Tuesday, June 10, 2014

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NFC               East               1.

Philadelphia               Eagles
               The               self               anointed               "Dream               Team"               has               a               ton               of               talented               players               thanks               to               owner               Jeff               Lurie               going               all               out               with               his               checkbook.

Lurie               has               gone               all               in               for               a               franchise               that               hasn't               won               a               title               since               1960.
               While               the               Eagles               defense               looks               great               in               the               secondary,               the               front               seven               may               be               an               issue.

The               defensive               line               is               full               of               pass               rushers               not               known               for               stopping               the               run.


               The               linebackers               are               pretty               inexperienced               and               kicker               and               punter               are               rookies               too.
               But               the               Eagles               were               smart               by               getting               Vince               Young               to               backup               the               oft-injured               Michael               Vick               at               quarterback.

The               offensive               unit               can               score               points,               but               a               suspect               offensive               line               could               be               their               downfall.
               Philadelphia               has               a               lot               of               pressure               to               produce               in               2011.

Historically,               a               bought               team               that               spends               heavy               never               realizes               the               successes               compared               to               teams               that               mold               their               own               talent.
               Yet               the               Eagles               are               in               the               right               division               this               year               with               two               teams               rebuilding               and               another               already               riddled               with               injury.

This               could               be               the               season               that               the               city               of               Brotherly               Love               sees               their               first               football               trophy               in               41               years.
               2.

New               York               Giants
               The               Jints               already               face               an               uphill               battle               with               the               possibility               of               four               cornerbacks               missing               the               entire               season,               as               well               as               a               rookie               defensive               tackle               they               had               high               hopes               for.


               Yet               this               is               a               veteran               squad               still               full               of               immense               talent.
               New               York               may               end               up               having               to               win               a               few               high               scoring               affairs               this               year,               but               this               can               happen               because               they               have               a               deep               wide               receiver               corps.
               So               deep               that               they               watched               Steve               Smith               walk               over               to               a               division               rival               a               few               weeks               ago.


               Eli               Manning               was               recently               quited               as               saying               he               is               an               upper               echelon               quarterback               in               the               league.

This               is               time               for               him               to               back               up               his               words,               because               his               arm               will               be               put               to               the               test               often.
               While               they               are               still               strong               in               the               trenches               offensively,               it               is               aging.

The               rushing               attack               should               still               be               strong               for               the               Giants,               led               by               the               inside/               outside               attack               of               Brandon               Jacobs               and               Ahmad               Bradshaw.
               The               front               seven               of               the               defense               is               uncertain               for               the               first               time               in               a               long               time               for               the               G-Men.

Their               top               three               defensive               ends               should               be               fine,               but               the               rest               of               the               front               seven               is               a               mix               of               inconsistent               players               and               unknown               commodities.
               So               it               seems               the               Giants               offense               will               have               to               carry               the               team,               as               well               as               Manning               actually               becoming               that               upper               echelon               quarterback               he               thinks               he               is.

This               is               a               team               as               capable               of               making               the               playoffs               as               they               are               going               8-8.
               3.

Washington               Redskins
               The               "Shanaplan"               enters               a               second               season               after               a               very               forgettable               first               year               full               of               dysfunction               and               eight               games               decided               by               three               or               less               points.
               Closing               out               games               was               a               big               weakness               for               the               team               in               2010.
               The               Redskins               2011               draft               looked               pretty               good               in               preseason,               and               several               draft               picks               made               the               roster               or               practice               squad.
               They               upgraded               the               trenches               through               free               agency,               losing               second-round               pick               Jarvis               Jenkins               for               the               year               to               injury.
               With               the               question               of               whether               John               Beck               or               Rex               Grossman               starts               at               quarterback,               the               Redskins               are               able               to               temper               this               with               a               group               of               running               backs               who               have               the               ability               to               be               productive.
               Washington               has               upgraded               their               wide               receivers               and               tight               end               Fred               Davis               has               lost               so               much               weight               that               he               looks               like               a               hybrid               tight               end.
               If               the               Redskins               quarterbacks               can               be               at               least               average,               the               team               will               score               points.

The               defense               is               led               by               ageless               middle               linebacker               London               Fletcher.

They               have               two               young               defensive               ends               playing               outside               linebacker               and               are               getting               positive               results               so               far.
               With               the               addition               of               two               free               agents               on               the               defensive               line,               Washington               expects               better               results               after               a               poor               showing               in               2010.

The               secondary               got               a               big               boost               by               signing               free               safety               O.J.

Atogwe.

Strong               safety               Laron               Landry               was               the               best               safety               in               football               last               year               until               an               injury               ended               his               season               early.
               Washington               is               expecting               big               things               from               this               duo.

One               of               best               offseason               moves               Washington               made               was               acquiring               Sav               Rocco               to               be               their               punter.
               This               is               a               position               at               where               the               Redskins               have               seemed               to               struggle               at               for               several               years               recently.

Rocca's               ability               to               pin               opponents               deep               might               make               the               difference               between               victory               and               defeat.
               With               electric               return               man               Brandon               Banks,               a               big               roster               upgrade               on               both               sides               of               ball               at               most               everywhere               but               quarterback,               the               Redskins               can               be               good               enough               to               challenge               for               the               division.

Though               that               is               no               guarantee,               no               matter               what               Grossman               says.
               4.

Dallas               Cowboys
               Dallas               comes               into               2011               walking               the               razors               edge.
               Despite               the               trenches               holding               back               their               teams               from               winning               consistently               the               past               few               years,               they               got               rid               of               a               few               players               and               lost               a               few               more               to               free               agency.
               Felix               Jones               is               expected               to               carry               the               rushing               attack,               but               there               are               skeptics               as               to               whether               or               not               he               is               the               type               who               can               handle               20-30               touches               a               game               over               an               entire               season.


               After               his               first               two               seasons               were               shortened               by               injury.

Jones               had               48               receptions               and               185               carries               in               2010.
               Without               veteran               Marion               Barber               helping               Jones               anymore,               fourth-year               halfback               Tashard               Choice               and               his               222               career               carries               is               the               main               reserve.
               Dallas               is               said               to               be               high               on               seventh               round               pick               DeMarco               Murray,               though               the               rookie               wassn't               real               impressive               during               preseason               games.
               With               a               trio               of               small               backs               running               behind               an               offensive               line               in               flux,               the               passing               attack               with               be               the               Cowboys               best               weapon.

Quarterback               Tony               Romo,               who               missed               10               games               to               injuries               last               year,               might               end               up               with               many               games               where               he               attempts               upwards               to               50               passes               or               more               this               season.
               The               defense               is               pretty               much               the               same               group               that               was               second               to               last               in               the               NFL               last               year               in               points               allowed.

Though               they               are               decent               on               pass               defense,               the               Cowboys               trenches               are               average               at               stopping               the               run.
               NFC               North
               1.

Green               Bay               Packers
               When               you               are               coming               off               a               championship               season               where               you               basically               won               it               all               with               about               half               of               the               roster               you               expected               to               count               on,               there               isn't               a               whole               lot               of               need               for               overhauling               your               roster.
               Green               Bay               stayed               away               from               the               free-agent               market               this               season,               choosing               to               re-sign               most               of               their               own               players               while               continuing               to               build               through               the               draft.

This               is               the               formula               that               brought               the               franchise               their               13th               title,               the               most               in               NFL               history.
               The               biggest               free-agent               loss               may               have               been               defensive               end               Cullen               Jenkins,               but               the               Pack               returns               most               everyone               else               on               a               defense               that               ranked               second               in               points               allowed               and               interceptions               accrued               despite               all               of               the               injuries               to               their               back               seven.
               Quarterback               Aaron               Rodgers               permanently               quieted               any               remaining               critics               about               his               replacing               Brett               Favre               in               2008.

At               Rodgers'               current               pace,               he               may               one               day               find               himself               with               Hall               of               Famer               Bart               Starr               for               the               title               of               greatest               Packers               quarterback               ever.
               One               of               the               best               news               Rodgers               has               received               this               year               is               the               return               of               halfback               Ryan               Grant.

Grant               missed               most               of               last               year               because               of               injury,               but               his               return               will               help               the               four               excellent               wide               receivers               Rodgers               loves               to               throw               to.

Jermichael               Finley,               the               Packers               best               tight               end,               also               returns               after               missing               11               games               to               injury               in               2010.
               It               is               doubtful               Green               Bay               will               again               experience               the               rash               of               injuries               they               incurred               in               2010.

Assuming               their               players               stay               healthy,               this               team               will               be               very               difficult               to               oust               this               year.

If               Rodgers               stays               on               the               field               all               season,               the               Packers               have               an               excellent               chance               of               completing               the               very               difficult               task               of               repeating               as               champions.
               
               2.

Detroit               Lions               *
               The               young               Lions               are               just               about               everyone's               prediction               for               most               improved               NFL               team               this               year.

After               watching               them               lose               eight               close               games               last               year,               one               can               see               why               there               is               so               much               optimism               for               this               team.
               The               defensive               line,               led               by               2010               Defensive               Rookie               of               the               Year               Ndamukong               Suh,               is               the               star               of               this               team.

They               are               a               nice               blend               of               proven               veterans               and               promising               youth.

This               unit               has               the               talent               to               dominate               the               NFL               this               year.
               Detroit               also               added               two               new               starting               linebackers               and               a               cornerback.

They               expect               this               unit               to               do               much               better               than               last               season,               where               they               ranked               19th               in               points               allowed               and               21st               in               total               yards               allowed.
               The               offensive               line               is               the               same               group               from               last               year.

The               onus               will               be               on               them               this               season               to               try               and               get               quarterback               Matthew               Stafford               to               finally               last               a               full               year               healthy.

If               Stafford               stays               on               the               field,               his               receiving               trio               of               Calvin               Johnson,               Nate               Burleson               and               Brandon               Pettigrew               has               a               chance               to               be               explosive.
               If               there               is               one               weakness,               it               is               at               running               back.

Detroit               is               banking               on               Jahvid               Best               to               stay               healthy               even               though               much               of               his               2010               season               was               riddled               with               nagging               injuries.

There               isn't               much               behind               Best,               so               his               health               may               be               critical               to               the               Lions'               offensive               proficiency.
               A               young               team               needs               growing               pains               to               improve.

Detroit               had               their               share               of               that               in               2010,               so               they               are               now               ready               to               build               upon               those               experiences               and               progress               even               further               this               season.

There               is               more               than               enough               talent               on               this               roster               to               seriously               challenge               for               a               division               title.
               
               3.

