The Team To Beat In The NFL

[Guiness]

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Packers #6....not bad.

Good spot for them - basically teetering on the edge of the 'elite' teams, which is a lot of respect for a team that just lost BF, and also where they should be until Rodgers proves it as a starter in the NFL.

My biggest beef with the list is Dallas? #1? I just don't see it. I would've put at #5 or 6 (just ahead or just behind the Pack) and moved everyone else up a notch. The had a very good season, but didn't win a playoff game, and only went 9-7 the year before. If they put together another 13-3 type season, then talk to me about them being up there.

[KYPack]

On my list, I'd move Dallas below us, but I love the pre-season hype. The more pressure on that bunch, the better.

The Jags can be a factor, but that D might not be at the same level. Some of their stud DLineman have moved on.

The Browns are getting a lot of the off-season hype and they might succumb to it, also.

Houston is my shock team. They probably won't challenge for the SB, but they have a lot of young talent that might put it together. They've got young stars all over the place and another year's experience could really help 'em like crazy.

[Tarlam!]

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and only went 9-7 the year before. If they put together another 13-3 type season, then talk to me about them being up there.

Pardon me, Sir, but the Pack only went 8-8 the year before and have recently lost a HOF QB.

One might argue the Pack are only real if they put up gaudy wins with A-Rod.

[BallHawk]

How a team that had an undefeated regular season can not be the favorite is beyond me.

[Guiness]

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and only went 9-7 the year before. If they put together another 13-3 type season, then talk to me about them being up there.

Pardon me, Sir, but the Pack only went 8-8 the year before and have recently lost a HOF QB.

One might argue the Pack are only real if they put up gaudy wins with A-Rod.

And I did mention that, and said it justified their spot at #6, instead of being considered and elite team, which their 13-3 record would suggest.

[oregonpackfan]

"Dallas LoveFest 2008" is in full swing!

Yeah, the media is embracing "America's Team."

As Texas would say, "Damn liberal media..."

[bobblehead]

Yet another off-season article that over-emphasizes free agency and the draft and doesn't pay enough attention to what's already there.

The guy did rank GB fairly though.

Couldn't agree more, Personally I am gonna lay a nice bet on the chargers to win it all, I really think they are the most talented team in the NFL top to bottom.

I think that AJ Smith dude seems to be a notch above TT in talent evaluation, but has had more years to build that roster.

[texaspackerbacker]

Fairly good list. Surprisingly respectful by the media of the Packers. 6th best in the NFL/2nd in the NFC, that's not bad coming from an objective source in the first post-Favre season--and with the addendum that it could go higher if Rodgers has more than merely mediocre success.

I could really see that happening--Rodgers being well above average.

The only upper echelon teams I think might not do as well as predicted are the Jaguars and the Giants. I just don't see the Jags as an elite team, and the Giants were a pure fluke.

[GrnBay007]

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Packers #6....not bad.

Good spot for them - basically teetering on the edge of the 'elite' teams, which is a lot of respect for a team that just lost BF, and also where they should be until Rodgers proves it as a starter in the NFL.

Agree. I was happy to see them at #6 considering there is still much unknown about Rodgers at this point.