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Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker

Here is another weekend edition of Voice of the People.

Cliff from Chicago writes: Hey James, I wanna be like Ike! Isn't it time to give some love to Ike Taylor? The Steelers have been #1 against the pass practically all season, and Ike has been the shutdown guy for the D. Polamalu gets the love for obvious reasons, but the fact that you NEVER hear the words "and he beats Ike Taylor for a big gain" speaks loudly about how great he's playing.

Brian Levine from Orlando writes: Wow...you certainly opened up a can of worms. But I'll go on record. Pats 27 Steelers 21.

Bill from Old Bridge writes: love reading your AFC blog every week. The Patriots game this weekend will be a big test for the Steelers hopefully Big Ben plays better then he did in the Colts game.

On the Cincinnati Bengals...

Troy from Louisville, KY writes: Let's face it: the Bengals need a LOT of help to start next season. Personally, I think there are a lot of prospects that could be great players down the road in the upcoming draft. I have a three part question for you here: First, who should (or will) Cincinnati take with their pick, likely #2 or #3 overall; Second, should they instead trade that top 5 pick for more picks later, or third - should they trade Chad Johnson to try to get another pick in the first/second round?

On the Cleveland Browns...

Mark from Brandon, FL writes: James and Marcellus (just on air), did you watch the same games I saw Brady Quinn play? He was very good against both Denver and Buffalo. Then, he tried to play with a bad finger because he's a gamer and he threw two interceptions against Houston. So, saying he had two interceptions in the last two games is a little misleading James. Geez. Hear this from a Browns fan: Derek Anderson STINKS. He has happy feet and he could never win a big game in a big spot. That Giants game was miraculous because it was his only good game of the season. Last year, he was awful against Cincy when a win against a bad team was all the Browns needed to get into the playoffs...I'll go to war with Quinn next season. The Buffalo game, on the road, was all i needed to see.

John from Jackson, NH writes: Browns fan here...I'm not too discouraged by what i see in this team. The hype was too much and teams rarely make 'the jump' in one season. They show all the signs of an immature team, beating good teams one week and losing to bad ones the next. I don't think that an overhaul is necessary. However, Romeo's QB handling doesn't instill a lot of confidence in the sideline leadership. What do you think that the Browns should do, moving forward? They obviously need quality depth and secondary help, do you see LB help or a new feature back in the future? Any ideas? I'm grasping for straws in the otherwise lost, I mean, development part of this season.

On the Baltimore Ravens...

Jordan from Baltimore writes: If the Ravens are exactly the rank they were last week according the power rankings except for Miami, why don't the Ravens get the credit they deserve for dismantling Miami too? The Ravens held the Dolphins at home to 13 points. Isn't that worth more than Cassell beating up on a bad defense.

Andy from Baltimore writes: hey james appreciate u putting me on the chat there, but i was sort of just kidding about the primetime game. we want attention from espn n nbc when they talk about the games in the day... they just say like one thing about us unless we lose. like the eagles game, we did so much on defense n a lot better than the giant game but they barely say anything. i just wanted the primetime game to be set back because we r 0-7 in our last primetime games haha so of course i wouldnt want another one! sorry i just wanted to clear that up, i feel like u misunderstood where i was coming from. appreciate the entire afc north blog, keep it comin james!