Chicago               Bears
               The               Bears'               big               story               last               year               was               quarterback               Jay               Cutler               leaving               the               NFC               Championship               Game               with               an               injury.

Cutler's               toughness               and               leadership               has               been               questioned               since,               setting               up               a               season               where               he               has               a               lot               to               prove.
               Chicago's               offseason               saw               them               bring               in               three               ex-Dallas               Cowboys               to               upgrade               the               offense.

While               they               have               more               depth               at               wide               receiver               now,               Chicago               decided               to               jettison               their               two               main               tight               ends               from               2010.

The               Bears               are               gambling               Kellen               Davis               is               ready               at               tight               end               after               they               spent               the               previous               three               seasons               trying               to               mold               this               project.
               The               offensive               line               has               been               an               issue               the               past               few               Bears               seasons.

They               moved               Robert               Garza               to               center               after               he               spent               the               previous               six               years               at               guard.

Newly               signed               free               agent               Chris               Spencer               can't               beat               Garza               out,               but               things               could               change               if               the               current               starting               guards               falter.
               Middle               linebacker               Brian               Urlacher               is               the               leader               of               a               Bears               defense               that               was               second               in               run               defense               in               2010,               as               well               as               fourth               in               points               allowed               and               ninth               in               total               yards               allowed.

Defense               has               always               been               king               in               Chicago,               and               that               should               not               change               this               year.
               The               main               changes               on               the               defense               will               be               at               safety               and               one               defensive               tackle               slot.

Chris               Harris               will               now               be               joined               by               Major               Wright               at               safety,               and               Henry               Melton               has               supplanted               Matt               Toeaina               at               defensive               tackle               for               now.

The               Bears               also               drafted               Stephen               Paea,               who               could               soon               replace               Melton.
               Mike               Martz               is               in               his               second               season               as               the               offensive               coordinator               for               the               Bears,               so               Cutler               should               be               much               more               comfortable               in               the               system               now.

If               the               Bears               can               do               better               than               the               21st               ranking               in               points               scored               last               year,               the               defense               is               good               enough               to               get               them               to               a               Super               Bowl.
               
               4.

Minnesota               Vikings
               Rebuilding               a               team               makes               for               tough               decisions               along               the               way.

Minnesota               already               had               done               the               easy               part               by               hiring               a               new               head               with               six               games               left               in               2010.
               The               team               has               revamped               their               roster               by               losing               players               to               free               agency               and               retirement               especially.

They               also               released               several               veterans               who               were               once               an               important               part               to               a               team               that               never               quite               played               up               to               expectations.
               Some               critics               wonder               why               the               Vikes               are               replacing               one               old               quarterback               with               another,               but               they               have               had               success               in               the               past               making               similar               moves.

Minnesota               is               hoping               Donovan               McNabb               can               be               at               least               as               effective               as               Randall               Cunningham,               Warren               Moon               and               Brett               Favre               once               were               for               the               franchise.
               Though               they               got               rid               of               their               left               tackle,               the               offensive               line               is               still               very               solid               and               very               experienced.

This               may               help               an               older               quarterback               like               McNabb,               who               is               no               longer               as               mobile               as               he               once               was.
               Losing               their               best               wide               receiver               to               free               agency               now               puts               the               tiny               Percy               Harvin               in               the               spotlight               as               their               top               receiver,               even               though               much               of               Harvin's               career               has               been               hampered               by               migraine               headaches.

The               rest               of               the               receiving               corp               is               pretty               underwhelming.
               McNabb               may               rely               heavily               on               his               tight               ends               in               the               passing               game.

Visanthe               Shiancoe               is               very               underrated,               and               rookie               Kyle               Rudolph               has               a               lot               of               promise.

The               Vikings               may               often               run               a               jumbo               package               to               get               both               on               the               field               at               the               same               time.
               One               other               reason               for               the               jumbo               sets               is               the               fact               that               the               team               is               carrying               just               three               running               backs               on               their               roster.

Adrian               Peterson,               one               of               the               best               halfbacks               in               the               NFL,               is               the               starter.

Any               injuries               to               this               unit               could               send               the               team               reeling               further.
               Losing               their               run-stuffing               defensive               tackle               to               retirement               hurt,               but               they               will               also               not               have               Pro               Bowl               defensive               tackle               Kevin               Williams               for               a               few               games               as               he               serves               a               suspension               for               ingesting               a               banned               substance.

Besides               defensive               end               Jared               Allen,               the               rest               of               the               linemen               are               unknown               as               to               what               they               will               contribute               when               relied               upon.
               The               linebackers               may               now               be               the               strength               of               the               Vikings.

Tackling               machine               Chad               Greenway               just               signed               a               new               five-year               contract,               and               he               will               be               playing               alongside               the               Henderson               brothers.

While               E.J.

Henderson               is               a               Pro               Bowl               middle               linebacker,               his               younger               brother               Erin               is               starting               for               the               first               time               in               his               four               seasons.
               The               secondary               saw               Minnesota               release               starting               free               safety               Madieu               Williams,               but               they               did               get               back               cornerback               Cedric               Griffin.

Griffin               missed               much               of               last               year               with               a               knee               injury               and               will               be               the               bookend               for               Pro               Bowler               Antoine               Winfield.
               There               is               still               enough               talent               on               the               Minnesota               roster               to               reach               the               playoffs,               but               rebuilding               sometimes               involves               baby               steps.

Losing               the               salaries               of               a               bunch               of               expensive               veterans               was               a               wise               move,               setting               up               the               Vikings'               future               to               look               brighter               than               the               present.
               
               NFC               South
               1.

Atlanta               Falcons
               Atlanta               was               great               in               2010,               winning               13               games.

They               won               their               division               for               the               fifth               time               in               franchise               history,               reaching               the               playoffs               for               the               10th               time               since               they               joined               the               NFL               in               1966.
               Most               of               their               players               are               back,               especially               on               an               offense               that               produced               six               Pro               Bowlers.

The               only               changes               will               be               made               at               right               guard               and               wide               receiver.
               The               new               wide               receiver               is               2011               first-round               pick               Julio               Jones,               a               big,               sturdy,               athletic               receiver               known               for               the               spectacular               catch.

He               will               bookend               Roddy               White,               who               has               led               the               team               in               receptions               the               last               four               seasons.
               Factor               in               future               Hall               of               Fame               tight               end               Tony               Gonzales,               and               it               is               easy               to               see               quarterback               Matt               Ryan               has               some               pretty               fantastic               weapons               to               play               with.

Ryan               also               is               blessed               to               have               a               set               of               Pro               Bowl               running               backs               lining               up               behind               him.
               The               defense               got               an               upgrade               by               signing               free               agent               defensive               end               Ray               Edwards               to               bookend               Pro               Bowler               John               Abraham.

The               rest               of               the               unit               returns               intact               after               ranking               fifth               in               points               allowed               in               2010.

The               offense               ranked               fifth               in               points               scored,               showing               the               tremendous               balance               that               led               to               their               13               victories.

Atlanta               also               ranked               16th               in               yards               gained               and               allowed.
               The               Falcons               schedule               this               year               will               be               tough,               facing               six               teams               that               made               the               playoffs               last               year.

But               they               have               more               than               enough               talent               to               be               successful,               especially               if               the               pass               defense               improves               upon               last               years               number.

If               they               get               to               their               bye               week               healthy               and               with               a               decent               record,               the               second               half               of               their               schedule               could               propel               them               back               into               the               postseason.
               
               2.

Tampa               Bay               Buccaneers
               Watching               the               Bucs               2011               preseason,               it               was               fun               to               see               the               exuberance               of               a               young               team               led               by               a               young               head               coach.

This               team               is               growing               up               quickly               during               a               massive               rebuilding               session,               but               they               are               playing               well               as               it               goes               on.
               After               a               difficult               2009               that               resulted               in               three               victories,               Tampa               Bay               won               10               last               year.

Four               of               their               2010               losses               came               by               seven               points               or               less.

This               came               with               a               team               that               averaged               just               26               years               old.
               Quarterback               Josh               Freeman               was               spectacular               last               year,               tossing               just               six               interceptions               the               whole               season.

Though               the               Bucs               passing               attack               ranked               ranked               17th               in               passing,               Freeman               played               the               2010               season               like               a               wily               veteran               instead               of               a               second-year               pro.
               The               running               attack               ranked               eighth               in               yards               gained,               though               they               did               lose               their               primary               reserve               to               free               agency.

LeGarrette               Blount               came               out               of               nowhere               last               year               to               run               for               1,007               yards               in               13               games               and               seven               starts.

Tampa               Bay               is               hoping               for               a               similar               season               in               2011.
               Raheem               Morris               is               one               year               younger               than               future               Hall               of               Fame               cornerback               Ronde               Barber.

Besides               manning               the               head               coaching               duties,               Morris               is               also               the               Buccaneers               defensive               coordinator.
               He               hired               former               NFL               great               Keith               Millard               to               coach               his               up               and               coming               defensive               line.

Tampa               Bay's               exciting               trio               of               defensive               tackles               got               more               help               when               Morris               used               his               first               two               picks               of               the               2011               draft               on               a               pair               of               defensive               ends               with               big               upsides.

The               Buccaneers               third               pick               gave               them               their               starting               middle               linebacker.
               Barber               is               the               leader               of               a               defense               that               will               have               possibly               seven               starters               under               the               age               of               25.

Morris               is               molding               a               defense               that               could               one               day               be               on               the               same               level               of               some               of               the               past               great               Buc               defenses.
               They               will               play               2011               honoring               true               greatness               by               paying               tribute               to               "The               Original               Buccaneer."               The               late               Lee               Roy               Selmon               is               the               only               Buc               in               the               Pro               Football               Hall               of               Fame,               and               the               first               to               have               his               number               retired               by               the               team.
               This               team               is               young,               but               very               exciting.

They               made               a               lot               of               progress               last               year,               taking               many               by               surprise.

As               they               continue               to               grow,               Tampa               Bay               will               show               this               season               they               have               more               than               enough               talent               to               win               their               division               now.
               
               3.

New               Orleans               Saints
               The               Saints               found               out               in               2010               why               history               makes               it               so               very               hard               to               defend               a               championship               title.

Injuries               swept               through               the               roster,               yet               their               dinged               up               quarterback               stood               tall               and               got               them               back               into               the               playoffs.
               New               Orleans               finished               11th               in               scoring               in               2010               after               leading               the               NFL               the               previous               two               seasons.

