NFL 2008: The year of bouncing Brett

[Drago]

Might as well take a peek back at earlier comments, eh? For one thing, after Tom Brady's injury I had jokingly said that the Titans were the clear favourites in the AFC, not realising that I was actually right - quite glad I got that one right. Predicted Colts to take a fall, which looked fairly accurate at first - amazing how they managed to finish 12-4. My more specific predictions?

Superbowl pick: Pittsburgh vs. Dallas
Pitt's still got a chance but has got to get through the Titans if they want to make it there - Dallas were disappointing this season, and Romo's injury was enough to hold them out of the playoffs. I'd say they'll bounce back next year as long as they can avoid injuries.
(alluded to actual prediction being New England) - And we know how that turned out.

Best team: New England Patriots
Your MVP quarterback goes on IR in week 1 and you still eke out 11 wins, only to watch a playoff berth go to scrubs like 8-8 San Diego, simply because their division was so lousy? New England weren't the best team by record, but you can't say that they didn't perform fantastically considering what they were up against. Funny how I've often written the AFC East off as a one-team division, only to watch three teams fight for the division crown right up until the end, while Buffalo had some definite highlights of their own this year.
If you consider the Giants the best team, it would have been an easy, safe pick, but the Titans were a definite surprise - they really hadn't made any big steps forward in free agency, I thought they might tail off from their 10-6 campaign to finish 7-9 this year.

Worst team: Miami Dolphins
In all fairness, this was made before the Chad Pennington signing. Had I known that would happen, I would have opted for Kansas City as my choice for worst team. Seeing the Dolphins surge this year to take the division title was a nice surprise for me. They certainly have some bad moments though, so I don't think they'll fare well at all against the Ravens.
My other option of the Chiefs wasn't too inaccurate; 2-14 would be enough to make you the worst team most seasons, but when you're also performing against the '08 Rams and the most futile team in NFL history in the 0-16 Lions, you look kind of okay in comparison.
I would have placed the Lions in the top five worst teams in any given season except this year, thinking that Jon Kitna had finally given them a bit of stability to work off of and that Kevin Jones wasn't too bad at running back; draft picks like Ernie Sims and Calvin Johnson look good for the future... could be a surprising team capable of hitting perhaps even 9-7? Nope. They cycle through something like five QBs and Kevin Jones is playing backup for the Bears. Funny how much difference a (football) year can make.