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His top five is great
1 -- Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0)
I want to apologize to Charlie Batch for my remark in the magazine, how my pick automatically would go to Miami because he was starting. He has a long history in the league and he showed considerable courage Thursday night. Sometimes our tongue gets ahead of our brain. ("Why are you saying 'our' instead of 'my'?" asks my wife with the head of red flames. "Nobody was in it with you.") Yes, that's right, true, a good point. Can we move on, please?
2 -- Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens (1-0)
Sleeper team for '06. Cinderella, and all that. Smartest thing I ever did was to place a late call to my editor at Sports Illustrated and substitute Baltimore for K.C. as a playoff team. Usually those calls have disastrous results.
3 -- St. Louis Rams
St. Louis Rams (1-0)
Yes, they beat the Broncos with defense. It works this way. You replace one of the league's worst defensive coaches with one of the best, Jim Haslett, and this is what happens. No, I won't mention the name of the former. I was on his case too much already last year.
4 -- Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts (1-0)
They beat the Giants, a nasty, rough, physical team, in the Meadows last weekend, and that was impressive. But this is a small defensive team, built to get after the passer after its offense has taken the lead. Teams that hang with them early will muscle them and give them trouble, I predict.
5 -- Jacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars (1-0)
I was listening to Pam Oliver's sideline report during the Dallas game and I heard her say, "Mike Tyson was brought in to help establish the offensive philosophy." I thought, "Wow, what a good idea! That'll give 'em some punch." Then I heard the rest of it. Seems that she really had said Tice, not Tyson. A shame. I liked my way better.
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