More Uni

2 more sidenotes on Uni's in sports

This is the 2nd to last time I will be referencing Oklahoma City..but they unveiled their jerseys for the upcoming season..they dont have pictures up yet,but it is on their website,check it out

http://www.nba.com/thunder/

The away ones are kinda decent..in a "I just stole a franchise from one of the best cities in America" kind of way..I'm still getting the slight bitterness out of my system still..3/5 until I see more of them.

Anyways I wanted to show you the Pack er...Jets jerseys from yesterday..
















Gross...they were called throwbacks from waay back...I need these to stay back..its like a bad mix of Steelers and Saints jerseys....gross.Never again.

Week 4

Week 4 Picks(last week 9-6;overall 18-12)

Cincinnati over Cleveland
Jacksonville over Houston
Carolina over Atlanta
Denver over KC
NO over SF
Arizona over NY Jets
GB over Tampa
Tennessee over Minnesota
SD over Oakland
Buffalo over St Louis
Dallas over Washington
Philly over Chicago
Pittsburgh over Baltimore

Uni

In addition to yesterday's Uni Watch...the Toronto Raptors have updated with a 3rd alternate jersey.




























I personally love them...black jerseys as of late have been eliminated from as many as they used to have..much like purple..but this is a welcomed change...I hope they wear them alot.

Timing

Everything is about timing...I hadnt found any lately..but I'll steal some to get some thoughts down here...

I'll start with basketball...

So Marbury was going to be paid 20 million to go away from New York...but wait..he's not now...and I think this is smart...1st and 2nd of all...20 million is alot to give someone to go away..Larry Brown got a alllllot of money to just go away and I think its a break in case of emergency situation. 3rd..and I think there isnt enough of this going around..he can still play...no he isnt a 20 point,9 assist player..but he can be 13-16 point,5-6 assist guy who can actually "lead" that team..he's better than Chris Duhon and Nate Robinson at the point guard slot,but there is more baggage with Eddy Curry and Q Richardson to just shake off.I think he can help,but it is going to be a big pill to swallow for everyone involved

Salim Stoudamire gets out of Atlanta and signs with the Spurs.I personally love the deal because I feel he can be the sharpshooter off the bench much like Steve Kerr was when he got there. For some reasons that still havent been explained to me he couldnt get off the bench of a bad team who couldnt shoot,but regardless I'm sure that Salim can take advantage of the opportunity given with the Spurs.

Footballing news...

0-3 Rams QB Marc Bulger gets bench in favor of Trent Green?...I dont think he's the problem...well..not the guy who should lose his job.Its not his fault really that he's been sacked 11 times in 3 games....11 times!...I would say that I give Green 2 games before they go back to Bulger...

Detroit GM Matt Millen gets fired...finally..but I felt like he could have lost his job at the end of the year..I'm not sure why 3 games in anyone would say..you shouldnt be our GM anymore..heres a few of the highlights of his tenure since 2001...

Goods
-Drafting Calvin Johnson
-Drafting Roy Williams
-Drafting Ernie Sims
-Drafting Shaun Rogers

Bads
-Drafting Joey Harrington
-Drafting Charles Rogers
-Everyone else lol

Happy Trails Yankee Stadium...the New York Yankees in the playoffs this year,Plaxico Burress for a week...tough times for New York.

Uni Watch!

Orlando decided to update their jerseys officially...










































Hmm...its not bad..a real progression from the pinstripes to now...I give it 4 out of 5

Milwaukee(yes Bucks) wanted a alternate(which I'm pro-alternate,every team should have one) and here it is..













