(yahoo images)16. Jacksonville 1-4: They have no playmakers outside of MJD and maybe Paul Posluszny on defense if I'm feeling generous. I think Jack Del Rio will be unemployed soon.
15. Miami 0-4: When the sentence "Chad Henne is out for the season" is classfied as bad news, you do not have a good football team..
14. Indianapolis 0-5: I thought they might start winning some games after they looked decent against Tampa a couple of weeks ago, but let's just say that Curtis Painter is in a bit over his head. They're wasting another great year from Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis.
13. Denver 1-4: Von Miller is a beast, but they lack much else on D. I'm in the Pro-Tebow camp, but I still don't see him doing anything other than keeping them more competitive.
12. Kansas City 2-3: Yes I picked up or tried to pick up Jackie Battle in all of my fantasy leagues. Chiefs are getting great years from Tamba Hali and VT alum Brandon Flowers. Could sneak into playoff contention as Dwayne Bowe and Steve Breaston are starting to come on.
11/10. Cleveland 2-2, Cincinnati 3-2: Flip a coin with these two Ohio sqauds. They're both relatively equal in my book. They have promising young QB's, undervalued defenses that are playing well without the big names, and decent running backs. They also aren't going anywhere significant for at least a year or two.
9. Tennessee 3-2: They'd be in my top 6 had they not looked so terrible last week in Pittsburgh. Losing Kenny Britt kills them unless they can pick up Brandon Lloyd or someone of that ilk soon.
8. New York Jets 2-3: I just don't see the magic of my favorite coach in the NFL happening this year. What the hell happened to Shonne Greene? The Jets can't run, and trading Derrick Mason won't magically ignite the passing attack as long as their QB's jersey says Sanchez on the back of it.
7. Oakland 3-2: Raider Nation might kill me on this one, but I still have to see it for another couple of weeks before I'm fully sold. That being said, winning in Houston was huge last week. The Silver and Black have a hugely underrated weapon in Janikowski, as they're basically in field goal range from the 40 on in with the "Polish Powder Keg" booting the shit out of the ball (I was wanted to work Polish Powder Keg in there somehow).
6. Pittsburgh 3-2: Much like my Bears, I feel as though the Pittsburgh defense is aging before our eyes. Losing James Harrison won't help, but they need the Lamar Woodley's and Lawrence Timmons' of the world to start making more plays and causing more turnovers. They also need to get Rashard Mendenhall going.
5. Houston 3-2: The Texans will be hurt a great deal by losing Mario Williams for the year, as he was having a Pro Bowl/Defensive Player of the Year type season. Antonio Smith is doing his best Robert Mathis impression to Williams playing the role of Freeney, but I'm still not buying in on the rest of the defense. Oh yeah, Andre Johnson is pretty good too, and he's out for at least a couple more weeks.
4. Buffalo 4-1: I've partially been convinced the Bills are for real, but I still can't put them ahead of the traditional powers just yet, even though they beat the Patriots. Fred Jackson has been amazing, their QB is smarter than your QB, and adding pieces like Nick Barnett and Marcel Dareus have led to a D that's giving up a lot of points, but also creating turnovers.
3. San Diego 4-1: Flip Rivers is throwing a lot more interceptions, yet the Chargers are off to an uncharacteristic quick start. Having Vincent Jackson back helps a lot, as does the production they're getting from Ryan Mathews in his second season. Resigning Eric Weddle was huge for the D, as of course Bob Sanders is hurt already.
2. Baltimore 3-1: I'm just gonna pretend that the Tennessee game never happened, as outside of this stumble, the Ravens have been just like the Ravens of old. Forgetting about how shittty Joe Flacco can be at times, everything else is in order for a Super Bowl run. Go ahead and add corner La'Darius Webb to the list of Lewis, Reed, Suggs, and Ngata as perennial pro bowlers.
1. New England 4-1: I'm not sure how to even quantify how insanely gifted this offense is (except for the Buffalo game, and except for Ochocinco). Tom Brady is Tom Brady, Wes Welker might end up with 2500 receiving yards, and Ben Jarvis Green-Ellis is getting talked about so much the clever nickname "law firm" is starting to get played out. If New England and Green Bay end up in the Super Bowl, I'm gonna go ahead and set the over at about 85 points.
All Division Teams:
Much like with College All-Conference Teams, I'm going to give you my All Division Teams for the AFC after the first 5 weeks. The only position I'm not going to attempt to cover is offensive line. Sadly, yahoo does not tabulate pancake blocks as of yet, so I don't have any stats to disect. Also I'm not Mike Lombardi.
