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1. Ryan vs. Flacco. [link widoczny dla zalogowanych][/u]Great Thursday game this week, the 6-2 Falcons and the 6-2 Ravens in Atlanta. The way the NFL schedule works -- assuming the format doesn't change in the new collective bargaining agreement -- Flacco and Ryan, should they stay on their same teams for the next decade, would meet in years three (this year), seven and 11. How odd, and sad, would it be if these good, young quarterbacks faced each other only three non-Super Bowl times?
On the morning of the draft, Baltimore's Ozzie Newsome offered St. Louis, picking above Atlanta, picks in the first, second and fourth rounds in 2008 and third round in 2009 for the Rams' top choice. Baltimore would have taken Ryan. Atlanta would have taken defensive tackle [link widoczny dla zalogowanych][/u], who's been a disappointment. Baltimore would have gotten Ryan, but would then have missed getting Ray Rice in the second round. So believe me, Atlanta's happy Baltimore didn't make the deal, and Baltimore's happy the Rams didn't take the deal. Baltimore has Flacco and Rice. Atlanta has Ryan. Both teams are living happily ever after.
Judging by the distracting performance of Chad Ochocinco last night in the 27-21 loss to Pittsburgh, it can't be sitting well with the Ocho that offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski and Carson Palmer seem to clearly be focusing on Owens as the Bengals' top receiver now. Last five games: Owens 66 targets, 41 catches,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], seven touchdowns; Ochocinco 42 targets, 20 catches, one touchdown.
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2. Terrell Owens has become The Man in Cincinnati.
Before the 2008 draft, when I was in Atlanta for the drafting of Ryan, the Rams and Ravens were persistent in trying to move up to pick Ryan. Baltimore couldn't, and then picked Flacco over Chad Henne. That, however, wasn't the real threat to Ryan being a Falcon and not a Raven. This was.
That may have led to some childishness and a late penalty by Ochocinco. And it may be the chickens coming home to roost for a 2-6 team whose leaders told everyone who'd listen in training camp (me included) that having two monster egos on the same offense wouldn't be a big problem. Stay tuned, starting Sunday in Indianapolis. There could be more fireworks. [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] [/u]Owens, by the way, is playing very good football, and cementing his Canton candidacy. In one fewer season, he is 50 catches shy of Cris Carter but 1,822 receiving yards and 21 touchdown receptions ahead of Carter ... with still eight games left this season to inflate his stats.

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