AFC North Football Preview 2005

AFC North Football Preview 2005 In the AFC North are waiting to see the Pittsburgh Steelers who posted a mark of 16-2 and 11-7 ATS generally last season to win a battle over the division in 2004 near Baltimore Ravens who finished his campaign with a 9th - the 7th and ATS and in the course of a much improved Cincinnati Bengal team that finished with a 8-8 record straight for the second consecutive year in 2004, once again look Brownies to raise the back of what should be the most difficult division in the NFL has a hard line 2005.Pittsburgh to hoe this season, the Steelers only five games in 2005 against the list of playoff teams in 2004, but four of these cases place on the road and that includes Monday Night road games at Indianapolis and San Diego, overall the Steelers will play 10 of their 16 games against teams that posted records of 500 or better last year, thus the reason to abandon the project during the regular season for most of the teams wins . Like Pittsburgh lost some 'talent to free agency, especially the Steelers lost a total of five lines along their sides, offensive and defensive might cause problems in depth if the injury bug hits ole and these losses are in addition to star WR Plaxico Burress with exit to the big apple to play with Eli Manning.Baltimore has a very favorable schedule with regard to play seven games against playoff teams a year ago, however, five of the seven cases will be held in Baltimore and two of these games are against top teams (Colts and Vikes). The Ravens drafted WR Mark Clayton of Oklahoma and, in general, had the best project for a team in the AFC North, the addition of free agent WR Derrick Mason from the Titans with the drafting of WR Clayton should lead an attack that has stalled Raven was fully exposed from 2004 last season.The Bengals finished 8-8 with a right of registration for the second year under HC Marvin Lewis, Bengal happy to be faithful to their season ends in the last two years, considering that these same Bengals has sent a total of 8 wins in 2001 and 2002 their campaigns.With QB Carson Palmer after his second full season under center and the arms and WR Chad Johnson RB Rudi Johnson happy with the new contracts, Cincinnati has all the pieces on offense to make the playoffs in 2005, the Bengal? s major malfunction during the 2004 campaign has been its defense, but the deadline for the drafting of Georgia David Pollack to play LB for the Bengals LB Odell Thurman and Georgia should fix problem.A new era that begins in Cleveland Brownie arrival of new land Romeo Crennell HC Butch Davis to replace expelled Brownies are truly an expansion team, once again, as did a new office, new coaching staff and have replaced most of its offensive and defensive start, the saving grace is that the experience is new QB Trent Omari reconstruction should be able to provide much needed leadership.The Brownies added a lot of talent through the free market and, indeed, the staff had a good project that has been highlighted with WR Braylon Edwards as his best option, but in the grand scheme of things was too much tuover in this organization to expect much in 2005, we expect that the game will always dog Brownies more than one family a FG after four weeks of the regular season, from this moment the team should start a 'gel and the public won? is not ready for closure opportunity.In, the AFC North is a horse race between the three of Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Baltimore and the first place, the difference will probably be the manufacturer to catch the injury bug and ole prevention, with Pittsburgh is said that the nod to win the division because of their depth at QB and RB positions.With terms of betting opportunities, Pittsburgh does not play 12 games of the division in 2004 and went 6-6 ATS in its business, a closer look reveals that the Steelers were a betting underdog in five of the six divisional games for the application, while the Steelers are favored in five of the six divisional games that are not covered. In other words, like a dog play the Steelers were practically no division safe bet for the dissemination, however, as a favorite game of the division has had a difficult time obtaining Steelers and, therefore, was almost a challenge, certainly not to fill the number of displaced persons, to check in time reveals that the Steelers were not able to cover 6 of the last 7 times they have taken on the road as a favorite of the six points or less against a divisional opponent? things that make you go hmmmmm! 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