Even if it's a guy that they can develop through out a couple of years, that'd be good.

how many of you guys are cheese heads?

my best friend is from wisconsin, so hes big into them

however, im a steelers fan, and they had an impressive draft until they traded to get A PUNTER. DAMMIT TOMLIN GET YOUR HEAD STRAIGHT.

although, they said everyone has trouble catching his punts since hes left footed and puts some awkward spin on the ball. Im praying they dont switch to cover-2 or 4-3, cause id hate to see them lose the whole blitzburgh ordeal. Maybe theyll start running some schemes similar to baltimore...they picked up that DE from Michigan (who they said could play a LB too...adalius thomas like) and the florida linebacker.

if they acquire any new recievers i pray its a tall guy. That being said, them and the patriots are the only two teams I see as powerhouses in the AFC. Now that Baltimore has started to suffer on the defensive end, their offense might struggle to keep up...cincinatti is cincinatti (never going to do anything big...maybe get to the playoffs)...and the colts lost some defensive depth which is gonna kill them when their offense cant generate 28.

Turn around teams: dolphins, cardinals, panthers (i put the steelers 8-8 on the bike wreck...they finished out 6-2 so i dont think they need to turn around).

Its hilarious hearing the people in charlotte argue over keyshawn when they never really even used him when they should have. The panthers will forever make sacrifices for smith.

i still have no faith in green bay recovering, dosnt mean ill scream my lungs up for them when they play though. anyone know any green bay news from this year at all? we dont really get ANY news about the NFL in australia...its gay

http://www.espn.com http://www.packers.com http://www.nfl.com

touche........shut up its late here in australia hahahahaha. but thanks dude

i was just helpin mane

i agree with everything you said, the only different thing is GO BRONCOS, they are always a decent or above average team (usually make it to the playoffs). hopefully the DE they picked up will help....they need a quick DL to make up for the lack of sacks last year.

haha yeah i know, thanks dude, i just felt stupid not checking there first

You don't think the Falcons will be improved this year? Or are you just not allowed to speak such blasphemy living in Carolina?

atlanta will be better, but they still dont have that special something to get them deep into the playoffs

DEFENSE!!!

You know actually they went to the NFC championship game just 3 yrs ago with equal or lesser talent than this years squad.

did you know that the nfc doesnt count

Seems to be irrelevant these days. This is true. Kind of like the NBA East.

Fucking Bears went and drafted a tight end, when they need a new qb.

fuck joe horn. go saints.

they signed chris leak after the draft

i cant believe nobody picked him after he won a national championship. He played for Independence (national powerhouse in charlotte...had won 100 straight games at one point) and won 4 championships in hs. Ive seen this guy play, hell probably take grossmans spot.

Chris Leak is good, but there were definitely better QBs available with that 31st pick.

same thing happened to jason white. except white got smoked by lsu in his national championship game.

leak's just too small.

and besides, FUCK FLORIDA!!!

It'll suck for you Titans fans this year.

it'll suck for fans of any team playing the saints this year

jason white also had two bum legs and couldn't talk right. Yea I'm still pissed from when USC kicked our ass.

Yes, I'm certain they're going 16-0 for sure. Give me a break man. Seems like the citizens would have more important things to do down there than acting arrogant as fuck about their bullshit football team.

more like the new orleans aints.

The Saints first rounder (Robert Meachem) came into camp 20 lbs overweight, and your defense ain't special. The Saints are very beatable.

did they cut darwin walker yet?

the steelers play them in the hall of fame game, well see how this turns out. They beat them last year, and Im pretty sure the saints are gonna have trouble if they cant fix that defense and strengthen the recieving core. The panthers won't suck forever, ya know.

marques colston came to camp in bad shape last season too, and he worked out more than pretty well. and defensively, we added jason david, 3 year starting corner back with the colts, and drafted cb usama young. we signed brian simmons, linebacker from the bengals, and we retained charles grant, one of the best ends in the league. and roman harper, second year safety is coming back from a knee injury.