At 1st...didnt like...2nd look..I love it..its simple and very 70s where this look orginiated...5 out of 5 here

Week 3 Picks

Picks(so far 9-6)

Atlanta over KC
Buffalo over Oakland
NY Giants over Cincinnati
New England over Miami
Tennessee over Houston
Tampa over Chicago
Washington over Arizona
Carolina over Minnesota
New Orleans over Denver
SF over Detroit
Seattle over St Louis
Pittsburgh over Philly
Cleveland over Baltimore
Indy over Jacksonville
Dallas over Green Bay
San Diego over NY Jets

Random Blurbs

Hadnt done this in a while..but I'll see if I can get the full rust off

Gilbert Arenas goes under the knife for the 3rd time....but this time just for loose debris in his knee...while the surgery wasnt super serious,you cant be happy with anyone going under the knife for anything..especially when its happened with the same appendage.They say he'll miss the 1st month but I've also heard around January would be the date he would be back.If I was a Wizard fan I wouldnt be worried about Gil's return on $111 million contract he signed this summer...I would be asking am I ever going to see a healthy Gil,Caron and Jamison at the same time?

So Josh Howard made some comments about the national anthemin July mind you)..something like this:

"The Star Spangled Banner’ is going on right now. I don’t even celebrate that (expletive). I’m black.”

Um..well...I'm not going to lie..I wasnt too offended with the comment...but I wasnt too cool with him at throwing "Obama 08" at the end of that sentence..he has nothing to do with any of this.Regardless I think before you cast him as a communist or a terriorist or whatever you're calling "non american" setiments) you have to use the fundamental way that our country has totally different views about itself depending who you ask.Would I be wrong in saying that black people in general have a different experience in this country than white people?...I wouldnt think so.But we live in a tech age(ie Camera Phones) so anything anyone ever says is liable to be recorded and on YouTube...I dont have a problem with people expressing themselves..just explain why.

Congrats to Ichiro on getting his 200th hit for the 8th season in a row(out of 8 seasons)...people dont know how hard it is getting 200 hits every year..while his averaged dropped to .313(still good btw) the thing that I was most impressed with was his strikeouts....he has strukout only 58 times in 151 games...thats amazing..

On the downside pitcher Erik Bedard is out 6-9 months with shoulder surgery..I was leery about him from jump..so I'm not surprised.

Also in Seattle....the Seahawks signed WR Koren Robinson who used to be there a few years back and traded for Keary Colbert...I personally was a Koren fan when he was there,he had a dropping problem but at the same time he's an upgrade over whoever they had prior at the spot.

Just as a note..I know people in Seattle are on suicide watch..its been a rough summer for those guys...Sonics are gone..Mariners are awful...Seahawks are sputtering...its not good.

Oh look...Tavaris Jackson has been benched by the Vikings in favor of Gus Frerotte...while I would like 3rd stringer John David Booty to get the nod here...I am glad that Jackson was benched.I had been calling for this since last year...when you have a good defense,good runningback and solid pieces everywhere else and choke away a 15 point lead last sunday...you gotta do something...in Jackson's defense he didnt play bad numbers-wise:

14-24 130yds 0 TD 0 Int

He didnt do really anything either..they went 3 and out way too many times in the 2nd half for me.

It seems that Vince Young has lost his job to Kerry Collins..ouch...the wide receivers seemed to get more involved last sunday..but then again...who couldnt when you're playing the Bengals?

I'll get around to Baseball awards later...

Week 2 W/L

9-5 in my picks this week(pending the Philly/Dallas game)..not bad huh?

Winners

-Buffalo Bills:After beating Seattle at home,people didnt know what to make of them...well..after beating Super Bowl contender Jacksonville on the road...you have to start taking them seriously.Trent Edwards is flying under the radar quite nicely as a young QB of the future.

-Aaron Rodgers,GB:I smell a trend here...in his 2nd official game he only throws for 328yds and 3 TDs in a 48pt game on the road...is he official yet?

-Matt Cassel,NE:He played well against division rival New York Jets...what is big is that he didnt try to do too much...he managed the game well and they ended up winning...I dont know what to make of Randy Moss though.

