AFC Football Halfway(little more than)

So, I guess it's about time for another once a month entry, since I'm stuck in the Forney Building waiting to be able to sign out of Senior Lab for the day.

So far the NFL as a whole has not disappointed me. Week 11 just finished and I got ratings for each team.

AFC West:
This division has two good teams, two horrible teams, and 2 bags of douche.

Oakland - One bag of Douche in Russell, who is somehow considered a quarterback? The highlight of his career so far was when LSU was playing against Notre Dame in a bowl game. During which, he drew comparisons to Daunte Culpepper, and then fumbled on the next play completing the comparison. I thought this team had a defense? Their offense has been horrible since the super bowl year, but at least their defense was competitive. One of the worst teams to watch...

San Diego - Other Bag of Douche in Phillip Rivers. They still have one of my favorite players in LT, and are starting to play up to potential earlier than normal. As much as I hate Rivers, the amount of talent on this team is astounding, the most talented team in the NFL, which is probably the only reason Norv Turner is able to coach a winning team. However, if i have to hear about how "accurate" Rivers is again, I may puke. He isn't accurate, his smallest receiver was Chris Chambers until he was let go. And Chambers is nearly 6 foot. All his receivers are huge targets that catch anything in the giant wingspans. He's not accurate, the receivers are just that good. It was like how Randy Moss made Culpepper look as good as he did in Minnesota. I know two Culpepper references in two teams, I apologize.

Kansas City - If anything, I think this is the city were good quarterback come to end seasons. Last year Brady went down, and this year Big Ben took a knee to the head. I'm not saying they are dirty, they just have bad luck. Stop making Quarterback rules, and just get rid of Kansas City. Other than that, they had a horrible off season thinking that Cassel was going to be the next Joe Montana. Cassel is decent, but not a top starter that he is getting paid as. Their defense needs some improvement, and the offensive line needs to be redone, but they have potential to be a decent team in the next year or two. I think Herm Edwards actually left a decent team to build around.

Denver - Long live the Neckbeard. I really should leave it at that, but let's look deeper. The defense hasn't been as dominant that past three games as they were the first 6, but they are still a good D. As far as the offense, I am agreeing with Trent Dilfer on ESPN. They need the "Big Play". They are trying to be like the Patriots before Randy Moss. A lot of little passes, very few deep balls. Orton throws a nice deep ball, let him do it! You got two great wide receivers in Marshall and Royal. Denver, in my opinion, got the best part of the Cutler trade. Orton doesn't throw ints, he didn't in Chicago, and he doesn't in Denver. It's a winning receipe. Let them have a couple weeks where they suck, it'll happen. They weren't supposed to get 6 wins all year this year, and look at the now. I like them to have a strong finish and make the playoffs.

AFC South
This division is probably one of the worst in the NFL, minus the Colts.

Colts - Still Perfect 10-0, Manning is having an amazing season playing with a lot of talented rookies. I like the aggressive defense they now have, and really, they can win on almost any level. You may say one win was giftwrapped by the Pats, but Belicheck made the right call with going for it. Bill Simmons has a column about why it was a bad decision, and showed a stat that said teams less than once a season score three TDs in the fourth quarter with the last TD coming from a 60 plus yard drive. Simmons mentions that it happens I belive 5 times in the past 6 years. He doesn't mention that 2 of the 5 was Manning.... Yeah, I'd go for it on 4th and 2 too.

Jags - Overrated, Defense isnt' where it once was, and they rely completely one Maurice Jones-Drew for offense. While he is a great player, no one person can carry a whole offense. Well, no one person not named Peyton Manning or Drew Brees.

Texans - They will be good, but they need some sort of defense. The offense has some guys that I love, Andre Johnson being one of them. However, they can't stop anyone, and the kicker is not consistent, bad trait for a kicker.

Titans - Johnson stands a chance to break Dickerson's season Rushing Record, and I'm really surprised to say that. I'm glad they finally decided to bench Collins, who I've always thought was a poor quarterback, and have gone back to Vince Young. Young isn't pretty when he plays, but he wins. The numbers may not be there, but since when did Collins have good numbers? Key fact, Vince Young wins, can I stress that enough?

Like I said, not the best divison, starting to look up, be unless you're the Colts, you're not going to the playoffs.

AFC North

Pittsburgh - I Don't like that they are relying on Big Ben, and not the Run and Defense formula they've used for ummm 40 years. With that said, if Ben comes back from that concussion, I see wild card, and a possible playoff run.

Cincinatti - I've always liked Palmer, and Ochocinco. The year they had that "Who-Dey" song that was annoying as no other their defense was what won them games. They are back to that, so I like them. Most likely the devision winners.

Baltimore - What happened??? You have a good rushing attack, and a guy that can throw the football further than anyone in the league! Also, you defense is still one of the best in the league. Run it, Gun it, win. I expect them to have a strong second half, but no playoffs....

Browns - Well, they won the battle of "Who is the worst team in the NFL" by loosing to the Lions... Congratulations... I thought Mangini was a good coach, and got the raw deal in NY because of his ego... Anyway, this team is a trainwreck, except I can look away.

AFC East
They division started out looking like it could be great, then fell so far....

Miami - No Ronnie Brown for the rest of the season, and they are relying on Chad Henne. I actually like them to make a wild card run, but it's not going to be easy, they have had a horrible schedule.

Patriots - They're back... Get ready for a Playoff run. The weakest thing about them is their running game, which has always been week. As long as they attempt to run, I think they'll work just fine.

Bills - I think the best way to describe this team is wtf? They seem to just be going in circles... look good, look bad, look decent, look bad, look good, and a loss to the Cleveland Browns? I would have fired Jauron as soon as the Cleveland game ended, no clue how he kept it as long as he did.

Jets - No playoffs this year... I liked the start, but I thought that Sanchez would start playing like a rookie around the 5th game. I was right, and the Jets are showing good potential for the future, but not this year. Rebuilding, but competitive, I like it. Btw, THROW IT TO KELLER!!!




Anyway, NFC to follow later.