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Thoughts while pondering just how ridiculous Devin Hester is...

The Patriots will still go 16-0. If the Philadelphia Eagles can storm Foxboro and score 28 points, with A.J. (Touchy) Feeley at QB, maybe there's hope for everyone. There's really no rhyme or reason as to why the Eagles were able to keep pace with New England on Sunday night. The Eagles aren't a particularly good team - in fact they are likely the worst team in the NFC East division - and yet there they were, late in the 4th quarter, with the kings of the NFL on the ropes. Does this mean the Pats are going to lose a game in 2007? Well, maybe not. They only face one more good team before the infamous Week 17 matchup with the NY Giants - Pittsburgh, at home. If they get through that, they'll be 15-0 heading into the Meadowlands, where the question will be how hard Belichick will try for history.

Green Bay is the only NFC team capable of beating New England. We've already seen Dallas get their shot, and they didn't do it very well. At home. They won't beat the Pats at a neutral site. The Packers, however, have some sort of magic surrounding their team, as any team that goes 10-1 after no preseason hype needs to have. Brett Favre is throwing well again, Ryan Grant has revitalized their running game, their defense does just enough to win, and Donald Lee has become a nearly unbeatable red-zone threat. If they get their shot at New England, they may not win. But they're the NFC team best-equipped to beat them.


Devin Hester is ridiculous.


Carolina needs to draft a QB. Permit me to rant about my own team for a moment. This season is proof positive that Carolina is not going to get anywhere refusing to draft offensive players with high picks. Jake Delhomme, yes, was off to the best start of his career before getting hurt. But David Carr, Vinny Testaverde and Matt Moore have combined for the biggest mess ever at the position. You need a blue-chip QB at some point in the NFL (or, if you're New England, you need an undercoached guy with blue-chip talent under Charlie Weis) if you're going to be a consistent winner. And no one defines inconsistency more than Carolina, who in the last four years have been great when they're supposed to be good, mediocre when they're supposed to be great, and terrible when they're supposed to be mediocre.


The Colts are back. They won't have issues the rest of the year. It looks like they figured out how to get by without all of their personnel.

More to come...