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Bears
Texans
Saints

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I think the Seahawks bounce back and grab a bye in the first round.

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I think, much to everyone's surprise, the Titans and Broncos will finish last in their respective divisions

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Denver bombing wouldn't surprise me, in fact if they win more than 6 that would be the real surprise.

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It's difficult to pick one; I have quite few in my mind such as Saints and Texans.. If Gregg could do same thing with Saints' defense like he did with ours then Saints would have no excuse but to go all the way to SB.. Texans Houstons appears to have everything finally falling in right places, but it all depends on Schuab's durability.. If Schuab is able to play through out the season then Texans should have good season..

Once again, Saints and Texans wouldn't be much of surprise teams since we are expecting them to..

I think Jets might be the surprise team..

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[quote=SmootSmack;567905]I think, much to everyone's surprise, the Titans and Broncos will finish last in their respective divisions[/quote]I think Denver is going to be a better team than people think, but they play the Chargers twice, the Pats, the Colts, the Steelers, the Ravens, the Eagles, the Giants, the Cowboys, and the Redskins, which makes up 10 games right there. They will be underdogs in every one of those game.

6-10 seems almost like a best case scenario, and even if they had Jay Cutler, I'm not sure it would make a difference.

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No one really stands out to me this year but if I had to go with one team I'd have to go with the Raiders. I think that team is going to improve the most out of all the teams in the league. They might win 9 or 10 games but I don't know about playoffs.

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[quote=CRedskinsRule;567823]Broncos! Now that they have got a more balanced attack - they will be the surprise, simply because the media is crucifying Pat Bowlen and McDaniels. They won't be as high flying, but in their division, all they need is to be consistent. Oakland and KC also have a good shot at being the shock, but Denver will end up being the AFCW division winner.

(this was for you freddy :) )[/quote]

Thanks man. Look at the posts that came in since this one!
Denver is my preseason pick for #1 draft pick.

Nobody's mentioned the 49ers, but they finished the year strong & I think Singletary is going to get the most out of them. They could win the nfc west, it's not that tight a division.

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Bills will win more than 10 games, mainly due to <vomit> T.O. <cough, vomit>

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[quote=RedskinRat;567990]Bills will win more than 10 games, mainly due to <vomit> T.O. <cough, vomit>[/quote]

Sorry man, that ain't gonna happen. Owens does not make them better than the Dolphins and the Pats. Doubt all of them will have 10 wins or more, so the odd man out is Buff. They are always medioce, and this season is no different.

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oops, forgot my teams.

Jags and Saints.
Jags had 5 wins last year, they will double that easily.
Saints will also have 10 wins or more...I say 11. That's a 3 game increase...not sure that qualifies as a surprise team though.

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[quote=jsarno;568027]Sorry man, that ain't gonna happen. Owens does not make them [B]better than the Dolphins[/B] and the Pats. Doubt all of them will have 10 wins or more, so the odd man out is Buff. They are always medioce, and this season is no different.[/quote]

I think that the dolphins are gonna come back to earth. They are going to be the Cleveland Browns of 2009.

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Cowboys. Everyone will pick them to win the Super Bowl and they won't even make the playoffs. Wait.....that's not really surprising is it?

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[quote=53Fan;568032]Cowboys. Everyone will pick them to win the Super Bowl and they won't even make the playoffs. Wait.....that's not really surprising is it?[/quote]

:rofl:

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[quote=saden1;567985]No one really stands out to me this year but if I had to go with one team I'd have to go with the Raiders. I think that team is going to improve the most out of all the teams in the league. They might win 9 or 10 games but I don't know about playoffs.[/quote]
I've Said it before and I'll say it again, THE RAIDERS!! I know I'm going way out on a limb but, A) They play in a VERY weak division, B) They are a team similar to the Cardinals that have very many first round draft picks on their roster (loads of talent). If they can shirk the tradition of losing and gel as a team, I can see them taking advantage of a weak division. In other news The Saints won't exactly be a surprise team to be successful, but, it would be a surprise to see them win a Super Bowl... P.S. The Texans will also be a team that may be able to take advantage of their division with Indy and Titans losses of personnel.