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Divisionbydivision.appHeader = "Which division is the best in the NFL?";
Divisionbydivision.appDeck = "Tom Curran rates and ranks them to determine which one tops them all.";
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Divisionbydivision[i-1].body = "Debate all you want, but Tom Curran thinks he's found the formula to prove which division is the NFL's best. Check out the table below to see the tally on each team according to Tom's scorecard and click through each division to find out why they stacked up the way they did.";

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Divisionbydivision[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><b>Curran's Comment:</b> The best defensive division in football (a combined 28 points in this ranking), the best-coached division in football (29 points) and solid quarterbacking. No surprise that the perennially cutthroat AFC South graded out as the NFL's most fearsome foursome.";

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Divisionbydivision[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><b>Curran's Comment:</b> Tighter with the AFC South than I expected. Would have been even closer save for the fact you can't give newbie Redskins coach more than a \"3\" (all new hires got that grade). Beltway folks will disagree with the Skins grades but the 2007 edition rode a wave of emotion to its playoff appearance. Great for them. Seriously.  But they're not really that much past average. ";

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Divisionbydivision[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><b>Curran's Comment:</b> The Browns' offseason improvements pump up their \"upside\" number. Marvin Lewis' ever-loosening grip on his declining team&#146;s focus adds up to bad numbers in Cincy for everything but the offense and the quarterback. Pittsburgh's solid. The Ravens aren't, especially on offense. <br>";

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Divisionbydivision[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><b>Curran's Comment:</b> Only 18 combined quarterback points for the AFC East and 10 of those come from Tom Brady. What, you think Kellen Clemens, Trent Edwards and a combo of Josh McCown and John Beck deserves more love?  ";

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Divisionbydivision[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><b>Curran's Comment:</b> Suddenly, this is the most quarterback-poor division in football. Thanks, Brett. But the Pack is propped up by a very good coach, and an excellent defense. I suspect Aaron Rodgers will quickly establish him as the North&#146;s quarterback. Other than that, the only aspects of these teams worth commending are elements of the Bears and Vikings defense and, perhaps, a couple of weapons in the Lions offense. ";

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Divisionbydivision[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><b>Curran's Comment:</b> Probably the most boring division in the NFL. The talent at quarterback with Jeff Garcia, Drew Brees and (theoretically) Jake Delhomme keeps the NFC South ahead of an AFC West that's in a massive renovation procedure. Tampa was probably the least talented team in the playoffs in 2007. Without a playoff appearance in 2008, the Panthers are staring at an overhaul. The Falcons are so far beneath the surface of good that best-case scenario for them will be to see filtered sunlight under the waves by the end of the year. ";

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Divisionbydivision[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><b>Curran's Comment:</b> One good team, three in disarray. And the three in disarray aren&#146;t showing many signs of changing directions. That's why the Broncos, Chiefs and Raiders go 4, 4, 3 for \"upside.\" The NFL's a much more entertaining place when these cutthroat rivals are watchable. But it looks like it will be a while before that comes to pass. ";

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Divisionbydivision[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><b>Curran's Comment:</b> Stephen Jackson and Frank Gore earned some points for the offenses. Mike Holmgren and Matt Hasselbeck propped up the Seahawks. But Mike Nolan and Scott Linehan form a 1-2 head coaching tandem for the Niners and Rams that does nothing to inspire. They earn a 5 between them.   ";

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