AFC South Predictions

Texans
The first thing I want to say is that I feel bad for this team. They are a really good team with a really good quarterback that have to play in the same division as the really good Colts. I think if you put them in any other division on the AFC they will win that division. Matt Shaub always has great numbers, but they are overshadowed. They have a really good receiver in Andre Johnson. With that combo alone you can win a lot of games. They are just an all around pretty good team. They play well and win games, the one problem is that they have to play the Colts twice. And last year that was crazy because the Colts were basically undefeated other than the super bowl and that other crazy game. So maybe this is the year they rise up and beat the Colts. I don't really believe that but, it would be kind of cool to see. So I think they go 10-6, which is a pretty good record. I don't think they can beat the Colts with that record, but maybe playoffs.
Colts
First thing I want to say about this team, I think they will either have just as good or better year than they did last year and that is saying a lot because they lost one game because they didn't want to tire out their players, and lost in the super bowl. They have the smartest QB of all time in Peyton Manning. When you have him controlling your offense you know you are going to win games. He needs to learn how to finish. He should have won that super bowl, but made a huge mistake at the end. So I think he will learn from the mistake that he made and the coaches will learn from the mistake they made in sitting them. And I sound crazy right now but I think they go 16-0. (no I'm not on drugs)
Jaguars
This is a good team, but they are in a very tough division. They have a quarterback that I don't think anyone knows what he is going to do. He had one breakout season and since has not performed well. Maybe its because he doesn't have as much of a team around him as before, but he needs to have another breakout season if they want to make the playoffs. The AFC has a lot of good teams that have chances to be good but not good enough to win their division. So the wild card will be a tough battle. I don't think the Jaguars can keep up with that, but I might be wrong. I think if Gerrard wants to prove himself that he is still a franchise quarterback he has to do it this year. So if he does that they will do well, but I don' think he will, so I say they go 6-10.
Titans
Another good team in a very tough division. Whenever you have an explosive back like Chris Johnson you are going to have the chance to win games. Then you add that Vince Young is playing like he did when he was a rookie, so this is a very productive offense. Then you look at their defense. Its nothing special, but it is better than most team's. Overall an average team that is going to fight to make the playoffs. I'm not sure how good their chances are to actually make the playoffs but they are going to give it everything they have. So I think they have a very productive year. Their offense will carry them, but the defense will still have part in their winning or losing of games. With all this in mind I think they go 9-7.

Headlines!

First I want to say that I am writing this because there was so much that was worth writing about in the headlines today so I'm gonna touch em all.
Last night Matt Garza threw a no-hitter. It was the 5Th no no this year. It should have been the 6Th, but we won't bring up that Gallaraga thing again. It was a typical no-hitter. It wasn't like the terrible no-hitter that Edwin Jackson got. It was legit lights out pitching. Maybe this is what the Rays needed to get a spark to push and beat the Yankees in the division. The thing that is just odd is that all the no-hitters except for Halladay and Jimenez were by pitchers who were relatively unknown up until that point. But mostly I am writing this little section just to say Congrats to Matt Garza on a no-hitter.

It seems like everyday some kind of source says that T.O is going to go to a certain place. Yesterday it was the Rams which was the stupidest idea ever. Today its the Jets which is almost as stupid. In both situations there is a young quarterback that will probably lose all self esteem because of T.O. Even worse in New York Mark Sanchez has already shown he is shaky. Getting T.O is not going to help. I think that the perfect fit is with the Vikings. They obviously don't agree with me because they are not going after him. He will end up in Cincinnati that is my ultimate prediction. But its not like that is the smartest idea ever. It just seems like wherever T.O goes there is going to be something bad.

Recently we have heard Jeff Fisher talk about Lane Kiffen and get mad at him. Saying that there are certain rules that must be followed. The reason that Fisher said this. Lane Kiffen looked at and hired one of Fisher's coordinators without even telling Fisher that they were looking around at him. You are supposed to tell him so that he can find somebody to cover if that guy leaves. He doesn't want to end up one day with the coordinator and the next day have him gone. Now the Titans have made more of a push. They are going to sue Kiffen and USC for just stealing their coach. Its not something to be taken lightly. This is the kind of thing that we expected Lane Kiffen would do eventually. So far the year was going well he wasn't making any unrealistic predictions, wasn't claiming other coaches had recruiting violations. Overall the year was quiet until this surfaced. Now we see that Kiffen is the same Kiffen that he always was. He is so arrogant. He has a head the size of Alaska. If he just doesn't try to make headlines and think he is something special so he can do whatever he wants he is going to continue to be hated.

The final story of this blog is about Chris Paul. Recently there were trade rumors. He wanted to be anywhere but New Orleans before the beginning of the season. Then he has a meeting with the owner GM and coach. He comes out and says that he wants to stay in New Orleans as long as possible. The other people in the meeting say that he didn't even ask for a trade in the meeting. Apparently Paul was pleased with the way that they wanted the team to head. Could this mean that the Hornets are going to make some big moves this summer or next summer? I guess that's a possibility. But really when you think about it. What is Paul supposed to say when he asked. Is he supposed to be like ya i want a trade this place sucks. So I think that Paul might still get traded and I think that if he doesn't don't act surprised when the hornets sign a couple really good players and start to make a team out of themselves.