As you all know, the 2011-2012 NFL football season is just around the corner. There are many teams that will propose a challenge for the reigning champions the Green Bay Packers. The Packers are a great football team and will be a very hard team to beat, but they will not win the Lombardi trophy again. There are many teams that have improved in the off season and have bettered their team through free agency.
One team that will definitely make some noise in the NFL is the San Diego Chargers. Although missing the playoffs last year, they have the talent to make a very good playoff run in the league. Fueling their offense is their quarterback Phillip Rivers. Rivers is an elite quarterback in the league and has the statistics to prove it. Rivers has averaged 4324 passing yards for the last three seasons in the NFL. Mike Tolbert has also greatly helped the Chargers by rushing for 11 touchdowns last season. The Chargers have a great offense and defense which is why they will be a difficult team to beat next season.
Another team that will be very efficient next season is the Chicago Bears. They made it all the way to the NFC championship game last season but just came up short in that game. The story of the Chicago Bears last season was their terrible offensive line. Last season they gave up a league-leading 56 sacks last season. This season they have improved their offensive line by shifting players around and drafting right tackle Gabe Carimi in the first round. They also have a good quarterback in Jay Cutler who has averaged 3470 yards per season in his first two seasons as a Chicago Bear. The Bears also have a very deep and talented running back chart. The Bears have Matt Forte, Chester Taylor, Kahlil Bell, and Marion Barber whom they acquired from the Dallas Cowboys in the offseason. They have also strengthened their receiving core by acquiring Roy Williams and Dane Sanzenbacher. The Bears has always been exceptional defensive team and for these reasons they will make it far next season.
Many teams will be good but the team that will win the Lombardi trophy is the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles have a great quarterback, Michael Vick. Vick is a lethal quarterback because he can make plays with his arm and his feet. He is accurate and has great speed and running ability. To complement his abilities Vick has a great receiving core in DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin who caught a combined 2020 yards last season. The main story of the Eagles in the offseason is their greatly improved defense, specifically the defensive backs. The Eagles have had a great cornerback for three seasons, Asante Samuel, who has intercepted 7 passes last season. They have also acquired two great cornerbacks during the offseason. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie who has intercepted 3 passes last season with the Arizona Cardinals and Nnamdi Asomugha who has totaled 17 tackles last season with the Oakland Raiders.
There will be many good football teams next season and we should expect to see a very entertaining NFL season. Many teams that were not very good last season have emerged and that should make this season very interesting. Even though the Philadelphia Eagles look to be the best team so far, you never know what could happen in the NFL.