AFC East:
QB: Tom Brady, NE
RB: Fred Jackson, Buf
RB: Ben Jarvis Green-Ellis, NE
WR: Wes Welker, NE
WR: Stevie Johnson, Buf
WR: Deion Branch, NE
TE: Rob Gronkowski, NE
DE: Mark Anderson, NE
DT: Vince Wilfork, NE
DT: Mike Devito, NYJ
DE: Jared Odrick, Mia
LB: Nick Barnett, Buf
LB: Cameron Wake, Mia
LB: Bart Scott, NYJ
LB: Bryan Thomas, NYJ
CB: Kyle Arrington, NE
CB: Drayton Florence, Buf
S: George Wilson, Buf
S: Bryan Scott, Buf
MVP: Wes Welker- Video game type numbers from possibly the greatest white wide receiver ever.
Defensive POY: George Wilson- No one has heard of him but with 39 tackles, 3 Ints, a forced fumble, and 5 pass breakups, you should.
Rookie of the Year: Daniel Thomas: K-State rookie has made it really a good deal if you trade Reggie Bush for a pizza.
AFC North:
QB: Ben Roethlisberger, Pit
RB: Ray Rice, Bal
RB: Cedric Benson, Cin
WR: Mike Wallace, Pit
WR: A.J. Green, Cin
WR: Torrey Smith, Bal
TE: Jermaine Gresham, Cin
DE: Michael Johnson, Cin
DT: Jonathan Fanene, Cin
DT: Haloti Ngata, Bal
DE: Jamal Sheard, Clev
LB: Terrell Suggs, Bal
LB: D'Qwell Jackson, Clev
LB: Ray Lewis, Bal
LB: James Harrison, Pit
CB: La'Darius Webb, Bal
CB: Joe Haden, Clev
S: Ed Reed, Bal
S: Reggie Nelson, Cin
Player of the Year: Ray Rice: As I stated earlier, Joe Flacco is not good. Rice is the offensive savior for a team built on D.
Defensive POY: Terrell Suggs: T-Sizzle has slowed down a little, but he's still on pace for 16 sacks and 8 forced fumbles.
Rookie of the Year: A.J. Green: The 4th pick in the draft has lived up to the hype, as he and fellow rookie Andy Dalton have the Bengals off to a 3-2 start.
AFC South:
QB: Matt Hasselbeck, Ten
RB: Ben Tate, Hou
RB: Maurice Jones-Drew, Jax
WR: Kenny Britt, Ten.
WR: Andre Johnson, Hou.
WR: Pierre Garcon, Ind.
TE: Owen Daniels, Hou.
DE: Antonio Smith, Hou.
DT: Karl Klug, Ten.
DT: Eric Foster, Ind.
DE: Dwight Freeney, Ind.
LB: Mario Willams, Hou.
LB: Kavell Conner, Ind.
LB: Pat Angerer, Ind.
LB: Paul Posluszny, Jax.
CB: Jason McCourty, Ten.
CB: Jonathan Joseph, Hou.
S: Dwight Lowery, Jax.
S: Daniele Manning, Hou.
Player of the Year: Matt Hasselbeck- The aging veteran has kept the Titans in the playoff race despite not having Kenny Britt.
Defensive POY: Mario Williams- He's out for the season, but Williams was having a great season for the Texans.
Rookies of the Year: Karl Klug: Klug didn't have a great senior year at Iowa, but he's gotten off to a 2 sack, 2 forced fumble start for the Titans.
AFC West:
QB: Phillip Rivers, SD
RB:Darren McFadden, Oak.
RB: Mike Tolbert, SD.
WR: Eric Decker, Den.
WR: Vincent Jackson, SD
WR: Dwayne Bowe, KC.
TE: Randy McMichael, SD
(yahoo images)DE: Matt Shaughnessy, Oak.
DT: Richard Seymour, Oak.
DT: Tommy Kelly, Oak.
DE: Jason Hunter, Den.
LB: Von Miller, Den.
LB: Tamba Hali, KC.
LB: Rolando McClain, Oak.
LB: Donald Butler, SD.
CB: Brandon Flowers, KC
CB: Stanford Routt, Oak.
S: Matt Giordano, Oak.
S: Jon McGraw, KC
Player of the Year: Darren McFadden- Run DMC has been the catalyst for the Raiders impressive beginning. He's leading the AFC in rushing with 519 yards.
Defensive POY: Von Miller: The number two pick in the draft has been outstanding so far. Miller has 5 sacks, 4 TFL's and 2 forced fumbles, as he's a legit candidate not just for Rookie of the Year honors, but also Defensive POY honors.
Rookies of the Year: Miller
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