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Originally Posted by mheisig
I think the original statement was that the NFC is better now than the AFC (hence, "The NFC will win the Super Bowl.")
Is anyone forgetting about a few AFC teams who have won a game or two recently? The Colts, Steelers and Bengals are rock solid teams, Miami was going on a rampage the last half of last season, you can never count out the Patriots and from a simple talent standpoint you can't count out the Chargers, Chiefs and Broncos.
The NFC has some great defenses and some great wide receivers, but the AFC seems stacked with QBs and RBs.
I'm not making an argument one way or another really, just saying it seems a bit silly to just say the AFC is faltering or not competition anymore.
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The Colts let a HOF caliber back go in James. The Steelers had measurable FA losses and lost a locker room leader in Bettis. The Bengals starting QB had the second worst knee injury of the year. Miami's
new QB had a catastrophic knee injury that will likely forever change him as a QB. The Patriots lost several key free agents, and expect one of the dancing Grammatica brothers to replace the clutchingest kicker of all time. The Chargers will be relying on a QB who has thrown all of thirty regular season passes. The Chiefs new offensive coordinator has never coached a "skill position" (sorry, offensive linemen). The Broncos may be the team to beat here, but the vaunted running game has been declining steadily since o-line guru Alex Gibbs left for Atlanta (top rusher Mike Anderson ran for only 1014 regular season yards, and left for the Ravens).
Now, the same arguments can be made about any team in either conference. There's always some loss. I think the two conferences are a lot more even than the media (or the stats) suggest. I would say that the potential contenders who improved themselves the most are in the NFC, though.