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NFC East

1. Washington (11-5): Would be even better if Brunell was more consistent

2. Philadelphia (10-6) Wild Card: Very underrated, great offensive and defensive lines, they went to three straight NFC championship games with Thrash and Stinkston. There is more competition now, but they can go at least 10-6 with Stallworth and Brown

3. New York (9-7): Their defense is overrated, all they have is Strahan, Umenyiora, and Pierce. Tiki Barber will take a step back, Eli will improve, but it won't be enough to make the playoffs.

4. Dallas (7-9): Horribly overrated, bad offensive line, secondary isn't that good, Owens will probably get pissed.

NFC North

1. Chicago (11-5): Great defense, won't be as good as last year, but still top 5. Rex Grossman is not their answer at QB, Their offense will improve when Brian Griese gets put in.

2. Detroit (7-9): I like their coaching staff with Marinelli and Martz. Roy Williams and Kevin Jones will have breakout years, but they still won't be that good.

3. Minnesota (5-11): I'm not sure why everyone thinks they're going to be good, but their not. Childress isn't that good of a coach, they have no receivers, their front office and owner both suck and have put together a pretty crappy team.

4. Green Bay (5-11): Bad interior line, bad defense, Favre won't be as bad as last year, but he still won't be that good. Mike McCarthy sucks.

NFC South

1. Carolina (12-4): Great team, Keyshawn and DeAngelo Williams will help their offense.

2. Tampa Bay (10-6) Wild Card: Old defense, but still great. Chris Simms and Cadillac will be good on offense

3. Atlanta (9-7): Michael Vick can't throw, their defense will improve.

4. New Orleans (3-13): Their just a bad team. Reggie Bush will learn that he won't be able to run around in the backfield trying to make a play after losing yards on it many times.

NFC West

1. Arizona (9-7): Yeah, I said Arizona. They were the only team last year with a top 10 offense and defense. Edgerrin James will help their running game, but won't be nearly as good as he was in Indianapolis. Kurt Warner will stay healthy.

2. Seattle (8-8): They will start out strong, but injuries will set in. Superbowl losing curse, Madden curse. (well at least it better happen because I hate seattle)

3. St. Louis (8-8): Still have a great offense, they worked to improve their defense, but it won't be enough.

4. San Francisco (4-12): Alex Smith will be better, but still not that good. Their defense will be a little better but not much.


AFC East

1. New England (11-5): Somehow everyone on their defense is injury prone, but the defense is still decent. Their running game will be back with Lawrence Maroney. Losing Branch and Givens won't affect them that much.

2. Miami (11-5) Wild Card: Culpepper will help their offense a lot. Ronnie Brown will have a great year. Their only problem is their secondary.

3. Buffalo (5-11): Losman will improve, but they have a bad o-line. Their defense is decent. Dick Jauron is not a good coach.

4. New York (4-12): This team is rebuilding, Pennington will get hurt, Ramsey will do amazing when he comes in (and by amazing i mean mediocre). Yeah this team just sucks.

AFC North

1. Cincinnati (12-4): Great and balanced offense, defense will improve.

2. Pittsburgh (11-5) Wild Card: Ben Roethlisberger will have to pass more than he has before, but he can handle it. Great defense.

3. Baltimore (10-6): If McNair stays healthy, which I think he will they will finally have a good offense. Their defense is still top 10.

4. Cleveland (6-10): They will get good eventually, but not this year.

AFC South

1. Indianapolis (11-5): Still a great team, but they will finally have some injuries this year, and they lost some of their best players. Their defense isn't that good.

2. Jacksonville (9-7): Good defense, young offense, but they were the benefit of an easy schedule last year.

3. Houston (5-11): Better coaching this year. I think Kubiak will succeed. This will be Carr's best year of his career because of an improved o-line and better people to throw to.

4. Tennessee (3-13): Very young team, who knows what their doing or thinking with their quarterbacks.

AFC West

1. Denver (12-4): Great offense and defense, Javon Walker will help.

2. San Diego (9-7): Don't have a quarterback on their roster who has started a game. I think Philip Rivers will be good, but he will have some trouble, like any quarterback playing for their first time. If he gets hurt they are really screwed. Tomlinson will still carry the offense.

3. Kansas City (5-11): They lost their coach, the best offensive coordinator in the league, both tackles, and their fullback and they kept their crappy defensive coordinator. Their also a very old team. Why does everyone think they're going to be good?

4. Oakland (4-12): Art Shell hasn't coached in 12 years, but their team has talent. They will be better if Aaron Brooks can get the ball to Moss about 100 times.


NFC Championship: Washington - 27, Carolina - 24
not sure if washington can actually win this game, but I think they'll be there

AFC Championship: Cincinnati - 31, New England - 21

Super Bowl: Washington - 20, Cincinnati - 17
yea I'm biased, but its possible (I hope)