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My Top 10 NFL teams for 2008: Indianapolis Colts The Colts are returning every key player from last season, including re-signing the best defensive player in the game, Bob Sanders, and one of the best young Tight Ends in the league, Dallas Clark.

Top Ten NFL Teams in 2008

by Justin Damasiewicz (Scribe)

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Preview/Prediction

May 16, 2008


My Top 10 NFL teams for 2008: 

 

Indianapolis Colts

The Colts are returning every key player from last season, including re-signing the best defensive player in the game, Bob Sanders, and one of the best young Tight Ends in the league, Dallas Clark.

They will also have Dwight Freeney back after he was injured for over half of last season. 

Peyton Manning is one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history.  Will this be the year he wins his second Super Bowl?

 

New England Patriots

The only thing preventing the Pats from being the #1 team on my list is key losses in the secondary (Asante Samuel and Randall Gay). 

They managed to get Randy Moss back, and Jabar Gaffney will easily be able to fill Donte Stallworth’s role as the third wide receiver. 

Tom Brady will lead this team to a first round bye in the playoffs and probably the overall #1 seed in the AFC, due mostly to the easy schedule in the weak AFC East.

 

San Diego Chargers

The Chargers recovered very nicely from a slow start in 2007 by winning twelve of their last fifteen games. 

They are returning pretty much everyone from last year, and I am expecting to see the Chargers that we saw after week four. 

Phillip Rivers should bounce back from an average 2007 season, and LaDainian Tomlinson will lead the way into the postseason.

 

Dallas Cowboys

Tony Romo is now no longer dating Jessica Simpson, and that will save the Cowboys this season…just kidding.

The Cowboys are pretty solid offensively and defensively. 

A focused Tony Romo and a well-behaved Terrell Owens is a lethal combination for even the best NFL defenses. 

We will see how Marion Barber III responds to being the feature back, but my guess is he’ll be just fine.

 

New York Giants

The defending Super Bowl champs really got hot at the end of the 2007 season and played the best they had all year in the playoffs. 

A lot will depend on whether or not Michael Strahan comes back.

Eli Manning made great strides last year, and I hope that we will see the same Eli that we saw in the playoffs.

 

Seattle Seahawks

The only thing that held the Hawks back from being an elite team last year was the complete lack of a running game. 

They solved that problem this season with the acquisitions of Julius Jones and T.J. Duckett, who should be an excellent one-two punch. 

Matt Hasselbeck will be himself, a solid quarterback and a solid leader. 

They also have one of the best young defenses in the league, led by fourth year middle linebacker, Lofa Tatupu.

 

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  1. Eddie Bailey 11 months ago

    Oakland Raiders all the way

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  2. david farlow 11 months ago

    I agree with u on who will be in the AFC and NFC title games but not who will win. The Seahawks will be in the title game but against the Vikings and they will win it at home.

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    • Justin Damasiewicz 11 months ago

      I love the Hawks and I definitely see them as a possible Super Bowl team, but the Boys just have so much firepower.
      The Vikings have QB issues, but a stout defense and a great running back situation. I can see them as a playoff team, but not in the NFC title game. They lack leadership.

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  3. Cody DeLaney 11 months ago

    good call
    no bears... which is good
    i say the seahawks

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  4. Sharhonda Coleman 9 months ago

    NEW ENGLAND BABY!! Dont worry my baby BRADY will make a greater comeback!!

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  5. Mark Little 9 months ago

    The colts have been doing terrible!! Do you really consider them a team that will make it to the Super Bowl??

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  6. jr da boyz 9 months ago

    dallas 3-0 tony romo best quaterback in nfl my girl loves owens and we got witten and barber and crayton and joes f and a anderson tomany players good to name t new and hamlin and tank and d ware whats uppp dem pats is outta there

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  7. crazy jac 8 months ago

    indy wont make to the superbowl after mannings knee surgery.the titans are 6-0 to start off the season.second with tom brady out for the season i dont see the patroit making it anywhere but they are doing pretty good 4-3 so maybe they might have a playoff spot.the seahawks arent going no where they are 2-5.tony romo is far from the best qb if u dont remember one n done for the last two years but its a new year and the cowboys are looking good so far.the jags are in last place with 3-4 record but i do respect ur choices just throught i would throw my oppion in there i didnt come in to hate on any one teams its just what i think dont like it oh well thanks for ur time

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  8. Tariq Khan 6 months ago

    ok did you forget about the philadelphia eagles? the eagles are the pimpest team out there and you do not want to mess with them... so far #3 ranked total defense.. #8 ranked offense.. mcnabb is at the top of his game and he don't even have a #1 wide reciever... pitt has hines ward..new england. moss.. colts.. wayne and harrison.. cowboys TO... Eagles have DJAX who is a rookie and that's they're best reciever

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