-Denver Broncos:Not because they won...it was more of how they won...they choked away a 31-17 halftime lead only to be given a 2nd chance by the refs on the fumble on their last drive..they made the most of it...congrats

-Brandon Marshall,Den:Oh yeah..this guy is a legit monster,against a top defense in San Diego at San Diego he put up 18 catches for 166 yards and 1 TD...legit monster...league is put on notice

Losers

-Cleveland Browns:Uh...this was the step forward right?...everyone picked you guys to put up alot of points with the weapons you have....6 points at home?...I know the wind was not giving...but 6?

-Minnesota Vikings:You had Peyton Manning on the ropes...you knocked him around..made Joseph Addai look awful(15 for 20 yds)..your running back(Peterson) had 160 yards rushing..but yet...you muster up 15 points...all off field goals...up 15-0 in 3rd quarter..and you lose..it doesnt add up.

-Seattle Seahawks:More WR trouble..Logan Payne is out for the year and backup QB/WR Seneca Wallace hurt himself in warmups and is out for a month.....things are not looking good for Seattle..oh yeah...they are 0-2 and lost to the terrible SF 49ers at home.

-LaDainian Tomlinson,SD-What gets lost in the Chargers losing to the Broncos is that LT is really banged up...so much he hardly played...10 rushes for 26 yards?...ew

NFL Picks

Tennessee over Cincinnati
Jacksonville over Buffalo
Oakland over Kansas City
Indy over Minnesota
Chicago over Carolina
Green Bay over Detroit
NY Giants over St Louis
New Orleans over Washington
Tampa over Atlanta
Seattle over San Francisco
New England over NY Jets
San Diego over Denver
Arizona over Miami
Pittsburgh over Cleveland
Baltimore over Houston(whenever they actually play)
Philly over Dallas

Hold me to these

Week 1

Winners
-Aaron Rodgers-Always nice to have a good game against a good defense with the weight of an entire state on your back while replacing a legend.

-Atlanta Falcons-The combo of Matt Ryan and Michael Turner exploded onto the scene to get everyone excited again.A real confidence builder

-Brett Favre-Living up to the hype after the offseason from hell..and with Brady getting hurt..maybe they can be a lock for the playoffs.

-Jake Delhomme-On the road....against a really good defense(San Diego)...without his favorite target and best player(Steve Smith)..he threw the game winning TD(http://bradsportsfix.blogspot.com/ didnt think he would)

-Donovan McNabb-Always nice to see a healthy quality quarterback back and do well.He threw for almost 400yds...keep it up.

Losers
-Tom Brady-Torn ACL,out for the year...well...everyone can change their superbowl predictions now huh?

-St Louis Rams-You muster 3 points with awesome offensive players such as Torry Holt,Marc Bulger and Steven Jackson...I dont understand.

-Seattle Receivers-Bobby Engram-out....Deion Branch-out...Nate Burleson-out for year....its going to get really really tricky naming WRs for Seattle with them cutting Jordan Kent earlier today.

-DeAngelo Hall-You got killed by rookie Eddie Royal for 146yds in his 1st game..a tad overrated apparently..

-Detroit Defense-I dont think you can give up over 300 yds rushing with no one on the field...they apparently tried to give me the simulation of how 300 yds would look with players on the field.

-Shawne Merriman-Well you finally decided to give up on the season and have knee surgery.Technically it would make you a winner to have the surgery and be healthy for next season,but it shouldnt have taken you 2 tackles in sunday's game to tell you that you couldnt have played on 2(out of 3) ligaments.Get healthy

Super Bowl

Like every year..this is my prediction


Pats vs Seahawks


I dont care..