Changes               were               then               made               along               the               offensive               line,               where               they               lost               their               starting               center               to               free               agency               and               cut               their               longest-tenured               player               in               right               tackle               Jon               Stinchcomb.
               After               the               running               backs               corp               was               hit               hard               by               injuries               last               year,               the               Saints               got               aggressive               by               signing               free               agent               Darren               Sproles,               a               diminutive               pass               catching               specialist,               and               using               their               second               2011               first               round               pick               on               Mark               Ingram.
               With               Pierre               Thomas               and               Chris               Ivory               returning,               New               Orleans               has               a               group               of               running               backs               they               expect               to               be               an               improvement               over               their               28th               ranked               rushing               attack               of               2010.

Yet               the               offense               will               go               through               quarterback               Drew               Brees,               their               Super               Bowl               XLIV               MVP.
               While               the               Saints               pass               defense               played               well               last               year,               their               run               defense               was               erratic               at               best.

They               signed               three               free               agent               defensive               linemen,               and               drafted               another               in               the               first               round.
               This               unit               has               not               looked               good               in               preseason,               and               it               could               be               hurt               further               by               starting               defensive               end               Will               Smith               incurring               a               two               game               suspension               for               ingesting               a               banned               substance.
               If               the               Saints               do               not               improve               on               stopping               opponents               from               running               the               ball,               it               may               not               matter               how               many               points               their               explosive               offense               puts               up.

Their               revamped               offensive               line               will               also               be               put               to               the               test               trying               to               protect               Brees               while               running               the               ball               more               effectively.
               
               4.

Carolina               Panthers
               Carolina               is               in               the               throes               of               rebuilding,               though               they               have               kept               some               basic               foundations               the               organization               has               followed               since               their               1995               inception.

Ron               Rivera               is               the               fourth               head               coach               in               team               history,               and               all               Panthers               head               coaches               were               former               defensive               coordinators.
               The               Panthers               are               hoping               history               repeats               itself               under               Rivera.

After               going               1-15               in               2001,               they               hired               John               Fox               as               a               head               coach               and               reached               the               Super               Bowl               in               his               second               year               with               the               team.

Fox               was               let               go               after               the               team               went               2-14               last               season,               ushering               in               Rivera.
               Rivera               showed               the               team               he               is               on               a               mission               recently               by               cutting               2009               second               round               pick               Everette               Brown,               a               player               once               thought               to               have               great               potential.

The               team               will               have               two               rookies               starting               at               defensive               tackle,               as               Carolina               will               carry               just               eight               defensive               linemen               with               six               having               one               or               less               years               of               NFL               experience.
               Cam               Newton               is               the               first               pick               of               the               2011               draft.

He               will               start               right               away               and               try               to               learn               the               game               on               the               fly               because               the               team               has               no               alternatives               in               reserve               better.
               Newton               has               shown               accuracy               issues               in               preseason,               but               he               is               a               behemoth               of               a               man               for               this               position.

His               athleticism               should               cover               up               a               few               mistakes               as               he               progresses.
               The               tight               end               is               typically               the               best               friend               of               a               young               quarterback.

Carolina               went               out               and               signed               two               productive               veterans               for               their               rookie               franchise               quarterback.

Jeremy               Shockey               and               Greg               Olsen               are               both               solid               players               that               Newton               will               be               very               comfortable               leaning               on               at               times.
               Besides               wide               receiver               Steve               Smith,               Carolina               knew               they               had               to               upgrade               this               unit               in               the               offseason.

They               added               two               receivers               fresh               off               the               high-powered               San               Diego               Chargers               offense,               a               team               Rivera               spent               the               previous               three               seasons               with,               and               second-year               pro               Armanti               Edwards               is               a               former               college               quarterback               who               showed               flashes               of               being               ready               to               contribute               during               preseason               this               year.
               The               offensive               line               has               worked               together               a               few               years,               so               the               Panthers               are               hoping               their               three-headed               halfback               can               be               better               than               last               seasons               injury               plagued               output.

DeAngelo               Williams               was               recently               given               a               huge               contract,               so               he               is               being               counted               on               heavily.

Jonathan               Stewart               and               Mike               Goodson               are               his               more               than               capable               reserves,               and               both               should               get               many               carries               themselves               in               2011.
               The               back               seven               of               the               Panthers               defense               is               their               strength.

Led               by               Pro               Bowl               middle               linebacker               Jon               Beason,               the               back               of               the               defense               did               a               solid               job               versus               the               pass               last               year.

Carolina               was               dead               last               in               scoring               offense               in               2010,               as               well               as               26th               in               points               allowed.
               The               offense               should               be               expected               to               have               a               few               hiccups               this               year               with               a               rookie               at               the               helm,               so               it               will               be               the               burden               of               the               defense               to               keep               the               Panthers               close               in               contests.

If               the               star               players               stay               healthy               this               year,               which               they               were               not               in               2010,               this               team               should               show               signs               of               progression               as               the               rebuilding               process               begins.
               Baby               steps               are               needed               here,               because               of               a               head               coaching               change               in               the               middle               of               a               rebuilding               job,               but               Carolina               feels               they               have               the               right               young               man               at               quarterback               to               lead               the               way.
               
               NFC               West
               1.

Saint               Louis               Rams
               Rebuilding               a               team               takes               time               and               the               Rams               showed               this               in               2010.

With               the               NFC               West               title               in               their               grasp,               Saint               Louis               lost               the               last               game               on               their               schedule               to               Seattle.

Though               the               Rams               shared               first               place               with               the               Seahawks,               they               lost               the               opportunity               to               reach               the               playoffs.
               Keeping               the               mission               to               upgrade               a               team               that               has               struggled               the               past               few               seasons,               Saint               Louis               became               active               in               the               free               agent               market.

They               picked               up               two               veteran               running               backs,               with               good               pass               receiving               skills,               to               back               up               star               Steven               Jackson.
               The               offense               then               upgraded               their               offensive               line               by               signing               a               nasty               and               tough               guard,               while               adding               to               a               passing               attack               that               ranked               26th               last               year               by               grabbing               a               talented               free               agent               wide               receiver               in               Mike               Sims-Walker.

Saint               Louis               also               drafted               two               more               wide               receivers               in               hopes               of               scoring               more               points.
               Defense               was               the               star               of               the               2010               season               for               the               Rams,               yet               they               still               made               major               changes.

Both               safeties               and               outside               linebackers               will               have               newly               acquired               players,               as               will               the               right               side               of               their               defensive               line.
               They               added               savvy               veterans               like               Al               Harris               and               Pro               Bowler               Quintin               Mikell               to               the               secondary.

The               free               agent               signing               of               Mikell               was               important               because               five-year               starter               O.J.

Atogwe               left               the               squad               after               becoming               a               free               agent.
               Saint               Louis               is               banking               their               defense               will               be               better               in               2011               after               signing               five               free               agents               and               using               their               first               draft               pick               on               a               athletic               defensive               end               some               think               will               be               a               star               one               day.

With               the               expected               improvements               on               offense,               it               could               be               enough               to               get               a               young               team               on               top               of               their               division               at               season's               end.
               
               2.

Arizona               Cardinals               *
               The               Cardinals               were               not               happy               playing               four               quarterbacks               last               year,               so               they               gave               up               a               Pro               Bowl               cornerback               years               away               from               his               prime               to               get               Kevin               Kolb.

Kolb               spent               the               better               part               of               four               seasons               sitting               and               learning,               so               he               should               be               ready               to               go               and               prove               he               has               what               it               takes               to               be               a               starting               quarterback.
               Running               back               is               an               issue               for               the               Cardinals.

They               will               be               forced               to               rely               on               oft-injured               Beanie               Wells               after               2011               second-round               pick               Ryan               Williams               was               lost               for               the               year               to               injury.

But               the               Cards               have               Larry               Fitzgerald               at               wide               receiver,               one               of               the               better               players               in               the               league.
               He               was               just               signed               to               a               eight-year,               $120               million               contract               a               year               after               grabbing               90               balls               from               a               muddled               quarterback               situation.

Todd               Heap               is               one               of               five               tight               ends               on               the               roster.

Arizona               is               hoping               a               return               to               his               home               state               will               inspire               Heap               to               his               third               Pro               Bowl               season.

Veteran               Jeff               King               was               also               brought               in               to               help               the               offensive               block               off               the               edge.
               The               offensive               line               will               have               two               new               guards               starting.

Rex               Hadnot               and               newly               acquired               free               agent               Darren               Colledge               get               the               nods,               with               last               year's               starter,               Duece               Lutui,               backing               them               up.
               Arizona               will               have               new               starting               cornerbacks               after               Greg               Toler               was               placed               on               injured               reserve.

Tiny               Michael               Adams               starts               at               one               slot,               despite               having               just               89               tackles               in               his               four               years               with               the               club.

A.J.

Jefferson               is               the               other               starter,               and               he               has               one               career               tackle               after               making               the               team               as               an               undrafted               free               agent               rookie               last               year.
               This               is               expected               to               change               soon               because               rookie               Patrick               Peterson               was               the               top               defensive               back               in               the               2011               draft               and               was               selected               fifth               overall.

He               will               be               given               time               to               learn               because               the               Cardinals               have               a               good               safety               tandem               in               Adrian               Wilson               and               Kerry               Rhodes.
               The               defensive               line               is               the               best               part               of               the               defense,               led               by               defensive               tackle               Darnell               Dockett.

Calais               Campbell               is               a               huge               defensive               end               and               nose               tackle               Dan               Williams,               the               Cardinals               top               pick               last               year,               shows               promise.
               The               Cardinals               kept               nine               linebackers               on               the               roster               this               year.

Daryl               Washington               and               Paris               Lenon               are               excellent               inside               linebackers               who               are               backed               up               by               veterans               Stewart               Bradley               and               Reggie               Walker,               along               with               promising               rookie               Quan               Sturdivant.
               The               Big               Red               ranked               near               the               bottom               in               both               offense               and               defense               last               year.

They               are               expecting               to               score               a               lot               more               points               and               being               especially               more               effective               in               run               defense.

If               the               offense               lives               up               to               their               potential,               Arizona               could               pick               up               a               lot               of               wins               off               a               mediocre               schedule               in               the               weak               NFC               West.
               3.

Seattle               Seahawks
               
               The               Seahawks               are               the               defending               AFC               West               champs               despite               having               a               7-9               record,               the               23rd               best               scoring               offense,               the               25th               best               total               in               points               allowed               and               being               28th               in               points               differential.

Pete               Carroll's               first               year               as               head               coach               was               highlighted               by               a               playoff               win               over               the               defending               Super               Bowl               champion               New               Orleans               Saints.
               Building               on               that               success               while               rebuilding,               Seattle               was               very               active               in               the               free               agent               market.

