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Jace Sternberger Jersey roster at corner, still, and despite having so few picks, personnel guys around the league are raving about Bill Belichick's draft. remains as the backup pa ser should suffer an injury. Pencil the Patriots in for another No. 1 seed.The secondary used to be the biggest concern for the , but safety , their top pick in 2016, should be healthier this year. Getting Gareon Conley late in the first round was a steal and I love the addition of safety Obi Melifonwu as well. That unit got much more athletic and dynamic. I'm not sure has much left, but this offensive line should be powerful no matter who runs behind it. The Raiders will get and signed long-term and as long as the fans don't revolt too much -- given the team's impending move to Vegas and all -- this team is the cla s of the AFC West and very much still ascending. Addition from within here as well, a suming stays out of trouble between now and the end of the season. The offense looks like it should truly be able to hit top form, and all the defense has to be is OK for the to be deep in the playoff mix again. The continued emergence of pa s rusher could be crucial. The are declining and the are still trying to get back to their lofty perch and this remains Pittsburgh's
Jack Heflin Jersey sweet spot within the AFC North. For the first time in a while they don't open the season with any key player suspended (well, at least for now).Nothing has gone right for them in two years it seems, yet the have remained in the hunt for the AFC South crown until the end. Eventually that has to change. New GM Chris Ballard has added some teeth to the defense, and the offensive line is actually coming together and isn't as poor as many would have you believe. is the best quarterback in the division and he has sufficient weapons on that side of the ball. Give me the top quarterback, especially in a division as traditionally weak as this one. Malik Hooker has the chance to be special from Day 1, and if top corner can stay relatively healthy I like the Colts' chances of winning a tight race with the for the division.AFC wild cardsAll Andy Reid does is get to the postseason pretty much like every season, and while I still don't think puts this team over the top,
JJ Molson Jersey they should be good for 10 wins or so. The defense remains legit and perhaps gets more out of a finally healthy . They have too many speedsters and play makers on offense not to be able to score quickly on that side of the ball, and they may have the best special teams in the entire league, which is easy to overlook but, trust me, can be the difference between succe s and failure in this league. Well coached, stable and consistent. is now another year removed from major knee surgeries and while he still lacks for proven talent around him, I am buying this defense. Baltimore has the potential to be one of the top defenses in football and will have to be. A secondary that languished for years added and in free agency, in the draft, and managed to keep at a lower rate, to go with the signing of and the drafting of a year ago. That's a ton of resources devoted to two position groups. Edge rusher could be the steal of the draft and while I still have some concerns about the pa s rush, I am also intrigued by and others. If any recently drafted receiver can do anything at all ( ??), then maybe they push the Steelers, but regardle s I believe they get back in.Next team upIt's hard not to like what young GM Jon Robinson is doing in Nashville.
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