NFL Preview(NFC East)

NFC East

Cowboys(11-5)

By the slimmest of margins..I gave the title to Dallas...I think this team has the most talent and it should be carried out this year to win.I think the addition of Adam Jones should help keep safety Roy Williams off the field as much as possible and that cant do anything but help this team do well.Offensively Romo to TO or Jason Witten should be norm,but I think ability of Patrick Crayton will get them over the hump,because TO will get the doubles,someone else will need to step up their game.Marion Barber is the guy everyone is raving about but I think he'll be less effective this year,I feel his running style for his body isnt a good mix..and he'll get the bulk of the carries where Julius Jones could have helped out.Felix Jones is a good backup but I dont think he'll pay dividends like he should in his 1st year.Give him time.

Eagles(10-6)

I really like this team...alot...IF Donovan McNabb is healthy...if he isnt...eliminate this record...but I'll go with that he is...if there is any team who has had success with "no name" talent other than the Patriots..its the Eagles..Other than McNabb and )do everything running back) Brian Westbrook,it will be offense by committee.Rookie DeSean Jackson,Hank Baskett and Reggie Brown will have to be the threats on the outside and I think that could be enough if Reggie can do his part,he was in danger of losing his job last year,but Kevin Curtis is out with a hernia so he'll have to do for now.This defense is a standout with a trio(yes,trio) of pro bowl caliber cornerbacks...Sheldon Brown,Asante Samuel and Lito Sheppard are going to cause alot of problems for offenses..now add Brian Dawkins and Trent Cole..and you have the potential for an elite defense.That is if like McNabb,everyone stays relatively healthy.

Giants(9-7)

I'm not sold on Eli Manning...still lol...and I feel terrible about it...you dont outduel "The Great" Tom Brady for a super bowl and get nothing...but eh..I think I'm more sour on the defense and who isnt there this year than I am about Eli and his streaky play.The defense has lost Michael Strahan and Osi Umenyiora while others have walked from the team via free agency...but the secondary isnt that bad with small upgrades..but I feel the offense is going to have to carry this team and I dont know if Eli can..yet..sorry.

Redskins(8-8)

The only reason I dont have my home team(from Virginia) higher is because of Jason Campbell...I like him..but he's had a different system every year...that cant happen with a young QB.This team is maybe 2nd to Dallas in terms of talent..maybe even more..but something is always up..injury..something..to hold them back.Hopefully the team doesnt give up on Campbell early and go with Todd Collins,even though the team did that last year and made it to the playoffs...wait a minute.....

NFL Preview(NFC South)

NFC South

Tampa Bay(9-7)

It will be close between Tampa,Carolina and New Orleans,but it wont take much to win the division.I went with Tampa because of the standout defense that brings it every game.They have standouts at every level of their defense from Gaines Adams to Derrick Brooks to Ronde Barber to Jermaine Phillips...expect them to hold teams under 20pts(16 last year) for another year.The offense...isnt so standout...Jeff Garcia is a solid option at quarterback,but other than Joey Galloway at receiver,you really cant pencil in anything for anyone else...this is who needs to step up:
-Any running back;Warrick Dunn,Earnest Graham...gotta keep the defense honest..very much needed.
-Anyone not named Joey Galloway;Ike Hillard,Alex Smith,Michael Clayton,Jerramy Stevens...go catch something!

New Orleans(8-8)

The offense will be pretty explosive this year..I may be the one of the few players who thinks Reggie Bush will pan out still...Drew Brees is still undervalued at quarterback(ask the Chargers who they'd want) Marques Colston is a legit monster at WR and Jeremy Shockley is their new horse at tight end...and Shockley is good when he is on the field..take that with a grain of salt because hes always nicked up with something..but he is tough so he should atleast try to get out there.Defensively is the hold up for me here...their defensive line is pretty nice,but other than that..I should legitimately shrug at..no real defensive stoppers...so expect high scoring games,but dont make plays for December.

