win for an over-hyped team.\n\n49ers:  14  SAINTS:  13\nMore fizzle...  The ship is sinking (no pun).\n\nJAGS: 15   MIAMI: 23\nYawn.\n\nBUCS:  3  STEELERS:  42\nBig Ben got jacked up crazy last weekend.  He comes back big and pounds on the already jacked up Bucs.\n\nTEXANS:  35  RAIDERS:  6\nThis is just going to be one ugly
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Not exactly Namath and Unitas, because they never really faced off against each other.  (Earl Morrell started Super Bowl III, and by the time Unitas got off the bench, the Jets had the game well in hand.)  A better QB rivalry from back then would be Unitas vs. Bart Starr.  In fact (sorry about bringing this up), it's just about and exact parallel to Manning/Brady in that Johnny U. put up all the gaudy numbers, but Starr and the Packers (coached by Vince Lombardi, who like Bill Belichick, was hailed as a genius) won the championships.  \n   I watched the old AFL as a kid, and as I recall, Namath's big rivalry was against Darryl Lamonica and the Raiders, and John Hadl and the Chargers.\n   The QB rivalry I always enjoyed was Bradshaw vs. Stabler. \n   Good luck this week vs. the Pats.
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I think the AFC East is completely up for grabs for the first year in recent memory. Patriots lost a few more key players and lost their dominance last year after losing both cordinators. I don't like the Buffalo Bills though..Losman sucks and that doesn't help poor Willis who will be seeing a lot of 8 men fronts as he did last year and struggled running because of it..they have a solid defense..but so does Miami..with that Miami has a better chance if they can get Culpepper back healthy in time.\n\nNFC East...i like the NY Giants or the Cowboys in that divisioin..Eli will have to come to age and show greatness this year..Cowboys were already pretty solid..and added a great WR..and a great kicker to help win those close games they are used to losing in the past due to kickers like Cortez. Eagles still have no WRs or a workhorse RB that can carry it 20 times a game. They didn't address it all in the offseason.And the redskins are overrated. Old ass Mark can't get it done on offense..they brought it a bunch of overrated one year wonder WRs to try to help..bleh to them.
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I dont think so because then half of the teams would be in the playoffs, it needs to be only the elite teams. However, i think we should have a second leauge alltogether.  Not nfl europe, arena football, or xfl but a second NFL.  Sorta like minor leauge but better.  It would take place during the offseason of NFL1.  It would do that well at first, but once people started to get to know the teams and players it would be great.  If people do good in NFL2 they could get drafted over to 1.  And if people suck in 1 they could go to 2 (not europe or arena leauge).  This would mean year round football!!!
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I don't buy the idea that the AFC is the dominant league. Yes, teams like Indy and New England play great football, but that doesn't mean that every AFC team has a leg up on every NFC team. You have to look at each game as an individual matchup. With that in mind, I think these teams match up pretty well. Either team could be the favorite, really. Pittsburgh is just on a really solid streak right now, and I think that's why they are favored. It's probably just as well. Pittsburgh would complain about not getting any respect if they weren't.
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Certainly won't hurt - that, plus McNabb's injury really makes it a 2 team race for the division, although Giants certainly have the upper hand right now, it IS a long season.  The rest of the NFC (other than Bears) is pretty wide open for Wild-cards; had they LOST to the Colts, it would definitely be an up-hill, unlikely battle, but now it is feasible.
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i dont know what to think, i used to think that Football was a sport that leveled all racial conflicts but ive come to realized that its way different...so there might have been something fishy bout what your saying...
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I think it is already starting to happen: you hear the word "football" used more and more in American television, media, advertising and casual conversation.  I think the word is almost naturally gaining acceptance, albeit slowly.  I've noticed also that people are starting to refer to American football as NFL football, just to differentiate.  Given the power of global communications, ie the Internet, now, I think that over time the word football will come to mean only one thing everywhere in the world:  the game played with the feet...and that's as it should be... :-)
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I will take a CFL game over an NFL.\nI can relate better with the teams (being Canadian and all), the history of the league is just amazing, much faster game, IMO better athletes.\nAnd when it comes time for the Grey Cup, we'll play it in the snow. I hate the NFL always playing in a dome or in the South for the Super Bowl. Give Buffalo or New England a super bowl. \n\nI could list more, just can't think right now. I still do like the NFL though, I just prefer the CFL\n\nEDIT: by chance is gunther being a smart@ss, or just plain stupid?
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Don't like the Rams. Saints fan. Rams used to be Saints biggest rivals when they were in the same division.
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Both,but I think the Steelers will bring more.Not a fan of either team,so just my unbiased opinion.
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Teams currently seeming to have stadium issues always will use a place like Los Angeles as ransom for their current locations to ante up.  Seems to me that makes the list of potential LA:  Buffalo, Indy, Kansas City, Minnesota, New Orleans, Oakland, San Diego and San Francisco.\n\nOf this group...odds are KC will get something done for the Chiefs;  Vikings, were they to move, seems to be looking more like San Antonio;  and the Saints, were they to move, likely to stay somewhere on the Gulf Coast.\n\nBills does have another suitor just north of the 49th in Toronto.  Colts have also been mentioned with Toronto as possible, as well.  Admittedly, Toronto is a large market of 5 million-ish, but the flux of currency values make it not too inviting at the moment.\n\n49ers, it seem, are now heading to Santa Clara.  Not sure if this deal is done, but I suspect they will stay somewhere in the bay area.\n\nRaiders...well, it is Al Davis, and they could end up in Honolulu, Bakersfield, or any of the towns named Springfield yet.\n\nChargers do strike me as the most likely.  They have stadium issues to the point where they need a new stadium if they want more Super Bowls played in the area.\n\nIf I were a betting man, I would say we could see two teams in LA.  Most likely the Chargers or Raiders from the AFC, along with an expansion NFC team.
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Of course they will. They're in the weakest confrence in the NFL.\nIt won't even be a contest.
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I think the Chargers will upset the Colts in the AFC Champsionship. Look for a Chargers/Bears Bowl! (Although I'd love to see a Philip Rivers/Eli Manning showdown.)
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A little friendly rivalry is a good thing. Most of the top teams in any football league are rivals.
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Sure they should...\n\nYes, they had two teams. Two teams that made no effort to improve themselves, yet wanted the city to pay millions in taxpayer revenues to build stadiums that the team owners would get to use FOR FREE....And frankly, the loss of the Raiders was no loss...the fights in stands were more entertaining than the team...\n\nYes, it would be different now because the league would fund a great deal of the construction costs, the NFL has \nnot had a team in the 2nd largest media market in the country for over a decade, which has cost the league MILLIONS in advertiser revenues and TV contact money. All a owner has to do is put a decent product on the field and fans will come. With a new stadium, this should be a lot easier. Just look at the Lakers and Clippers!\n\nLA is NOT a soccer city, you forget about USC & UCLA! Their teams draw huge crowds, so can a Pro football team.\n\nAnd a far as the blackout argument, you wanna watch other games? Great, buy NFL Sunday ticket through your Direct TV and watch what you want....