They               signed               up               a               new               starting               quarterback,               star               wide               receiver,               tight               end,               defensive               tackle               and               offensive               guard.
               They               have               a               new               center,               and               both               right               guard               and               tackle               will               be               rookies               starting.

They               added               Pro               Bowl               tight               end               Zach               Miller,               which               was               important               because               incumbent               starter               John               Carlson               is               on               injured               reserve.
               While               Tavaris               Jackson               wasn't               great               at               quarterback               in               the               preseason,               Seattle               has               hopes               he               can               frequently               get               the               ball               to               the               tight               end               as               well               as               tall               wide               receivers               Sidney               Rice               and               Mike               Williams.
               Marshawn               Lynch               and               Justin               Forsett               ran               for               1,100               yards               together               in               2010.

Throw               in               dynamic               return               specialist               Leon               Washington               and               Seattle               has               a               decent               backfield               behind               Jackson.
               The               defense               is               still               a               work               in               progress.

The               strength               of               this               unit               is               in               linebackers               David               Hawthorne,               Aaron               Curry               and               Leroy               Hill.

Alan               Branch               replaces               the               departed               Kentwan               Balmer               to               line               up               next               to               Brandon               Mebane               at               defensive               tackle.
               The               secondary               will               see               Walter               Thurmond               at               cornerback               in               place               of               the               departed               Kelly               Jennings.

Kam               Chancellor               is               now               the               strong               safety               after               Lawyer               Milloy               retired.

Both               are               second-year               pros               with               not               much               experience.
               Seattle               has               21               players               who               are               either               rookies               or               first-year               players               on               their               roster.

There               are               only               19               players               left               that               Carroll               inherited               last               year.

The               rebuilding               job               Carroll               is               doing               takes               time,               but               it               is               headed               in               the               right               direction.
               
               4.

San               Francisco               49ers
               It               has               been               a               rough               time               for               the               Niners               since               head               coach               Steve               Mariucci               was               fired               in               2002.

They               are               on               their               fifth               head               coach               and               haven't               had               a               winning               record               in               that               time.
               Jim               Harbaugh               is               now               the               coach               in               charge               of               trying               to               bring               a               winner               to               San               Francisco.

The               big               issue               with               this               team               starts               at               quarterback,               where               Alex               Smith               has               done               a               mostly               lousy               job               since               being               the               first               overall               selection               in               the               2005               draft.
               The               writing               on               the               wall               for               Smith               became               real               clear               in               the               2011               draft,               when               the               Niners               used               a               second               round               pick               on               Colin               Kaepernick.

Though               very               athletic,               Kaepernick               is               very               raw               and               a               few               years               away               from               being               ready.
               The               offense               runs               through               the               amazing               Frank               Gore,               a               halfback               running               around               with               two               surgically               repaired               knees.

The               49ers               receiving               corp               is               one               of               the               most               talented               in               the               NFL,               but               they               don't               have               a               quarterback               who               can               consistently               get               them               the               ball.
               Vernon               Davis               is               one               of               the               most               athletic               tight               ends               in               NFL               history.

He               should               be               going               into               a               fifth               season               that               has               him               inducted               one               day               into               Canton,               but               he               has               been               held               back               by               an               organization               that               has               poor               quarterback               play               and               spent               a               few               years               not               using               him               correctly.
               With               wide               receivers               Braylon               Edwards               and               Michael               Crabtree,               the               trio               should               be               explosive.

Yet               it               most               likely               be               yet               another               season               where               Smith               doesn't               get               the               job               done               on               his               end.
               The               defense               is               going               through               changes               as               well.

They               lost               their               starting               nose               tackle,               two               linebackers,               a               cornerback               and               safety.

They               upgraded               the               strong               safety               position               by               signing               free               agent               Donte               Whitner               and               moved               defensive               end               Isaac               Sopoaga               over               the               center.
               Carlos               Rogers               was               signed               to               start               at               cornerback               and               the               versatile               Madieu               Williams               will               back               up               incumbent               Dashon               Goldson               at               free               safety.

The               run               defense               was               good               last               year,               but               the               pass               defense               hurt               the               Niners               often.
               The               49ers               have               made               some               nice               upgrades,               but               Harbaugh               will               need               some               time               to               rebuild               the               team               and               develop               a               quarterback.

They               are               capable               of               winning               the               weak               NFC               West,               but               that               depends               on               how               often               Smith               can               get               the               ball               to               the               team's               best               weapons.
               AFC               East
               1.

New               York               Jets
               When               you               make               two               straight               AFC               Championship               Games               and               lose               with               a               team               full               of               veterans,               it               is               smart               to               not               continue               getting               old.

The               Jets               got               rid               of               quite               a               few               veterans               in               their               quest               to               get               younger               while               staying               a               top-notch               team.
               Yet               their               biggest               free               agent               signing               was               wide               receiver               Plaxico               Burress               when               he               got               released               from               prison               after               serving               two               years               in               jail.

The               Jets               plan               to               bookend               the               34-year-old               Burress               with               Santonio               Holmes,               while               37-year-old               Derrick               Mason               will               be               used               as               the               third               receiver.
               The               offensive               line               is               the               strength               of               the               team.

Right               tackle               Damien               Woody               retired,               so               Wayne               Hunter               steps               in.

The               rest               of               the               unit               remains               intact,               which               is               important               for               a               team               so               reliant               on               the               run.
               Shonn               Greene               was               supposed               to               start               at               halfback               last               year,               but               soon               saw               LaDainian               Tomlinson               getting               more               playing               time               because               Tomlinson               was               more               effective               and               is               a               better               pass               receiver.

Greene               needs               to               step               up               this               year               because               the               32-year               old               future               Hall               of               Famer               has               a               ton               of               wear               and               tear               on               his               body.
               Fullback               Tony               Richardson,               the               winner               of               last               season's               Walter               Payton               Man               of               the               Year               Award               and               the               Byron               "Whizzer"               White               NFL               Man               of               the               Year               Award               for               his               charitable               work,               has               retired.

New               York               will               miss               the               three-time               Pro               Bowler               known               for               his               crushing               blocking               ability.

John               Conner               now               takes               over               as               the               lead               blocker               out               of               the               backfield.
               Defense               is               the               Jets'               best               strength,               as               it               should               be               with               defensive               guru               Rex               Ryan               as               the               head               coach.

This               defense               is               so               good,               they               could               afford               to               trade               a               young               and               solid               Dwight               Lowery               to               the               Jaguars               because               of               their               cornerback               depth.
               Furthermore,               they               added               2011               first-round               pick               Muhammad               Wilkerson               at               defensive               end               to               replace               veteran               Shaun               Ellis.

The               rest               of               the               starters               return               on               a               unit               that               ranked               third               best               in               yards               allowed               last               season,               as               well               as               sixth               best               in               points               allowed.
               Though               the               Jets               linebackers               are               excellent,               it               is               the               secondary               that               is               the               star               of               the               unit.

Led               by               Pro               Bowl               cornerback               Darrelle               Revis-maybe               the               best               cornerback               in               the               game               today-who               anchors               a               smothering               Jets               secondary               that               defends               the               run               almost               as               good               as               they               do               the               pass.
               With               a               defense               and               offensive               line               like               this,               it               is               pretty               easy               to               see               why               the               Jets               were               one               win               away               from               the               Super               Bowl               in               each               of               the               past               two               years.

Quarterback               Mark               Sanchez               is               still               a               work               in               progress,               but               he               showed               definite               improvement               in               his               second               season               by               tossing               seven               less               interceptions               and               five               more               touchdowns               than               he               did               in               his               2009               rookie               year.
               Sanchez               will               enjoy               having               two               experienced               receivers               blended               in               with               the               players               he               already               knows               well,               and               having               a               6'5"               receiver               like               Burress               can               help               reduce               mistakes               with               his               size               alone.

The               running               game               ranked               fourth               in               yards               gained               last               year,               but               the               passing               games               ranked               22nd               in               yards               gained.
               If               the               passing               game               improves,               as               expected,               the               defense               and               rushing               attack               are               good               enough               to               get               the               Jets               back               to               the               Super               Bowl               for               the               first               time               since               1968.
               2.

New               England               Patriots
               One               thing               is               certain,               the               Patriots               keep               it               interesting               all               year               round.

Whether               it               is               watching               head               coach               Bill               Belichick               work               the               draft               like               a               maestro,               delving               into               the               free               agent               market,               or               making               trades,               New               England               is               unpredictable               but               exceedingly               interesting.
               Chad               Ochocinco,               a               six-time               Pro               Bowl               wide               receiver,               was               brought               in               for               a               couple               of               expendable               late-round               draft               picks.

Known               for               his               blabbering               mouth               as               much               as               his               playing               abilities,               Ochocinco               has               kept               his               lip               zipped               so               far               in               New               England.
               Albert               Haynesworth               was               brought               in               for               a               fifth-round               pick,               a               gigantic               steal               if               the               man               ever               plays               up               to               the               abilities               that               made               him               a               two-time               Pro               Bowler               just               three               years               ago.

The               "$100               Million               Slave"               has               taken               a               siesta               since               then,               only               rearing               his               head               when               complaining               or               going               to               court.
               The               karma               is               that               "Fat               Albert"               has               to               continue               playing               in               the               3-4               defense               he               abhors.

Thus               far,               he               has               not               quit               on               his               teammates               or               complained               to               the               media               about               the               head               coach,               so               the               influence               of               "The               Hoodie"               appears               to               once               again               worked               for               the               best.
               The               first               player               usually               mentioned               on               the               Patriots               is               future               Hall               of               Fame               quarterback               Tom               Brady.

While               New               England               has               a               pair               of               interesting               young               prospects               behind               him,               the               34-year-old               Brady               once               said               he               wanted               to               play               until               he               was               40.

The               two-time               NFL               regular               season               and               Super               Bowl               MVP               is               the               leader               of               this               team               and               is               coming               off               yet               another               excellent               season.
               Besides               the               addition               of               Ochocinco,               Brady               loves               to               spread               the               ball               around               to               all               of               his               weapons.

Wes               Welker               is               typically               Brady's               first               option,               but               there               are               a               pair               of               young               studs               at               tight               end               and               running               backs               who               are               exceptional               catching               balls.
               They               brought               back               a               player               Brady               loves               in               Deion               Branch               last               year               after               he               had               failed               with               the               Seattle               Seahawks.

All               Branch               did               was               grab               48               balls               in               11               games               as               an               extra               receiver.

New               England               also               has               three               young               receivers               in               reserve.
               The               blocking               also               got               a               huge               boost,               further               cementing               Belichick's               brilliance.

