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and my AFC Haikus...


New England Patriots
Brady contract stalls,
Fear the return of Welker.
Defense in question.

Miami Dolphins
Henne to Marshall,
A potent combination.
Wildcat still thrives.

New York Jets
Year Two for Sanchez
Added LT as backup
Will challenge the Pats

Buffalo Bills
Spiller needs to start.
Suspect offense and defense.
Won't win division.

Cincinnati Bengals
Drama in Cincy,
Ocho-cinco AND Owens.
Win-Win for Palmer?

Baltimore Ravens
Flacco must step up.
Offense better than defense?
Should go deep this year.

Cleveland Browns
Front office changes,
Delhomme's now behind center.
At most seven wins.

Pittsburgh Steelers
Polamalu's back.
Roethlisberger's out six games
Must beat Baltimore

Houston Texans
Vertical Offense
Needs help from the running game.
Texans playoff bound?

Indianapolis Colts
Super Bowl loss sucks,
Still conference favorite.
Manning's still Manning.

Tennessee Titans
Young must get better.
Johnson breaks rushing record?
Will not make playoffs

Jacksonville Jaguars
Jones-Drew and Walker
only superstars on team,
Defense is still raw.

San Diego Chargers
Super Bowl or bust,
Overrated superstars.
Same story each year.

Kansas City Chiefs
Cassel's second year
gets help from the running game.
Still not playoff team.

Oakland Raiders
Campbell's not Russell.
Defense improved some this year.
Still .500 team.

Denver Broncos
Solid Receivers
and solid running backs
Tebow gets haircut.

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In a fun way to preview the 32 teams, I've written some haikus for each of them. First up, the NFC Conference. Enjoy!

Washington Redskins
New coach and QB,
Front office competency,
Fat Al is still fat.

Dallas Cowboys
Won a playoff game,
Repeat as division champs?
All signs point to yes.

Philadelphia Eagles
Colb era begins.
No McNabb and No Westbrook,
Reid on the hot seat?

New York Giants
Missed playoffs last year,
Injury plagues behind them,
Could surprise the East.

Minnesota Vikings
Number 4 is back.
We've heard this story before.
$20 million bucks.

Green Bay Packers
Explosive offense
Needs to put other teams away.
Tough call against Vikes.

Detroit Lions
Low expectations
Stafford has great receivers.
Still picked to be last.

Chicago Bears
Forte is a beast.
Will need more help from Cutler
May pass .500.

New Orleans Saints
Brees and company
can win their weak division
Super Bowl repeat?

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Modest improvements
in offense and in defense
Can win five or six.

Atlanta Falcons
Ryan's health is key.
Talent on both sides of ball.
Number two to Saints.

Carolina Panthers
New era in place.
Could be Coach Fox's last year.
Moore leads the offense.

San Francisco 49ers
No Crabtree holdout,
No Singletary mooning,
Best team in the West?

Arizona Cardinals
Future is Leinart
Fitzgerald is still the best.
Must stave off Niners.

Seattle Seahawks
Carroll is in charge.
Rebuilding will take some time.
Can go eight and eight.

St. Louis Rams
Number one draft picks
Foreseeable next season
Bradford must learn quick.