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Always much appreciated. Of course, you can always read my work on ESPN.com. I have a story up on Taylor

Heineke this weekend, just the impact that he has on teammates. We see the flaws, we see the

issues, the teammates gravitate toward what some players call the it factor. So there you go.

That'll be up on ESPN.com. And today, of course, are the keys to the game and my prediction.

I'm going to go a little bit of a goofy way on the prediction here, so bear with me in a few

minutes.

Before I get to that, a few little bits of news and all that.

Already ruled out for the game, Jahan Dotson receiver, because the hamstring injury. No surprise there, hasn't practiced. Since he re-aggregated

it before the Green Bay game, who knows when we're going to see him again? Those things are always

tricky. And once you re-aggregated, it can be a few more weeks for sure. So don't know yet

about beyond this weekend, but he wasn't even out on the practice field this week.

Linebacker Cole Holcomb also ruled out because of a foot injury.

That means that you're going to see David Mayo.

You'll see some John Bostick, but you also see sometimes Jamon Davis playing the Mike

linebacker.

They have been very pleased with Davis's progression in the defense and his

understanding of the defense. There have been times, I think I told you this last week,

times where Davis will even motion to or communicate with Holcomb on the field for something

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