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A positive forecast for these four.(National Football League)

The Sporting News

| September 08, 2003 | Horton, Gary | COPYRIGHT 2003 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

It's easy to find fault in or predict doom for every team at this time of year, especially because everyone has a flaw or two or three. It's not as easy to take the flip side and choose pros over cons, but let's look at key issues for four contending teams and put a positive take on each.

1. After a conservative preseason, the Giants will open up the offense.

The Giants' offense was pure vanilla in exhibition games, but it could resemble the 2002 Raiders by October. Coach Jim Fassel, who again will call the plays after taking over those duties midway through last season, has many weapons and varied personnel groupings with which to work.

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