Brian               Waters               was               released               by               the               Kansas               City               Chiefs               in               a               cost-cutting               move               despite               coming               off               his               fifth               Pro               Bowl               year.

Coincidentally,               Waters               was               cut               by               Belichick               disciple               Scott               Pioli.


               Waters               will               be               a               reserve               behind               an               already               exceptional               offensive               line.

Nate               Solder,               the               Pats'               top               pick               in               2011,               will               spend               this               year               sitting               and               learning               behind               Matt               Light               at               left               tackle.
               Yet               the               most               interesting               part               of               the               New               England               offense               might               be               at               running               back.

BenJarvis               Green-Ellis               was               never               drafted               in               2008,               but               he               became               a               1,000-yard               back               last               year.

Belichick               already               had               the               speedy               Danny               Woodhead               behind               Green-Ellis,               but               he               drafted               two               more               running               backs               who               will               probably               contribute               right               away.
               If               Haynesworth               or               Mike               Wright               falters               at               defensive               end,               11-year               veteran               Shaun               Ellis               is               ready               to               go.

Ellis               is               coming               off               a               Pro               Bowl               year,               so               he               should               be               a               factor.

The               secondary               looks               so               good               that               Belichick               recently               cut               2007               first-round               pick               Brandon               Meriweather               and               2009               second-round               pick               Darius               Butler.

Sergio               Brown,               an               undrafted               player               who               had               11               tackles               in               his               2010               rookie               year,               will               now               start               at               strong               safety.
               The               rich               literally               do               get               richer               when               it               comes               to               the               Patriots.

A               team               coming               off               a               14-2               season               usually               doesn't               make               a               lot               of               roster               moves,               but               New               England               will               have               seven               new               starters               this               year.
               The               end               of               the               season               should               see               this               team               in               the               running               for               a               playoffs               spot,               and               many               fans               think               they               will               play               in               the               Super               Bowl               as               well.

While               there               are               several               veterans               on               the               roster               who               know               how               to               win,               there               is               a               lot               of               youngsters               that               should               keep               this               team               near               to               top               for               many               years               ahead.
               3.

Miami               Dolphins
               The               best               part               of               the               Dolphins'               2010               season               was               the               defense.

It               ranked               sixth               best               in               the               NFL               for               total               yards               allowed,               and               was               equally               stout               against               both               the               run               and               pass.

Minus               the               sudden               retirement               on               linebacker               Channing               Crowder,               every               starter               returns.
               With               the               offense               being               the               weak               link               last               year,               Miami               used               four               of               their               first               six               draft               picks               to               help               that               side               of               the               ball.

All               four               made               the               team,               and               three               figure               to               be               a               big               part               of               the               offense               right               away.
               Mike               Pouncey               is               the               twin               of               Maurkice               Pouncey,               a               center               who               made               the               Pro               Bowl               in               his               2010               rookie               year.

He               was               the               Dolphins'               first-round               pick,               after               playing               at               nearby               Florida               University,               and               will               start               right               away               at               center.
               Charles               Clay,               another               rookie,               will               start               at               fullback.

Marc               Colombo               was               signed               as               a               free               agent               and               will               start               at               right               tackle,               moving               incumbent               Venon               Carey               in               at               guard.

Reggie               Bush,               who               was               acquired               in               an               offseason               trade,               will               compete               with               rookie               Donald               Thomas               for               the               bulk               of               carries               at               halfback.
               Brian               Daboli               replaces               Dan               Henning               as               offensive               coordinator.

Henning,               who               brought               back               the               single-wing               offense               to               the               NFL               (dubbed               "Wildcat),               retired               after               being               a               part               of               professional               football               since               1964.
               Daboli               is               from               the               Bill               Belichick               coaching               tree.

He               earned               three               Super               Bowl               rings               in               various               coaching               positions               before               joining               the               Cleveland               Browns               in               2009               as               an               offensive               coordinator.

Both               of               his               seasons               there               saw               the               Browns               as               one               of               the               worst               offensive               teams               in               the               NFL,               so               Miami               is               hoping               he               can               get               their               offense               to               be               better               than               the               30th               rank               they               had               in               scoring               during               2010.
               Miami               has               the               defense               to               carry               this               team               to               a               division               title.

The               offense               worked               on               their               passing               game               a               lot               in               the               2011               preseason,               and               had               some               successes.

If               they               get               good               production               from               there,               the               Dolphins               could               very               well               be               in               the               mix               for               a               playoff               spot               in               the               final               week               of               the               2011               season.
               4.

Buffalo               Bills
               It               seems               the               Bills               have               been               stuck               in               rebuilding               mode               for               awhile.

Part               of               the               reason               is               failed               drafts.

The               Bills               have               had               nine               first-round               picks               since               2000               either               fail               or               leave               for               other               teams.

The               jury               is               still               out               on               last               year's               top               pick,               but               this               years               top               pick,               Marcell               Dareus,               has               looked               impressive               thus               far.
               Buffalo               ranked               28th               in               both               points               scored               and               points               allowed               last               year.

They               cut               their               starting               center               and               will               have               two               new               starters               on               the               right               side               of               the               line.

Second-year               pro               Donald               Jones               has               earned               a               starting               job               at               wide               receiver,               and               journeyman               Scott               Chandler               starts               at               tight               end.
               The               defense               lost               their               top               three               tacklers               from               2010,               and               there               will               be               five               new               starters               this               season.

Nose               tackle               Kyle               Williams               is               coming               off               a               great               2010               season               where               he               made               the               Pro               Bowl.
               The               secondary               ranked               third               in               passing               yards               allowed               in               2010.

This               unit               is               the               strength               of               the               team,               with               the               only               change               being               that               George               Wilson               will               now               start               at               strong               safety.

Buffalo               has               three               new               linebackers               starting               this               year,               and               they               are               hoping               Shawne               Merriman               can               be               the               force               off               the               edge               he               was               in               2007               until               injuries               derailed               his               career.
               Buffalo               has               a               good               amount               of               youth               on               this               roster,               but               there               is               13               players               30-years               or               older.

Head               coach               Chan               Gailey               will               need               several               seasons               turning               over               this               roster,               but               Bills               fans               are               tiring               of               this               strategy               that               has               kept               the               team               out               of               the               playoffs               since               1999.
               AFC               North
               1.

Pittsburgh               Steelers
               Though               the               Steelers               lost               in               Super               Bowl               XLV,               the               fact               that               they               played               in               their               second               title               game               in               four               seasons               just               further               cemented               a               legacy               of               being               an               elite               NFL               team.
               The               defense               is               the               face               of               this               organization,               much               like               it               has               been               for               the               past               54               years               for               the               franchise.

Pittsburgh               finished               first               in               the               NFL               in               points               allowed               and               rushing               defense               in               2010,               as               well               as               second               best               in               total               yards               allowed.
               Running               the               ball               against               the               Steelers               is               one               of               the               most               difficult               chores               for               NFL               offenses.

The               unit               got               only               better               with               the               return               of               13-year               veteran               Aaron               Smith               at               defensive               end,               a               team               leader               who               has               played               just               11               games               the               past               two               years               due               to               injuries.
               While               Pittsburgh               has               long               been               known               for               their               frugality,               they               opened               up               the               vaults               and               lavished               young               linebackers               Lamar               Woodley               and               Lawrence               Timmons               with               hefty               contract               extensions.

Linebacker               has               long               been               a               key               position               for               the               Steelers,               and               the               young               duo               join               2008               Defensive               Player               of               the               Year               James               Harrison,               who               has               been               named               to               the               last               four               Pro               Bowls,               to               give               Pittsburgh               perhaps               the               best               unit               in               the               league.
               2010               Defensive               Player               of               the               Year               Troy               Polamalu               joins               Ryan               Clark               to               give               the               Steelers               a               veteran               safety               duo               in               a               secondary               filled               with               experience.

The               secondary               gives               up               the               most               yards               on               defense,               but               that               is               due               to               the               fact               opponents               are               usually               unwilling               to               attempt               to               rush               the               ball               much.
               The               four               game               suspension               of               quarterback               Ben               Roethlisberger               hurt               team               continuity               at               the               beginning               of               2010.

Even               though               the               defense               carried               the               team               out               of               the               gates               at               3-0,               it               took               Roethlisberger               time               to               catch               up               to               the               rest               of               the               offense.
               Halfback               Rashard               Mendenhall               had               his               second               consecutive               1,000-yard               season               in               2010,               while               adding               13               rushing               scores.

His               excellence               gives               the               team               wonderful               offensive               balance               with               the               veteran               receiving               corp               of               Hines               Ward,               Heath               Miller,               and               Mike               Wallace.
               If               there               is               one               unknown               for               Pittsburgh               this               year,               it               is               the               offensive               line.

This               unit               was               beat               up               by               injuries               last               year,               so               they               return               with               just               two               starters               from               that               team.

Willie               Colon               would               have               started               last               year,               but               he               was               injured.
               Jonathan               Scott               will               man               left               tackle               now               that               Max               Starks               was               released.

Scott's               first               four               years               in               NFL               was               with               two               teams               and               had               14               starts,               but               the               nine               starts               he               had               last               year               in               place               of               an               injured               Starks               impressed               the               team               enough               to               go               with               him               at               this               key               position.
               There               are               not               many               NFL               teams               that               had               the               quality               depth               of               the               Steelers,               let               alone               the               quality               defensive               unit.

There               are               few               observers               who               do               not               believe               that               this               team               is               a               serious               Super               Bowl               contender               once               again.
               
               2.

Baltimore               Ravens
               Sometimes               one               mans               trash               is               another               mans               treasure.

When               the               Ravens               offensive               underperformed               in               the               2011               preseason,               general               manager               Ozzie               Newsome               picked               up               two               Pro               Bowlers               off               of               the               waiver               wire.
               Bryant               McKinnie               ate               himself               out               of               a               job               in               Minnesota,               so               the               Ravens               may               be               his               last               shot               at               being               a               starting               left               tackle               in               the               NFL.

Andre               Gurode               was               let               go               by               the               Dallas               Cowboys               as               a               salary               casualty,               but               he               may               start               because               Mat               Birk               is               battling               injuries.
               While               the               offense               relies               heavily               on               versatile               halfback               Ray               Rice,               Baltimore               picked               up               Ricky               Williams               to               back               him               up.

Both               will               have               Vonta               Leach,               perhaps               the               best               blocking               fullback               in               the               game               now,               leading               the               way.
               Baltimore               made               a               lot               of               changes               in               their               receivers               corp.

