Quote of the Week I

Brett Favre has thrown for more than 300 yards in five of his last six games. AP

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"Maybe we're the Saints of 2006. Maybe it's time to start believing, rather than keep wondering about how we're doing this.''

-- Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre, trying to make sense of the Packers' magical 7-1 run.

Quote of the Week II

"Bobby Beathard, in my opinion, is one of the greatest general managers of all time. He belongs in the Hall of Fame. And unfortunately, an incredible career is remembered for one unfortunate choice. And that's not right.''

-- Indianapolis GM Bill Polian.

In 1998, Polian picked Peyton Manning with the first pick of the NFL Draft. With the second choice, Beathard, running the Chargers' draft, took Ryan Leaf.

Quote of the Week III

"It's so evident that ever since I left, nothing's been going right there. I'm not saying I'm the sole reason, but when I was there, we were very successful.''

-- Dallas wide receiver Terrell Owens, on the post-Owens Eagles, appearing on radio station 790 The Ticket in Miami.

Three comments:

1. Insert "distracted'' for "successful,'' and T.O. would be right.

2. No athlete embodies the ugly moniker of "It's all about him'' more than Terrell Owens.

3. In the Eagles' 26 games since Owens left, their record is 14-12. In the last 26 games Owens was under contract in Philadelphia (including the nine that he was suspended for insubordination), the Eagles were 13-13. That's certainly not the fairest stat, because of the half-season he missed after picking fights with Andy Reid and Donovan McNabb that forced Reid to kick him off the team. But here's why I include it: Part of the reason the Eagles went down the tubes in 2005 was because of the ridiculously self-centered crap Owens pulled in training camp. So if he's going to take credit for being a big reason why the Eagles got to the Super Bowl in 2004, he's also got to take a good deal of the blame for the games they lost with and without him in 2005.

Quote of the Week IV

"How much will they run up the score on the Jets? You're going to need an NBA scoreboard for that one.''

-- Cris Collinsworth, on nbcsports.com, on the prospect of a New England scoring-fest when the Jets travel to Foxboro on Dec. 16, in the wake of the Jets turning the Patriots into league officials for videotaping their defensive signals in the season opener.

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