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Jay Myers, the first editor of Basketball Times during the Larry Bird-Magic Johnson era, has studied the sports scene closely for many years as both journalist and game analyst. His college basketball J-ratings, which appear beginning in late January, place teams in their projected March Madness seeds. He has been a guest of Rick Barry (San Francisco), Doug Russell (Sporting News), Jeff Aaron (Seattle), Grant Napier (Sacramento), Chad Hastings (Austin), Arnie Spanier (Atlanta), Stan Savran (Pittsburgh), Kevin Rogers (Kansas City) and many others discussing college basketball, the NFL, and college football.
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NFL Season Forecast: AFC East: Jets have livelier O-line and top CB Revis so should outlast old school Pats for division. AFC North: Ravens drafted outside speed and have very valuable RB R. Rice, while defense remains top of the lines. Steelers, a good default mode pick most seasons, don't show any improvement and Hines Ward NT Casey Hampton get older. AFC South: P. Manning's absence throws division into disarray. Best O-line/D-line combination could be in Jacksonville, believe it or not, and M. Jones-Drew and TE M. Lewis are steady offensive producers. AFC West: Chargers have talent at all positions and should come through this year. Wild cards: Chiefs are humming on defense, and Coach Haley's offense throws foes off balance. Steelers should outlast Pats for other spot. NFC East: Giants targeted C Baas. Emphasis on O-line is a constant for them, and their superiority there wins the division. NFC North: Packers' QB Rodgers is scariest player in the league and Pack has huge advantage that rest of division cannot overcome. NFC South: Falcons are good enough to prevail though offense is not spectacular in era that favors that type. NFC West: Rams could be very close to elite of other NFC divisions. Wild cards: Bears never stop playing tough D, while Bucs' QB Freeman and RB Blount are young forces who will keep it up over 16 games.
January 22, 2012: With all due respect to the fabulous Ravens defense, this is Tom Brady at Foxboro that faces them today. Baltimore is not used to see that level of QB this season. True, they face Big Ben twice a year, but that is a known quantity because they face him twice EVERY season. The Pats' tight end strategy is something Baltimore will have lots of trouble dealing with. Their LBs are far too slow, and their safeties are, too. With vets like Light, Mankins and Waters on the O-line, New England will either hold out the Baltimore pass rush or be prudent in play selection to protect Brady into the fourth quarter when he can open a game up like no one else. While it would not shock me if Ray Rice takes control of the game and gives Flacco some big play pass opportunities, the larger part of the brain points to the PATS... I don't see much of a contest out West. The Niners can run the ball; the Giants can't. The Niners have underrated ballhawks who can take advantage of any Eli Manning error. The Giants simply won't see any errors from Alex Smith who will play in a well-conceived play selection bubble. This is a game that will be decided on a big defensive play, or at least will change direction on a big defensive play. Manning will make that error before Smith will today. 49ERS...
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--------------------- StatPower First set of numbers is defensive ratio thus far in 2008. Second set is offensive set. Third numeral is raw net rating. Fourth number is opponents' average net rating. Fifth number is team's adjusted offense+defense rating. Sixth stat is takeaway/giveaway ratio. Seventh comment is whether team has plus or minus special teams. No entry here means special teams are average. Last comment is red zone efficiency. Through week 12 NFL Preview -------------------
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