Carolina(7-9)

This is the team that is always a dark horse.You cant predict anything about them other than unpredictability...I believe everyone(nearly) picked them to make the super bowl not too long ago..and they simply didnt deliver.They kinda have the talent to make it.Steve "Fists of Fury" Smith is the star on that team and its amazing to watch a guy who is 5'8ish get open and take contact..the 2nd receiver is always a question but I think with the additions of DJ Hackett and Muhsin Muhammad(re-addition) and 2nd year player Dwayne Jarrett should provide help on the outside. The running back tandem of DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart will be a force to be reckoned with but the big question mark on offense is QB Jake Delhomme.He had elbow surgery last year and honestly to me wasnt that good of a QB prior...so..alot will depend on him.The defense is another question mark.They have all the talent to be a shut down defense..but somehow they just didnt..it was sad to see talent wasted like that.Julius Peppers is one of the scarest players to be playing against as a quarterback(like I did it or something lol) but yet somehow mustered up a meer 2.5 sacks last year and played 14 games.Who knows.

Falcons(5-11)

Matt Ryan is a rookie...and the starting quarterback...Michael Turner gets from behind LT in San Diego and gets a full load shot...this team isnt good...but I dont expect them to bomb like everyone else...mainly because of the schedule...I think these are winable games
-Detroit
-Kansas City
-Chicago
-Denver
-St Louis

and mix in the unpredictability of Carolina...not bad...too bad no one in Atlanta will see most of these games...regardless I think Ryan is a little further along in his maturity compared to his other rookie QB counterparts and he actually has a target in Roddy White who had an overly quiet 1200 yards last year with a revolving door of QBs. The defense isnt great overall at key positions but I'm sure something can be made of it.I think they're better than New Orleans' defense..for what its worth.

NFL Preview(NFC North)

NFC North

Packers(10-6)

I had a tie here with the Vikings...I like Aaron Rodgers more than Tavaris Jackson..but just because I like him doesnt mean he'll do better than the other guy.I give the Packers the edge here because I like all parts of the offense...the defenses are very even,I like the skill positions...I think the WR core(Driver and Jennings) is more experienced and will help their QB more than Minnesota's core(Berrain and Rice).Running back Ryan Grant came on last year but I dont know if he is one of those guys who came out of no where because the bar was set low,or because he is the real deal.Regardless I feel that Aaron Rodgers will ease the faithful in Green Bay about Brett Farve...even if he doesnt,they still have a defense and decent running game to give them a chance much like the Bears did a few years ago with Rex Grossman.

Vikings(10-6)

The defense is there...the running game is very much there...the WRs are kinda there...the quarterback?....who knows...last year he was my pick for worst quarterback last year..They finished 8-8 last year and missed the playoffs..with the star Adrian Peterson running all over the place..it will be Tavaris Jackson who will be the most important player for them because it will be his play that will hold back or help Adrian Peterson by keeping those extra players out of the box.Anything else on this roster isnt really important other than Tavaris Jackson's TD/Int ratio.

Lions(5-11)
And the bad..its like the northern version of the Bengals...good QB(Jon Kitna),elite WRs(Roy Williams and Calvin Johnson)...uh..former runningback Rudi Johnson...no defense...i'll be honest with you there is only 2 players on this defense that I know of...former Seahawk Chuck Darby and Ernie Sims...thats not good.

Bears(4-12)
And the ugly....this offense might be the worst in football..I like the decision at the QB with Kyle Orton over Rex Grossman,but there isnt anyone to throw to...Devin Hester?..he's still learning the position..Marty Booker?....no..but on the bright side the defense is still sout but with the offense going 3 and out alot..look for the defense to be on the field alot more than the offense and it shouldnt be that way.

