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Let the pain begin: Walter Football's Pre-Draft Power Rankings in 2008
http://www.walterfootball.com/analysis.php
1. San Diego Chargers (11-5) - The Chargers have one glaring weakness they need to fix, which happens to be the right tackle position. If they take care of that via the draft, it wouldn't surprise me at all to seem in the Super Bowl. Remember, they kept the Patriots to a single-digit deficit for the majority of the AFC Championship with Philip Rivers limping around on one leg, and without the services of LaDainian Tomlinson. Norv Turner and A.J. Smith have to be thrilled at the emergence of Vincent Jackson and Antonio Cromartie late in the season. I expect big things from the Chargers in 2008, and I'm not afraid to put them atop this chart. Norv Turner? Winning a Super Bowl? Remember, we would have said the same thing about Eli Manning this time last year. 24. Oakland Raiders (4-12) - Oakland made a few upgrades in its secondary (DeAngelo Hall and Gibril Wilson) and JaMarcus Russell can't be any worse than Andrew Walter and Josh McCown, but one can only wonder what went on in Oakland's front office when Al Davis decided to sign every single free agent coming off an ACL tear. Perhaps the conversation went something like this: Al Davis: Yawn... it's morning already? How long was I out for? Assistant: Two years, sir. Do you want to look at the free agent list? Al Davis: Sure! Whoa! Javon Walker's available!? Let's sign him! Assistant: Umm... sir, I don't think that's a good idea... See, he's coming off an... Al Davis: I'm calling up his agent right now! Let's make him such a huge deal that he won't even leave this city without signing! How's a $55 million contract sound? Assistant: Not too good sir... Al Davis: You're right! Let's make it $66 million! Assistant: No sir! Don't do it!!! Noooo!!!! 27. Denver Broncos (7-9) - Some might be shocked to see the Broncos ranked so low. Well, they haven't done anything to improve on their 7-9 record. In fact, they've gotten a lot worse. How? Where do I begin? Brandon Marshall's hurt. Javon Walker's gone. Matt Lepsis has retired. The offensive tackles are inexperienced. The center was horrendous with the Chiefs last year. There is still no pass rush. There is still no one who can stop the run. Boss Bailey sucks. Keary Colbert sucks even more. Jamie Winborn sucks more than both combined. D.J. Williams is still playing out of position. John Lynch is still starting at 36. Jason Elam is a Falcon. Chris Myers is a Texan. And Mike Shanahan's face will get more ruddy by the minute. Phew... is that enough? 32. Kansas City Chiefs (4-12) - I can't say I like anything the Chiefs have done this offseason. Or to be more precise, I can't say I like what the Chiefs haven't done. Someone needs to send general manager Carl Peterson a memo that his offensive line stinks because he didn't do a single thing to upgrade it. The only thing he managed to do was overpay for defensive liability Demorrio Williams. Devard Darling, meanwhile, is far from the answer at wide out. Kansas City needs help everywhere, including quarterback. Brodie Croyle is winless as a starter and has yet to show much promise. And who knows if Larry Johnson can ever make it back to full strength after Herm Edwards ruined his career with all of those carries in 2006? |
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JaMarcus Russell better get off his 280 pound ass and start losing some weight.
He's going to be running for his life behind that OL. It might be worse than ours. Kwame Harris? |
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Then Eli caught fire and the rest of the team started playing up to expectations. They had one hell of a run.
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First it was: "Tampa's gonna whip the Giants ass." Then: "Nice win last week in Tampa, but beating the Cowboys at home?" Then: "NO WAY they beat Favre in Green Bay, in those conditions." Then - we all know what happened in Glendale...... |
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Holy hell that video is great. My favorite part was at the end when Bryant scores the TD (negated by Harris's hold) and Kwame comes in for the high five and Bryant pretends he doesn't see him.
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I think that was Davis, but anywhoo, I like right before that when half of Arizonas D floods Harris' side to force a quick throw for the TD
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you are right- Demorrioo could be the next DT and Darlling the next TO- you never know-its unpredictable. Chiefs to the SB???
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Actually Jafatass Russell Stovers is up to 315 now with pads-but Crazy Al has a good plan-Jafatass will be the Center and QB at the same time. Sounds like it just might work.
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