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They kept 5 DT's: Casey, Marks, Klug, Martin, and DaJohn Harris. Klug and Harris are both good pass rushers, they will probably start Klug if they aren't worried about the Pats running game.

Marks is not a pass rusher, he has a mere 1 1/2 sacks in three seasons (37 games with 12 starts). He provides next to nothing in pressure up the middle.

That would be true if he was a veteran, but why would the team not play a rookie in the preseason if they were planning on using him extensively in the regular season? That makes no sense at all.

They had a good running game before MJD's holdout and their passing game is horrible. The only teams they'll compete with this season are Minnesota, Indy, the Jets, and Miami.

I'm takin' Da Bears

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The worst by far. I don't understand why they keep him around, he's terrible. I hated Deion and Irvin as players, but Heath Evans is a much worse analyst than either of them.

Never would have thought that John Clayton was a Slayer fan....

They look a lot like they did last year, but the Giants secondary needs to get much better for them to repeat. I don't see the Aints going better than 10-6, Atlanta should win the NFC South.

It doesn't look good for Marks unless he can practice on Friday. If he can't play, hopefully Martin can take advantage of the opportunity against a poor Pats OL.

It can't work out much worse than it did for Cleveland in '99 (Couch), Houston in '02 (Carr), Cincy in '03 (Palmer), SF in '05 (Smith), and Oakland in '07 (Russell).

If the Titans can't sweep the Jags this season, as Jacksonville is primed to be one of the league's worst teams, then it's likely they won't finish any better than 5-11.

After Ayers, Casey, McCarthy, and Klug made such a big splash their rookie seasons we all got spoiled. Martin will be fine, and eventually will be starting next to Casey either this year or in 2013.

If you want to live somewhere with a low cost of living, move to Houston. Although you have to put up with 7 months of summer weather every year, so I guess you get what you pay for.

The Titans should definitely be able to win at least one of those games, I think a 1-2 start is the worst case scenario right now. If they could somehow start 2-1, that would be fantastic.

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The Texans have plenty of flaws themselves. They don't have a strong passing game anymore, Andre Johnson is past his prime and they have next to nothing behind him at WR. They also lost their best O-lineman in free agency, so their offense might not even be in the top 20 this year. And the defense will certainly drop off as well, as Wade always does in year #2.

Well, in my opinion Palmer's not that much better than either Leinart or Sanchez. He had a couple of decent seasons early on in Cincy, but since then he's been mediocre at best.

After last year's crop of rookies made such an immediate impact, it seems we all got spoiled. Wright is the only draft pick this year who will play much early on. Hopefully Brown and Martin can work their way onto the field at some point and contribute a little, while Sensabaugh and Solomon may not play much at all. I don't expect much from Thompson either.

It's complete bullshit. There's no way Tennessee will start 0-7. Everyone thought the Titans would go 6-10 last year and they went 9-7. Nothing's new here, everyone always underestimates the Titans. Why would anyone want Matt Leinart/Mark Sanchez 2.0 over Jake Locker?

Well then I'm glad I don't live in your neighborhood....

Makes you wonder why the Pats won't give him a long-term contract. He's averaged over 100 catches a season for the last 5 years, but at 31 it's anyone's guess how much longer he can do it.

I'm glad I don't live next door to you....

That all depends on how well Dawson does backing up Wimbley. He played well enough in the preseason to make the team, if that continues then we may not see Ayers line up much at DE.

Not yet. They don't need 10 OL on the roster, so Lutui will probably force Kropog to the PS where they have 1 spot left.