Cardinal wrote:So who do we think are going to be the challengers next season? I expect the Green Bay Packers to make a bit more of an impression. They have all the pieces in place with possibly the expection of a franchise running back. The San Francisco 49ers will also see a big improvement. I also like the look of the Baltimore Ravens providing they add a big time reciever.
I'll reserve judgement fully on us until after the draft/FA players. If we can get the majority of our key players that are OOC tied down and couple that with a first round OT (or sign an FA, Penn and Trueblood from Tampa are being mooted) along with drafting some depth guys at RB/CB in rounds 2-4 to handle the 5 reciever sets we see, with those pieces i'm confident we could make the Superbowl.
Outside of us, i think the Texans win the AFC South (The Colts to make the play-offs as wildcard), Cheatriots to miss the play-offs, Kansas City to be the #1 pick in the 2011 draft.
I can't see the Raiders making the play-offs. You have to think the two teams for the wildcard would be one of the teams like Baltimore, Miami, NYJ, Texans.