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Originally Posted by Spuds_Buckley
I think the reason most people are sleeping on Denver is they think Manning is nowhere near 75% of where he was 2 seasons ago. That, and he has to learn a whole new offense under Kubiak.
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I think the AFC as a whole is pretty weak again this year, especially with the Patriots' defense taking a step back. Really I see the league in tiers like this:
Tier 1 (Elite):
Seattle
Green Bay
Tier 2 (Contenders):
Denver
New England
Indy
Philly
Dallas
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Tier 3 (Playoff bubble):
Arizona
New Orleans
Atlanta
San Diego
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Buffalo
Detroit
Miami
Tier 4 (Average with some good pieces):
San Fran
St. Louis
NYG
NYJ
Houston
Carolina
Chicago
Minnesota
Tier 5 (Improving):
Oakland
Tampa
Tennessee
Jacksonville
Tier 6 (Complete dumpster fire):
Cleveland
Washington