AFC Preview

Now that I have informed you on what is going to take place in college football, it is time for me to educate you on the NFL. Let us begin with the AFC.

AFC East:

This may be the easiest division in football to predict. You could go with the self annihilating New York Jets, the always powerful Buffalo Bills, the rebuilding Miami Dolphins who can’t even show you where the end zone is, or the always consistently good New England Patriots. I’m sure you can tell who I am picking. It’s really quite simple: this division blows, minus New England. Next year they are thinking of adding Bowling Green to increase completion. The Patriots have Tom Brady and ole Bill running the team. Sure, they lose Wes Welker and Aaron Hernandez (FREE AARON, thanks Pouncey Twins), and Gronks health is an issue, but no one else can compete. The Pats also found success running the ball with Steven Ridley last year (1200+ yards and 12 TDs). They also lead the league in scoring and turnover differential. The Dolphins may make a splash, pun intended, if Ryan Tannehil can improve this year. The addition of Mike Wallace should help. Bills and Jets both are in need of a quarterback. The Bills drafted EJ Manuel, so he may be the future for them. This division is simple: Patriots.

AFC North:

This Division may have the most parity in the AFC. Three of the four teams have made the playoffs in the past two years. Last year, the Baltimore Ravens, somehow, won the Super Bowl. This was one of those cases where the best team doesn’t always win in the end. That is why they play the game. This year, no dice. The Ravens lose the heart and soul of the defense in Ray Lewis. They also lose turnover machine Ed Reed and big bodied Boldin at wide out. Cleveland Browns should call themselves Cleveland Trent Richardsons, at least until they get a real quarterback. And then there were two: Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals. The Bengals have a great wr/qb combo with Andy Dalton and AJ Green. Dalton is putting Gingers on the map with his winning ways. With help from the running game, the Bengals could be a high flying team. The Steelers, on the other hand, are that old school grinding team. The defense is always good, and, even with the loss of James Harrison, they will be stout. Drafting Jarvis Jones doesn’t hurt either. Big Ben always keeps his team in the game by not giving up sacks or turning the ball over. Le’Veon Bell will be the tipping point on this team. His strong run game will propel the Steelers to the playoffs. My pick: Steelers.

AFC South:

This division is like an imbalanced fraction. The skill level of the top two teams is far greater than that of the bottom two. Jaguars and Titans have a lot of improving to do with a combined record of 8-24 whereas the Colts and Texans combined for 23-9. The Jags made a huge mistake in not going after Tim Tebow. Hello, do you not want to sell tickets and merchandise? Apparently not. I have no idea why they didn’t make the move. It can’t be because of Tebows talents. Have you seen Blaine Gabbert play? MJD will be carrying this team, literally. The Titans have a couple strong wr in Kenny Britt and Kendall Wright, but Jake Locker has underperformed. Hey Chirrs Johnson, you going to play this year? The Colts and Texans rivalry is only getting better. Once Peyton left, Houston thought this division would be a cakewalk. Andrew Luck says not so fast. The Colts made a run at the division last year and came up short. Since then, they have only improved with the additions of Ahmad Bradshaw and Darius Heyward-Bay. Though they lose Dwight Freeney, their defense was below stellar last year. That will be the biggest concern this year. The Texans just have so much talent: an underrated qb in Matt Schaub, star rb Arian Foster, big time wr Andre Johnson, reliable te Owen Daniels, and that beast on the d JJ Watt. The Texans have tough road ahead of them, but I feel like they will win the division. It will be very close though.

AFC West:

This division, like the East, has a clear cut winner. The Broncos are just a far better team than the other three. The Raiders, Chargers, and Chiefs may as well combine the three and see if they can hang. Probably couldn’t. The Raiders only hope lied with Darren Mcfadden. That hasn’t worked out so well. He has never played more than 13 games in a season. They bring in Matt Flynn to rejuvenate the stagnate offense. Flynn threw nine total passes last year. Kyle Orton threw ten. The Chiefs may surprise some people this year. Andy Reid is a great coach, something the Chiefs desperately need. Alex Smith’s accuracy will help cut down the 20 interceptions Chiefs’ qbs threw last year. Dwayne Bowe and Jamal Charles are both big play guys. The Chargers have always been that team that had so much talent but could never win the big one. Now they are just old and untalented. Ryan Mathews had more broken collarbones last year than tds. Antonio Gates had one game over 60 yards. Phillip Rivers has been below 90 rating for the past two years. On top of this shit hill are the Broncos, and they are smelling good. The Golden Boy Peyton Manning silenced all doubters last year by leading the Broncos to a 13-3 season and home field advantage. The Broncos lose Mcgahe but get a better back in Monte Ball who used to stumble into the end zone on his way to class at Wisconsin. The already amazing wide reviver core in Thomas and Decker get the best slot receiver of all time in Welker. Throw in a top ranked defense and you have a championship caliber team. Broncos win the division by a long shot.

Well, there you have it, my AFC preview. Next week I will discuss the NFC and tell you how the Saints, WHO DAT, will bounce back from a disappointing season and why the Redskins won’t make the playoffs. Thanks for stopping by. Be sure to leave comments and suggestions please. If you also have any topics you would like to hear my opinion on, I am more than happy to oblige. Come back for the next one.