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Great Expectations for Holmes, Jets?

So you’ve all heard by now that Santonio Holmes has been traded to the New York Jets. On paper, it’s a great trade.  Combined with all the other moves the team has made in the offseason, it makes the Jets the favorite in the AFC East and maybe in the entire conference.  Holmes takes [...]

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Did Woodson or Revis Deserve the NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award?

QuestionsView Results An interesting debate sparked today after it was announced that Charles Woodson won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award.  Some WtP guys thought that New York’s own Darrelle Revis should’ve won but a few guys actually came to Woodson’s defense.  Here’s how it went (it goes without saying that mature language is [...]

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Anderson’s Week 6 NFL Power 10

1) New Orleans Saints (5-0) – Finally, after defeating a team that has been number one on Anderson’s NFL Power 10 throughout this entire NFL season, the New Orleans Saints have leapfrogged into first place. After being tested in Week 4 against the Jets, many wondered how legitimate this Saints team was and how [...]

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Anderson’s NFL Power 10 Week 5

Anderson’s Week 5 NFL Power Rankings 1) New York Giants (5-0) – The Giants early season schedule seems to be a breeze early on given that they’ve already faced the Bucs, Chiefs, and Raiders. Nevertheless, credit needs to be given to teams that take of business when they’re supposed to. Eli Manning has [...]

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Anderson’s NFL Power 10 – Week 3

Anderson’s NFL Power 10: Week 3 Edition Ideally, I would prefer to post these power rankings after the Monday Night game, but neither team would crack the Top 10 regardless of the outcome. So without further ado, here is this week’s NFL Power 10: 1) New York Giants (3-0) – The G-Men took care of business [...]

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Anderson’s NFL Power Ten – Week 2

Note: These rankings have less to do with a team’s reputation and accomplishments in past seasons and more with how they’re projected to perform throughout the season based on talent, current performance, and injuries. 1) New York Giants (2-0) The cream of the crop right now in the NFL. Very impressive divisional victories against the Washington [...]

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New York, I Love You. There’s Just One Thing…

New York City is the greatest city in the world. Other cities have their moments and are pretty good in their own ways, but really, no city touches the Big Apple. I’m biased, of course, since I live there but others would agree too; New York City, one of the largest in the world, is [...]

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