Dallas Over 9 Wins: Dallas had awful luck last year. Romo got hurt and Wade “The Marshmallow” Phillips was in charge and completely lost control of his defense and the offense suffered from that. Jason Garret got to come in mid-season last year so the team has already gone through the coaching transition, that could payoff this year. The Cowboys also cleaned up a lot of dead weight in letting go Roy Williams and Marion Barber. Dallas looks more focused than ever. I’m not drinking the Mike Vick Kool-Aid. He could easily be out come week 4 or 5. You just don’t continue to run the way he does and not eventually get hurt. With Vince Young at back up, Philly could have a disastrous season. That being said, Dallas could walk away with their division. I don’t see them dropping one to the Red Skins, and at worst a split with the Giants.

Houston over 8.5/9 Win: Speaking of teams having bad luck recently, the Houston Texans can proudly wear that crown. Expectations were high for the Texans last year and they disappointed all with a 6-10 season. Before we get fooled by that record you have to understand the injuries they went through. Mario Williams has hurt, MLB DeMeco Ryans tore his ACL, Matt Schaub and Andre Johnson missed games, and LB Brian Cushing was suspended the first 5 games. Houston hired Wade Phillips as Defensive Coordinator and he’s back to his comfort zone. Even he admitted that he couldn’t believe the talent that he was getting to work with. Houston had another big Win in their draft this year, taking DE JJ Watt from Wisconsin. John Gruden said he thought Watt was the most impressive rookie he had seen from this year’s class. With Watt and Williams pressuring QBs all year this Houston defense could be forcing a lot of turnovers. It also doesn’t hurt that they signed a top free agent Corner from the Bengals Johnathan Joseph and Bears Safety Daniel Manning. Who knows what’s going on with Peyton Manning’s neck, he could miss more games than anyone is expecting. That being said, Housotn could easily skate to their first division title. Jacksonville just released QB David Gerrard and Tennessee has new coach Mike Munchak, don’t expect much from either of those two. I know it sounds crazy but it could be a Texas Super Bowl with Dallas facing Houston. Houston is a NICE dark horse long shot, coming in at 30-1. I like them to easily go Over the 8.5/9 Wins this year.

San Fran Under 7.5 Wins: I don’t know how San Fran would reach this mark even if they weren’t entering in the Andrew Luck Sweepstakes. They didn’t land Carson Palmer and Harbaugh announces that Alex Smith will be the starter again, Yikes. Don’t be surprised to see a lot of “Offensive Experimentation” out of the Niners this year. Harbaugh coached Luck for 3 years at Stanford and he knows that he’s going to change a Franchise for at least a decade. With the addition to Kolb at Arizona I don’t see San Fran taking a game against the Cardinals. Saint Louis is much improved and has already gone through the growing pains with their new QB Sam Bradford, I don’t see them beating the Rams either. Seattle is the Wild Card and you never know what to expect out of them. Not to mention, there’s no time table on Michael Crabtree’s foot injury and anyone who thinks Braylon Edwards is the answer is just delusional. Take San Fran to go Under the 7.5.

San Diego Over 10 Wins: Everyone just keeps talking about how San Diego always gets off to a slow start. That’s not going to be the case this year. They open at home against the Vikings and play the Chiefs, Broncos, and Dolphins for 4 of their first 5. I think they come hot out of the gates this year. They dropped both games to the Raiders and split to Kansas City last year. Don’t expect a repeat performance there. They could easily go undefeated in their own division. Play the Chargers to go Over the 10 Win Total.