[TidesHoss32]

yeah, that was just my worthless opinion, lol...No doubt about it, Cincy will be tough, but man, playing in the AFC alone keeps me (along with my hatred, lol) from picking them to win 12 games. I think 12 is very doable, and it would get them a first round bye in the playoffs. I think New England will win 13 games, and San Diego will win 12, then after that you'll see Cincy and Pittsburgh winning 12 and 11, 10, somewhere around there..I think Cincy will knock off Seattle, but San Fransissysco will be improved. I like Coach Nolan, and he's building that team the right way, through the draft, and they'll be a playoff team IMO..but its gonna be fun, no doubt..

I would agree with you that New England is loaded and has to be the early favorite to win the Super Bowl, even though I don't like them either. I was pretty happy to see Indy finally bounce them last year.

I disagree about 12 wins being the peak for the Bengals, though. That is what I am picking them to do this year (12-4) but if they sweep SF and Seattle on the road, they will get to 13 wins. Heck, with the right breaks, they could even get to 14 wins, but that's not likely and you'll not see me making any big predictions like that.