They               let               veterans               like               Todd               Heap,               Derrick               Mason,               T.J.

Houshmanzadeh,               and               Donte'               Stallworth               go.

Lee               Evans               was               acquired               in               a               trade,               giving               the               Ravens               perhaps               their               best               deep               threat               in               team               history.
               Evans               and               Anquan               Boldin               will               have               three               rookies               backing               them               up               at               wide               receiver,               while               Heap's               position               will               be               filled               by               second-year               pros               Ed               Dickson               and               Dennis               Pitna.

How               this               group               of               young               receivers               perform               could               be               the               difference               between               a               Super               Bowl               or               a               failed               season.
               The               defense               went               through               changes               as               well,               even               though               future               Hall               of               Famers               Ray               Lewis               and               Ed               Reed               stayed               on               board.

They               gave               the               starting               nose               tackle               position               to               Terrance               Cody,               the               strong               safety               position               to               Tom               Zbilowski,               and               one               cornerback               position               to               Domonique               Foxworth               after               clearing               the               positions               through               free               agency.
               The               Ravens               defense               produced               four               Pro               Bowlers               last               year               after               finishing               third               in               points               allowed.

With               their               talent               and               experience,               it               is               certainly               feasible               they               are               equally               excellent               this               year.
               Baltimore               has               made               the               playoffs               seven               times               since               2000,               but               they               have               not               reached               a               Super               Bowl               since               2000.

Lewis               has               clearly               stated               he               came               back               this               year               to               win               it               again,               and               this               team               follows               their               leaders               word               best               they               can.
               While               having               good               depth               at               many               positions,               the               one               spot               they               are               dreadfully               thin               at               is               quarterback.

Joe               Flacco               never               missed               a               game               in               his               previous               three               years,               but               it               is               typical               that               quarterbacks               get               injured               eventually.

All               that               is               behind               him               is               a               rookie               whose               best               attribute               is               his               legs.
               If               Flacco               goes               down,               the               Ravens               will               be               in               major               trouble.

If               he               continues               to               stay               healthy,               Ozzie               Newsome               has               surrounded               him               with               enough               weapons               to               get               this               team               back               to               the               promise               land.
               
               3.

Cleveland               Browns
               Ever               since               Mike               Holmgren               became               the               president               of               the               Browns               last               year,               he               has               slowly               began               overhauling               a               team               that               has               made               the               playoffs               just               once               since               being               reborn               in               1999.

After               watching               the               team               go               5-11               last               year,               changes               began.
               The               first               move               he               made               was               overhauling               the               coaching               staff               by               hiring               a               new               head               coach,               who               also               serves               as               the               offensive               coordinator,               and               defensive               coordinator.

He               also               hired               three               men,               from               his               San               Francisco               49ers               days,               to               be               on               the               coaching               staff.
               The               offensive               line               kept               only               Pro               Bowl               center               Alex               Mack               and               Pro               Bowl               left               tackle               Joe               Thomas               as               starters.

The               defensive               line               has               three               new               starters,               and               Cleveland               has               a               new               starting               free               safety.
               Offensively,               Cleveland               got               two               pleasant               surprises               last               year.

Colt               McCoy               was               a               rookie               quarterback               forced               into               action               after               the               two               veterans               ahead               of               him               got               hurt.

He               played               so               well               that               he               will               keep               the               starting               job               this               year.
               Peyton               Hillis               spent               his               first               two               NFL               seasons               as               a               reserve               for               the               Denver               Broncos,               where               he               had               397               rushing               yards.

He               exploded               in               the               NFL               in               2010               by               pounding               out               1,177               yards               and               11               scores               on               the               ground.
               Cleveland               has               kept               just               three               halfbacks               and               a               blocking               fullback               on               the               roster               this               year,               so               they               are               gambling               that               Hillis               can               do               the               job               yet               again.

His               reserves               consist               of               a               rookie               and               a               second-year               player               who               sat               out               all               of               last               year               with               an               injury.
               Holmgren               is               hoping               the               2011               draft               class               does               better               than               last               year,               where               just               three               players               helped               the               team.This               year               the               team               has               just               nine               players               over               the               age               of               30-years               old,               while               in               2010               the               team               averaged               27.5-years               old.
               Holmgren               needs               time,               but               his               track               record               shows               he               gets               the               job               done.

He               has               overseen               two               teams               that               reached               the               Super               Bowl               in               his               career               so               far.

The               Browns               are               headed               in               the               right               direction,               something               the               famous               "Dawg               Pound"               is               certainly               aware               of.
               
               4.

Cincinnati               Bengals
               The               Bengals               2011               season               already               was               in               disarray               before               it               began.

Their               star               quarterback               demanded               a               trade,               refusing               to               play               in               the               meantime,               and               their               star               wide               receiver               and               clubhouse               headcase               was               traded               for               a               few               low-round               draft               picks.
               Now               they               are               stuck               with               a               rookie               quarterback,               so               Cincinnati               will               have               to               rely               on               their               running               game               most               likely.

Cedric               Benson               has               a               good               chance               of               surpassing               the               career               high               mark               of               321               carries               that               he               had               in               2010.
               A.J.

Green               was               the               Bengals               first               draft               pick               this               year,               so               the               6'4"               receiver               might               end               up               being               the               primary               target.

While               Andre               Caldwell,               Jordan               Shipley,               and               Jerome               Simpson               show               promise,               the               Bengals               also               picked               up               the               explosive               Brandon               Tate               off               of               waivers               to               help               the               receiving               unit.
               The               offensive               line               will               see               two               new               starters               on               the               right               side,               mainly               because               guard               Bobbie               Williams               is               serving               a               four               game               suspension               for               ingesting               a               banned               substance.

Andre               Smith               has               been               a               huge               disappointment               since               being               the               sixth               overall               draft               selection               in               2009,               but               the               Bengals               plan               on               starting               him               at               right               tackle.
               The               defense               will               be               missing               linebacker               Keith               River               and               reserve               defensive               back               Adam               Jones               for               the               first               six               weeks               of               the               season.

They               also               lost               a               starting               cornerback               to               free               agency.

Cincinnati               will               have               a               new               middle               linebacker               this               year,               and               a               new               starting               strong               safety.
               Marvin               Lewis               has               been               the               Bengals               head               coach               since               2003.

He               was               drafted               for               his               defensive               expertise,               but               the               Bengals               ranked               24th               in               points               allowed               in               2010.
               With               a               rookie               quarterback               with               suspect               arm               strength,               it               could               be               a               basic               game               plan               of               running               the               ball               and               hoping               the               defense               is               stout.

If               these               factors               fail,               it               could               be               a               miserable               season               for               the               Bengals.
               AFC               South
               1.

Houston               Texans
               The               Texans               were               picked               by               many               pundits               to               make               the               playoffs               for               the               first               time               in               franchise               history               in               2010.

The               offense               didn't               let               them               down,               fishing               third               in               the               NFL               in               yards               gained               and               ninth               in               points               scored.
               But               the               defense               was               beyond               terrible.

Houston               was               ranked               30th               in               yards               allowed               and               29th               in               points               scored.

The               pass               defense               was               the               worst               in               the               league               as               well,               helping               Houston               finish               a               disappointing               6-10.
               This               might               be               the               last               chance               for               head               coach               Gary               Kubiak               to               get               his               team               over               the               hump.

Kubiak               enters               his               sixth               year               with               the               most               talented               team               that               he's               had               during               his               reign.

Another               letdown               year               could               spell               doom.
               The               offense               brings               back               reigning               NFL               rushing               champ               Arian               Foster,               as               well               as               promising               backup               Ben               Tate.

Tate               missed               his               2010               rookie               year               to               injury.

Both               halfbacks               have               run               wild               during               the               2011               preseason.
               Andre               Johnson,               the               Texans'               top               receiver,               is               coming               off               a               2010               season               where               he               caught               86               balls               and               eight               touchdowns.

Tight               end               Owen               Daniels,               whose               past               two               years               have               been               hampered               by               injuries,               tries               to               regain               his               2008               Pro               Bowl               form.
               While               seven               starters               return               from               last               year's               defense,               they               will               move               to               a               3-4               base               defense               under               new               defensive               coordinator               Wade               Phillips.

One               starter,               Glover               Quin,               moves               from               cornerback               to               strong               safety.
               The               hiring               of               defensive               guru               Phillips,               who               has               a               long               history               of               improving               defenses,               is               the               biggest               move               Houston               has               made               this               offseason.

The               Texans               also               signed               two               free               agents               in               cornerback               Johnathan               Joseph               and               free               safety               Danieal               Manning,               while               using               the               11th               overall               pick               in               the               2011               draft               on               mammoth               defensive               end               J.J.

Watt.
               Mario               Williams,               a               two-time               Pro               Bowler               has               48               career               sacks               in               his               five               seasons               since               being               the               first               pick               of               the               2006               draft.

He               moves               from               defensive               end               to               outside               linebacker,               where               Phillips               hopes               to               take               advantage               of               his               6'6"               frame               and               pass-rushing               skills.
               With               the               expected               improvement               at               defense               to               go               with               an               explosive               offense,               Houston               hopes               to               see               their               first               professional               football               team               make               the               playoffs               since               the               Oilers               did               so               back               in               1993.

They               might               also               win               their               division               too.
               
               2.

Jacksonville               Jaguars
               Jaguars               head               coach               Jack               Del               Rio               has               been               on               a               mission               to               improve               the               defense.

He               has               picked               up               two               solid               staring               defensive               tackles               and               a               cornerback               the               past               two               drafts,               then               hit               the               free-agent               market               for               more               pieces.
               While               defensive               end               Aaron               Kampman               was               an               injury               disappointment               in               2010,               it               did               not               stop               Del               Rio               from               gambling               on               other               players               with               injury-filled               pasts.

Paul               Poslusny               and               Clint               Session               will               start               at               linebacker               after               just               being               signed               by               Jacksonville               this               year.
               Dawan               Landry               was               a               solid               strong               safety               for               the               Baltimore               Ravens               since               2006,               but               he               will               now               play               free               safety               because               Courtney               Greene               finished               third               in               tackles               last               year               for               the               Jags               despite               missing               two               games.

Dwight               Lowery               was               just               acquired               in               a               trade,               and               he               should               be               valuable               in               the               nickel               package.
               Matt               Roth               was               brought               in               as               a               free               agent               to               start               at               defensive               end,               hopefully               bookending               a               healthy               Kampman.

Roth               hasn't               played               defensive               end               since               2007,               having               been               moved               to               outside               linebacker.
               Jacksonville               expects               the               defense               to               be               better               in               2011,               especially               against               the               run.

