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1. Panthers-If they get a consistent running game their offense has the potential to be explosive. Defensively they are as tough as they come.

2. Giants-They have a brutal first 2 months (Indy, @ Philly, @ Seattle, Washington, @Atlanta, @ Dallas, Tampa) but if they survive that stretch they could be competitve in the end. They could easily be 2-5 and be done or 5-2 with a relatively easy remaining schedule. Lots of talent but probably as many question marks.

3. Seahawks-Even off of the Super Bowl appearance they still aren't elite to me. Solid on both sides of the ball but with everything going perfectly last season they still didn't impress.

4. Buccaneers-A full season with Simms could be a really good thing. Defense probably has one more dominating season in it before they will have to rebuild it.