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Sep
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NFL Preview - American Football Conference
AFC EAST -
- Buffalo Bills - Having some of the best fans in football still wont help this sorry bunch this season. Fitzpatrick is decent and CJ Spiller needs to make a leap this season. Building for future. (Projected #15 in AFC)
- Miami Dolphins - No more Ricky or Ronnie. Same old Chad Henne. This team sucks and Marshall is wasting away. (Projected #12 in AFC)
- New England Patriots - Tom Brady is the defending league MVP. Added some useful pieces in the offseason. Coach B is still feared like no other. (Projected #1 in AFC)
- New York Jets - After back to back trips to the AFC Championship, the Jets look to get over that hurdle. This won’t be the year it happens. (Projected #6 in AFC)
AFC NORTH -
- Baltimore Ravens - Ray Rice is the main cog for this team. If he has a montster season, their defense which is not as good as being heralded, could be saved. Flacco has to be huge as well. (Projected #5 in AFC)
- Cincinnati Bengals - This team is in complete disarray. Palmer is still sticking with his retirement, but does it hurt them that badly? Their offense is a joke. (Projected #16 in AFC)
- Cleveland Browns - I like McCoy. Thier defense is frisky. Holmgren has had time to put some people in place. Also, Hillis is still a truck. (Projected #10 in AFC)
- Pittsburgh Steelers - Lost in the Super Bowl even after Ben missed first chunk of season. Always has potential to be great. (Projected #3 in AFC)
AFC SOUTH
- Houston Texans - Is this FINALLY the year they make the playoffs? I say yes. This division is a mess. But Kubiak is still their coach, so hedge your bets. (Projected #4 in AFC)
- Indianapolis Colts - If the rumors today are true, season-ending surgery for Manning, they are, in a word, fucked. (Projected #13 in AFC)
- Jacksonville Jaguars - Cuts its starting QB 3 days before the season starts doesn’t exude much confidence in the squad. Having said that, Jack Del Rio is fucking scary, isn’t he? (Projected #14 in AFC)
- Tennessee Titans - I like the Hasselbeck pick up. CJ is back after not getting as much as touched in the pre-season, and their division is shaky enough that they could surprise people. (Projected #7 in AFC)
AFC WEST
- Denver Broncos - I like Orton. He played well last year. But under John Fox, a run first coach, it seems his time in Denver is almost up. Tebow anyone? (Projected #11 in AFC)
- Kansas City Chiefs - The surprise team of last year beneifited from an easy schedule. Nobody will be shocked any more. Adding Breaston was nice, but was it enough? (Projected #9 in AFC)
- Oakland Raiders - I really liked this team under Cable last season. Al Davis did not it seems. They could surprise us. (Projected #8 in AFC)
- San Diego Chargers - This team has to finally start a season right, and not allow themselves to be their own season killers. Rivers is a stud. (Projected #2 in AFC)
