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Sports Illustrated
December 1, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
No love from Philly My answer: The game was played in September. The Eagles were better then; the Saints, I feel, are better now. Plus, I didn't see one of you birds taking note of the fact that the Giants, who beat the Iggles not once but twice -- and quite convincingly, too -- were ranked four spots lower...   |
Sports Illustrated
October 27, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Mailbag Saints and mailbag sinners I'll take the heat for everything that appears under my byline, but there's one thing that bugs me -- getting ripped for something I didn't write... |
Sports Illustrated
November 10, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Better or verse? An ode to the rippers separates purpose from pedantry... |
Sports Illustrated
November 17, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Deck the Hall 'Tis the season to talk about the NFL's ultimate honor... |
Sports Illustrated
January 4, 2001
Paul Zimmerman |
My All-Pro team I am sitting at the midpoint of a forest of charts that stretches into three rooms and threatens to absorb a fourth. The charts represent the documentation of my all-pro candidates, the distillation of 136 games seen live, on the tube or on coaching films... |
Sports Illustrated
October 13, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Don't wind me up A pair of letters that have accused me of being delinquent in the upstairs dept. because I asked the simple question: Why do some teams kick off into the wind? |
Sports Illustrated
June 8, 2001
Paul Zimmerman |
Downhill from the start Two weeks' worth of mailbags here, and I'll address the toughest letter first: Are SI scribes no more than glorified beat writers for New York-area teams? |
Sports Illustrated
August 9, 2002
Paul Zimmerman |
Domineering mail The preseason-NFL power rankings rippers have their say |
Sports Illustrated
December 15, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Fourth time is the charm Dr. Z answers mail from readers who feel neglected... |
Sports Illustrated
August 17, 2000
Dr. Z |
Hold everything, the rippers are back Defending my All-90s team |
Sports Illustrated
July 24, 2002
Paul Zimmerman |
Standing Pat Here are the preseason, pre-camp, pre-everything NFL Power Rankings. |
Sports Illustrated
October 20, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
A few worthy opponents Let's see now, which are the teams I've treated unfairly this week? Saints, Giants, Steelers, Dolphins -- surely there must be more... |
Sports Illustrated
December 14, 2001
Paul Zimmerman |
Previewing a possible super showdown St. Louis and Pittsburgh face major tests that could be a preview of playoff matchups... |
Sports Illustrated
December 26, 2000 |
Dr. Z's NFL Power Rankings Week 18 |
Sports Illustrated
November 3, 2000 |
Seven lucky rippers Ranking the teams is like trying to fix a leaky garden hose. Tape up one leak and another one pops up. Tape that one up and whoops, here comes another. I had the Vikings fans nice and calmed down. I thought my column this week took care of the Saints fans. Now another leak has sprung... |
Sports Illustrated
December 8, 2000 |
Chalk one up for the rippers There's only one thing worse than a vicious ripper: a vicious ripper who happens to be right. In my capsule on the Eagles as one of the contending teams, I said that no offensive player except Donovan McNabb will come within sniffing distance of the Pro Bowl... |
Sports Illustrated
October 6, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Scheme, not players, is K.C.'s problem I've seen two teams run on this defense, which was embarrassing against Seattle. Individually, the players are not that bad. The scheme seems to be the problem... |
Sports Central
November 20, 2008
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 12 Predictions for the upcoming NFL games include fictional quotes from players and personnel. |
Sports Illustrated
July 18, 2002
Paul Zimmerman |
Memory wane Nostalgia is fine, but only in small doses: comments on a "best football teams ever" column. |
Sports Illustrated
November 9, 2001
Paul Zimmerman |
Saints and sinners Fairness has never been a part of the NFL's officiating credo, just as it has little to do with our legal system in general. The league is into cosmetic surgery. The worse that things look, the heavier the penalty, or penalties... |
Sports Illustrated
May 16, 2002
Paul Zimmerman |
Chicago hope What it's like watching Arena League football... Favorite small football players... etc. |
Sports Central
September 17, 2013
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 2 Report The author offers his predictions for the upset of the week involving the Rams over the Cowboys. He thinks St. Louis has a good, underrated defense, and you never know when the Cowboys will just implode and blow a game they could have won. |
Sports Central
November 30, 2004
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 12 Power Rankings The New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles -- potential Super Bowl foes? -- are back at the top. And by the way -- Brett Favre's consecutive game streak has nothing on Jim Marshall. |
Sports Illustrated
July 16, 2001
Paul Zimmerman |
Ready for some football? Preseason rankings as teams prepare for training camp... |
Sports Central
November 9, 2004
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 9 Power Rankings The Pittsburgh Steelers deservedly sit at the top of the rankings. But the San Diego Chargers, suddenly among the top ten, are quickly moving up in the ranks -- while the Houston Texans dropped from number 8 to 11. Other than that, most changes this week were insignificant. |
