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By John Taylor - The Washington Times

January 4, 2008, 12:15PM

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Seattle Sports Illustrated’s Peter King Sports Illustrated’s Dr. Z NFL.com’s Pat Kirwin MSNBC.com’s Jay Novacek Redskins A bunch of picks over at Yahoo Chris Carter picks the Redskins Sporting News Sportsline’s Pete Prisco Deadspin’s Big Daddy Drew Jeff Zillgitt’s Zen pick more from McPaper FoxSports writer Mike Tanier takes the Seahawks ensemble of heads over at FoxSports.com Jim McCabe from the Boston Globe takes the Seahawks Terry Bannon of the Chicago Tribune takes the Seahawks, 28-23 John McClain of the Houston Chronicle Bill Simmons, ESPN’s Sports Guy, takes Seattle, 30-15

Rule No. 1 of the Playoff Manifesto 4.0 says you should never, ever, EVER back a crappy QB on the road. The question remains: Is Collins a crappy QB who caught lightning in a bottle for four games against a favorable schedule, or is Collins quietly giving us the script for the next half-decent Disney sports movie, “The Late Bloomer?” As much as I like Cinderella stories, I’d rather put my money on a 36-year-old career backup playing like a 36-year-old career backup at Qwest Field. Call me crazy.

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