Can the AFC North get any harder????

[Jackshanks]

I think all fans of the Bengals, Steelers, Ravens, and Browns can agree that we play in the hardest division in football. Most people around the country as well as the NFL can agree on this too. I mean its just crazy, with the exception of the Browns anyone of the other teams can legitmately make a run to the Super Bowl year in and year out. Then to top it off after this years draft our division got even harder....if thats possible...with the additions of Brady Quinn and Troy Smith. Are you kidding me? So now we have two heisman winning QB's and I beleive two runner ups for the Heisman in Quinn and Big Ben playing in this divsion....man can't the NFL spread the love to the NFC? How does all this talent keep landing in our division. If you took any one of the following teams: Bengals, Steelers, Ravens and moved them to any division in the NFC they would be in the Conference Championship every year. I know they say that parity in the NFL is great....but to me it seems like all the majority of the talent lands in the AFC North!
So I just wanted to wish everyone in our divsion good luck this year....I look forward to another hard fought season filled with exciting emotion filled games....Oh yeah by the way...all other teams are gonna need that luck because we all know the Bengals are gonna run this division this year!
LOL, hey what would this post be without a little smack talk.

[Rayne]

I think all fans of the Bengals, Steelers, Ravens, and Browns can agree that we play in the hardest division in football. Most people around the country as well as the NFL can agree on this too. I mean its just crazy, with the exception of the Browns anyone of the other teams can legitmately make a run to the Super Bowl year in and year out. Then to top it off after this years draft our division got even harder....if thats possible...with the additions of Brady Quinn and Troy Smith. Are you kidding me? So now we have two heisman winning QB's and I beleive two runner ups for the Heisman in Quinn and Big Ben playing in this divsion....man can't the NFL spread the love to the NFC? How does all this talent keep landing in our division. If you took any one of the following teams: Bengals, Steelers, Ravens and moved them to any division in the NFC they would be in the Conference Championship every year. I know they say that parity in the NFL is great....but to me it seems like all the majority of the talent lands in the AFC North!
So I just wanted to wish everyone in our divsion good luck this year....I look forward to another hard fought season filled with exciting emotion filled games....Oh yeah by the way...all other teams are gonna need that luck because we all know the Bengals are gonna run this division this year!
LOL, hey what would this post be without a little smack talk.

AFC West: San Diego, Denver, Kansas City. AFC South isn't bad either: Indy, Tennessee, and Jags. Most of the NFC stinks.

[GOBUNGALS]

The hardest division in the NFL is probably the AFC West. You're judging the whole division, so you have to include the sorry Browns. Last year both the Chargers and the Chiefs made the playoffs. Denver was eliminated the last day of the regular season. And Oakland was in the top 5 in overall defense (even though their offense was pure garbage). That looks pretty darn good to me.As far as talent, there is a lot of talent in the AFC North but I do not think it has seperated itself from the other divisions in the League. We do not know how Quinn will pan out and it may be a while before Troy Smith will get a legitimate look at the QB spot.The NFC South is pretty darn good too.

[Rayne]

The hardest division in the NFL is probably the AFC West. You're judging the whole division, so you have to include the sorry Browns. Last year both the Chargers and the Chiefs made the playoffs. Denver was eliminated the last day of the regular season. And Oakland was in the top 5 in overall defense (even though their offense was pure garbage). That looks pretty darn good to me. As far as talent, there is a lot of talent in the AFC North but I do not think it has seperated itself from the other divisions in the League. We do not know how Quinn will pan out and it may be a while before Troy Smith will get a legitimate look at the QB spot. The NFC South is pretty darn good too.
Also keep in mind that Cincy wasn't eliminated from the post season until the last game, and Pittsburgh wasn't out until we lost to Baltimore.
It's a tough call though..those are the two toughest divisions in the NFL.
The softest, IMHO, is the NFC North. All the Bears have to worry about is..........well, no one. They get to play the Packers, Lions and Vikings twice a year.
Must be nice.
Wish we all could play Miami, Buffalo and the Jets twice a year, too.

[SnapCount80]

AFC West: San Diego, Denver, Kansas City. AFC South isn't bad either: Indy, Tennessee, and Jags. Most of the NFC stinks.

San Diego is very tough, Denver is on the bubble, KC is on the decline. I agree that it's very close in overall difficulty to the AFCN.

Denver is usually a big player, but with the exits of Jake Plummer and Al Wilson, I'm not sure how well they'll cope. That's a lot of experience, leadership, and attitude to make up for.

[Pro Joey 1427]

AFC West: San Diego, Denver, Kansas City. AFC South isn't bad either: Indy, Tennessee, and Jags. Most of the NFC stinks.

San Diego is very tough, Denver is on the bubble, KC is on the decline. I agree that it's very close in overall difficulty to the AFCN.

Denver is usually a big player, but with the exits of Jake Plummer and Al Wilson, I'm not sure how well they'll cope. That's a lot of experience, leadership, and attitude to make up for.

I do agree we have 'the best three' of any division in football. When you add the Browns though, that lowers our credibility a little. All they'd have to do is be halfway decent to make us the best division in football.

[Klytus]

My hope is the AFC North gets collectively better every year. There is no reason to believe it won't be better this year. The Ravens found a quarterback, Cincinnati has a quarterback, the Steelers nightmare season is over and the football gods have smiled on the Browns this draft. Of all the teams, I think the Browns could be the surprise team of season. Everyone expects the other three to be good this year. The time to ask this question will be next November. By then, there should be a pretty clear situation before you.
GO STEELERS!

[bengalfan01]

The hardest division in the NFL is probably the AFC West. You're judging the whole division, so you have to include the sorry Browns. Last year both the Chargers and the Chiefs made the playoffs. Denver was eliminated the last day of the regular season. And Oakland was in the top 5 in overall defense (even though their offense was pure garbage). That looks pretty darn good to me. As far as talent, there is a lot of talent in the AFC North but I do not think it has seperated itself from the other divisions in the League. We do not know how Quinn will pan out and it may be a while before Troy Smith will get a legitimate look at the QB spot. The NFC South is pretty darn good too.
Looks like a pretty even match to me... AFCN gets the edge over the AFCW, though, because both Denver and KC have lost key players, while Oakland is still gonna blow hard. I'm pretty sure the Steelers will still compete with a new coach, and Cincy and B-more are tough, and I wouldn't be surprised to see the Browns win a few more this year. I think these are the toughest 2 divisions in the NFL, though.

[DaveBauer34]

AFC West: San Diego, Denver, Kansas City. AFC South isn't bad either: Indy, Tennessee, and Jags. Most of the NFC stinks.

San Diego is very tough, Denver is on the bubble, KC is on the decline. I agree that it's very close in overall difficulty to the AFCN.

Denver is usually a big player, but with the exits of Jake Plummer and Al Wilson, I'm not sure how well they'll cope. That's a lot of experience, leadership, and attitude to make up for.
But they added both Dre Bly and Travis Henry. Henry is tailor made for that offense...he's going to have a huge year barring injury, and with Bly and Bailey on the corners, Denver can afford to load the box and more than make up for the loss of Wilson. If Cutler improves, they'll rival SD for the division crown.