Archived: Oct 01, 2007

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Pack needs to keep momentum going

Great start, but a long way to go

By Ken Ryan

Now would be a great time for yours truly to let out a big, “I told you so!”

Now would be a great time for General Manager Ted Thompson to tell the world that he was right, even though he has rarely been popular.

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A passing interest

By Brett Winkler

The 2007 NFL season is young, but it has already been full of surprises. The Saints are bad again, the Packers are good again, but most notably, the passing game is becoming the new recipe for success.

In the last two NFL seasons, Shaun Alexander and LaDainian Tomlinson helped re-write the single season rushing record books in back-to-back years. Through three weeks this season, Tomlinson, the reigning MVP of the league, is averaging a putrid 2.3 yards per carry.
Along with putting the reported cases of depression among fantasy owners with the top pick in their respective drafts at roughly 100 percent, he’s set a terrible example for the other running backs in the league who wanted nothing more than to be like LT last year.

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