The Uncut Sports Show 2013-14 Official NFL Season Preview-- Who Ya Got for Superbowl XLVIII
Kevin and
George from the
Uncut Sports Show give their official 2013-14
NFL Season preview by taking an in-depth look at all 8 divisions and ranking teams first to last. The first division the guys will preview is the
AFC East. A lot, and we mean, a lot has gone on during the offseason in the AFC East and unfortunately most of it hasn't had to do with matters on the field. We all know the well documented
Aaron Hernandez murder case, but how will that affect the balance of power in the division?
Tom Brady will have to replace his top 5 statstical receivers from last year, including top targets
Wes Welker and the aforementioned Aaron Hernandez.
The Miami Dolphins have a legitimate chance to win the AFC East for the first time since the Jay
Fielder days in
South Beach.
Second year QB
Ryan Tannehill and RB
Lamar Miller will look to pace a potentially potent
Miami offense.
The New York Jets and
Buffalo Bills will rely on the potential of rookie quarterbacks in
Geno Smith and
E.J. Manuel respectively.
Next, the guys preview the increasingly competitive AFC
North, which could claim by season's end up to 3 of the best teams in all of the AFC.
Andy Dalton,
AJ Green,
Geno Atkins and rookie sensations
Giovani Bernard and
Tyler Eifert will look to avoid any possibility of a
Hard Knocks life for the
Cincinnati Bengals this season. The defending
Super Bowl champions Baltimore Ravens have lost a lot of veteran leadership on both sides of the ball, including
Ray Lewis,
Ed Reed and
Anquan Boldin. They will have to rely on
Ray Rice to hey diddle diddle right up the middle a whole bunch this year if they want to have a chance at repeating as champs. The
Pittsburgh Steelers have a serious
hole at running back and the
Cleveland Browns will be improved.
On to the
NFC previews, beginning with arguably the best division in all of the NFL in the NFC
West.
The San Francisco 49ers and
Colin Kaepernick will look to repeat as division champs, but will have to fight off a loaded
Seattle Seahawks squad and their own phenom QB in
Russell Wilson.
Don't be surprised if the
St. Louis Rams reincarnate the
Greatest Show on Turf 2.0 with the additions of
Jared Cook and rookie speedster
Tavon Austin. The
Rams could surprise and look to challenge for a wild card spot in the NFC. The
Arizona Cardinals improved their options at QB with the acquisition of
Carson Palmer and
Tyron "The
Honey Badger"
Mathieu and
Patrick Peterson will form one of the league's most exciting defensive backfields.
The NFC North is probably the most unpredictable of all the divisions this year, as all four teams could contend
for the division crown. Aaron Rodgers and the
Green Bay Packers will look to score on teams early, and score they will as you can expect receivers
Randall Cobb,
James Jones, Jeremichael
Finley and
Jordy Nelson to all have productive seasons.
The Minnesota Vikings will be counting on a second coming of
Adrian "
Purple Jesus" Peterson if they want to contend for the title. Can Peterson defy all odds and surpass
Eric Dickerson for the most rushing yards in a single season this year?
Jay Cutler looks to rebound off a disappointing
2012 campaign
that resulted in Lovie Smith being canned. Can
Marc Tressman's unorthodox
CFL offense pay huge dividends to Cutler and the
Bears explosive offense? Can
Calvin "
Megatron"
Johnson repeat his statistical masterpiece of an
NFL season for the
Detroit Lions this year?
Finally, the NFC East which calls home to Kevin and George's two favorite teams, the
Washington Redskins and
Philadelphia Eagles.
Robert Griffin III looks prime to begin the season as the
Week 1 starter, but can his twice surgically repaired
ACL withold the beating of an entire NFL season? Can
Alfred Morris prove that his rookie season in the NFL wasn't a fluke? For George's
Eagles, everyone's been talking about the enormous potential for the most explosive offense in the NFL under former
Oregon coach
Chip Kelly's unorthodox offense. Can
Michael Vick stay healthy enough to play all 16 games? If so, he has the weapons around him to score a ton of points with speedster
DeSean Jackson and the shifty LeSean "
Shady" McCoy in the backfield?
The New York Giants remain a prime candidate for a bounce back season and in the
Giants recent history that means a trip back to the Superbowl.
Eli Manning has the weapons around him in
Hakeem Nicks,
Victor Cruz,
David Wilson and
Brandon Myers to put points up on the board.
Last but not least is
America's team, the
Dallas Cowboys and their recently re-signed franchise quarterback
Tony Romo. Can Romo overcome all of his ghosts and lead the
Cowboys deep into the postseason?
Dez Bryant looks to have another monster year and the team seems to be transitioning well to new DC
Monte Kiffin's vaunted
Tampa 2 defense.