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If there is a can’t-miss article this week, try this one by Brad Sham:

Something Special In The Air

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Ken Hamlin Highlights

I don’t often watch Cowboys Insider on FSN, but here is a bit from Wednesday’s show. Safety Ken Hamlin was miked up in last Sunday’s win:

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Team Stat Projections

After week 4 (vs. St. Louis), I offered projections of the stats based on the performances in the first four games. Here is an update:

Individual Statistics

Here are the updates for the individuals:

Tony Romo

2006: 337 att., 220 comp., 65.3% comp., 2903 yards, 19 TD, 13 Int., 95.1 rating
2007 (projected after 4 games): 484 att., 288 comp., 59.5% comp., 4796 yards, 44 TD, 12 Int., 112.9 rating
2007 (projected after 8 games): 528 att., 340 comp., 64.4% comp., 4616 yards, 38 TD, 20 Int., 100.4 rating

Marion Barber

2006: 135 att., 654 yards, 4.8 ave., 14 TD
2007 (projected after 4 games): 192 att., 1224 yards, 6.4 ave., 16 TD
2007 (projected after 8 games): 200 att., 1070 yards, 5.4 ave., 12 TD

Julius Jones

2006: 267 att., 1084 yards, 4.1 ave., 4 TD
2007 (projected after 4 games): 204 att., 704 yards, 3.5 ave., 4 TD
2007 (projected after 8 games): 182 att., 706 yards, 3.9 ave., 4 TD

Terrell Owens

2006: 85 rec., 1180 yards, 13.9 ave., 13 TD
2007 (projected after 4 games): 76 rec., 1448 yards, 19.1 ave., 12 TD
2007 (projected after 8 games): 88 rec., 1460 yards, 16.6 ave., 12 TD

Patrick Crayton

2006: 36 rec., 516 yards, 14.3 ave., 4 TD
2007 (projected after 4 games): 52 rec., 1048 yards, 20.2 ave., 8 TD
2007 (projected after 8 games): 52 rec., 800 yards, 15.4 ave., 8 TD

Jason Witten

2006: 64 rec., 754 yards, 11.8 ave., 1 TD
2007 (projected after 4 games): 80 rec., 1216 yards, 15.2 ave., 12 TD
2007 (projected after 8 games): 90 rec., 1234 yards, 13.7 ave., 10 TD

Sack Leader

2006: DeMarcus Ware: 12 sacks
2007 (projected after 4 games): DeMarcus Ware: 12 sacks
2007 (projected after 8 games): DeMarcus Ware: 14 sacks

Interception Leader

2006: Roy Williams: 5 int.
2007 (projected after 4 games): Anthony Henry: 16 int.
2007 (projected after 8 games): Anthony Henry: 10 int.

Thurman’s Thieves (7-2)

No incredibly stupid moves this week, but I did keep Drew Brees (27.7 points) on the bench in favor of Derek Anderson (16.1). This looked really bad for a while on Sunday, because Brees had already played by the time that the Browns-Seahawks game started, and Anderson did not start well. Didn’t turn out to be a big deal, though.

My hero this week? LB James Harrison, which was a name that I had not heard until I picked him up blindly a couple of weeks ago. Nine tackles, four sacks, and 27.8 points later, he’s staying put.

Pigskin Pick’em

Week 9: 7/14
Season: 68/130
Average: 62.1/130
Best: 88/130

Good decisions:

* Green Bay was an underdog (+2 1/2) at Kansas City but pulled out the 11-point win.

* I was somewhat concerned about taking Detroit over Denver, but after the Lions pulled out a 44-7 win, I worried for not.

* The Cowboys covered much easier than I expected, given that Dallas has had so much trouble at Philadelphia.

So wrong:

* Not sure why I took San Francisco, except that I knew that the Georgia Dome had not sold out. Not a good reason.

* Cincinnati has imploded. Should have gone with Buffalo.

* Recall the Golden Rule: Don’t bet against New England. Except when the Patriots are favored by 5 1/2 at Indianpolis.