{"id":623,"date":"2006-09-07T00:41:39","date_gmt":"2006-09-07T05:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=623"},"modified":"2006-09-07T00:41:39","modified_gmt":"2006-09-07T05:41:39","slug":"2006-jetnation-nfl-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2006\/09\/07\/2006-jetnation-nfl-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"2006 JetNation NFL Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jetnation.com\/graphics\/Articles\/logo\/jnlogo_small.gif\" align=\"right\" \/>By Nick Ferraro<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NFC East<\/strong><br \/>\n1.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Dallas\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 11-5<br \/>\n2.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 *Philadelphia\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 10-6<br \/>\n3.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 New York\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 8-8<br \/>\n4.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Washington\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 8-8<br \/>\n\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Cowboys will squeak out a division win.\u00c2\u00a0 They will have the best defense and an explosive offense if Owens stays on the field.\u00c2\u00a0 Philadelphia will surprise people this season.\u00c2\u00a0 Their early schedule is a dream, and it could lead to a 9-1 start.\u00c2\u00a0 Things will get much tougher thereafter. The Giants have the most brutal season ahead.\u00c2\u00a0 They overachieved last year, and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hard to see a repeat. The Skins can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get out of their own way offensively.\u00c2\u00a0 That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a bad thing considering the defenses they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll face.<br \/>\n\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>\n<!--more--><strong>NFC North<\/strong><br \/>\n1.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Chicago\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 11-5<br \/>\n2.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Minnesota\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 8-8<br \/>\n3.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Green Bay\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 6-10<br \/>\n4.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Detroit\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 4-12<br \/>\n\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>\nIt\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s nice being the Bears these days.\u00c2\u00a0 Any team would enjoy playing the Vikings, Packers, and Lions twice.\u00c2\u00a0 The Bears will go as far as their QB will take them.\u00c2\u00a0 The Bears need to realize that Griese will take them further than Grossman.\u00c2\u00a0 The Vikings have nothing to be very excited about on either side of the ball.\u00c2\u00a0 The Packers will be more competitive than people think, but it will not translate into victories.\u00c2\u00a0 Detroit is simply a mess.<br \/>\n\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>NFC South<br \/>\n<\/strong>1.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Carolina\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 11-5<br \/>\n2.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 *Tampa Bay\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a010-6<br \/>\n3.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Atlanta\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a09-7<br \/>\n4.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 New Orleans\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a03-13<br \/>\n\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Panthers have the best talent in the division on both sides of the ball.\u00c2\u00a0 If they can finally develop a dependable running game, it could lead to big things.\u00c2\u00a0 Tampa wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t a fluke last year.\u00c2\u00a0 Simms will improve, and the Bucs will be hard to handle.\u00c2\u00a0 Atlanta needs Vick to finally become a passer to take the next step, but that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been their story for a few years now.\u00c2\u00a0 The Saints will finally have true home games this season, but they are way behind the rest of the division.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NFC West<\/strong><br \/>\n1.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Seattle\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a012-4<br \/>\n2.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 St. Louis\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 7-9<br \/>\n3.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Arizona\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 6-10<br \/>\n4.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 San Francisco\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a03-13<br \/>\n\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Seahawks are better than last year, and they are the likely representative for the NFC in the Super Bowl.\u00c2\u00a0 The Rams will play better on defense, and finally commit to a running game.\u00c2\u00a0 They have too many holes to reach the playoffs though.\u00c2\u00a0 The Cards have issues on both lines.\u00c2\u00a0 They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be entertaining, but games are won in the trenches.\u00c2\u00a0 The Niners are rebuilding nicely, but they are a few years away.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AFC East<\/strong><br \/>\n1.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Miami\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 12-4<br \/>\n2.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 *New England\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 11-5<br \/>\n3.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 New York\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a06-10<br \/>\n4.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Buffalo\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 3-13<br \/>\n\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Dolphins will finally end the Pats stranglehold on the division.\u00c2\u00a0 They will find balance on offense after finally landing a quarterback that can make plays.\u00c2\u00a0 The Pats are far from the team they were, but they will benefit from a nice schedule.\u00c2\u00a0 Their toughest non-division games are all at home.\u00c2\u00a0 The Jets will be hard to watch on offense.\u00c2\u00a0 They will stay in games, but wins will be elusive.\u00c2\u00a0 The Bills are very bad.<br \/>\n\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>AFC North<\/strong><br \/>\n1.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Pittsburgh\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a011-5<br \/>\n2.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 *Cincinnati\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 11-5<br \/>\n3.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Baltimore\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a010-6<br \/>\n4.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Cleveland\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a03-13<br \/>\n\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Steelers are still stronger along the lines than the Bengals.\u00c2\u00a0 The air attack they flashed in the playoffs will need a revival if they plan to repeat. The Bengals are closing in, but their defense is overrated despite the big turnover numbers.\u00c2\u00a0 Baltimore will benefit from McNair\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s presence, but they must keep him healthy.\u00c2\u00a0 Cleveland was hit hard by injuries in the preseason.\u00c2\u00a0 It will be tough sledding in the division for the Browns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AFC South<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Indianapolis 14-2<br \/>\n2.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Jacksonville 8-8<br \/>\n3.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Houston 8-8<br \/>\n4.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Tennessee 2-14<br \/>\n\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Colts are the favorite to finally find their way to the Super Bowl.\u00c2\u00a0 Jacksonville was bad on offense this year, and they will be even worse this season.\u00c2\u00a0 Houston has made great strides on defense.\u00c2\u00a0 The Titans are on the clock.<br \/>\n\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>AFC West<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Denver 13-3<br \/>\n2.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 San Diego 11-5<br \/>\n3.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Kansas City 8-8<br \/>\n4.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Oakland 4-12<br \/>\n\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>\nDenver became more explosive by adding Javon Walker.\u00c2\u00a0 They need to find a way to pressure the QB if they want to take the next step.\u00c2\u00a0 San Diego has a physical defense, and Rivers will play better than most people think.\u00c2\u00a0 Kansas City will take a step back after losses on the OL.\u00c2\u00a0 Oakland has no direction. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hard to imagine they are just a few years removed from a Super Bowl appearance.<br \/>\n\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>Playoffs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NFC Wildcard Games<\/strong><br \/>\nPhiladelphia over Chicago<br \/>\nDallas over Tampa Bay<br \/>\n\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>AFC Wildcard Games<br \/>\n<\/strong>Pittsburgh over New England<br \/>\nMiami over Cincinnati<br \/>\n\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>NFC Divisional Games<\/strong><br \/>\nSeattle over Philadelphia<br \/>\nCarolina over Dallas<\/p>\n<p><strong>AFC Divisional Games<br \/>\n<\/strong>Denver over Miami<br \/>\nIndianapolis over Pittsburgh<br \/>\n\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>NFC Conference Championship<\/strong><br \/>\nSeattle over Carolina<br \/>\n<strong>AFC Conference Championship<\/strong><br \/>\nIndianapolis over Denver<\/p>\n<p><strong>Super Bowl XLI<br \/>\n<\/strong>Indianapolis over Seattle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nick Ferraro NFC East 1.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Dallas\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 11-5 2.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 *Philadelphia\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 10-6 3.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 New York\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 8-8 4.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Washington\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 8-8 \u00c2\u00a0 The Cowboys will squeak out a division win.\u00c2\u00a0 They will have the best defense and an explosive offense if Owens stays on the field.\u00c2\u00a0 Philadelphia will surprise people this season.\u00c2\u00a0 Their early schedule is a dream, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[33,19],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-623","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-nick-ferraro","7":"category-predictions"},"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/peLffi-a3","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=623"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}