2008 NFL Preview--AFC

Those commenters from my NFC post who know me think they're really smart. See, many of them are Cowboy fans and, as fans of America's Team should and very much like dirty Yankee fans, took great offense to the fact that I didn't avow them as positively the greatest team in the NFL and, quite possibly, even the CFL. It's amusing for the sole fact of how humiliating it must be to have been a Cowboys fan over the past decade. More than that, I'm amused how they project their pathetic homerism onto me, because I'm an unabashed Broncos fan (go Broncos!). Apparently, not picking the NFC East as the top division means I'll choose the AFC West, because Denver's there, even though it is clearly a sub-par division. Cowboy fans are often so sillly...

That said, GO BRONCOS!

AFC East: Favre versus Brady twice a year. I already see the headlines making me puke.

New England Patriots (13-3): They’re the best team in football but, sooner or later, an injury will take them down a few pegs. Here’s to hoping that’s this year.

Buffalo Bills (9-7): It feels weird putting them here, but something tells me that they’re the big surprise team of ’08.

New York Jets (5-11): I remember back when Favre last played on a crappy team. He played like crap. Remember three years ago Brett? No, of course you don’t. You’re too busy looking in the mirror…coward.

Miami Dolphins (5-11): They weren’t as bad as their record last year and, the Jets leaving an intelligent QB to go to a division rivals proves that the Jets are no better than the Dolphins.

AFC North: The division seems so worthless outside of the Steelers, but they’re always competitive with each other, so at least division games are reasonably exciting.

Pittsburgh Steelers (11-5): I’ll always support a team whose quarterback sites his hero as John Elway. Go Elway!

Cincinnati Bengals (8-8): Ocho Cinco will help them top out at ocho-ocho

Cleveland Browns (7-9): I don’t give a damn about offensive weapons. The Bengals have offensive weapons, too. The Browns have Derrick freakin’ Anderson. How this man is successful will forever elude me.

Baltimore Ravens (6-10): Does it actually surprise anyone that not having updated your defensive starters in a decade means that your defense is old? The Ravens have never figured this out, but Flacco will not be as bad as another rookie quarterback I know.

AFC South: By far the toughest division in football, these teams aren’t nearly as repugnant as the NFC East.

Jacksonville Jaguars (11-5): Del Rio has built a high quality team in his few years in Jacksonville and this is finally the year that they take the reins from the Colts.

Indianapolis Colts (9-7): The wheels are starting to fall off Tony Dungee’s machine. Start praying now; it’s only going to get worse.

Houston Texans (8-8): They’re Broncos-lite and have a brutal defense; I have to root for them a little, even if they’re who pre-empts Denver down here.

Tennessee Titans (6-10): Vince Young is a bust. Nobody fears him at all and I throw about as well as he does. It’s more time to start questioning the leadership, though, Jeff Fisher hasn’t changed anything in five years.

AFC West: The most awesome division in football is a little more open-ended than usual this year. GO BRONCOS!!

San Diego Chargers (11-5): Oh, man, I hate these guys. At least Shawne “One-Leg” is going to fall in pain. They’ll win the division but they’re losing both to the Broncos.

Denver Broncos (9-7): Cutler to Marshall…TOUCHDOWN! Cutler to Royal…TOUCHDOWN! Cutler hands off to Young…TOUCHDOWN! It’s pretty much going to go like this all season long.

Oakland Raiders (5-11): It’s hard to believe that the Raiders won’t come in last with a record like that, but the Chiefs seriously suck.

Kansas City Chiefs (3-13): They seriously suck. Go Broncos!