They               were               29th               in               rushing               scores               allowed               last               year,               and               22nd               in               rushing               yards               allowed.

The               four               veterans               they               just               signed               are               expected               to               make               a               positive               impact,               but               the               fear               of               them               staying               healthy               is               heightened               due               to               their               track               records.
               Offense               revolves               around               halfback               Maurice               Jones-Drew.

Drew               deserves               some               sort               of               medal               for               2010,               having               a               Pro               Bowl               year               despite               playing               the               entire               season               with               a               torn               meniscus               in               his               knee.

Though               he               did               miss               two               games,               he               still               piled               up               1,324               yards               on               the               ground               and               was               named               Running               Back               of               the               Year               by               the               NFL               Alumni               Association.
               David               Garrard               has               been               the               primary               quarterback               since               2006.

He               made               the               Pro               Bowl               in               2009,               but               threw               a               career               high               15               interceptions               last               year.

Jacksonville               released               him               a               few               days               before               their               first               game,               bringing               back               memories               of               the               2007               season               when               Garrard               got               the               job               after               Brian               Leftwich               was               cut               a               week               before               the               season               started.
               The               new               quarterback               will               be               journeyman               Luke               McCown.

He               has               a               couple               of               nice               targets               to               throw               to               in               Mike               Thomas               and               Mercedes               Lewis,               but               losing               Mike               Sims-Walker               to               free               agency               will               hurt.

Jason               Hill,               who               has               51               career               receptions               in               five               years,               will               battle               rookie               Cecil               Shorts               and               Jarett               Dillard               for               snaps.
               Dillard               was               hurt               after               seven               games               in               his               2009               rookie               season               and               hasn't               played               since.

Undrafted               rookie               Jamar               Newsome               may               be               in               the               mix               after               averaging               nearly               20               yards               per               catch               in               the               2011               preseason.
               Jacksonville               struggled               to               score               or               pass               on               offense               last               season,               and               it               appears               they               could               repeat               this               problem               again               in               2011               because               they               really               didn't               add               any               new               parts.

Blaine               Gabbert,               Jacksonville's               top               pick               this               year,               needs               time               to               sit               and               learn               how               to               be               an               NFL               quarterback.

The               rumor               is               he               is               expected               to               be               the               starter               in               a               few               weeks.
               There               are               discrepancies               over               the               sudden               Garrard               release.

While               some               think               it               was               a               cost               cutting               move               because               he               made               close               to               $8               million               a               year,               Del               Rio               claims               it               was               based               on               a               sub-par               2011               preseason.
               Del               Rio,               already               on               the               hot               seat,               may               have               sealed               his               fate               with               this               move.

Depite               a               few               holes               in               the               Jaguars               2010               roster,               they               still               finished               second               in               their               division.
               With               the               upgrades               made               on               defense,               Del               Rio               is               hoping               his               team               will               win               their               first               division               title               since               1999.

If               not,               the               Jags               could               soon               be               looking               to               hire               the               third               head               coach               in               franchise               history.
               
               3.

Tennessee               Titans
               The               start               of               the               2011               season               could               be               tough               for               the               Titans.

Owner               Bud               Adams               dragged               his               heels               on               giving               holdout               star               running               back               Chris               Johnson               a               raise,               waiting               until               about               a               week               left               in               training               camp               to               do               so.
               While               most               starters               from               2010               return,               Johnson               will               have               to               quickly               get               acclimated               with               new               quarterback               Matt               Hasselbeck.

He               will               also               need               to               work               with               rookie               Jake               Locker               in               case               Hasselbeck               gets               hurt.

All               the               reps               Johnson               lost               with               those               two               in               training               camp               could               come               back               to               haunt               Tennessee.
               The               defense               will               have               two               new               linebackers               in               free-agent               signee               Barrett               Ruud               and               rookie               Akeem               Ayers.

Fifth-round               pick               Karl               Klug               has               won               a               starting               job               at               defensive               tackle,               beating               out               fellow               rookie               Jurrell               Casey               despite               being               drafted               two               rounds               later.
               Veteran               journeyman               Shaun               Smith               will               start               as               the               other               defensive               tackle,               moving               Jason               Jones               back               to               his               more               natural               position               at               defensive               end.

William               Hayes               is               bookending               Jones,               replacing               the               departed               Jacob               Ford.
               The               secondary               is               the               same               as               last               year,               except               Jason               McCourty               replaces               Alterraun               Verner               at               cornerback.

McCourty,               the               twin               brother               of               New               England               Patriots               star               cornerback               Devin               McCourty,               lost               his               starting               job               to               Verner               last               year               after               getting               hurt.
               The               defense               was               26th               in               the               NFL               in               yards               allowed               last               season,               while               giving               up               over               21               points               per               game.

There               is               concern               that               there               won't               be               a               vast               improvement               this               year               because               of               the               new               defensive               line               full               of               of               uncertainties.
               Tennessee               was               a               streaky               team               the               last               two               years.

They               started               out               0-6               in               2009,               then               finished               8-8.

The               2010               season               saw               them               burst               out               with               a               5-2               record,               then               win               just               one               game               the               rest               of               the               way.
               Mike               Munchak,               a               Hall               of               Famer               who               has               been               with               the               organization               since               1982,               is               the               new               head               coach               and               will               try               to               find               more               consistency               for               his               team.

It               may               take               some               time               for               him               to               rebuild               the               team               he               wants,               but               the               Titans               have               the               talent               to               win               a               division               that               could               be               decided               in               the               final               week.
               
               4.

Indianapolis               Colts
               Ever               since               the               NFL               blatantly               slanted               their               rules               to               help               the               quarterback,               no               team               has               relied               more               on               this               position               than               the               Colts.

As               future               Hall               of               Famer               Peyton               Manning               goes,               so               goes               the               franchise.
               Manning,               who               holds               the               record               for               four               NFL               MVP               awards,               has               never               missed               a               game               since               being               drafted               in               1998.

He               comes               into               2011               with               a               nagging               neck               injury               that               will               end               his               consecutive               games               streak,               and               his               return               is               uncertain               after               recent               surgery.
               Most               assumed               he               would               be               there               opening               day.

His               former               coach               Tony               Dungy               recently               said               Manning               cares               more               about               his               being               able               to               play               than               any               awards               he               has               ever               received.

The               true               leader               of               this               team,               Manning               recently               signed               a               $90               million               contract               for               five               years.
               While               the               Colts               offense               should               be               excellent               as               usual               whenever               Manning               is               back               at               the               helm,               there               is               still               some               concern               over               who               will               be               blocking.

Indianapolis               has               had               an               inconsistent               ground               game               recently,               thanks               to               halfback               Joseph               Addai's               inability               to               stay               healthy               and               Donald               Brown               being               a               disappointment               after               being               a               first               round               draft               pick               in               2009.
               Manning               has               dealt               with               poor               offenses               lines               before               easily.

He               gets               rid               of               the               ball               fast               and               calls               the               right               plays               to               avoid               taking               too               many               hits.

Wide               receiver               Reggie               Wayne               and               tight               end               Dallas               Clark               are               his               favorite               targets,               but               the               ball               gets               spread               around               to               whoever               the               Colts               put               out               there.
               Defense               is               the               issue               in               Indianapolis               for               2011.

The               run               defense               has               been               bad               the               last               three               years,               never               finishing               higher               than               24th               in               yards               allowed.

It               has               looked               just               as               porous               during               the               2011               preseason.
               Gary               Brackett               is               their               best               linebacker,               yet               he               has               had               just               one               healthy               season               since               2006.

Pat               Angerer,               who               was               second               on               the               team               in               tackles               in               his               rookie               season               last               year,               will               join               newly               acquired               Ernie               Sims               as               the               other               starters               at               linebacker.

Sims,               the               ninth               overall               selection               in               the               2006               draft,               has               not               played               as               well               as               once               hoped.
               The               Colts               have               high               hopes               for               a               talented               defensive               secondary               that               was               beat               up               and               hurt               most               of               2010.

Justin               Tyron               was               picked               up               off               waivers               and               started               six               games               because               injuries               hit               this               unit               so               hard.
               Kerry               Collins               was               coaxed               out               of               retirement               after               it               became               clear               Curtis               Painter               was               not               ready               to               start               at               quarterback               while               Manning               is               out.

Collins               enters               his               17th               NFL               season               and               will               soon               be               39               years               old.

Expect               the               Colts               to               run               the               ball               more               than               usual               with               him               starting,               because               he               has               been               in               the               Colts'               system               less               than               a               month.
               Indianapolis               can               pass               and               stop               the               pass,               but               the               ground               game               is               nothing               special               on               both               sides               of               the               ball.

They               have               made               the               playoffs               in               11               of               Manning's               13               seasons               at               the               helm,               so               they               are               capable               of               winning               the               division               a               third               straight               year.
               
               AFC               West
               1.

San               Diego               Chargers
               How               does               a               team               that               lead               the               NFL               in               offensive               yards               gained               and               defensive               yards               allowed,               as               well               as               being               ranked               second               in               scoring,               finish               9-7               and               miss               the               playoffs?

It               is               done               by               having               journeyman               head               coach               Norv               Turner               at               the               helm.
               Turner               somehow               kept               his               job               this               year,               just               like               he               somehow               keeps               getting               hired               after               being               fired.

San               Diego               is               the               sixth               team               he               has               coached               since               2000,               and               he               has               been               with               San               Diego               since               2007.
               San               Diego               brings               back               most               of               the               offensive               talent               that               made               them               so               productive               in               2010.

They               did               lose               defensive               coordinator               Ron               Rivera,               now               the               head               coach               of               the               Carolina               Panthers.

Greg               Manusky               takes               over               for               a               unit               that               has               many               changes.
               Donald               Butler               and               Takeo               Spikes               might               be               the               new               inside               linebackers               for               the               Bolts.

Spikes               enters               his               14th               season,               and               the               two-time               Pro               Bowler               is               solid.

Butler               spent               his               2010               rookie               season               injured               after               being               drafted               in               the               third               round.

Steven               Cooper,               a               Charger               for               eight               years,               is               in               the               mix.
               Seven-year               veteran               Travis               LaBoy               joins               San               Diego               this               year               and               is               expected               to               start               at               outside               linebacker,               in               spite               of               missing               most               of               the               last               two               seasons               to               injury.

Bob               Sanders,               the               2007               NFL               Defensive               Player               of               the               Year,               tries               to               reignite               his               career               after               playing               just               nine               games               total               in               the               last               three               seasons.
               If               the               defense               stays               healthy               and               gels,               the               Chargers               will               be               a               dangerous               team.

