AFC East Prediction

The AFC East has been a very interesting division the last few years. Mainly dominated by the Patriots until last year when the Dolphins took the division away. To be honest, Brady was out for most of the year, yet the Patriots did put up a 11-5 Record. The Jets meanwhile get Mark Sanchez who seems like a promising QB for the future. The Bills do get TO but he has been out with a bad toe for a while.

Prediction: Patriots win the division. Brady is back and as long as he stays healthy, the Patriots are the favorite along with Belichick's coaching. I think the Dolphins are the second best. They were a great surprise last year and might pull off another great season. I think the Jets are third. They do have Mark Sanchez but I don't think he will be good enough to get them to the playoffs. They need a few more pieces. Bills are last for me. They still have a shot but I think they didn't do enough in the off season to put them in contention.

NFL season starter and US Open

Almost every major sports network will be trying to predict what will happen this season in the NFL. So I will jump on the bandwagon this time. Instead of reviewing every team, I will review every division one day at a time. At the end of each preview, I will tell who I think will win each division and after that I will reveal my Superbowl Picks. I will also look at some sports event too if they seem noteworthy.

Before my predictions for the NFL, I will look at the US Open that starts today. First, everyone that is not named Nadal or Federer will not win. Sorry Roddick. It will be interesting to see a Nadal-Federer match at the US Open final. Though it could go either way, I think Federer will win this tournament. I still want Nadal but let's face facts: he is coming back from a knee injury and Federer has own this tournament the last few years. Still can't wait to watch though.

P.S. My Superbowl Prediction is... HA HA HA. FOOLED YOU!!! Come back next week.

Vick is Back

Vick played his first game in two years and his first one as an Eagle. He went 4/4 with 19 yards and ran for one yard. Not bad after being inactive that long. It seemed that Mcnabb and Kolb where mainly the QB's. I heard that they switched Mcnabb and Vick with QB and receiver a few times. Can't wait to see all the trick plays in the future.

Maybe they will use Vick more in the last preseason game. He won't be able to see action for a while after this. I think he will play quite a bit to be able to see what he has with the offense behind him fully.

Prediction: I see him being fully reinstated after 4 games. Just a guess.

Can We Get a QB?

In 2005, the Niners drafted Alex Smith as the number one overall draft pick that year. Ever since then, things have been bad. Smith hasn't performed as he was expected and the team has put millions into this worthless QB. The Niners settle on Shaun Hill for a while and they do mediocre with Singletary at the helm.

The Niners this year have named Shaun Hill as their QB to start the season at least. However, Shaun Hill now has back issues and he is listed as day-to-day. This doesn't really change things for the Niners. Hill is not the QB solution. He's just someone to get them through this season while the Niners hope a new Montana will appear before them. The way things are going, we are going to be stuck with bad QB's for a few more years.

Side note: I'm saddened by Ted Kennedy's passing and will miss this senator that was highly respected no matter what issue came before the Senate floor. He will be missed by all.

Hotter than the Rockies (Mountains Anyway)

The Colorado Rockies maybe the hottest team in baseball. They have been on fire ever since the All Star Break and they are repeating the trends from the 2007 season with a different manager this time. They just beat the Dodgers 5-4 in a another extra inning walk off. Last Night, they beat the Giants in the 14th inning 6-4.

I think these Rockies could very well win the NL West and the Dodgers could be stuck with the wild card. They are now only 2 games back of the Dodgers who are 18-20 since the All Star Break. With the Dodgers struggling and the Rockies just rolling along like the Coors Train, the Rockies could have the division lead by the end of the month.

Can A TV Be Too Big?

This past weekend, an amazing thing happened. Punter Trapasso of the Titans managed to hit his punt off the big TV screen above. The refs would rule a replay of the down. Has this ever happened without a flag on the field? Now this screen is huge. In my opinion it is too huge, for a game at least. What's the point of going in the first place? Still it is impressive.

However, Jones does not want to raise the screen saying that a punter should hit it differently. What? Punters hit it down the middle of the field quite a bit and they are expected to hit it to the side when in the Dallas? I'm Sorry. Arlington? No part above the field should interfere with the game like this no matter what stadium the game is in.

As for the theory it won't happen again? It hit the scoreboard during the debut game. The first NFL game. Ever at that stadium. It will happen again.

Favre's Vikings Debut

Brett Favre made his Vikings debut and he looked alright for the preseason. He did go 1-4 for only 4 yards in two series. Not great but considering he was only with his team for a few days I don't think it was horrible. Over time he will get to know the team and, with that, the receivers better in order to do his job properly.

Meanwhile, Tarvaris Jackson went 12-15 for 202 yards and 2 touchdown passes. Not bad but he has been on the team for a while. Not saying he didn't looked good it just that Favre may have more potential for the team. I think Jackson is a good quarterback and i would back him if Favre didn't come in. Favre will probably be good for the team but he should get good fast when the season starts to prove he still belongs in the league.