Is the NFL about to go back in time?

Remember the 80's? Crazy hairdos, electronic music, colorful clothing, and NFC dominance in pro football? How about the 90's? Chubb Rock, the high-top fade, Good Fellas, and The NFC dominance in pro football? I believe from 1984-1997 the NFC won every super bowl. I think the Los Angeles Raiders beat the Washington Redskins in 83 and the Broncos beat Favre and Green Bay in 1997. Yes I know that Baltimore won the Super Bowl last season, but have you seen how loaded the NFC is? Let's talk about the AFC today and you will see why I am worried about how this season could be the beginning of run for NFC dominance....
If you go by division, you will be lucky to find 6 teams that are playoff worthy much less super bowl worthy. The AFC east or least is horrible. The New England Patriots could win this division with me playing quarterback. The Patriots have not won a super bowl in a decade and every one is wondering if Tom Brady has peaked. They lost Wes Welker so their offense will be different. Their defense hasn't been the same since their super titles. Yet they will some how win 13 games, get home field and lose to someone in the playoffs. The Miami Dolphins may be improved overall as their quarterback gains experience. No Reggie Bush which gave them a running game. If they win 8 games that will be a miracle. The New York Jets are either going to be real bad or horrible. Richard Todd couldn't save this team. Freeman Mcneil , Richard Caster or Carl Basilauskus or Greg Buttle are not walking into that locker room to help this team. Sexy Rexy should cut and run. They have destroyed Sanchez. Yikes.  Buffalo has a lot of talent. Can you name anyone on this team? C.j.Spiller can ball. Stevie Johnson can too. Mario Williams. Okay. E.j. Manuel has a lot of potential and a ton to live up to. Is he a first rounder? He was drafted in the first round and now it is time to prove it. A new head coach in Marrone who has a great reputation could spell a positive future for the Bills. This year however will be long. 
The AFC south has two good teams in Houston and Indianapolis and two bad teams in Tennessee and Jacksonville. Houston has the talent to go all the way. Great running game. Great receivers. Solid D-line. Solid secondary. So why can't they win? They can't win because they don't have anyone who makes they wow play that makes a difference. They are a grinder team. They don't scare anyone. You know what going to see each game. I think they don't believe they are actually a good ball club. Everyone seems to hold their breath when the play the Patriots, Packers, or any team that has equal talent. The only way to quiet the critics is to simply win. We shall see.. The Colts shocked the world last year. No one expected them to win as many games as they did. Everyone is expecting a decline this year because year 2 in the Luck regime will be tougher. The schedule will tougher and preparation for the Colts will be taken more seriously. Luck needs a running game to take pressure off of him. Their defense is a liability. They can win some AFC games but NFC games could be difficult. Tennessee hasn't been the same since Steve McNair died. Jacksonville hasn't been good since Brunell left. Both teams hang their hats on a running game and tough defense. The only problem is they don't have a tough defense and the quarterback play is erratic. This division is slightly better than the east. That is not saying much.
The AFC west is like the AFC east. One super team, the Broncos. One team that has potential, the Chiefs. One team that is a head scratcher, the Chargers. One team that has talent but is still going to struggle, the Raiders. The Broncos last year got hot
Last year and got stunned in the playoff game against Baltimore. Peyton Manning played like a M.V.P. and the Broncos defense was really opportunistic. They had a crazy schedule and held their own. This year they play the NFC east and have to play all of the "good" teams in the AFC. They lost Dumervil on defense and Von Miller for the first 6 games. They can score a lot with addition of Wes Welker. They are going to have to until the reinforcements come back.  The Chiefs have a new Coach in Andy Reid, an angry fiesty quarterback in Alex Smith. Great running back in Charles. Solid crew of linebackers and receivers. So why the doubt? Charles is always hurt. Smith is coming off an injury season. The secondary can't cover anyone. They defensive line is young. Any questions? The Chargers have Rivers, Gates, Matthews, Freeney.  So what's wrong with them? Rivers, Gates, Matthews and Freeney aren't enough. Matthews is often injured. So is Gates. Freeney is 75. They lost Ingram for the season. Manti Teo hasn't shown us much yet for he has been hurt. This season could be a train wreck. The Raiders have good players, but they are all young and unproven. Learning season for Pryor. Matt Flynn got another payday but can't beat out any rookies or second year players. Where is McFadden? They have Heyward-Bey. The question is do they make this a learning season or try and win? Tough decision..
The best division in the AFC is the North. The Ravens lost a ton of talent. Lewis is gone. Bold in is gone. Reed is gone. They could go from the top to the bottom. Joe Flacco got his big money deal and all he does is make the playoffs. This year will be a challenge. The Steelers are getting no love anywhere and I think they love it. Big Ben is probably loving the fact that no one gives them a shot. They lost Wallace and Harrison. They need a running game to be the true Steelers. The need a blitzing scheme that works to be true Steelers. Don't be shocked if they are in first place or last place this year. Cleveland has some optimism this year. A good young physical defense. A stud running and quarterback who is not afraid of the big bad Ravens or Steelers. Don't sleep on Cleveland.  This division is the Bengals or bust. Two years in the postseason. A good young quarterback. A good young receiving corp. Tough defense. They can't cover though and that is what kills them in the end. They have all of these cast offs from Dallas and Taylor Mays, who have a skill set, but struggle between the ears. Put up or shut Bengals.
So here is the rub.. Patriots, Texans, Bengals, Broncos are a lock for the post season. They can compete against anyone. They Chiefs and Colts will be wild card. Soft divisions they play in and AFC North teams will beat each other up.  Only 6 teams will have winning record.  Texans and Broncos in AFC title game. Peyton will be in New York in the big game. 