NFL Preview(NFC West)

NFC West

Seahawks(10-6)

I'll try to contain my homerism here..but I feel that Seattle is still ahead of all of these other teams in the West.As long as Matt Hasselbeck's back is good,the pass offense should be okay I think.Even with injuries to WRs Deion Branch and Bobby Engram,I think that the young guys who will play(Courtney Taylor and Jordan Kent) will be capable in making plays along with Nate Burleson.The ground game is in flux a little bit from my eyes,but it shouldnt be as bad as last year with the body of Shaun Alexander filling that hole.The combination of Julius Jones and Mo Morris should be enough to keep the ground game valid but I dont think either really should explode as the #1 guy yet.The defense will be a big staple for this team this year,which is odd because before last year the defense was always the questionmark.The D-tackles are a little light but the standout is Patrick Kerney who was 2nd in the league last year in sacks.The linebackers are argubly the best in football with the combo of Julian Peterson,Leroy Hill and Lofa Tatupu who are all playmakers in their own rights and the secondary is very solid with probowler corner Marcus Trufant.The 2nd corner spot is a bit of a sore spot with young guy Kelly Jennings,but he should grow and make plays as well.

Cardinals(8-8)

Now I know everyone is picking them to overthrow the Seahawks this year...but I'm holding off on that for one more year.The offense should be examined a little more...this is what I'm wondering:

-Will Matt Leinart play this year?
-Will Edgerrin James hold up for another 1200 yd year?
-Is Anquan Boldin's injury connected to his discontent with management?
-Is the defense ready to stop the run(gave up 97 yds a game)?

These things are really picking at me and this is what I came up with
-Yes,because Warner will get hurt
-No but he will get over 1000 yds
-Yes it is but he'll still show up for games
-Marginally yes..but not enough to make a difference

Rams(7-9)

This team is a year late to me..last year was going to be the year for the Rams..but injuries happened..everywhere it seemed..and it fell apart.I think the main thing everyone should be looking at is how the offensive line is doing.It matters to everyone on the offense.Marc Bulger took waaaaay more hits with a shuffled offensive line..he could only play 12 games last year and threw 35x or more in 6 of those games.Thats way too many to not have Mike Martz....so they will need Steven Jackson to play more than 12 games(like last year) and making people pay and open things up...and that can happen with a better offensive line.He only topped 100 yards 2x and both were in blowout losses and only got 25 carries once...they need him bad to play.Defensively this team took a good player in Chris Long,but he cant play in the secondary...inwhich they were 21st in yardage.Thats all I got.

49ers(5-11)

This offense isnt very good.Other than runningback Frank Gore...they dont have another reliable guy to go to.Everyone is waiting around for Vernon Davis to make the jump to elite tight end,but I think that will depend on if JT O'Sullivan can accually deliever in a starting role.Now that Mike Martz is there controlling the offense,you would think there would be alot of airing the ball out...but with Issac Bruce and Bryant Johnson....you would think....uh..how is this going to happen?....you and me both.I actually like the defense parts,but as a sum..doesnt really seem like they can pull it together..atleast not yet.Is it too early to fire Mike Nolan?

NFL Preview(AFC North)

Pittsburgh(10-6)
I was back and forth with who should win this division...I went with the Steelers because they seem tougher on defense than the Browns.But it can easily go the other way if the offensive line doesnt hold up like it hasnt as of late.Also this team is no spring chicken...last year they limped into the playoffs with injuries to its big playmakers...if they are going to make a run they need everyone to be healthy.Big Ben is a quality QB and has all the options in the world with reliabilty(Hines Ward),speed(Santonio Holmes) and size(Limas Sweed and Heath Miller) but none of that matters if the ground game isnt going.They have 2 very good options with Willie Parker and Rashard Mendenhall,offensively this team is stacked at skill positions.Defensively they are stacked as well with no real weakness...just know that.

Cleveland(10-6)
This team is on the verge...they are a high powered offense with an improving defense..but I think it will be the defense that holds them back,by not holding anyone.I said they were improving,but it may not be at a playoff level yet.The addition of Shaun Rogers will help the push up front but I didnt think the secondary was that great anyways.What you should take from this team is alot of high scoring..and no Brady Quinn...yet

Cincinnati(6-10)
6 is a tad generous...this team isnt very good..I love the combo of TJ Houshmandzadeh,Chad Ocho Cinco(lol) and Carson Palmer..its an elite combo..but anywhere else isnt good...no Rudi Johnson..so the running game is in flux right now...combine that with the ever decline of defense being played there...I dont know how this team could do well in any fase of the game right now.

