AFC North and AFC South

AFC North-Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Baltimore

The AFC North is a division in transition, with Pittsburgh and Baltimore both aging, and the Cleveland Browns looking to make a run for the division title. Pittsburgh is still the class of the division, but Baltimore is starting to suffer for it's inability to obtain offensive talent. The question mark in the division is Cleveland, who finished the season with a 10-6 record but missed the playoffs. Was 07 a fluke? My money is on Pittsburgh to take the division, with Cleveland possibly winning a wild card spot. Cincy and Baltimore have too many holes to compete. Cincy still has a terrible defense, and an unhappy Chad Johnson, errr Chad Ocho Cinco. Baltimore has a new coach, is starting a new qb this year, and the defense is a year older. Plus they have done nothing to upgrade the receiving core, which seems to be a theme in the NFL.


AFC South-Jacksonville, Indy, Tennessee, Houston
The AFC South is in my opinion the best division in the NFL. Jacksonville has improved their receiving core on paper, which should compliment one of the better running games in the league. David Garrard is an MVP candidate in my opinion, and the Jags already boast one of the stronger defenses. Indy has been the class of the division over the years, but I expect Jacksonville to finally overtake them. I can't put my finger on it, but Indy seems to be losing it's luster. Tennessee and Houston could flip flop as the Titans have failed once again to address a terrible receiving core. Tennessee should have taken notes from their division rivals, Jacksonville. Houston is seen as a team on the rise, but they still might be a little too young to challenge the big boys. I like the young pieces on defense, but I'm still not sold on Matt Schaub. He was injured a lot in 08, and his numbers were very similar to the backup Sage Rosenfels. I'm also not impressed with the Texans running game, so in my opinion they are still at least a year or two away from being a contender.