season is right around the corner. The recent onslaught of football has been a fresh breath of air for fans everywhere. Before we know it, we'll be involved in our fantasy drafts, tailgating and putting in overtime on the couch.
Fans have been sent into hysteria with all the roster moves this week. Social media outlets are all things football of late. People are living, eating and breathing football right now. It's been a remarkable week.
While the season always brings eternal optimism to diehard fans, fans of these teams have to be shaking their heads in disappointment. Given, there are more moves to be made, but teams have started practice and preseason games start in two weeks.
Here are the five teams that have gotten worse overnight.
By no means are the Baltimore Ravens bad, but they're not as good as last year. In 2010, the Ravens went 12-4; this year fans can expect 10 wins.
The Ravens shook things up this week byreleasingveterans Derrick Mason, Todd Heap and Willis McGahee. McGahee has sincesignedwith the Denver Broncos. Losing these veterans has to have an impact in the locker room.
The Ravens also have a new defensive coordinator, Chuck Pagano. The Ravens are stellar on defense, but there will be an adjustment period. Terrell Suggs is injured at the moment, and the Ravens play the Steelers in week one.
These combined factors will lead the Ravens to good season but not a great one.
After a quarterback carousel last year, the Arizona Cardinals landed what they hope to be their franchise quarterback. The only problem is that the Cardinals put all of their eggs in the Kevin Kolb basket.
The Arizona Cardinals gave Kevin Kolba five-year, $63 million dollar deal, of which, $22 million is guaranteed. Right now, Cardinals fans have to have their fingers crossed.
The Cardinals traded cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie for Kevin Kolb. Rodgers-Cromartie was a Pro Bowl selection in 2010. The Arizona Cardinals let-up 434 points last season, trading your Pro Bowl caliber cornerback may not have been the best move.
The Arizona Cardinals also lost wide receiver Steve Breaston to the Kansas City Chiefs, who is a good possession receiver. Without Steve Breaston, opponents can put even more focus onLarry Fitzgerald.
The heat is on in the Arizona desert to win now, but Kevin Kolb and the Arizona Cardinals will struggle in 2011.
The Cincinnati Bengals went 4-12 in 2010, but 2011 will be much worse.
It is evident that the Bengals have reverted back to the "Bungals."
The Bengals are simply a mess. Chad Ochocinco,Terrell Owensand Jonathan Joseph are out. Cedric Benson got arrested (again) in the offseason and Carson Palmer wants nothing to do with the organization.
2011 will be a season to forget for the Cincinnati Bengals.
The Seattle Seahawks made the playoffs in 2010, despite their 7-9 record.
This year will the Seahawks won't make the playoffs, mainly because of the quarterback position. Franchise quarterback Matt Hasselback now resides in Tennessee. Hasselback spent the last 10 years in Seattle and threw for 29,434 yards in his tenure as the Seahawks quarterback.
The Seattle Seahawks signed Robert Gallery and Sidney Rice this week, but these men are overrated. Rice is coming off an injury filled 2010 season, and Robert Gallery has never lived up to expectations.
The Seahawks also signed Tarvaris Jackson. He will compete with Charlie Whitehurst for the starting quarterback job. Combined, these men have thrown for 4,491 yards in the NFL, nearly 25,000 less than Matt Hasselback.
The Seattle Seahawks will win no more than four games this year.
The Chicago Bears won the NFC North in 2010 with an 11-5 record. This won't happen in 2011.
The NFC North also holds the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers, the upstart Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings who acquiredDonovan McNabbthis week.
The Bears recentlyreleasedtight-end Brandon Manumaleuna and traded tight-end Greg Olson to the Carolina Panthers. Apparently offensive coordinator Mike Martz doesn't like to utilize the tight-end position. What does this tell Bears opponents?
The Bears alsolostwide receiver Rashied Davis, a special teams specialist to the Detroit Lions this week. This may not seem like a big deal, but NFL games are won and lost on special teams. Davis is a two-time Pro Bowl selection on special teams.
The Chicago Bears also signed wide receiver Roy Williams. You show me a Bears fan that is excited about Roy Williams joining the team, and I'll show you a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
The Chicago Bears finish no better than 8-8 in 2011.
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