i think the NFC West will come down to Seattle and Arizona, but this will come down to another 9-7 or 8-8 division winning record. Seattle's window of opportunity closed early last year and they ain't got the players or the front office to open it again. Here's hoping I'm wrong though.

I don't think the Saints emotional high will last this season, and the clock's gonna strike midnight for Brees. They'll make a run for the playoffs though. I think the Panther's might sneak into the Superbowl again. I think the Cowpokes will implode cuz Bill Parcells made that team work (who'da thunk that the Parcells/Jones/T.O. thing wouldn't work out? ) I think the Bears will be in the thick of things too, because of their defense, but if they don't fix the QB thing early, they'll fade. I do think that the Eagles can make it to the Superbowl, if they can keep McNabb healthy for an entire season, which to my knowledge, has happened only once or twice in McNabb's career. Brett Favre will wish he had called it quits.

As much as I like what Micheal Vick brings to the game, character sure seems to run short in his family (remember his brother Marcus' stepping on an opponent during a bowl game a couple of seasons ago?). He's already shown himself to be short tempered and thin-skinned regarding boos and heckling, and now aggitators get to add dogfighting to their repitoire...this is gonna get ugly.

I think the AFC will come down to the Colts-Pats-Chargers-Broncos, in that order. The Ravens are getting too old, on defense and offense, to really challenge for the Superbowl, and their coach, alleged offensive guru Brian Billick, has been way over credited for past accomplishments (he stinks). I think Tennessee is another year or two away from challenging for the SB, but they should make the playoffs.

I don't think the Pats are too old because it was a rather old Giants team back in '89 that went 14-2 and won the SB, with Bill Bellichick as coordinator. Now, players want to play for him especially, and Bellichick will never be in the lurch for seasoned vets to fill gaps when older players go down.