Can the NFL season please get here already, all of this baseball is driving me insane. My Sundays are so boring in the afternoon after I go to church. Before we see Drew Brees and the defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints host the Minnesota Vikings on September 9th, let's take a look at my top training camp storylines heading to this NFL season.
Brett Favre we know you are coming back geesh!!!!!
Come on Brett Favre you are not going to retire after throwing an interception to Saints cornerback Tracy Porter before the end of regulation and open the door for Garrett Hartley to kick the game-winning field goal as the Saints won the NFC Championship and advance to the Super Bowl. You came off a great season with 4,202 passing yards, 33 touchdowns and only seven interceptions. We all know you are going to get your ankle better and join the team after training camp, but you better get ready for a tough 20th season in the league. He will have to face the Saints, Jets, Patriots, Cowboys, Giants, and the Eagles this season. They are looking forward to send plenty of players after a soon-to-be 41-year old man. Please tell Adrian Peterson to hold on to the ball. He leads the league with 20 fumbles in the last three years.
Can the Saints repeat as Super Bowl Champs?
Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are the last team to repeat as the Super Bowl Champs (2003 over the Carolina Panthers & 2004 over the Philadelphia Eagles). I don't think the Saints will repeat as the champs this season. Drew Brees, who threw for 4,388 passing yards and 34 TDs with a 70.6% completion percentage, will have another great season but I don't even think he's that good to bring them back to the Super Bowl. The last two teams in the NFC South that made it to the Super Bowl were the 2002 SB champs Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the 2003 SB runner-up Carolina Panthers. Neither team made it to the playoffs the following season. Let's see if Marques Colston, Pierre Thomas, and Reggie Bush can make Brees' life much easier. Another concern is can Darren Sharper's knee hold up for an entire season. Sharper, who tied for first in the league with nine interceptions, is the most important player on the team's defensive roster and must stay healthy all season. He and the team finished with 26 interceptions last season.
Expectations are so high for the Cowboys!!!!!
Jerry Jones is going to do everything to hype up the players and coaching staff this season. This year's Super Bowl is at Cowboys Stadium and he wants nothing more then to have his team host the event at his own stadium. Tony Romo, who finished with 26 TDs and only nine interceptions, will be ready for the challenge this season. He'll be able to throw it to Miles Austin (81 catches, 1,320 receiving yards and 11 TDs), Jason Witten, Dez Bryant, and Roy Williams. Not to mention he will be able to hand the ball of to Marion Barber, Felix Jones, and Tashard Choice. Hopefully Doug Free will be a good replacement for Flozell Adams, who was released this offseason, at the left tackle position. I'm ready to see DeMarcus Ware, who finished with 57 tackles and 11 sacks, will continue his dominance on the defensive side of the ball.
Why would the Patriots make Tom Brady unhappy?
I can't believe the Patriots have yet to give Tom Brady a contract extension. He won three Super Bowls for you guys and he's only 32 years old. I think the Patriots reach their peak when they lost to the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII. When Wes Welker injured his knee a week before the Pats played the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Wild Card game, I didn't think they were going to get beat that bad. The Ravens open up a 24-0 lead in the 1st quarter and humiliated the Patriots 33-14. If Brady doesn't have Welker back sometime this season, I don't see them even making the playoffs.
Can the Jets live up to the hype?????
The Jets making it to the AFC Championship game was amazing in itself. I thought for sure they were going to win after they were up 17-6 early in the game against the Colts, but come on you are talking about Peyton Manning. Now Rex Ryan has to figure out how the Jets defense, who rank 1st in total defense, and the Jets running game, who rank first in rushing, will continue to dominate in the league. Darrelle Revis, who finished with six interceptions, is one of the most feared corners in the game. Now with Antonio Cromartie on the other side, it's going to be difficult for QBs to decide where to throw the ball. Mark Sanchez will have a good second season with the team. With new receiver Santonio Holmes (suspended for four games to start the season for substance abuse) to help out Braylon Edwards and Dustin Keller, Sanchez's options are looking much brighter. Now with Thomas Jones gone, the Jets have to rely on Shonn Greene and new teammate LaDainian Tomilinson to carry the best ground game in the league.
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