Baltimore(5-11)
5 is also a bit generous..this team doesnt really seem know what to do at QB right now..Troy Smith had the inside track in the preseason,but has gotten sick and hasnt played...Kyle Boller is hurt with some kind of shoulder injury..but..is still playing?...and they just signed Joey Harrington...so that means rookie Joe Flacco is the day 1 starter...so you just dont know what the offense is capable of.Willis McGahee is the workhorse..but wait..his knee has been acting up on him..so enter Ray Rice?...do you see where I'm going with this?...defensively the team is still elite...but age is starting to get up there for the mainstays on this team...and word is Ed Reed has a career threatening injury he's dealing with so you never know whats going on with the backside...mix in a new coach..and you have last place everyone

NFL Preview(AFC East)

AFC East

1-Patriots(13-3)
How do you reward a team who goes almost undefeated last year?...give them the easiest schedule..this schedule challenges them very lightly and add that to a easy conference...be prepared to make the debate of an undefeated schedule again this year.The offense changes very little..WR Stallworth out,RB Lamont Jordan in...they will still be explosive with the combo or Brady,Moss and Welker every week.One issue could be the RB situation..Maroney hasnt lived up to his billing thus far of being a solo back,nor being healthy the entire season.But if you line up Kevin Faulk and Jordan to spell Maroney,you still have a good solid running game.My issue for the defense is the secondary.Its not good.They just added Deltha O'Neal from the Bengals...and honestly I cant see anyone not being good enough to play defense for the Bengals making a real impact for anyone else.I would predict if anyone can throw deep on this team alot of shootouts.

2-Jets(10-6)
When looking at the roster I wasnt too impressed...Favre has weapons..but the defense is real iffy for me..but the schedule is overly easy...they play the NFC West this year so that can be atleast 3 wins off the bat lol.Like I said Favre has weapons,on the outside he has the duo of Jerricho Cotchery(who had the quiestest 1100+ yds last year) and Laveranues Coles who is really reliable as well.As long as Thomas Jones can provide what he did last year with yardage(1100+) but with more touchdowns(only had 1,not a misprint) it will be a solid,balanced offense.The defense I really dont know much about anymore.I know they werent very good last year..got rid of its best player in Jonathan Vilma(to NO) and...nothing stands out..so anything could happen defensively.

3-Bills(8-8)
I like this team...QB Trent Edwards was average last year but I think he can build off that for a better season this year.The big spot of the offense was Marshawn Lynch who had 1110 yards last year and 7 tds...look for him to add to that if Edwards gets his stuff together.The WR core is pretty weak other than Lee Evans.Its pretty easy to shut Evans out because he's a bigger deep threat than anything else,but there really isnt a 2nd receiver to help out when the double team come to Evans every game.This team is a big possesion receiver from pushing for a playoff spot to me.The defense seems to be more stout this year with the additions of Kawika Mitchell and Marcus Stroud.Both will seem to make impacts along with Angelo Crowell,Terrence McGee and a full season from Paul Posluszny.

4-Dolphins(5-11)
I'm kinda down on this team right now..they are in a transition year or years...so there isnt much to like on the defense anymore..I'll move on.Chad Pennington should add stability to the offense,as many jokes as I crack about Chad,he is overly accurate and should help the WRs alot...speaking of which the WRs arent good..the top 3 WRs

Ted Ginn Jr
Ernest Wilford
Derek Hagan

All have been described as WRs with questionable hands as of late..one of these guys is going to have to step up and become the main guy,my pick is Ginn..but I dont know why.The duo of Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown is pretty nice to have,but the WRs are going to have to do their job so Chad can open things up..but with that said..5-11 is how I see it