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17.  Atlanta Falcons:  Atlanta could be higher if Vick wasn't having his dog fighting issues.  He has a consistent reciever in Joe Horn now, and the RB tandem of Dunn and Norwood is remarkable.

18.  Pittsburgh Steelers:  I think Mike Tomlin will be an excellent coach in this league.  Roethlisberger is healthy, the defense should be pretty good, and Willie Parker is turning into a good back.

19.  New York Giants:  I think the G-Men will be able to make up Barber's productivity on the ground with Jacobs and Droughns.  I think Eli will improve, but the defense is still to weak to get New York back to the playoffs.

20.  Arizona Cardinals:  The Cardinals are an extremely dangerous team with all their weapons on offense.  However, I don't see them being real challengers in the NFC unless the D improves greatly.

21.  Kansas City Chiefs:  KC squeezed into the playoffs this year.  If Brodie Croyle is the QB, it will be a huge mistake by Herm Edwards.  As an Auburn fan, I saw this kid play for fours years at the U of A, and he is not NFL material.

22.  Tennessee Titans:  Vince Young carried the Titans to an .500 mark a year ago, but he has absolutely no weapons around him on offense.  The defense is weaker with Pac-Man's absence, but still decent.

23.  Minnesota Vikings:  The QB situation is up in the air, but the running game should be great with Taylor and Peterson with that mammoth O-Line in front of him.  The D will be in transition for a year after Tomlin left.

24.  Washington Redskins:  Washington has a good up-and-comer in Jason Campbell, but the defense and offensive line needs to get younger.  I like the Laron Landry pick, he could be up there with Willis in DROY voting.

25.  Tampa Bay Buccaneers:  Tampa still has a good defense, but the offense is full of questions:  Who's the QB?  Who's the WRs?  The only sure thing is Cadillac, and he had a down year after being ROY in 2005.

26.  Buffalo Bills:  J.P. Losman made great strades last year, but losing McGahee is going to hurt.  The defense is decent, but they've had a bad off-season, and 07 will be a set back for Dick Jauron's bunch.

27.  Miami Dolphins:  The Dolphins defense should be very good.  However, they are thin at WR and they have no clue who the QB is going to be.  Ronnie Brown could be Pro Bowl worthy...but, wait the O-Line ain't great.

28.  Houston Texans:  Matt Schaub should be a consistent QB and Andre Johnson should get back to Honolulu.  Ahman Green is an improvement at RB and the defense is continuing to improve with the addition of Okoye.

29.  Detroit Lions:  Calvin Johnson should thrive with Mike Martz as his OC if Jon Kitna is the QB.  Kevin Jones is a good back, but the defense is still a work in progress.

30.  Green Bay Packers:  I feel sorry for Brett Favre.  Vernand Morency is going to be his runningback and Donald Driver is his only consistent reciever.  The defense is getting better, but Green Bay completely screwed up their off-season.

31.  Cleveland Browns:  The Browns are improving, and should be a top 15 team in another two to three years.  But they don't stand a chance this year...I don't even know who their starting running back is.

32.  Oakland Raiders:  Like Cleveland, Oaklands is getting better, and I really like their past draft.  But, I don't think there's really a chance for Lane Kiffen and company to have success this year.