First off, my fearless NFL Prognostication goes as follows. I will provide you with what I see as the division winners, the wild card teams, my AFC and NFC Finals as well as who I see playing for the Lombardi Trophy when all is said and done.
AFC West: San Diego is clearly the team to beat. Phillip Rivers is a very good QB and Vincent Jackson is back in the fold for the entire year. If anyone is going ot give the Chargers some heat, it will be Kansas City. Oakland is still on the rise ad Denver will be terrible.
AFC East: New England is as good a team as you are going to find in the NFL this year. Aside from the wealth of talent left from last year's team you add Chad Ochocinco who will have a year similar to that off Randy Moss in his first year in the northeast, as well as Albery Haynesworth, who we all know when happy and healthy is a beast in the middle. The Jets might think they can compete with the Patriots but they can't. Patriots win no less than 13 games this year, and none of those three losses will come at the hands of Rex and the Jets.
AFC South: What has been the Indianapolis Colts division the past decade will no longer be theres. From what I read, Peyton Manning could be out for a while. Without him the Colts will struggle to make the playoffs; with him they make the second season but not as division champions. The team to beat in the divsion...the Houston Texans. Houston has made strides every year since they returned, and while they have not met expectations the past few seasons, my gut tells me this is the year they turn things around.
AFC North: Well it won't be a team from Ohio. Sorry Bengals and Browns fans but you are not in the same league as either the Steelers or the Ravens. While both Pittsburgh and Baltimore presumably make the playoffs, I see the continued development and maturation of Joe Flacco to be the differnce maker for the Ravens. With Ray Rice not having to share so many carries, you can also look to him to put some big numbers. The aging Raven defence is able to get it done for another season.
AFC SEEDS (1) New England (2) San Diego (3) Baltimore (4) Houston (5) Indianapolis (6) Pittsburgh
Wild Card: Houston over Indy; Baltimore over Pittsburgh
New England over Houston; Baltimore over San Diego
AFC Champs: New England
NFC West: This is the same division who crowned a champion with a losing record last season in St. Louis. I think St. Louis will be over .500 this season and will win the division. A lot of people are writing off San Francisco as the worst team in this division but I see it otherwise. San Fran could breath down the Rams neck all year. As for Arizona and Seattle...those are two teams lining up for the Andrew Luck sweepstakes. Seattle will be one of, if not the worst team in the league.
NFC East: What has always been viewed as the toughest division in football is still pretty good minus Washington, even thought Rex Grossman, Tim Hightower and company think they 'could make some noise'. Trust me, the mute button will be on in Washington for most of the year. Philly spent a lot of money in the off season and it will pay off as I see them being head and shoulders above the other members of this division. The Eagles win the division, the Cowboys fight for a wild card berth and the Giants struggle to a .500 record which is just fine with me.
NFC South: In many ways this division could rival the NFC East as the toughest division in football. All I know for sure is that Carolina fans should enjoy watching Cam Newton because that will be the higlight of their season. The Bucs made strides last year but I just don't see Josh Freeman and Co. ready to compete against Atlanta and New Orleans yet. New Orleans is still good but are a little older than the Falcons which is why I see Matt Ryan and the boys repeating in the south.
NFC North: Green Bay; plain and simple, they are the best team in the division. I think Chicago is overrated, Detroit will surprise, and Minnesota will be really bad. Eventually teams will see that Donovan McNabb is not going to beat anyone alone anymore, so stuff the box with eight and take AP away. Detroit brings smiles back to the Motor City with a playoff appearance; granted only one game but hey, the second season is the second season.
NFC SEEDS (1) Philadelphia (2) Green Bay (3) Atlanta (4) St. Louis (5) New Orleans (6) Detroit
WILD CARD Atlanta over Detroit; New Orleans over St. Louis
Philadelphia over New Orleans, Green Bay over Atlanta
Green Bay over Philadelphia
SUPER BOWL New England over Green Bay
And just quickly, a note from the CFL. Arash Madani is an IDIOT. He thinks the Riders should trade Andy Fantuz. Really Arash, and you are a sports authority on a major national network? That would be like saying the Caps should trade Ovechkin, the Pens shoud trade Crosby. Does he have any idea what this province would do if that transaction were to take place? Idiot...that is all.
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