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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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Sunday Sauce
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.
Super Bowl: The Patriots' O-line has averaged 4.0 per rush to the Giants' 3.5, and that's with no running back the equal of the Giants' tandem. This speaks volumes on the relative capabilities of the area of the football team which will be most critical today. Besides that, Vince Wilfork sits in the middle of the Pats' D-line nullifying the strength of the Giants' O-line which is the middle manned by Boothe, Baas and Snee. Anderson and Ninkovich will make for a miserable evening for Eli Manning. At this point, having played so many reputable opponents this season will begin to wear on the Giants who did not get the first round bye in the playoffs. Welker should have the historical breakout game he deserves and the young Giants' young wdeouts won't. PATS. ...
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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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