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     content (daily/hourly changefreq) — the ranking lever a static listicle can't match; game-intent
     doorways + guides sit mid; the greatest-* rankings are tool-wrappers, low priority. The three NFL
     position lists (QB/RB/WR) are deindexed (noindex + dropped here) — scaled-content prune, the
     /greatest-nfl-players headliner covers the intent. -->
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  <!-- ============ Guides cluster (how-to, funnels to play) ============ -->
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