Where do we begin? Let's start with the Super Bowl champs. Baltimore wins the Super Bowl but in my mind the best team did not win the Super Bowl the hottest team did. Ozzie did not make the same mistake the Giants did by being lulled into believing his team was good enough to repeat with the same players. He took his Super Bowl trophy and went to work rebuilding his team. He still has a solid offense and some players he can build with on defense. He has a young Upshaw at linebacker, Terrell Suggs, Ngata on the line and a solid cover corner in Webb returning from injury. He can concentrate on defense in the draft. This team will not win the Super Bowl but they will not fall as far as most people think while Ozzie rebuilds to make another run in a couple of years.
I really don't understand New England letting Wes Welker go then signing Danny Amendola to 5 year contract for more money than Welker would have taken. It is almost like Bill is punishing Wes and sending a message to players for future reference if you push the issue for money you will be gone. Wes is a better player than Danny and definitely more durable!!!! This is big risk in my mind. They then let Danny Woodhead leave for San Diego and this is the type of person I thought Bill loved. New England will still be effective on offense but I am not sure if they will be better. They have not won a Super Bowl since 2005 and I am beginning to wonder if being in a weak sister division has not actually hurt them when it comes to the playoffs. They seem soft when they play other playoff teams. Yes I believe they will have one of the better records in the AFC and will win their division easily but Super Bowls are what you play to win.
I really like the moves by Seattle. I think they were the best defense in the NFL last year and they have added depth to the defense by signing a couple of lineman that will help the pass rush which is exactly what they needed. They signed Michael Bennett and Cliff Avril. I actually think Avril might be a great signing in that he actually might be better in Seattle than he was in Detroit. I think Avril can benefit from the fact this defense is more disciplined than Detroit. They then added a young receiver in Percy Harvin. I worry that he might struggle to stay healthy but he has game changing ability.
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