KingCrowder
Perennial All-Pro
It's from a seattle web site but still interesting.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/scorecard/nflnews.asp?articleID=172815
PROGNOSIS: The AFC East looks to be a two-horse race in 2006, with the Patriots and Dolphins battling for the division crown and the Bills and Jets just watching. There is reason to believe that the Fins have what it takes to assume the championship mantle from New England, but there is just as much reason to question whether the expectations are all too much, too soon. No one knows whether Culpepper is going to be the Pro Bowler of old, whether Brown can hold up over the course of the season, or whether the still-patchwork offensive line or overhauled secondary will be able to get it done. Still, there is something about Saban and the discipline he has instilled in this organization that suggests his team will play hard every week, and will win more than it loses for that reason. Somewhere between 9-to-11 wins seems to be the reasonable standard. Nine probably won't be enough to make the playoffs, 10 or 11 likely will. Either way, pro football in Miami is going to be much more fun to watch than it has been in some time.
That last sentence is so true.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/scorecard/nflnews.asp?articleID=172815
PROGNOSIS: The AFC East looks to be a two-horse race in 2006, with the Patriots and Dolphins battling for the division crown and the Bills and Jets just watching. There is reason to believe that the Fins have what it takes to assume the championship mantle from New England, but there is just as much reason to question whether the expectations are all too much, too soon. No one knows whether Culpepper is going to be the Pro Bowler of old, whether Brown can hold up over the course of the season, or whether the still-patchwork offensive line or overhauled secondary will be able to get it done. Still, there is something about Saban and the discipline he has instilled in this organization that suggests his team will play hard every week, and will win more than it loses for that reason. Somewhere between 9-to-11 wins seems to be the reasonable standard. Nine probably won't be enough to make the playoffs, 10 or 11 likely will. Either way, pro football in Miami is going to be much more fun to watch than it has been in some time.
That last sentence is so true.
