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Tony's Top 5 NFL teams (Power rankings)

Posted by Tony Massarotti, Globe Staff  November 19, 2008 08:44 PM
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5
Carolina Panthers. The most unheralded 8-2 team in history has a tremendous running attack, a tough defense and big-pass potential.
4
New York Jets. Admittedly, the AFC is wide open and Brett Favre is a mistake waiting to happen. But if Favre plays like he did last week, who can stop that offense?
3
Pittsburgh Steelers. Let's stress that there is a big gap between the top two and everyone else. But in a big game, would you rather have Ben Roethlisberger or Brett Favre?
2
Tennessee Titans. Still don't think they're going to the Super Bowl, but 10-0 is 10-0. The Titans have outscored opponents by 113 points, second in the NFL to the Giants.
1
New York Giants. Super Bowl XLII was no fluke. The Giants can pass and play defense, and they have a coach who is as capable as any in the game. All hail Tom Coughlin.
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Tony's Top 5

Red Sox spring training story lines

5
Shortstop Apparently, it's reached the point where the Red Sox have to trade their shortstop to trim payroll. Anyone feel good about that?
4
Carl Crawford After a poor debut season in Boston, he had wrist surgery. And now we know the owner never wanted him.
3
The bullpen No small story here. Jonathan Papelbon is gone and Daniel Bard is in the rotation. Welcome, Mark Melancon and Andrew Bailey.
2
Bobby Valentine The last time the Red Sox changed managers, they won the World Series. Will history repeat?
1
Josh Beckett By the end of last season, Beckett seemed to lose his focus and his fire. Can he bounce back - and stay healthy, too?
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Updated: Feb 15, 08:34 AM

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"Embarrassment of riches" is a bit of an overstatement, Mazz, and will be until we're actually outspending the Yankee$ on a regular basis.

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Tony Massarotti is a Globe sportswriter and has been writing about sports in Boston for the last 19 years. A lifelong Bostonian, Massarotti graduated from Waltham High School and Tufts University. He was voted the Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by his peers in 2000 and 2008 and has been a finalist for the award on several other occasions. This blog won a 2008 EPpy award for "Best Sports Blog".

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