Pre-Training Camp Power Rankings

1) Pittsburgh Steelers - The reigning champs have a nearly impoosible road ahead to a repeat, but they face a much easier schedule on paper then they faced last season.

2) New England Patriots - The team missed the playoff without Tom Brady, but he is back and appears to be healthy.

3) Baltimore Ravens - With Joe Flacco entering his second season teamed with that smothering defense is very reminiscent of Ben Roethlisberger's second season in Pittsburgh, which by the way ended in a Super Bowl championship.

4) New York Giants - The defense was good in 2008 but should be scary good with off-season additions, hopefully they will be able to find a replacement for Plaxico Buress.

5) San Diego Chargers - With a watered-down AFC West, the Chargers should breeze their way to division title ala 2008 Cardinals.

6) Indianapolis Colts - The loss of Tony Dungy will hurt, but with Peyton Manning and the offensive weapons they are always a contender.

7) Philadelphia Eagles - The team was one win away from the Super Bowl last season and made some nice offseason additions.

8) Tennessee Titans - Replacing the production of Albert Haynesworth is the key to the Titans success, a superior running game will keep the defense rested.

9) Chicago Bears - The addition of Jay Cutler will account for additional wins next season.

10) Carolina Panthers - With that running game they should be higher on this list, but with Jake Delhomme under center and uncertainty with Julius Peppers makes us worried.

11) Arizona Cardinals - Kurt Warner is back, Anquan Boldin is still there and Matt Leinart is maturing and will push Warner for playing time. But will they be able to shake off that devastating Super Bowl loss?

12) Minnesota Vikings - The Williams wall appears to be clear of legal troubles and Adrian Peterson is a beast.

13) Atlanta Falcons - The "Dirty Bird" shocked everyone last season, don't expect Matt Ryan and the Falcons to sneak up on anyone this season.

14) Miami Dolphins - Parcells and Sparano did a marvelous job in their first season with the team and Pat White will make the Wildcat even more dangerous.

15) Dallas Cowboys - I am not ready to by into the no T.O = no Drama non-sense, this team has struggled to win a playoff game long before Owens arrived.

16) New Orleans Saints - We all know how good the offense is and the defense looks better on paper, stop us if you've heard this before.

17) Green Bay Packers - Aaron Rodgers and the offense will be improved but how will the defense adjust to the scheme change?

18) Seattle Seahawks - Matt Hasselback is back and will attempt to steal back the division from the Cardinals.

19) Houston Texans - The Texans really need to break their 8-8 streak with a winning season, they may have the pieces to pull it off.

20) Washington Redskins - The spent a boatload on Albert Haynesworth whose presence will be felt of the defense, but may have ruined their quarterbacks confidence by chasing every available QB out there.

21) New York Jets - Rex Ryan will whip the defense into shape with the pieces he brought with him from Baltimore, let's hope he can help Mark Sanchez channel his inner Flacco or geographically appropriate inner Joe Namath.

22) Cincinnati Bengals - Could be higher on this list by the end of the season, assuming the Palmer/Ochocinco sleepover goes well in July.

23) Tampa Bay Buccaneers - With what is expected to be an explosive offense and a shaky defense the Bucs may have entered "Bizzarro World".

24) Buffalo Bills - Terrell Owens needs to find his groove and a place to live soon or he will be an even bigger distraction in Western New York.

25) San Francisco 49ers - Mike Singletary will make them tougher, but without a QB they are at least another year away.

26) Jacksonville Jaguars - Will Maurice Jones-Drew be able to shoulder the load on offense without Fred Taylor and very inconsistent QB play? No longer the Super Bowl favorites they were just one year ago at this time.

27) Cleveland Browns - Unsettled at quarterback position aside, head coach Eric Mangini is banking on the same first-year success he had in New York. Don't get your hopes up.

28) St. Louis Rams - This team has a several positive pieces to work with but are a few years away from completing the puzzle.

29) Denver Broncos - It may be time for Owner Pat Bowlen to step in and stop the bleeding, Josh McDaniels is tearing this team apart from within.

30) Kansas City Chiefs - A one-hit wonder QB was brought in via trade, and a new regime is changing to a defensive scheme which does not the rosters strength troubles a brewing in Kansas City.

31) Oakland Raiders - Al Davis needs to step back and bring in a personnel evaluator before this team can improve.

32) Detroit Lions - The Lions will remain at the bottom until they register a notch in the win column.