Two things about this Top-Seven QB list:
a.) Because it deals with the game's sexiest position, we're going to expand it to Top 13.
b.) Relevant factors include "everything up to this point". Thus, a player's entire career, including what he's done in 2009, is taken into account. But it's not strictly about who has had the best career or best '09 season. It's simply, All things considered, who is the best right now?
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This column is published on the NY Times. Click here to read it.
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Houston @ Cincinnati
If you haven't read Rick Reilly's review of Chad Ochocinco's book, please do so. But be prepared to endure the disappointment that comes with realizing one of the most lovable figures in pro football is really not a good guy.
Pick: Bengals
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My Top 7 Points from Sunday column is published by the New York Times.
Click here to read the Week 5 edition, or copy and paste this link: http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/12/top-7-points-from-week-5-boring-in-buffalo/
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Click here or copy and paste this link: http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/05/top-7-points-from-week-4-bad-and-beyond/
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This column can be found at the New York Times Fifth Down Blog. Click on this link or copy and paste http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/28/top-7-points-from-week-3-favre-with-the-topper/
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Click here to read the Week 2 edition of my weekly New York Times feature on the Top 7 Most Noteworthy Things from Sunday.
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7. Donovan McNabb.....It's only big news because of the news it will create. In other words, McNabb's rib injury is the key that unlocks the doore to the preemptive Michael Vick talk. Save your time....McNabb being hurt does not change the fact that Vick is nowhere near ready to resume a career as a starting NFL quarterback. Kevin Kolbe will get the nod for as long as McNabb is out, with Vick easing into things as a wildcat specialist.
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As Sports Illustrated pointed out in it’s NFL preview issue, this is a golden age for wide receivers. You could shuffle the top four or five in any order you wish. Also something to consider is attitude: how does the distraction of being a diva factor in?
Here are the top seven wide receivers in the NFL entering the 2009 regular season:
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The defensive end is the money-maker in a 4-3 scheme. The pass-rush – which is the most important element of defense today – should be spearheaded from this position. Of course, it’s not usually enough for a DE to be only a speed-rusher; the best in the game are also stifling run-defenders. Here are the NFL’s Top Seven 4-3 DE’s.
7. Trent Cole, [...]
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