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We are coming to you live from the parking lot of majestic Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington. I am deep in the heart of the enemy and I know I said I wasn’t going to rant on about the Cowboys but I am at the game so cut me some slack, all right? I seem to hang with a lot of ‘Hawk fans but I don’t hold it against them. They can’t help being wrong. One of the aforementioned ‘Hawkies came through with a ticket and I had to be here to watch my Boyz shoot the ‘Hawks down. I’ll probably talk a little smack while they do too, hard to believe, eh? That’s enough, I was bragging about being at the game today, let me have my moment of glory.

Location aside let’s try and get to the bottom of this debate of who’s for real and who are pretenders showing early season adrenaline boost at RB. I discussed the big boys last week but let’s talk about some other guys who have impressed me early in the season. Let’s start with Gruden’s luxury ride the ‘Cadillac’, Carnell Williams. This guy is for real and has a minor injury right now but after almost 80 carries in 2+ games, getting a flat is no worry for the Bucs offense. The NFL is a tough league but this is a tough kid and he will smash it up in the hole for three yards when he has to but is an explosive threat to break any run to the house or garage, whatever. He is the real deal and Gruden will let him rest so he is in mint condition for the playoff run late in the season.

His running mate at Auburn Ronnie Brown started slowly but has been very good lately and shows the promise that had Miami draft him 3 picks ahead of Cadillac. Brown has size, speed and power and has looked much better than former stud Ricky Williams and looks to be capable of handling the future for the ‘Phins. The run on Friday against KC was a sign of good things to come, laying the smackdown on the LB and blazing down the sidelines for a 65 yard TD. Auburn may be the new RB ‘U’ with these two following the path of former Auburn stars like Stephen Davis, Rudi Johnson and some guy named Bo Jackson.

Among guys we knew were good and who continue to prove us right, how about Willis MacGahee up in Buffalo. This guy is a machine and has Buffalo fighting for the division title in the AFC East. Stephen Jackson has looked good with limited touches but you can just see his explosiveness when he runs straight ahead. He runs like he thinks no one can tackle him. He has been impressive early on but he will get more chances to prove it while Bulger suffers a shoulder problem. Westbrook is right, the Eagles need to use him right. The guy is a very good player and getting the ball in his hands on more running plays will help the Eagles immensely. I don’t know that he is as good as LT, as he implied, but he could be much better and more of a factor with more touches. RB is the second most important position on a football team and having a good one can be the difference between a playoff team and floundering to a losing record. Many teams flounder for years before they find a runner that can be ‘that’ guy to take them to the promised land.

So before I wrap up this edition of the rant I want to give props to the two best wideouts in the game. These guys have quietly gone out and dominated defensive backs for years and continue to help their teams win, Torry Holt and Marvin Harrison. Best receivers in the game and we will get to why they are and the ‘other’ guys aren’t next week but I am just too jacked about the game to rant on. It is raining in Seattle and Qwest is an open stadium and I am still stoked about sitting in the rain for 3 ½ hours…bigger and better next week the rant is over and I am back to the pool.

MY Expert NFL Prediction this week Take The Cowboys to cover vs Seattle.

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