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We're deep enough into the new campaign to get a sense of which teams resemble heavyweights -- and which look more like a .With the ,
Nick Gates Jersey and all undefeated, this season feels destined to raise up the same old cast of teams that fill the dance card every January. Still, three weeks of games have already provided us with a flock of memorable characters old and new. Some likeable, some downright tedious.Which gridiron humans made this week's list of Heroes and Villains? Let's find out:Heroes1. Ginger-Tinged Fireball #1: Few quarterbacks have absorbed more flame-throwing criticism than . He's deserved it, too, religiously crashing and burning with a fury when the clock strikes January. Dalton has been one of the NFL's most frustrating pa sers, but we've over three weeks of play
Cooper Dejean Jersey : a more confident quarterback and one who trusts the insane talent around him. Dalton overcame his own mistakes on Sunday to slice through Baltimore's secondary for a pair of fourth-quarter scores that lifted the to 3-0 and left the for dead. Undoubtedly, he'll unfurl four mind-bending killer picks this weekend, so let's enjoy Good Andy before he morphs into evil.2. Ginger-Tinged Fireball #2: can't drive through Cleveland without a cadre of armed guards, but the backup has in Dallas. Under the watch of Jason Garrett, Weeden put together a 22-for-26 pa sing day against Atlanta that upstaged his flock of doubters. He's not the reason they lost to the , with Weeden mostly avoiding the headache-inducing gaffes that once had fans downing shots of Everclear by the trayful.3. The Evolution of Gary Kubiak: Three cheers to coach Kubiak, who tweaked his weatherworn rollout-based playbookto unveil a scheme that saw in Sunday's easy win over the . At last, Manning produced fat numbers, ripping off 313 yards -- his most in 10 games. After a dangerously depre sing start to the year, Kubiak's flexibility has saved an offense once headed
Terrell Lewis Jersey for a permanent dirt nap.Villains1. Private Eye Frank Cigentti's Run As A Pro Football Play-Caller: On a day that saw the defense limit Pittsburgh to just 12 points, the St. Louis offense could score only six. We've talked many times about play-caller Frank Cignetti moonlighting on the side as a no-nonsense private eye, but that gig is clearly getting in the way of his day job. We heard all week that Cignetti was absorbed in a heat-seeking mi sing persons case in Los Angeles. Instead of mapping out plays in St. Louis, his hours were spent tailing suspects through Hollywood and South Central in pursuit of a potential Jane Doe. Cignetti's become obse sed. The case is eating up his free time and keeping him up at night. Ol' Frank just can't shake his love for detective work -- and it cost the at home in Week 3.2. Ill-fated Copycat Slogans: Our is well-chronicled, but
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