1. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS – So far, so good. The best defense in the league can run the ball too.
2. HOUSTON TEXANS – Easy win on the road. Should make it 3-0 on Sunday. Great defense.
3. BALTIMORE RAVENS – Blew a chance to go 2-0 last week. Bad  play calling late. Will beat NE.
4. ATLANTA FALCONS –Falcons played well at home to beat Peyton. Now on road vs. SD. Big game
5. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS – Norv Turner starts 2-0 for the first time EVER as HC. Big game Sunday.
6. GREEN BAY PACKERS –Pack get well at home vs. Cutler, Bears. Seattle will be ready to play.
7. DETROIT LIONS – Should handle Titans on the road. Looked pretty good against 49ers there.
8. NEW YORK GIANTS – G-men proved to be road warriors again. Won on short week at Carolina.
9. PITTSBURGH STEELERS – Ryan Clark played last week. Offense and defense tough.
10. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES – 7 turnovers and 2-0? I’m not convinced they’re that good, but hey!
11. ARIZONA CARDINALS – Better than everyone thinks including me. Kolb gets a chance. D tough.
12. NEW ENGLAND PATS – Not even cheating is gonna help this Pats team. Add two receivers for O.
13. DENVER BRONCOS – Broncos have trouble indoors in Atlanta. 3 picks in 1^st quarter for Peyton.
14. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS – Crush Cowboys at home. Gonna get better. Defense for real. Carroll!
15. DALLAS COWBOYS – Boys get crushed in SEATTLE? Offense shut down. Problems in big D.
16. CHICAGO BEARS – Bears better beat Rams this week or there will be trouble in Windy City!
17. ST. LOUIS RAMS – Bradford, Fisher, offense looking much better. Gonna be a contender soon
18. CINCINNATI BENGALS – Big win at home to go 1-1 LW. Law Firm,  Dalton, Green, defense??
19. TAMPA BAY BUCS – Had Giants down 14, blew lead. Coach has them playing. Can win in Dallas
20. WASHINGTON REDSKINS – Should have won last week in St. Louis. Lose 2 defensive starters.
21. NEW YORK JETS – Homecoming for Sparano. Dolphins might have something for them. Toss up.
22. MIAMI DOLPHINS – Big win this past week vs. Raiders. Defense, rookie QB, and Bush look good.
23. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS – Brees, Saints, can’t stop bleeding. Offense decent, Defense invisible.
24. BUFFALO BILLS – Bills have weapons but no defense. If they lose to Cleveland, season over.
25. INDANAPOLIS COLTS – Luck gets first win at home. Looks for 2 in a row this week. Should win.
26. OAKLAND RAIDERS – Better than they showed Monday night. Will continue to improve this year.
27. MINNESOTA VIKINGS – Play two lousy teams close. 1-1 but we’ll see how good they are vs. 49ers
28. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS – Played hard and lost in OT. Gabbert the key. MJD looked fine. D?
29. TENNESSEE TITANS – Horrible schedule, horrible team. CJ averaging  1.1 YPC. Doesn’t look good
30. CAROLINA PANTHERS – Giants crushed Cam, team at their place. Trouble in paradise. Need help
31. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS – Team going nowhere. Everyone ready to jump off. Have some weapons.
32. CLEVELAND BROWNS – Weeden played much better. Richards for real. Played Cincy tough….

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?