Ladies and Gentlemen your 2008 AFC East Champion Buffalo Bills!

Well, maybe that's getting ahead of ourselves here. Then again, ask the Seattle Seahawks--Buffalo looked tough. Couple that with Tom Brady's knee crumpling up like a piece of discarded toilet paper and the Toronto/Buffalo Bills look like a possible threat in the division. Or is this just one big conspiricy to make Brett Favre's season a roaring success? Hmmm.
Anyhow, I never got around to posting the predicted standings before yesterday's games (don't worry, I didn't change them--I still picked the Pats to win their division and the AFC--all bets off now). So I'll post those at the end of the entry.
Let's talk about the Pat's situation for a second. I understand that several people that read this blog are near and around my age (26)...or graduated from high school about the same year I did (2000). Well, Matt Cassell fits that criteria and guess what? I have started as many football games (college and pro)that Matt has started since graduation. Is that why the Patriots have Chris Simms and Tim Rattay coming in for workouts? Special nuggett: when the Patriots drafted Tom Brady it was between Brady and Tim Rattay. I don't know what you'd do with that information but there it is.
NFL Preview 2008
NFC North
Green Bay (10-6)

Chicago (9-7)
Minnesota (8-8)

Detroit (5-11)

NFC West

Seattle (10-6)

Arizona (8-8)

St. Louis (6-10)

San Francisco (4-12)

NFC East

Dallas (12-5)

Philadelphia (10-6)

New York (9-7)

Washington (8-8)
NFC South
New Orleans (10-6)
Carolina (10-6)
Atlanta (7-9)
Tampa Bay (6-10)
AFC North
Pittsburgh (12-4)
Cleveland (9-7)
Baltimore (7-9)
Cincinnati (3-13)
AFC West
San Diego (10-6)
Denver (8-8)
Oakland (7-9)
Kansas City (6-10)
AFC East
New England (14-2)
Buffalo (10-6)
Miami (7-9)
New York (5-11)
AFC South
Indianapolis (13-3)
Jacksonville (10-6)
Tennessee (6-10)
Houston (5-11)
MVP- Marion Barber III
OROY- Rashard Mendenhall
DROY- Derrick Harvey
COY- Mike Tomlin
Super Bowl- New England over Dallas (revised to be Pittsburgh over Dallas)

Football Begins

That was pretty cool last night wasn't it? The NFL is back as of last night when Indy and Washington squared off for four smashmouth quarters (and with the exception of Mike Hart and Colt Brennan, you didn't know who anyone was from the middle of the second quarter on). And by four smashmouth quarters I really mean--it was a glorified practice with pads played in a stadium that is home to a high school team during the fall.

Anyhow, for those in an NFL Preseason office pool: The Redskins won the game 30-16. That's it! The Colts' reign as a powerhouse is over. One note that I found rather funny was the Colts pulling Jim Sorgi after one drive--were they afraid he was going to get hurt? Gotta feel bad for Sorgi, he probably had 200 family members in the stands figuring it would be the most playing time he's seen in the pros and they go and sit him down after one possession?! What the hell.

Speaking of QB controversies...the race for the Colt's number 3 QB is between Quin Gray and Jared Lorenzen. It promises to be a tightly contested battl---zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

More Spygate News If You Still Care

This story is just starting to make the rounds, so I'll just get it out of the way right now. Matt Walsh has sent the NFL eight video tapes of the Patriots taping five different opponents in six different games from 2000-2002. I can just imagine how every major sports talk radio show is going to cover this story to death Thursday--I might as well avoid the AM dial all together. ESPN is going to speculate on possible punishments...etc...look, if Tom Brady is forced to play for the Bears next season, wake me up, but I'm sick of this story.