It is time for my NFC division winner picks. The East and North divisions will be exciting to watch and see who walks away number one, while the South and West will be about as exciting to watch as watching paint dry.
Lets start with the East. Coming in at No. 4 will be the Washington Redskins. There is no stand out QB in Campbell or Collins and now Chase Daniel is on injured reserve with a hamstring tear after a great preseason. Daniel had three touchdown passes with limited action. Colt Brennan was on the final roster cut after throwing three interceptions.
At the No. 3 spot we have the New York Giants. The contract that Eli Manning signed was ridiculous for what he is, a good quarterback, that has moments of greatness. The Giants are short on wide receivers and they lack three great linebackers. Not to mention questionable safeties. The offensive line is stellar, but if one goes down, they have no reserves, and down Eli will go!
The No. 2 slot will belong to the Philadelphia Eagles. Losing defensive coordinator Jim Johnson was a huge loss as well as middle linebacker Stewart Bradley to a knee injury. Their offensive line lacks depth and if Donovan McNabb goes down I have no faith in Michael Vick.
That leaves the No. 1 spot to the Dallas Cowboys. Terrell "Wah Wah Wah" Owens is gone. Jessica Simpson is off somewhere doing something uneventful with a lack of talent and Pacman Jones has hit the road, so finally the Cowboys can get down to business. Tony Romo has a dependable receiver in Roy Williams and running backs in Felix Jones and Marion Barber. They face the same problems as the Giants with their offensive line, but the Cowboys have a lot more depth!
Moving on to the West Division. The St. Louis Rams will take the No. 4 spot. They are in the rebuilding process. Look out for them in about two years.
No. 3 will go to Mike Singletary and his San Francisco 49ers. Shaun Hill won the starting QB job over Alex Smith? Yawn! The offensive line is struggling and the defense is still weak.
Article comments
1 - Douglas Mays
I'll agree with you on the Seahawks...
2 - Heather Hogan
Thanks Doug! Someone agrees with me, this is kind of a weird and sensational feeling!
3 - Andy Marsh
I really don't know how that Cowboy band wagon can even roll with so many people on it EVERY year...how many years in a row will Romo have to suck before you cowgirl fans realize how bad he really is? If all it takes is a blond to get in Romo's head then he'll never survive in Texas! There's more peroxide poisoning in that state than in many others combined...
4 - Heather Hogan
My goodness Andy I sure hope you are not married to a blonde! I don't have peroxide poisoning, I have a bit of bleach, combined with some low-lights, with pieces of my natural color to give my hair some depth. But what I do have is a brain that seems to work pretty well, bleach and all. If you must know, Tony Romo isn't my type. If I was a fan of a QB for his looks and play on the field, with out a doubt, and no hesitation, I would take Peyton Manning as my prize. It is the supporting cast of Romo that gives me confidence and the reason I picked them to win their division. In my opinion they simply have more going for them than any other team in the East division. Finally, I am from Chicago, but Jay Cutler's looks didn't sway this blonde, I picked them to come in third in their division!
5 - REMF/MCH
Sorry Heather, da Bearsss will finish ahead of the Vikings.
6 - zingzing
da bearssss won't be able to beat the vikings. just because they got cutler doesn't mean they suddenly have an offense. they just got an expensive guy to run nothing.
of course, sunday fast approaches and we shall see what happens when teams actually try to play...
and don't talk about the nfl unless you played in it, remf.
7 - Heather Hogan
I agree with zingzing, Cutler has no one to throw the ball to or even hand it off to!
8 - REMF/MCH
Can I renig on my prognostication, since it was based on a Bearsss team that included Urlacher...??
No?? OK then, I'll just flush my prediction down the toilet...
(Glad we didn't wager)
9 - Dr Dreadful
it was based on a Bearsss team that included Urlacher...
...Or that included a defense? ;-)
10 - zingzing
to be fair, doc, gb (loath though i am to admit it) has the wide receivers in the division. chicago's defense actually kept the game in check against a pretty good offense. (but now without urlacher, that defense isn't as good.) i think it was the offensive line and wide receivers of chicago that lost the game. cutler was forced into quick throws to receivers that weren't running their routes. maybe they just aren't in sync yet, but that was a pretty poor passing game, especially the first half. (that said, it was a receiver that caused the last int as well.)
11 - Heather Hogan
zingzing you are right on! The receivers stopped in the middle of their routes or ran the wrong way. There were way too many missed opportunities, and the O line let Cutler down. The O line for GB wasn't do too well either. Rodgers was rushed quite a bit, and sacked!
12 - Andy Marsh
Heather - My comment wasn't against blondes. I love blondes!
My comment was against Romo and your comment about how now that he was done with Jessica Simpson, somehow he'll play better, or she was the reason he plays the game like shit at the end of the year...I guess that $100K boat she bought him really screwed up his "land" legs?
You sure did read alot into my comment. I didn't mean to get your panties all wadded up...sorry! And I never accused you of peroxide poisoning...I just made an observation from all the time I've spent in Irving, Dallas and other places in TX. The women down there can't all be born bleach blonde now can they? Honestly, I didn't look at your picture until I read your reply to me here. You look good as a blonde. But from what I can see, you'd look good no matter what color your hair is!
There is one thing I like about the cowgirl organization though...they have the best cheerleading squad in football!
Oh yeah, one more thing...I'm married to a brunette...have been for 26 years now...the same one even! She's even been blonde a couple of times in those 26 years...and guess what? I still loved her!
hehehe