NFL Playoff Predictions: Picking Each Team's Least Valuable Player

Obviously, all of these teams have had some kind of success in order to make the playoffs. However, they also all have huge liabilities that they must overcome if they plan on making some kind of run in the tournament. 

Here is each team's LVP, or, in other words, the player each team must try to hide as much as possible in order to be successful. 

Houston Texans: T.J. Yates

Yates has done a decent job as a starter, but even Jake Delhomme proved that he can essentially be just as effective as Yates. 

The key for the Texans is to minimize the impact Yates has on the game as much as possible. Unfortunately for Houston, their most vulnerable player is also their quarterback, which makes that quite the challenge.

However, if there is any team to do it, its the Texans, who boast the best combination of defense and rushing attack in football. 

Cincinnati Bengals: Reggie Nelson

The loss of Leon Hall has only exposed the weak safeties of the Bengals more than ever.

If the Bengals plan on keeping Andre Johnson in check, they are better off relying more on their pass rush than the coverage ability of Reggie Nelson. 

New Orleans Saints: Shaun Rogers

Rogers has been a pretty big disappointment for the Saints this year and has thus been demoted to second string. 

The Saints have to hope that they don't sustain any injuries to the defensive tackle position, or they can be exposed with an old Shaun Rogers in the lineup. 

Detroit Lions: Chris Houston

The weakness of this Lions team is their secondary and their inability to play in man coverage, and Chris Houston has been the primary culprit. 

The Lions need to get a good pass rush with just four guys to allow more guys to be able to drop into coverage and hide Houston's sub-par play as of late. 

Pittsburgh Steelers: Ramon Foster

It's not that I think Foster is a terrible player; it's just that he is in a tough situation. 

Until Big Ben proves that he can be mobile, Von Miller will make Foster his lunch all day long, as he has done to even the best tackles. 

Denver Broncos: Tim Tebow

Whenever you could be replaced by the likes of Brady Quinn, you are officially a liability. 

Now that Tebow is finally running out of luck, we are beginning to see just how ineffective Tebow is as a passer. He cannot throw into tight windows and is turning the ball over far too often. 

To be honest, I would be surprised if the Broncos offense is able to score more than six points on Sunday against the Steelers. 

New York Giants: Prince Amukamara

After missing all of training camp with a broken foot, it is no surprise that Prince has struggled. But when the Giants are forced to spread themselves out in nickel packages, then Prince can be exposed. 

If the Giants still plan on playing him this week, he will struggle mightily against the underrated Harry Douglas. 

Atlanta Falcons: Ray Edwards

Once one of the biggest names on the free-agent market, Edwards has been nothing more than an average player. 

His impact will be further minimized, as the Giants' offensive line has made improvements. In addition, the Giants are not a good running team anyway (ranked 32nd), which is his strong suit. 

New England Patriots: Kyle Arrington

I don't care how many interceptions Arrington has this year. Bottom line, he is a massive liability in coverage. 

Should the Patriots run into a top offense like the Packers or Saints in the Super Bowl, Arrington is going to be in for quite a long day. 

Green Bay Packers: Morgan Burnett

Since losing Nick Collins back in Week 2, the Packers defense has regressed to being among the worst in football. You could argue that this Packer defense is even worse than that of New England. At least New England tightens up in the red zone. 

Far too many big plays have gone over Burnett's head. 

Baltimore Ravens: Ed Reed

I almost went with Lee Evans here, but I wanted to take this opportunity to expose Ed Reed for his sub-par season. 

His low interception totals don't tell the whole story. He has been beat time are time again this season on big plays. It may be sad to hear, but it appears as if we have seen the best of the future Hall of Famer. 

San Francisco 49ers: Anthony Davis

What has gone overlooked in what has been a very successful season for the 49ers has been the poor play of Anthony Davis. This line has struggled all season, especially against the blitz, and Davis has been, by far, the weakest link on this line. 

If the 49ers end up playing the Saints and their blitz-happy defense, they will struggle mightily to pick it up.