2014 AFC Predictions
AFC East: The division containing the Dolphins, Bills, Jets, and Patriots will not be very competitive this year because with the additions of Pat Chung and Darrel Revis, the Patriots are looking far better than their competition. The Jets will mostly do bad because Rex Ryan is still the coach and they have a team with little talent. The Bills could be alright, as their off to a 2-1 start and have a young team, including quarterback E.J. Manuel. The Dolphins have the potential to lose the rest of their games and maybe become the worst team in history of all sports of all kind because they are terrible. The Patriots will easily win the division.
AFC North: The division with the Bengals, Browns, Ravens, and Steelers is a decent one with three teams in contention to take the division. My pick would be the Bengals, despite the fact that they have the most mediocre quarterback in the league, because they have outstanding young players such as A.J. Green and Giovanni Bernard who can carry the offense. The Browns will of course be garbage this year because their players are not very good, but I do expect Manziel to take the starting job and have a pretty good rookie season. The Ravens will have a worse season than they're used to because of the negativity around the team with the Ray Rice story, and because of their worsening defense. The Steelers will be alright, with Troy Polamalu still playing at safety and Ben Roethlisberger at quarterback.
AFC South: This division is made up of the Colts, Texans, Titans, and Jaguars. This is a good division if you like to watch terrible football because the Jaguars suck, the Titans are not very good, and the Texans had the worst record in the league last season. The Titans could suffer from the loss of Chris Johnson this year, especially considering their quarterback, Jake Locker, is not very good. The Texans cannot do as bad as they did last year because they are a much better team than they did, with J.J. Watt and Arian Foster leading the team. The Colts are a team that continues to get better because Andrew Luck is a great quarterback, and they have several good supporting players. The Colts should win the division, with the Texans closely behind.
AFC West: The Chargers, Chiefs, Broncos, and Raiders would be a good division if the Raiders and Broncos were not in it. The Raiders have close to no one good on the team, so I boldly predict they will do bad. The Broncos have Peyton Manning at quarterback, so they will have a poor season, although their talented receivers should pick up some of Peyton's slack. The Chiefs will be pretty good because Jamal Charles has the potential to be the best running back in the league. My prediction is that the Chargers will win the division because Phillip Rivers is an outstanding leader, and they have a tough defense.
Playoffs: My predictions for the playoff seeding are: 1) Patriots at 14-2. 2) Colts at 13-3. 3) Bengal at 13-3. 4) Chargers at 10-6. 5) Texans at 10-6. 6) Steelers at 9-7. The Patriots will have no problem rolling through the playoffs, especially if their star safety Pat Chung remains healthy. New England will beat the Colts in the AFC Championship game.
