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2008 Team Review / Preview...
Ben Stockwell Baltimore Ravens 2008 Review / Preview The Ravens fell from a 4-2 start to lose their next 9 games to finish 5-11. HC Brian Billick lost his job and both their LT and QB have retired. With rookie HC John Harbaugh at the helm a new dawn is upon the Ravens franchise. But with a lot of youth on board and a lot of dead money sitting on the cap, there may yet be some gloom before the bright new dawn in Baltimore... ( full article )
Michael E Lawrence Buffalo Bills 2008 Review / Preview The Buffalo Bills were once the watchword for AFC dominance behind the touchdown triumvirate of Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas and Andre Reed. Those glory days soon receded along with Jim Kelly's hair, but 15 years on, and hope once again reigns supreme in Buffalo... ( full article )
Chris Brophy Cleveland Browns 2008 Review / Preview Times have been hard for the Browns since they returned to the league in 1999 but 2007 saw this once proud franchise produce a contender again, and not only did the win-loss record improve but the excitement factor went up too as a high power offense led by the unheralded Derek Anderson... ( full article )
Paul Hopkins Dallas Cowboys 2008 Review / Preview An outstanding 13-3 regular season was concluded with a limp home Divisional playoff defeat to eventual champions, the New York Giants. Unperturbed, Jerry Jones has continued to develop his team to re-claim the throne, mixing high-risk moves with sound drafting strategy and securing long-term futures. It is clear that 2008 really is make or break, a repeat or less is not acceptable... ( full article )
Mark Lyne-Austen Green Bay Packers 2008 Review / Preview This year, without Favre the Packers will have to turn to Aaron Rodgers to call the shots. Highly touted coach Mike McCarthy's side will be one to watch this season but so much will depend on how they rebound from the loss of one of the most inspirational players ever to step onto an NFL playing field... ( full article )
2008 Team Review / Preview...
Sam Monson Minnesota Vikings 2008 Review / Preview Brad Childress has reached the make or break season in his first head coaching tenure. Childress and Co. have made aggressive personnel moves to patch the holes his 2007 outfit had, but in reality the Vikings season, and Childress' job, are tied directly to his hand-picked quarterback, Tarvaris Jackson... ( full article )
Jody Jamieson Philadelphia Eagles 2008 Review / Preview When you break it down, the Eagles have had a great decade. Double digit wins in all but two years has the Eagles consistently being a contender. Unfortunately Philly sports fans, obsessed with winning a championship, are struggling to see where it may come from. The Eagles are a team who are always likely to contend for a post-season spot, without ever being favoured to win the Super Bowl... ( full article )
Rob Staton Seattle Seahawks 2008 Review / Preview The Seattle Seahawks are aiming for their fifth consecutive NFC West title in 2008. With their dullish uniforms, geographically awkward location in the northwest and 'bald as a plucked chicken' quarterback, the Seahawks garner little attention from the American media spotlight. That's just the way they like it... ( full article )
Neil Murphy St. Louis Rams 2008 Review / Preview Last year's 3-13 season was the Rams worst since the franchise moved to St Louis, with trouble on and off the field. The death of long term owner Georgia Frontiere prompted immediate speculation of a possible future move to Los Angeles. On the field, the Greatest Show on Turf gave way to sacrificial lambs ... ( full article )
Chris Brophy Washington Redskins 2008 Review / Preview After a strange search for a new Head Coach, the Dan Snyder settled on his newly appointed Offensive Coordinator - Jim Zorn. It's a massive gamble and a very much unexpected hire but given that a lot of the Redskins future success probably hinges on how far young QB Jason Campbell can take this team... ( full article )
NFC / AFC Overview...
