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AFC, NFC Championship Game, Fantasy Rankings and more…

Cwik and I talked about the following topics on our latest podcast…

1.AFC/NFC Championship preview. Who is the most important person in Saints-Vikings game

2.Padilla/Blanton/Piniero sign, any of these significant?

3.Matt Forte has surgury. How much did injuries factor in his season?

4. Conan O’Brien offered to play for Washington Generals. Would you watch?

5.Mock Draft notes and thoughts

6.Pop culture notes. I have a great movie suggestion and Chris picked up a new album.

 

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Sporting News Releases Top 100 NFL Players…O Boy!

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Where did Adrian Peterson rank according to TSN Top 100 players?

The Sporting News came out with the 100 best players in the NFL. Lists seem to be the way the Sporting News gets attention. They came out with the 50 best coaches in sports just a month and a half ago and the top 100 college football teams just recently

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NFL Season Preview: NFC North

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AP may be the best player in football, but is his team best in the NFC North?

2008 was another weak season for the NFC North. The Vikings, led by Adrian “All Day” Peterson and the Williams brothers, Kevin and Pat, on defense, won the division at 10-6 with a less than impressive +46 point differential. The Bears finished in 2nd place at 9-7, found themselves some nice offensive weapons in Greg Olsen and Matt Forte, while their defense had one of their worst seasons in the Urlacher era (2000-current). The Packers found out that Aaron Rodgers is for real, and they can really put up some points, but their defense struggled immensely. Finally, the part of NFC North that will stick with 2008 was the Detroit Lions. They struggled in every aspect of the game, went 0-16 for the first time in NFL history and the only bright spot was the emergence of Calvin Johnson as an elite receiver.

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The Forum: Who’s Number Two?

Peterson will likely go number one, but who goes number two?

Peterson will likely go number one, but who goes number two?

In this day and age, who doesn’t play fantasy football? With the season approaching, many leagues will be drafting their teams very soon. Anyone who has started to do their research this season knows that Adrian Peterson is the slam-dunk number 1 pick in almost every league. The problems, however, start immediately after AP. Most of the fantasy football magazines out there have either Michael Turner, Maurice Jones-Drew, or Matt Forte as the number two overall player in fantasy drafts. So, who should you choose at number two this season? Let’s go to The Forum.

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