It's been very good in Packers country, for a very long time. Yes, we Packers fans have had our share of lousy seasons, but overall, the team has been a contender for a long time. Part of that comes from how Ted Thompson has managed to draft. Another part of that has been the luck of having two "Hall of Fame" quarterbacks playing in Green Bay. How will some of today's top ranked teams do in the next season or two? Here we turned to our sports guru Tim Bryce for his take on what's coming up for some of the hottest teams, and not so hot teams.
17. Seattle Seahawks- The Seahawks have been the NFL's best
team the last several years. However, time is almost up, as all of these young
players are going to start asking for their contracts all at the same time.
18. San Diego Chargers- The Chargers will still be a decent
team in several years, but they are without a doubt, on their way down.
19. Philadelphia Eagles- Chip Kelly's madness will either
work, or blow up in his face. We are going to hedge an bet (no money involved,
just a figure of speech) on the latter.
20. Detroit Lions- The Lions have a couple of great players
in Matthew Stafford and Calvin Johnson. That would be enough, if this was 1999,
but it's not. It is 2015, and in this modern NFL, you need a 53 man roster
stocked full of cheap young players, which the Lions don't have.
21. Dallas Cowboys- See the Lions comments above.
22. Kansas City Chiefs- The Chiefs are okay right now, but
this is the most overrated team in the NFL at this moment. This isn't going to
last, as any team built around Alex Smith can't last.
23. New England Patriots- The Patriots have been great for a
very long time. However, with how they are set up, once Brady leaves, so will
Belicheck, and this organization may not be built to withstand the move from
one regime to another.
24. Chicago Bears- The Bears have tried for years to make it
work with Cutler, but are on the verge of giving up.
25. San Francisco 49ers- The 49ers have been one of the
league's best for the last few years. However, as fast as they rose, they will
fall even quicker.
26. Buffalo Bills- The Bills are one of those organizations
that has struggled to find their way. The hiring of Rex Ryan shows us why. We
don't see that changing anytime soon.
27. New York Jets- See the above comments about the Bills.
28. Denver Broncos- Peyton Manning found a team willing to
sacrifice their future for him. Well, it is about time to pay the bill, and it’s
not going to be cheap.
29. New Orleans Saints- At the moment, the Saints are the
NFL's “old team”. This is a franchise that is trending downward, and will be
beginning a rebuild in a couple of years when these rankings take shape.
30. Cleveland Browns- Since returning to the league, the Browns have never been able to find a solution. They have tried different
combinations, but nothing has worked. We don't see that changing anytime
soon.
31. Washington Redskins- The Redskins are another team like
the Browns, who have been stuck for a while trying different things. Also like
the Browns, we don't see that changing anytime soon either.
32. Arizona Cardinals- The Cardinals have never had much of
success, so you can't blame them for going all in on the moment at hand.
However, they will be back at the bottom in short order.
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