Put A Dress on em!!!

When i played football in high school and my senior year I played quarterback.. We played Fieldston high school on opening day and i got absolutely rocked on a blindside hit. While i was laying on the ground, all i could think of was "what the hell happened to my blindside?"I dusted myself off and actually caught a touchdown pass later in the game. So when I watch college and professional quarterbacks play, i often wonder why don't the two governing bodies of college and pro football just say if you breathe near a quarterback, it is a penalty. or you are exiled out of the country. or you have to give up your firstborn!!!
I watched at least 7 games this weekend when a defensive player inadvertently touched a quarterback and cost his teams 15 yards for a personal foul. Terrell Suggs from the Baltimore ravens was pushed and stumbled by Tom Brady's knees and got a costly penalty for personal foul. He was pushed!!!! How do the officials make that call. I have seen quarterbacks get hurt on illegal unnecessary hits and wondered what the heck was the guy thinking about..
I remember Charles Martin body slamming Jim McMahon and putting him out of action for weeks. He should have been arrested for that hit. I saw Wilbert Marshall nearly kill Joe Ferguson of the Lions on a hit that i am sure still gives Ferguson nightmares to this date. Remember when Steve Pelleur got rocked by Mike Singletary? Then the league put in all kinds of rules. If the Quarterback leads with his feet to slide he can not be touched. You cannot touch the quarterback helmet or mask. You cannot launch yourself at the quarterback with you helmet first. And my favorite, you can not hit a quarterback if you require more than one step after he has thrown the football. oh wait there is one more, you can not use your weight to slam a quarterback down to the ground. It is football isn't it? My wife likes to say that in rugby, they don't wear pads so American footballers are wimps.When it comes to the quarterback, I agree. I know that they are usually the highest paid player ona team and they usually are the face of the league. But have you seen the size of some of them lately? Jamarcus Russell is 6'6 and 265 pounds. Ben Rothliesberger is 6'5 240lbs. Culpepper is 6'4 270.They are as big as lineman. When the great Steve Mcnair played he was 6'3 235. He took on all comers. I don't understand the protective rules. When Phil Simms played for the Giants, he was one of the strongest players on the team. Football has some really messed up rules. The ravens have every reason to be upset but the rule is the rule. Did you see that hit Tim Tebow took 2 weeks ago? I know all giant fans remember the hit Jim Burt did to Joe Montana. Today that would have been a personal foul. don't get me going about the tuck rule and all of the amendments that it has endured over the past three seasons.I can understand protecting your investments. Now Quarterbacks are retaliating. Mark Sanchez got a penalty for diving at a defensive players legs yesterday. Bret Favre got a penalty for doing the same thing in pre-season. These men are wearing pads aren't they? Tonight lets see how many protection flags are thrown to keep Brett Favre upright..