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I wonder if I am going to lose any credibility, but then again, I wonder if I had any anyway.
I am the first person to speak out against pre-season polls, predictions, watch-lists, awards, etc.
I have always argued, much like William Devane in the Bad News Bears in Breaking Training, "Let them play, let them play."
But I was talking with a friend of mine while hanging out at GUCI in suburban Indianapolis and the conversation immediately moved in the direction of the NFL. It got me thinking about the upcoming season ..... who are the favorites, who looks good, whose going to struggle, who will suck (other than the Raiders and Lions), etc.
So if I'm going to be a hypocrite, I might as well be one of the first on the internet to predict the upcoming season.
So here goes ..... when this all happens remember where you read it first. And if none of it happens, this blog is part of that season of Dallas where Bobby Ewing never really died and nothing that you saw during that season ever really happened ..... it was all part of a dream.
AFC
North:  Baltimore, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Cleveland
South: Indianapolis, Houston, Tennessee, Jacksonville
East: Miami, NY Jets, New England, Buffalo
West: Kansas City, Denver, San Diego, Oakland
Wild cards: Jets, Cincinnati
First round: Cincinnati over Miami; Jets over Kansas City
Divisional round: Indianapolis over Cincinnati; Baltimore over Jets
AFC title game: Indianapolis over Baltimore

NFC
North: Chicago, Green Bay, Minnesota, Detroit
South: New Orleans, Atlanta, Carolina, Tampa Bay
East: Dallas, Washington, Philadelphia, New York Giants
West: San Francisco, Arizona, Seattle, St. Louis
Wild cards: Green Bay, Atlanta
First round: San Francisco over Green Bay; Dallas over Atlanta
Divisional round: Chicago over San Francisco; New Orleans over Dallas
NFC title game: Chicago over New Orleans

Super Bowl
Chicago over Indianapolis

Goodbye Vikings
There is a real possibility that Minnesota could move to Los Angeles. That would mean that either the Bears or Packers will win the NFC North for at least the next decade. Why?
The new LA team would have to move to the NFC West which would mean one of those teams moves to the NFC North. The logical choice is the St. Louis Rams. With the Rams and the Lions in that division how could you pick against either the Bears or Packers?

Fantasy sleepers
Here are a few names to remember when you draft your team: Pierre Garcon (he is ready for a breakout year in Indy); Johnny Knox (has the speed and will become Jay Cutler's favorite target in Chicago); Tashard Choice (may not be The Man in Dallas, but he will be The Man somewhere); Jamal Charles (will do well in Charlie Weis' offense in KC)