They               found               out               last               year               that               Mike               Tolbert               could               do               the               job               at               halfback               after               Ryan               Mathews               got               hurt.


               The               versatility               of               their               offense               will               give               opponents               headaches.

San               Diego               could               very               well               represent               the               AFC               in               the               Super               Bowl.

That               is               if               Norv               Turner               doesn't               get               in               their               way               once               again.
               2.

Kansas               City               Chiefs
               One               of               the               biggest               offseason               moves               for               the               defending               AFC               West               champions               was               the               changing               of               offensive               coordinators.

Bill               Muir,               who               has               NFL               experience               as               both               a               defensive               and               offensive               coordinator,               takes               over               for               Charlie               Weiss               after               Weiss               suddenly               bolted               back               to               the               collegiate               ranks.
               Muir's               first               duty               is               to               keep               the               running               game               going               after               losing               their               five-time               Pro               Bowl               guard               Brian               Waters.

Ownership               chose               not               to               pay               the               34-year               old               despite               a               2010               Pro               Bowl               year.
               Kansas               City               will               also               need               to               find               a               way               to               use               2010               second               round               pick               Dexter               McCluster.

The               tiny               running               back               wasn't               used               much               on               offense               last               year,               mainly               lining               up               as               a               kick               returner.
               Jonathan               Baldwin,               the               Chiefs               top               pick               this               year,               has               had               a               tough               training               camp               where               his               attitude               has               been               questioned.

He               had               just               one               reception               this               preseason.
               Scott               Pioli,               Kansas               City's               general               manager,               did               make               some               good               moves.

He               signed               Steve               Breaston,               an               exciting               wide               receiver               and               punt               returner.

But               veteran               defensive               lineman               Kelly               Gregg               may               have               been               the               Chiefs               best               signing,               because               the               veteran               nose               tackle               has               a               non-stop               motor               and               knows               how               to               win.
               Le'Ron               McClain               left               the               Baltimore               Ravens,               like               Gregg,               to               join               the               Chiefs.

He               is               a               fullback               who               can               block,               catch,               and               be               the               feature               running               back               if               needed.

These               three               veterans               are               expected               to               help               immensely               in               2011.
               Kansas               City               had               the               top               rushing               attack               in               the               NFL               last               year.

The               defense               was               average,               but               this               mostly               young               unit               is               expected               to               be               better               this               year.
               
               3.

Oakland               Raiders
               What               AFC               team               has               a               group               of               running               backs               as               good               as               Oakland?

The               depth               of               quality               at               this               position               might               be               unmatched               throughout               the               league.
               What               holds               the               Raiders               back               offensively               is               a               young               group               of               wide               receivers               not               playing               up               to               their               potential               yet.

Jason               Campbell,               who               will               be               playing               quarterback               in               the               same               system               in               back-to-back               seasons               in               one               of               the               few               times               since               his               high               school               days,               had               the               youngsters               stay               at               his               house               this               summer               as               they               worked               on               getting               better               together.
               The               results               of               this               sage               move               will               be               seen               in               2012,               but               Oakland               fans               want               to               see               Darrius               Heyward-Bey               to               show               why               he               was               the               seventh               overall               selection               in               the               2009               draft.

He               has               just               35               receptions               in               his               career,               and               has               showed               little               progress               as               a               player               so               far.
               The               offensive               line,               long               a               sore               spot               for               Oakland,               has               seen               many               changes.

The               left               guard               position               now               has               rookie               Stefan               Wisniewski               instead               of               the               departed               Robert               Gallery.

The               best               move               might               take               a               few               years               to               notice.
               Oakland               hired               Raiders               legend               Steve               Wisniewski               to               coach               the               unit,               a               man               known               for               being               nasty,               tough,               and               consistent               in               a               career               worthy               of               the               Pro               Football               Hall               of               Fame.

He               will               mentor               this               unit,               which               includes               his               nephew               Stefan,               to               play               the               game               with               the               same               attitude               that               he               had.
               The               Raiders               run               defense               has               been               horrible               for               many               years,               but               young               middle               linebacker               Rolando               McClain               is               making               excellent               progress.

He               is               also               much               better               against               the               pass               than               advertised.
               The               pass               defense,               which               was               very               good               on               2010,               lost               the               best               cornerback               in               football,               Nnamdi               Asomugha,               to               free               agency.

They               are               confident               that               their               anointed               starters               will               do               fine,               but               the               reserves               are               the               question               when               they               use               extra               defensive               backs.
               Rookie               Demarcus               Van               Dyke               will               be               counted               on,               but               Oakland               may               not               have               enough               quality               depth               in               their               secondary.

Joe               Porter,               who               has               bounced               around               the               league               on               practice               squads               since               2007,               will               be               the               other               reserve               cornerback.
               Oakland               came               close               to               the               playoffs               last               year,               and               they               expect               to               get               there               this               season.

A               great               running               game               can               carry               a               team               a               long               way,               but               the               usual               questions               of               their               passing               game               and               run               defense               may               curtail               aspirations.
               
               4.

Denver               Broncos
               Tim               Tebow               fans               will               get               their               fix               on               certain               plays               throughout               the               season,               but               Denver               needs               starter               Kyle               Orton               to               man               the               quarterback               position               all               season               if               they               want               a               chance               at               success.

Orton,               while               not               spectacular               nor               flaunted               by               the               media,               is               a               solid               player               who               makes               sound               decisions.
               Orton               needs               Denver               to               have               an               effective               ground               game.

Knowshon               Moreno               has               been               good               during               his               first               two               years,               churning               out               1,726               yards,               but               the               acquisition               of               veteran               Willis               McGahee               with               save               him               a               few               hard               hits               around               the               goal-line               especially.
               Brandon               Lloyd               was               one               of               a               few               wide               receivers               to               come               out               of               nowhere               to               star               for               their               teams               in               2010.

He               is               Orton's               favorite               target,               and               also               the               most               consistent.
               John               Fox               was               hired               as               the               head               coach               this               year               to               fix               the               defense.

Von               Miller               and               Raheem               Moore,               both               drafted               in               the               first               and               second               rounds               this               year,               will               start               at               linebacker               and               free               safety               respectively.
               Brodrick               Bunkley               was               acquired               in               a               trade               to               start               at               defensive               tackle.

Losing               veteran               Ty               Warren               to               injury               hurts               the               run               defense,               but               graybeards               Brian               Dawkins               and               Champ               Bailey               will               be               there               to               clean               up               any               mistakes.
               The               run               defense               has               looked               a               bit               better               in               preseason,               but               time               will               tell.

Hall               of               Famer               John               Elway               was               brought               in               to               rebuild.

Hiring               Fox               was               the               first               step,               but               progress               might               not               be               blatantly               seen               until               2012.
               
               Playoffs
               Detroit               Lions               @               Saint               Louis               Rams
               Doormats               to               the               NFL               no               more,               the               Lions               pull               it               out               late               thanks               to               the               stellar               play               of               their               defensive               line.
               
               Arizona               Cardinals               @               Philadelphia               Eagles
               Kevin               Kolb               does               a               fine               job               against               his               old               team,               but               the               Eagles               just               have               too               much               talent               for               the               Big               Red               this               day.
               Baltimore               Ravens               @               New               York               Jets
               This               is               a               grueling               battle               that               is               decided               by               a               Ray               Rice               touchdown               run.
               New               England               Patriots               @               Pittsburgh               Steelers
               The               best               game               of               the               playoffs,               both               teams               go               back               and               forth               as               bodies               leave               the               field               bruised               and               bloodied.

Troy               Polamalu               deflects               a               ball               that               Ryan               Clark               catches               to               thwart               the               Patriots               late               in               the               fourth,               preserving               a               Steelers               victory.
               
               Detroit               Lions               @               Atlanta               Falcons
               Detroit               is               happy               to               be               here,               but               the               Falcons               already               have.

Their               balanced               attack               and               experience               prevail.
               Philadelphia               Eagles               @               Green               Bay               Packers
               Those               three               Pro               Bowl               cornerbacks               Philadelphia               kept               on               the               roster               come               up               big,               allowing               the               pass               rush               to               reach               Aaron               Rodgers               more               often               than               not.

Green               Bay's               defense               keeps               them               in               the               game,               but               Michael               Vick               finds               Steve               Smith               in               the               end               zone               with               less               than               a               minute               to               go               for               the               win.
               Baltimore               Ravens               @               Houston               Texans
               Houston               hosts               their               first               playoff               game               ever,               but               the               Texans               are               no               match               for               the               veteran               Ravens.
               Pittsburgh               Steelers               @               San               Diego               Chargers
               Norv               Turner               coaches               his               last               game               with               the               Chargers               as               the               Steelers               take               advantage               of               a               series               of               bad               play-calling               in               thefourth               quarter.
               
               Philadelphia               Eagles               @               Atlanta               Falcons
               Vick               returns               to               more               jeers               than               cheers               in               Atlanta,               but               he               has               the               last               laugh               as               the               Eagles               pass               defense               shuts               down               the               Falcons               passing               game.
               Baltimore               Ravens               @               Pittsburgh               Steelers
               The               Steelers               had               won               the               previous               three               playoff               meetings               with               Baltimore,               but               they               come               in               limping               today.

With               few               points               on               the               scoreboard,               Billy               Cundiff               hits               a               field               goal               as               time               expires               to               send               the               Ravens               to               the               big               game.
               Super               Bowl               XLVI
               Baltimore               Ravens               @               Philadelphia               Eagles
               Vick               gets               off               to               a               hot               start               to               keep               Philly               in               the               game,               but               Ray               Rice               is               running               wild.

Down               by               a               score               late               in               the               fourth,               Vick               gambles               and               Ed               Reed               picks               off               the               pass.

Flacco               takes               a               knee               three               times               as               Ray               Lewis               retires               at               the               top               of               the               mountain               holding               the               trophy.
               Awards
               NFL               MVP               :               Aaron               Rodgers,               Green               Bay               Packers
               Offensive               Player               of               the               Year               :               Ray               Rice,               Baltimore               Ravens
               Defensive               Player               of               the               Year               :               Ndamukong               Suh,               Detroit               Lions
               Offensive               Rookie               of               the               Year               :               Daniel               Thomas,               Miami               Dolphins
               Defensive               Rookie               of               the               Year               :               J.J.

Watt,               Houston               Texans
               Comeback               Player               of               the               Year               :               Ben               Tate,               Houston               Texans
               Coach               of               the               Year               :               Steve               Spagnuolo,               Saint               Louis               Rams






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