AFC South projections: Deep in the hearts of the Texans...

Texans: 13-3 (5-1) There's nothing not to love about this team's offense, except perhaps Matt Schaub's durability. Andre Johnson, Owen Daniels and Steve Slaton are all superstar caliber players at their positions, and this is the year everyone who hasn't noticed yet does. Rookie first round pick Brian Cushing should give the secondary, this team's biggest concern, a huge boost by providing a legitimate pass rush opposite Mario Williams.

Colts: 11-5 (4-2) They'll score some points, probably a whole fuckin bunch of them actually, but this team is still too shaky up front to be any kind of a legitimate running threat, and still too small defensively to play the game at Peyton's pace. They'll wear down as games go on, and as the season goes on, unless the offense makes their drives, productive or not, last a little longer. Add to that the fact that the defense's best asset, the mind of Tony Dungy, is now devoted to keeping Mike Vick out of trouble, and I think we finally see the Colts have a sub-12 win season. Maybe.

Titans: 8-8 (2-4) I'm a Penn State fan. Massive one. Have been since I was 10 years old and fell in love with Kerry Collins' rightful National Championship team. So it really pains me to say this, but I don't see him surviving 12 games as the starter this year. I expect their defense to take a huge step back without Albert Haynesworth completely dismantling every blocking/protection scheme from the inside out, and it just isn't pretty for Kerry when they need him to throw the ball. It won't be any prettier for Vince Young, because they're just not built to do anything with the ball other than run it up the gut with Lendale or on the edges with Chris Johnson, but I expect Vince to get the nod when it becomes obvious that the team needs the threat of his hall of fame legs to keep defenses off balance.

Jaguars: 4-12 (1-5) Maurice Jones-Drew is really good. Unfortunately for the Jags, he might be better than the rest of their roster combined. Seriously. There's nothing to like about this team, from the crappy quarterback to the nonexistent receivers to the awful defense. I'm not entirely sure how Jack Del Rio survived last year, but he won't survive this one without this team proving that talent doesn't matter, because they just don't have much of it.