Rob Staton Welcome To The New Season – NFC Ok, so we've now got about 110 days to go to the new season. Last time we had a look at how the AFC is shaping up after mini-camps, and now it's the NFC. Once again we look at expectations, schedule difficulty and the now infamous best case / worst case scenarios... ( full article )
Rob Staton Welcome To The New Season – AFC Ok, so there's still about 120 days until the big kick off. But with the draft in the books and mini-camps under way, it's time to start looking ahead. We start with the AFC in taking a peak at what expectations are at this stage and how difficult those schedules look. We also predict the best and worse case scenarios for each team in 2008... ( full article )
2008 Preview Articles...
Jody Jamieson The FD Big Top 5
A Look Into The Crystal Ball
It doesn't matter if you follow the hapless, the hopeless, the hopeful or the wonderful. Everyone is feeling that optimism, however slight it may be in some cases, that 2008 may bring better days. As we look forward I thought it may be time to make some early predictions for the year ahead... ( full article )
The Ravens fell from a 4-2 start to lose their next 9 games to finish 5-11. HC Brian Billick lost his job and both their LT and QB have retired. With rookie HC John Harbaugh at the helm a new dawn is upon the Ravens franchise. But with a lot of youth on board and a lot of dead money sitting on the cap, there may yet be some gloom before the bright new dawn in Baltimore... ( 
The Buffalo Bills were once the watchword for AFC dominance behind the touchdown triumvirate of Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas and Andre Reed. Those glory days soon receded along with Jim Kelly's hair, but 15 years on, and hope once again reigns supreme in Buffalo... ( 
Times have been hard for the Browns since they returned to the league in 1999 but 2007 saw this once proud franchise produce a contender again, and not only did the win-loss record improve but the excitement factor went up too as a high power offense led by the unheralded Derek Anderson... ( 
An outstanding 13-3 regular season was concluded with a limp home Divisional playoff defeat to eventual champions, the New York Giants. Unperturbed, Jerry Jones has continued to develop his team to re-claim the throne, mixing high-risk moves with sound drafting strategy and securing long-term futures. It is clear that 2008 really is make or break, a repeat or less is not acceptable... ( 
This year, without Favre the Packers will have to turn to Aaron Rodgers to call the shots. Highly touted coach Mike McCarthy's side will be one to watch this season but so much will depend on how they rebound from the loss of one of the most inspirational players ever to step onto an NFL playing field... ( 
Brad Childress has reached the make or break season in his first head coaching tenure. Childress and Co. have made aggressive personnel moves to patch the holes his 2007 outfit had, but in reality the Vikings season, and Childress' job, are tied directly to his hand-picked quarterback, Tarvaris Jackson... ( 
When you break it down, the Eagles have had a great decade. Double digit wins in all but two years has the Eagles consistently being a contender. Unfortunately Philly sports fans, obsessed with winning a championship, are struggling to see where it may come from. The Eagles are a team who are always likely to contend for a post-season spot, without ever being favoured to win the Super Bowl... ( 
The Seattle Seahawks are aiming for their fifth consecutive NFC West title in 2008. With their dullish uniforms, geographically awkward location in the northwest and 'bald as a plucked chicken' quarterback, the Seahawks garner little attention from the American media spotlight. That's just the way they like it... ( 
Last year's 3-13 season was the Rams worst since the franchise moved to St Louis, with trouble on and off the field. The death of long term owner Georgia Frontiere prompted immediate speculation of a possible future move to Los Angeles. On the field, the Greatest Show on Turf gave way to sacrificial lambs ... ( 
After a strange search for a new Head Coach, the Dan Snyder settled on his newly appointed Offensive Coordinator - Jim Zorn. It's a massive gamble and a very much unexpected hire but given that a lot of the Redskins future success probably hinges on how far young QB Jason Campbell can take this team... ( 
Ok, so we've now got about 110 days to go to the new season. Last time we had a look at how the AFC is shaping up after mini-camps, and now it's the NFC. Once again we look at expectations, schedule difficulty and the now infamous best case / worst case scenarios... ( 
Ok, so there's still about 120 days until the big kick off. But with the draft in the books and mini-camps under way, it's time to start looking ahead. We start with the AFC in taking a peak at what expectations are at this stage and how difficult those schedules look. We also predict the best and worse case scenarios for each team in 2008... ( 
Jody Jamieson