The Indianapolis Colts were able to overcome the eighteen point defecit to the New England Patriots to get to the Super Bowl, and were able to defeat the Self-imploding Chicago Bears in the Super Bowl. Peyton Manning finally got his Super Bowl, but he wants another. Now that Peyton has his Super Bowl Ring, the question now changes to will he be able to win another ring? The regular Season Kicks off this Thursday as the Defending World Champion Colts take on the New Orleans Saints. The Colts defense may be a questionmark entering the season, but the Colts still have the Offensive Juggernaught of Peyton Manning, Marvin Harrison, and Reggie Wayne. They drafted for a new Slot Receiver in Anthony Gonzales out of Ohio State, and are now having to bring their second draft choice, Tony Ugoh, on unexpectedly early after the retirement of Left Tackle Tarik Glenn. The Colts have the Chip on their shoulder, and the only team that I think has a shot to beat them and win the AFC South is the Tennesee Titans. The Colts will finish 11-5 to end the season. They just have to hope Tennesee doesn't go 12-4.
Prediction: 11-5, 1st Place
TENNESEE TITANS: The Titans took a huge step forward last year as soon as Vince Young was inserted as the Team's Starting Quarterback. Tennesee finished the year 8-8 and appears ready to take the next step right now. The titans have lost Drew Bennett and Bobby Wade to Free Agency, and that is really going to hurt Tennesee in the passing game. The Loss of Pac-Man Jones will hurt, but when you consider that Pac-Man didn't really want to be in the league anyway, he becomes an afterthought. If Tennesee's remaining recievers cannot step up, Vince Young will experience the "Sophomore Slump." Tennesee needs to put Vince Young in a bubble so he doesn't experience the dreaded "Madden Curse." If Vince goes down with an injury, Tennesee is done. Period. There is no way you lose a player of his stature and not feel the effects of it.
Prediction: 9-7, 2nd Place.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS: The Jaguars have given up on Byron Leftwich, releasing him and making David Garrard the Jaguars' Starting Quarterback. Leftwich and Garrard had similar styles, and Jacksonville is taking a huge gamble by releasing Leftwich. If Jacksonville underperforms this year, Jack Del Rio may not be coach of this team next season. Expect a lot of running from Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew. Marcus Stroud, The Pro Bowler, is the Heart of the Jags defense, and they will be as tough to score on this year as they were last year. The Big Question is the offense: Can Fred Taylor still handle the load? If not, this team may drop below Houston for fourth place.
Prediction: 8-8, 3rd Place.
HOUSTON TEXANS: The Houston Texans have given up on the David Carr experiment, replacing him with former Atlata backup Matt Schaub. Apparently, Houston didn't get the memo that the Quarterback was not the problem, it was the line protecting the Quarterback, and Matt Schaub will find that out early this season. The Texans are still trying to defend why they selected the underperforming Mario Williams over Reggie Bush, and the defense isn't working. Reggie was, is, and always will be, the better player than Mario Williams. That's fantastic news for all of the Saints fans out there, but horrible news for the suffering Texans fans. Sorry Houston. It's not gonna get any better this season. Whenever the Texans have looked like they were ready to take it to the next level, they have always gone back to square one. I think that's going to happen again this season.
Prediction: 4-12, 4th Place.
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