Sports Central
October 27, 2005
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 8 Cowboys head to bye week with a win... The Lions win another defensive struggle... Could be Texans' week... Raiders offense clicks to a win... Tomlinson leads Chargers over Chiefs... Saints win at "home"... Tampa Bay scuttles Minnesota... etc. |
Sports Illustrated
December 7, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Scouting the NFL playoff contenders It has been a while since this many quality teams were in danger of being bumped from the playoffs... |
Sports Central
January 4, 2005
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings The fourth team in history to finish 15-1, the Pittsburgh Steelers are the best bet in the field of an AFC postseason that should be among the best ever. Andy Reid has been badly outcoached in two consecutive postseasons, and the Philadelphia Eagles are 0-2 without Terrell Owens. |
Sports Illustrated
December 28, 2000
Dr. Z |
Slam, bam, thank you, fans Commenting on football commentators, Testaverde, etc. |
Sports Illustrated
January 18, 2001
Peter King |
Haslett a slam dunk as top coach The topics this week in the ol' mailbag are honor, the sanctity of a contract, the weekly Rams rant, an incredibly detailed query from a Swiss Packer fan, my horrendous All-Pro picks, etc. |
Sports Central
January 13, 2004
Brad Oremland |
NFL Postseason Week 2 Quarterbacks get too much publicity as it is, but this week's playoff games were all about quarterbacks who stepped up to get the job done. |
Sports Central
December 2, 2008
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 13 Power Rankings The NY Giants remain on top in the NFL while the Washington Redskins look worse every week. |
Sports Central
September 23, 2014
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings The NFL announced this year's nominees to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. "Contributors" like owners, general managers, and league officials are no longer competing with players for the same spots. |
Sports Central
September 28, 2010
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings The Steelers claim the top spot in this week's rankings as the Saints fall to eighth place. |
Sports Central
September 29, 2005
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 4 Saints beats Bills in second home-away-from-home game... Jaguars break Broncos with field goals... Cadillac drives Bucs to victory over Lions... Bengals say, 'Houston you've got a problem'... In Tennessee, Colts finally win with offense... etc. |
Sports Illustrated
July 7, 2000
Dr. Z |
What's in a color? Redheaded women, Red McCombs and red-faced in N.Y. |
Sports Illustrated
November 14, 2001
Paul Zimmerman |
Hit parade The award for best football performance at midseason goes to... |
Sports Central
December 29, 2009
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings The teams with the best records are dropping quickly in the rankings. |
Sports Central
September 20, 2005
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 2 Power Rankings Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger better than last season?... Colts have an obvious hole... Patriots lose a game they could have won... Bills loss against Tampa a team effort... etc. |
Sports Central
September 7, 2004
Brad Oremland |
NFL Preseason Power Rankings The first Sports Central power rankings of the 2004 NFL season are topped by a team that will benefit heavily from stringent enforcement of the league's illegal contact rule. |
Sports Illustrated
October 4, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's Power Rankings Look at it this way: The Rams probably will break all those records because their defense isn't that great, therefore the varsity offense stays on the field longer... |
Sports Central
October 5, 2004
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 4 Power Rankings No change in the top four rankings, and little elsewhere. But the Falcons, Steelers, Giants and Chargers showed significant forward progress, while the Ravens, Panthers, Packers and Titans dropped back a few notches. |
Sports Central
December 19, 2006
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 15 Power Rankings San Diego Chargers: How about a little love for special teams?... Baltimore Ravens boast the second-stingiest run defense in the NFL... Dallas Cowboys will be dangerous in the postseason, but will have a tough road to the Super Bowl... etc. |
Sports Central
November 4, 2008
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 9 Power Rankings NFL teams are ranked after nine weeks of play. |
Sports Illustrated
April 6, 2001
Paul Zimmerman |
Spices of life On wine, the nation's restaurants and some football... |
Sports Central
September 7, 2010
Brad Oremland |
NFL 2010 Preseason Power Rankings The NFL rankings here are for right now, beginning-of-season strength, and not necessarily a forecast of each team's success over the course of the whole year. Brackets show predicted regular-season record. |
Sports Central
September 30, 2008
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 4 Power Rankings After four weeks of play, NFL teams are rated. |
Sports Central
November 18, 2004
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 11 This week's football predictions. |
Sports Illustrated
September 28, 2001
Paul Zimmerman |
Called on a rank effort Why the Cowboys deserve all the criticism I've given them... |
Sports Illustrated
December 6, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's NFL Power Rankings If you want to stay on my good side never, repeat never, use the word, "parity." There is no such thing. It does not exist... |
