Category: 2011 Team Previews
PFF Preview 2011 – New York Giants
The New York Giants were 9-4 at one stage last year and, with a convincing lead in their week 15 matchup against the Eagles, seemed poised to claim another NFC East crown. Then came the comeback. After that heart breaking loss to their rivals, Philadelphia, the Giants couldn’t match the high powered Packers’ offense going [...]
PFF Preview 2011 – New York Jets
They’re loud. They’re brash. They’re also extremely talented. . Why they’re the New York Jets of course. . After an eventful offseason, the Jets find themselves in a position remarkably similar to the one they were in this time last year. A deep roster with some pretty big question marks. Last year they threatened to [...]
PFF Preview 2011 – New England Patriots
The Patriots finished the regular season by winning eight straight games by an average of more than three touchdowns. Even more impressive, that stretch included games against a number of playoff teams including both Superbowl contestants. Unfortunately, the win streak ended in their first playoff game against the Jets, extending a different streak New Englanders [...]
PFF Preview 2011 – New Orleans Saints
Losing away to Seattle in the playoffs can’t have sat well with head coach Sean Payton. . From the start, New Orleans should have been at home after winning the division; losing to Arizona and Cleveland (at home) should not have happened. However, those two embarrassing losses wouldn’t have mattered as much if they had managed to [...]
PFF Preview 2011 – Miami Dolphins
It was a bit of a surprise last year to see Miami stay below .500 for a second consecutive year. They seemed like they were on an upswing after acquiring Brandon Marshall from Denver and the expectations were that Chad Henne would have taken that next step forward. The defense was a bright spot as [...]
PFF Preview 2011 – Minnesota Vikings
It’s surprising how much can change in just one season. It was great play by Brett Favre that pushed the Vikings from a good team to a great one, an interception by him that prevented them from making the Super Bowl, and then his decline that brought Minnesota to the bottom of the division last [...]
PFF Preview 2011 – Jacksonville Jaguars
Something no one would have predicted happened to the Jaguars last season; going in to their week 15 matchup against the Colts, the Jags were in possession of a better record than the AFC South’s perennial power. It didn’t last long. After being beat by the Colts in week 15, Jacksonville lost their next two [...]
PFF Preview 2011 – Kansas City Chiefs
There was a lot more talk about Kansas City last year than most people anticipated. In a division that had been dominated by the Chargers, the Chiefs managed to push past them and win the AFC West for the first time since 2003. . Now people are wondering if they can do it again. . [...]
PFF Preview 2011 – Houston Texans
Since their inaugural season in 2002 opened with a win, there haven’t been too many hopeful moments for the only NFL franchise that hasn’t made it to the playoffs. The start of last season saw them as many people’s favorite “surprise” playoff team, but by midseason those hopes were dashed by a defense with bigger [...]
PFF Preview 2011 – Indianapolis Colts
Around this time last year, I wrote about the good qualities and the bad qualities of the Indianapolis Colts. Almost a year later, I find myself resisting the urge to copy and paste my previous article, as the Colts find themselves in a remarkably similar situation as they did last season; they have a bunch [...]