we've tightened up, but i agree, we still need a little work defensively, another quality lb and db would work wonders.

i think we're set at receiver. marques colston was the best rookie last year, if he hadn't been hurt for those couple of games, he woulda caught 90+ passes easily. devery henderson and terrance copper together caught 55 balls. we signed david patten, he won a couple championships with the patriots. plus, we can just put reggie out there if we need to, he caught 88 last season.

and imo, we should just give new england the trophy right now

Revival tour '07

good luck trying to get michael lewis to cover.. he sure can put on a fucking hit though.

fuck that

i remember watching that and tivoing the fuck out of it

But the question about Meachem going into the draft was his work ethic. A lot of people had him pegged as a very lazy receiver, didn't run tight routes, could turn it on, but selectively. I liek the Young pick, and I think he'll surprise a lot of people for someone who didn't get invited to the NFL combine, but for an college corner to develop into an NFL corner, well, lets just say there's a slight learning curve. Jason David is a nickel corner at best and Simmons is aging. But I will agree with you, Charles Grant is probably the best DE who's not wearing a Panthers or Giants jersey.

I just don't get how Sean Peyton sucked ass as the OC for the Giants(If you recall, he got his playcalling duties taken away from him by Jim Fassel while part of the Giants), but you guys get em, and bam, he's coach of the year material. But I'll admit it, no one deserves it more than the NO fans. I'm just saying, you guys play in the NFC, that just inflates your record.

I honestly don't think the Saints will be as good as they were last year. A lot of the NFC teams should have better years than last, so I think it's going to be tough for the Saints to make the playoffs. The NFC East and South, I think are going to be pretty wide open, and the West could be. The North is the only division I think is set, with the Bears taking it again.

Lets be honest here, we all know that the Pats are winning the superbowl this year.

lets be honest and call you a douchebag

I wouldn't be surprised one bit if all those big named FA signings come back to bite em in the ass. The Pats, The Colts, The Eagles, The Steelers, all have had the same game plan for years about FA and the draft. You build through the draft, and get stop-gaps and back ups via FA, if any activity at all. They have faith in their system, and their scouts, and build from within. The Patriots specifically, have showed that any player that is put into their system will succeed, because Bellichek doesn't ask his players to do things they can't do. He puts them in position to take advantage of their skills, and hide their weak points. I think them straying from the plan could be the dynasty's downfall.

That being said, boy do the Pats look sick on paper.

Well said, I agree its not set in stone, and im not trying to be a douchebag. haha but yes the pats look ill on paper. Randy Moss will succeed in NE however for three reasons. One, He is coming off a rough year and he has too much pride to let that happen again. HE HAS SOMETHING TO PROVE. Two, he is way more mature and humble than when he first entered the league. HE CAME FOR A RING. Three, Bellichek won't let anything happen, if such does occur expect Moss to be benched for the season immediately. Bellichek won't fool around like Andy Reid with T.O.

P.S. The Golden Boy is at the Helm. PATS FTW!

yea but what about that 4th year from LSU that is lost at sea from a jetski accident? ouch defense

if that is meant to be sarcastic then ouch man ouch.

R.I.P. Marquise Hill

did they find his corpse? I thought hed probably still be alive just downstream a ways

yeah he died unfortunately, its not a terrible lose to the patriots team playing wise but it definitely is saddening.

i cant imagine drowning because i fell off of a jetski, unless a boat hit me or something

i guess he couldnt swim

haha i have an awful thing to concur with your statement that he couldnt swim, but ill just leave it at that because its not exactly appropiate. Yeah the girl he fell off with survived because she clinged to something in the water.

he died in pontchatrain lake, which has some crazy currents. he got caught in the current and it dragged him under.

EDIT: "The two ended up falling off of the water craft in an area of swirling currents near where a major shipping canal runs into the lake. While the woman survived by grabbing onto a pylon until she was rescued, authorities said, the 24-year-old Hill, who friends described as a good swimmer, drifted away and disappeared until searchers pulled his body from the water on Monday afternoon."