Who Wins A Playoff Game First?

[Luvnit2]

(08-18-2015, 10:59 AM)Brownshoe Wrote: The Cardinals lost their best defensive player, and they lost their DC. Who did they pick up? Gresham? LOL. Carson Palmer is coming off a bad injury last year, and their receiving core is getting weaker. Fitzgerald has been losing a step the last few years, they don't have that great of a run game, and their offensive line isn't good at all. With the loss of Todd Bowles, and Darnell Dockett they Cardinals defense will be a lot worse than what they were last year.

The Rams have got better from last year, but really it's not hard to improve off of a 6-10 record. They upgraded their QB, and they drafted a rookie RB that is coming off of a major injury. The Rams don't have any legit receiver on the team, and they have a HORRIBLE OL. Their defense is getting a little better, but they didn't have that great of a defense last year.

The 49ers are a train wreck. The Browns probably have a better team than them this year. Pretty much all their starters on defense retired or left. They lost their HC who BTW is the biggest reason why they even stopped sucking in the first place. They lost their #1 receiver, and Kaepernick isn't a very good QB anyways.

The Seahawks is losing depth in their secondary, but still have one of the best. They will have an even worse OL this year, and will probably be the worst OL in the league next year. Them losing their OL will affect their whole offense, because their offense is based around the run game. Jimmy Graham will help their passing game, but it's not even going to be close to make up the difference in losing a few key pieces in their OL. Lynch is a beast, and will probably still be very good next year. You just have to remember that he's getting up there in age, and he's not going to have any help with his OL this year.

The Steelers are going to have one of the best offenses in the game. Big Ben is an elite QB, Brown is an elite WR, and Bell is an elite RB. The Steelers OL has improved a lot over the last few years. In fact they have a good OL now. The Steelers also have a good TE, and #2 receiver. The biggest downfall with the Steelers is their defense. They will have one of the worst defenses in the league. The Steelers will still be a very good team just because they will have an insane offense.

The Ravens are going to be a good team next year too. They have a great OL, and they have a good RB. They have a solid WR in Smith sr, and Breshad Perriman has the ability to have a big impact on their team. They also have a good TE in Pitta. Their defense ranked in the top 10 last year, and they probably will again next season. Ngata was a big blow to their defense, but getting Jimmy Smith back from injury will help their secondary (what was lacking last year). They still have beasts on their team like Suggs, and Dumervil.

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/08/nfl-most-wins-per-division-afc-north-nfc-east-best-divisions-in-football-most-playoff-appearances

That shows the past 10 years the AFC north has been the best division. If you want to cut it down to the last 5 years then the AFCN still has had 11 playoff teams (the most out of any division), and two teams that went to the SB (one of which won one).

I would point out Pitta is likely to never play a down in the NFL. So, the Ravens who lost Daniels also, have to rely on a rookie TE and a rookie WR who is very talented ala Greg Little, but also has had major drop issues.

The Steelers offense is one of the best in the NFL, their issues will be on defense. If they can improve the defense, they could be a top 3 team in my opinion, if not, they could not make the playoffs.