PRE-OPENING DAY

1. NEW YORK GIANTS – Till someone beats them and shows me they are better, they’re number 1.
2. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS – Without the turnovers, they may still be playing. Right there LY.
3. GREEN BAY PACKERS – Last year’s great team for 16 games, three brutal weeks ended their run.
4. HOUSTON TEXANS – Thought they outplayed Ravens in Baltimore LY in playoff game. Ready.
5. BALTIMORE RAVENS – Losing their beat defensive player hurts, but they just reload. Harbaugh.
6. NEW ENGLAND PATS –   Don’t think they’re as strong as others. Thin offensive line. Brady.
7. PITTSBURGH STEELERS – Should prove to be pretty damn tough, even with loses on both sides.
8. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES – Many have them in the SB. Vick too fragile to last. Dogs get payback.
9. DETROIT LIONS – Stafford, Megatron, offense  too good to ignore.  DBackfield hurts. Wild Card.
10. ATLANTA FALCONS –Offense is strong, Defense so so. Ryan ready. Goodell helped them.
11. DENVER BRONCOS – Elway didn’t get Peyton to build. He got him to win NOW! Good Defense.
12. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS – If Goodell hadn’t screwed Payton and Saints, they’d be much higher.
13. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS – Romeo, offense, and improved D could vault them into the playoffs.
14. CHICAGO BEARS – Could be higher but Urlacher health an issue. Offense can score. Lovie?
15. DALLAS COWBOYS – Owner will always hold them back. HC an issue. D should be better.
16. NEW YORK JETS – Three ring circus goes 8-8 max. Sanchez an average QB. Defense overated.
17. CAROLINA PANTHERS – Should be better. Cam already elite. Defense improved. Year away.
18. CINCINNATI BENGALS – Had them much higher early. PS looked terrible. O a question. D OK.
19. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS – Pete has them  believing. Dark horse for playoffs. Right division.
20. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS – Norv Turner is HC. Need I say anything else? Feel sorry for Rivers, but…
21. TENNESSEE TITANS – Locker instead of Hasselbeck? C.J. and OL have to produce. We’ll see….
22. OAKLAND RAIDERS – Nobody gives them a chance, but Carson and O will score. Health an issue.
23. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS – Luck will be good. Offense will score. Defense a work in progress. 6 wins.
24. ARIZONA CARDINALS –  If Whiz doesn’t win 8 games, he’s gone. Injuries on OL. Skelton gets call.
25. BUFFALO BILLS – Improved D? Offense has weapons. Gailey needs to win. I don’t buy it.
26. WASHINGTON REDSKINS – Rookie QB. Lousy OL. Lousy DB’s. Good front 7 on defense. 5 wins.
27. ST. LOUIS RAMS – Jeff Fisher makes a huge difference. Offense and defense will be better.
28. MINNESOTA VIKINGS – Could be surprise in the North. Better personnel. Ponder a keeper.
29. TAMPA BAY BUCS – Better coach. Team buying in. Couple of years away. Defense an issue.
30. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS – Why didn’t the Muslim dude try to get Tebow? I still don’t get it.
31. CLEVELAND BROWNS – I only ranked them 31 because everyone else had them at 32.
32. MIAMI DOLPHINS – I wonder if ANYONE will be able to bring them back to playoffs…EVER?