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Dedication To McNair – RIP

We at MaddenFans.com dedicate our July 4th weekend to Steve McNair.

Steve McNair, the NFL’s co-MVP in 2003, has been found dead according to the Nashville police. An unidentified woman was also found dead at the scene.

We send our thoughts and prayers to his family and relatives.

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MaddenFans.com – NFL Power Rankings – Final

Well the week come to close and it July 4th for those of us in the good ol USA. We finally finish off our NFL Power Rankings with training camp right around the corner. We appreciate our loyal members. Look for our next article after the weekend as we look back on past draft picks and where they are now. Lets finish this off.

32. Detroit Lions
31. Cleveland Browns
30. Kansas City Chiefs
29. St Louis Rams
28. Oakland Raiders
27. Cincinnati Bengals
26. San Francisco 49ers
25. Denver Broncos
24. Jacksonville Jaguars
23. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
22. Seattle Seahawks
21. Washington Redskins
20. Miami Dolphins
19. Buffalo Bills
18. NY Jets
17. Carolina Panthers
16. Minnesota Vikings
15. New Orleans Saints
14. Green Bay Packers
13. Houston Texans
12. Chicago Bears
11. Arizona Cardinals
10. Philadelphia Eagles
9. Atlanta Falcons
8. Dallas Cowboys
7. San Diego Chargers
6. Tennessee Titans
5. Indianapolis Colts

4. Baltimore Ravens

The Ravens were one game from the Super Bowl and trust me they will be thinking about that all season when they have to play the Steelers. If Joe Flacco can avoid the sophomore jinx the Ravens should do well. Willis McGahee and Todd Heap must pick up production after a less than stellar 2008 season. Ray Lewis is going to have to prove the Ravens made the right decision in resigning him and letting Bart Scott go. One concern will be the change at defensive coordinator and how that will effect the Ravens aggressiveness. Ed Reed will be on every team’s mind when they play Baltimore. This guy is great at baiting QB’s into making mistakes. The offense is really going to need to step up, they can’t constantly rely of the defense to keep them in games.

3. New York Giants

The Giants are not the same team with Plaxico Burress gone. Giants can stop fooling themselves too because Plaxico is not coming back. With the loss of Amani Toomer the Ginats don’t know who there No. 1 receiver will be. Right now that position will come down to Steve Smith or Hakeem Nicks. The signing in the offseason on defense of Michael Boley, Rocky Bernard, and Chris Canty will help the defense with there depth which was an issue last year. They have one of the strongest offensive lines and a great power running back. The Giants should make a great push into the playoffs.

2. New England Patriots

The Pats would be #1 if it wasn’t for Tom Brady. That is the big question mark. The Pats are good, real good. They proved that going 11-5 last year with Matt Cassell. Even though they missed the playoffs they should be ready to be back in the hunt this year. Tom Brasy still has his main targets Welker and Moss. The Pats went out and picked up Shawn Springs and Leigh Bodden for there secondary. The LB position is still a question mark as well as there pass rush. This should be an interesting year for the Pats.

1. Pittsburgh Steelers

They have everything in place to make another trip to the Super Bowl. They lost only two starters in the offseason. The Steelers offensive line must improve this year to keep from Ben taking so many hits. If the line steps up they will be the favorite to go back to the Super Bowl. Rashard Mendenhall returns and he is exactly the type of back the Steelers need. Defensively as long as Dick LeBeau sticks around the Steelers will always be a contender.

You can see our prior article here.

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Will Michael Vick play this year?

Michael Vick was released May 20th, 2009 from federal prison in Leavenworth after serving 19 months for financing a dogfighting ring. The main questions have been ‘When will Vick be reinstated?’ and ‘What team will Vick play for?’ We bring our own opinions to the table on this and we would like to hear your opinions as well in our comments section.

We don’t think Michael Vick will be reinstated this year. I doubt Roger Goodell is in much of a hurry to reinstate Vick and deal the media frenzy that will come with it. Michael Vick is a public relations nightmare waiting to happen right now. The NFL and Roger Goodell do not want that kind of negative attention. I seriously do not think Vick has paid his debt to society or to the NFL either. I still see a cocky, overrated, showboat of a QB. No one knows for sure if Vick has changed, and no one is going to trust his word at this point. You have to remember that Vick lied to Arthur Blank (Falcons Owner) and Roger Goodell about being involved with dog fighting. If he is reinstated then when Travis Henry is done serving his time for 11lbs of cocaine he was caught with we can let him back in the league as well right? Arthur Blank was quoted at a NFL owners’ meeting “Its goes beyond, ‘Has he paid his debt to society?’ Because I think that from a legal standpoint and financially and personally he has.” If Blanks says he’s good it must be ok. No matter how you look at, a crime is a crime. I can relate and I can tell you its almost impossible to get a job with a record so why should the NFL be any easier. In a working man’s world Vick would be lucky to do anything better than construction.

If by some chance the NFL does reinstate Vick I don’t see him starting, at least not this year. I doubt there will be a serious bidding war for him either. He has been two years out of the league, might as well be double that when it comes to being on the field. Lets also take into account he still has a contract with the Falcons. The Falcons do not want him but they want to be compensated. I will tell you right now; whatever they ask it will be too much. If Vick does make a return then the most logical place I think would be the Washington Redskins. After failing to trade for Jay Cutler and unable to move up in the draft to secure Sanchez this would be the most logical move. Dan Snyder is not a man who fears taking chances.

What ever does happen, people will be watching with interest. I hope for the sake of the NFL they make the right decision. I believe in 2nd chances as much as the next person but there is also a business aspect to this and sometimes its better just to cut your losses.

Update 1:20pm cst

In a shocking move by the Atlanta Falcons they officially release rights to Vick allowing him to sign with any team he wishes. This could get interesting.

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