5) Are the Saints a one-trick pony?
The feel good story of last season will not rediscover mediocrity, the Saints are here to stay (unlike Reggie Bush's Heisman) as long as they have the ultra reliable and consistent Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees who knows what awaits the champs. Every team on the Saints' schedule is ready to throw their best at them and even though the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers are improved from last year, this years Saints' will have much of the same success they did last year. And the Saints will get a chance tonight to prove to the Vikings that they are who they thought they were, lame but it fits.4) Are the Jets overrated?
The New York Jets aren't doing themselves any favors by being featured on Hard Knocks and calling themselves a 'dream team' and the Miami Heat of football and after making a huge off season splash, everyone is now wondering who's the best team in New York now? CB Darrelle Revis is back with the team and is finally ready to play and from what we've seen in the preseason, we won't have to wonder how entertaining this team will be. Mark Sanchez's performance last season left much to be desired, but will he be able to follow up on his better postseason play? The Jets are a tough team to crack and I feel like we'll know a lot more after their first three games, but I have a suspicion that the Jets will closely challenge the Patriots for the AFC East division crown and speaking of New England...
3) Are the Patriots done?
The New England Patriots have enjoyed a phenonenal decade run of success and dominance which has included three super bowl rings among countless division titles and 10+ win seasons. For the first time in a long time, doubt clouds Foxborough and the team lead by QB Tom Brady. There are some chinks in the armor of the usually well oiled Patriot attack including the now discontent Randy Moss and let's not forget about the rumors this off season about who's in charge. One has to ponder is it over for the evil genius? The Patriots are never out of it as long as the have Tom Brady and this year will be no different.2) Are the Vikings a crappy team masquerading as a good one?
This question is built largely around the performance of Brett Favre, as is the hopes of the Viking franchise this season. Usually there's nothing wrong with hanging your hopes on a QB, but with this team it just seems like they're one bad play away from falling apart. Favre looks like a guy that doesn't want to play and it's doubtful he's going to be as good as he was last season so based on that alone they aren't as good as they were last year and with a slightly less glamorous Adrian Peterson, this team looks very undefined and I'm passing on them.1) Is T.Ochocinco a Super Bowl winning combination?
People are very excited about the idea of Terrell Owens and Chad Ochocinco sharing the field in regular season games and lighting up the scoreboard and leaving the league's anti-celebration rules in their wake. But does adding T.O make the Bengals a Super Bowl contender, probably not. Very rarely does the acquisition of a WR make a tangible enough difference to be the x-factor between winning games and losing them. Might T.O. win them a couple games, maybe, but it'll be up to Carson Palmer to return to his 2006 form. But it's a lot of added pressure for him to take advantage to this two-pronged attack and if he fails he could also fall victim to the T.O venom of not getting it done. I think the Bengals will be better, just not Super Bowl better.
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