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NFL 2010 Preview: Green Bay Packers

• Al Dannity
• October 5, 2017

Green Bay returns most of the team that made the playoffs last season and Al Dannity likes the Packers to make a return trip. Off-season changes Green Bay will have to do without the services of Johnny Jolly in 2010 as the defensive end is suspended pending trial over a drugs charge. Jolly is the...

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NFL 2010 Preview: Minnesota Vikings

• Al Dannity
• October 5, 2017

Will Brett return? Al Dannity says the fate of the Vikings rests on the gunslinger’s decision. Off-season changes Brett Favre retired. Actually no, Brett Favre reportedly retired but then was pushed back into the waiting arms of the Vikings. Or was he? It’s all really a mess but one we’ve become used to with Favre...

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NFL 2010 Preview: Detroit Lions

• Al Dannity
• October 5, 2017

Fixing the Detroit Lions will take several seasons but 2010 at least promises a step in the right direction. Off-season changes The worst defensive line in the NFL is now staggering towards some level of competency thanks to two big additions. In literally the first minute of free agency, Jim Schwartz turned up at Kyle...

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NFL 2010 Preview: Chicago Bears

• Al Dannity
• October 5, 2017

The Bears might have spent big money in the off-season but Al Dannity thinks this Chicago team is going backwards. Off-season changes It was, to say the least, a dramatic off-season in Chicago. Mike Martz arrived in town to try and re-invent a stagnant offense. He wasn’t the only new face in Chicago as Julius...

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NFL 2010 Preview: AFC North

• Al Dannity
• October 5, 2017

Baltimore looks set to dominate its division in 2010 and that’s got Al Dannity in a poetic mood. A message for the rest of the AFC “And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain Thrilled me – filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;” – The Raven, by Edgar Allan Poe. The...

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NFL 2010 Preview: Pittsburgh Steelers

• Al Dannity
• October 5, 2017

Pittsburgh can survive without Ben Roethlisberger but the Steelers won’t thrive in 2010 according to Al Dannity. Off-season changes Where do I start? Santonio Holmes was run out of town when he got arrested in the off-season, his second arrest since joining the Steelers. Pittsburgh was in such a hurry to offload the wide receiver...

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NFL 2010 Preview: Baltimore Ravens

• Al Dannity
• October 5, 2017

The Ravens need a good start if they are to live up to their billing as potential Super Bowl contenders according to Al Dannity. Off-season changes Anquan Boldin and Donte Stallworth beef up a receiving corps that promises to help Joe Flacco continue his development at quarterback. The signal caller took great strides in 2009...

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NFL 2010 Preview: Cleveland Browns

• Al Dannity
• October 5, 2017

Sometimes things have to get worse before they get better. Al Dannity says Cleveland fans should expect some bad results in yet another rebuilding year. Off-season changes Free agency brought mixed blessings to the Browns as Jake Delhomme and Scott Fujita arrived in Cleveland. Fujita is a proven worker who beefs up the Browns’ linebacker...

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College Football Preseason Top 25: #5 Iowa

• Al Dannity
• October 5, 2017

The Hawkeyes enter 2010 with serious Big Ten and National Championship ambitions. Al Dannity says it will all come down to one game. The schedule Iowa’s non-conference schedule is far from intimidating. The rivalry game with Iowa State isn’t going to have much of an impact nationally, and road game at Arizona is likely to...

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NFL 2010 Preview: Cincinnati Bengals

• Al Dannity
• October 5, 2017

The T.O. show has hit Cincinnati but Al Dannity isn’t convinced the receiver is enough to push the Bengals into a second straight playoff appearance. Off-season changes Carson Palmer and Chad Ochocinco got their wish; Terrell Owens is now a Bengal. The wide receiver has a tarnished image but one that is horribly exaggerated. Unlike...

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NFL 2010 Preview: AFC South

• Al Dannity
• October 5, 2017

The NFL’s deepest division will have a familiar face on top in 2010. Al Dannity likes the Colts to retain the AFC South title. The cream of the crop The term power conference gets used a lot in College Football. The NFL is a little different; it has power divisions. The AFC South holds the...

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NFL 2010 Preview: Indianapolis Colts

• Al Dannity
• October 5, 2017

Can Peyton Manning and the Colts rebound from defeat in the Super Bowl? Al Dannity says it will be business as usual in Indianapolis. Off-season changes The Colts know a winning formula when they see it, that’s why all but one starter from 2009 is back. Ryan Lilja is the only absentee after he was...

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NFL 2010 Preview: Houston Texans

• Al Dannity
• October 5, 2017

Houston has the talent to make the playoffs but it also has a brutal schedule. Despite the tough slate, Al Dannity likes the Texans to make a breakthrough in 2010. Off-season changes Dunta Robinson’s departure and Brian Cushing’s four-game suspension means the Texans will start the season without two of its most productive players from...

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NFL Preview 2010: Tennessee Titans

• Al Dannity
• October 5, 2017

The Titans will live and die with Vince Young in 2010. Al Dannity says Tennessee has a good shot at making the playoffs. Off-season changes The Titans picked the smartest player in the NFL draft, at least off the field, and they were able to wait until the sixth round to get him. Myron Rolle...

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NFL 2010 Preview: Jacksonville Jaguars

• Al Dannity
• October 5, 2017

The NFL’s most average team is in for another average season but will anybody be watching? Al Dannity says the Jags could prove a key player in deciding who makes the playoffs. Off-season changes Rookie Tyson Alualu will be under as much pressure as any player on the Jacksonville roster. The defensive end was considered...

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NFL 2010 Preview: NFC South

• Al Dannity
• October 5, 2017

The most unbalanced division in the NFL is home to two playoff contenders and two teams looking to cut costs. Al Dannity says we may finally see some stability in the NFC South. An end to the madness Since the NFC South came into being in 2002, a team has gone from worst to first...

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NFL 2010 Preview: New Orleans Saints

• Al Dannity
• October 5, 2017

After winning the Super Bowl in February can the Saints repeat this season? Al Dannity expects New Orleans to have another shot at greatness in 2010. Off-season changes The biggest change the Saints have to deal with is switching from hunter to prey. No team enters the 2010 season with a bigger target on its...

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NFL Preview 2010: Atlanta Falcons

• Al Dannity
• October 5, 2017

After their first ever back-to-back winning seasons, Al Dannity likes the Falcons to make a push for the playoffs in 2010. Off-season changes Despite being drafted in 2009, this will essentially be a second go at making a first impression for Peria Jerry who missed most of last season through injury. He is joined on...

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NFL 2010 Preview: Tampa Bay Buccaneers

• Al Dannity
• October 5, 2017

The rebuilding job in Tampa Bay continues in 2010 and Al Dannity says not to hope for big strides just yet. Off-season changes As one would expect with a franchise looking to cut costs, Tampa Bay’s biggest moves came in the draft. The primary focus was on defense where first round pick Gerald McCoy and...

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NFL 2010 Preview: Carolina Panthers

• Al Dannity
• October 5, 2017

There’s no team that will confuse bettors more in 2010 than the Carolina Panthers according to Al Dannity. Off-season changes There were plenty of high profile exits from Carolina this off-season as Julius Peppers joined the Bears, Jake Delhomme found a new home in Cleveland, and Muhsin Muhammad retired. The draft can only do so...