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Oakland Raiders – Terrelle Pryor Shouldn’t Try to Be Somebody Else
By not trying to be a traditional pocket-passer kind of quarterback, maybe Terrelle Pryor has finally found the road to success in the NFL, and on the way help the Oakland Raiders settle on a quarterback for the future.
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Texas A&M Aggies – Defense More Important Than Anything
Most of the attention went to Johnny Manziel and the Texas A&M offense when they upset Alabama last season. This year, with very different expectations directed at the program in the rematch, their defense is going to take center stage.
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Pittsburgh Steelers – Isaac Redman Sadly the Best They Currently Have at Running Back
The Pittsburgh Steelers were really hoping that this season will give them an opportunity to use better running backs than Isaac Redman. Injuries and bad luck have prevented that from happening, and maintaining their dependency on a back who isn’t good enough to rejuvenate a very bad ground game.
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Canelo Alvarez is the Strongest Fighter Floyd Mayweather has Face, But it Won’t Matter
The only advantage Canelo Alvarez has over Floyd Mayweather heading into their fight is his power. Mayweather has never faced a boxer that packs this kind of punch, but with superiority in almost every other aspect, it’s hard to see it being the thing that gives him his first ever loss.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Kobe Bryant Makes it Impossible to Rebuild
The word rebuilding doesn’t exist in the universe of the Los Angeles Lakers; it’s always about winning as much as possible as soon as possible, and the hell with player development. The team has a shot at making a clean break from Kobe Bryant and his disastrous hold over the franchise for the last few years, but it probably won’t go down that road.
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Miami Heat – Michael Beasley Getting a Career Lifeline
It might be arrogance, but it might be that the Miami Heat have an eye for talent, even if it’s masked by a huge amount of personal problems. They’re willing to take a shot on Michael Beasley and give him an invite to training camp, in what might become one of the best under-the-radar pickups of this offseason.
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Los Angeles Lakers & Liverpool FC Piss Off People on 9/11
It’s hard to decide whether or not both Liverpool and the Los Angeles Lakers were trying to intentionally strengthen their brand at the expense of the commemoration of the September 11 attacks or simply made an honest mistake on their twitter page.
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49ers vs Seahawks – Beyond Colin Kaepernick & Russell Wilson
The best divisional rivalry right now in the NFL? The San Francisco 49ers and the Seattle Seahawks, who just might be the best two teams in the conference and possibly the league. With plenty of bad blood emerging between the two teams, there’s a lot more to this than just Colin Kaepernick and Russell Wilson making foolish bets.
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Andrew Luck, the Most Clutch Quarterback in the NFL?
While struggling on your opening game against the Oakland Raiders isn’t the best way to kick off a season, the Indianapolis Colts got further proof of making the right choice when they picked Andrew Luck, creating another impressive fourth quarter comeback and game-winning drive, keeping perfect so far in his career with a 7-0 record in games decided by four points or less.
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Big 12 – TCU vs Texas Tech Predictions
The TCU Horned Frogs didn’t expect to be without their starting quarterback so soon, making their visit to Lubbock and their game against the quite hot Texas Tech to look a lot more complicated than they initially thought, especially when thinking about last season’s encounter between the team.