2012 AFC South Preview

Hallelujah it's the end! Here's the last of NFL division predictions, with the 2012 AFC South. What about my playoff predictions? Playoffs! You wanna talk about playoffs?

1. Houston Texans (9-7)

Head Coach: Gary Kubiak (7th season w/ Texans; 7 years total exp.)

Quarterback: Matt Schaub (15 TD, 6 INT, 2479 YDS, 61 Cmp%)

Running Back: Arian "#1" Foster (1224 YDS, 10 TD; 53 Rec, 617 YDS, 2 TD)

Wide Receiver: Andre "Injury Prone?" Johnson (33 Rec, 492 YDS, 2 TD); Kevin Walter (39 Rec, 474 YDS, 3 TD);

Tight End: Owen Daniels (54 Rec, 677 YDS, 3 TD)

Defensive Player: Connor Barwin (OLB; 11.5 SCK, 47 TCK)

Rookie to Watch: DeVier Posey (WR, Ohio State) - If Andre Johnson can't stay healthy, Posey will have to step up.

The Texans are coming off their first post season appearance and victory in franchise history. Oddly enough, it took a third-string QB to get them there. Expect Arian Foster to put up numbers that make fantasy football opponents cringe. I'm terribly concerned over Andre Johnsin's injuries. If he can't recover, I don't know who Matt Schuab, who is recovering from an injury himself, has left to throw to. And now, a little tip if you are going to play in Texas...

2. Tennessee Titans (8-8)

Head Coach: Mike Munchak  (2nd season w/ Titans; 2 years total exp.)

Quarterback: Matt Hasselbeck (18 TD, 14 INT, 3571 YDS, 61.6 Cmp%); Jake Locker (4 TD, 0 INT, 542 YDS, 51.5 Cmp%)

Running Back: Chris "Cop Speed" Johnson (1047 YDS, 4 TD)

Wide Receiver: Kenny “Trouble” Britt (17 Rec, 289 YDS, 3 TD); Nate Washington (74 Rec, 1023 YDS, 7 TD); Kendall Wright (R)

Tight End: Jared Cook (49 Rec, 759 YDS, 3 TD)

Defensive Player: Jason McCourty (CB; 105 TCK, 1 SCK, 2 INT)

Rookie to Watch: Kendall Wright (WR, Baylor) - Hey, someone has to step up because Kenny Britt is an idiot. Why not the rook?

She's appalled by my Titan's prediction. 

Jake Locker was recently named the starter by the Titans, which signals the end of Matt Hasselbeck's career as a starter. Chris Johnson started last season colder than Shaq's movie career, but rebounded like, well, anything that bounces back and is not affiliated with the stock market. Kenny Britt is not smarter than a 5th grader, and I enjoy the rocky top ditty.

3. Jacksonville Jaguars (4-12)

Head Coach: Mike Mularkey (1st season w/ Jaguars; 3 years total exp.)

Quarterback: Non-existent, like the franchise Blaine Gabbert (12 TD, 11 INT, 2214 YDS, 50.8 Cmp%); Chad Henne (4 TD, 4 INT, 868 YDS, 57.1 Cmp%)

Running Back: Maurice “Pissed Off” Jones-Drew (1606 YDS, 8 TD); Rashad Jennings (0 YDS, 0 TD)

Wide Receiver: Laurent Robinson (54 Rec, 858 YDS, 11 TD); Justin “Drinks on Me!” Blackmon (R)

Tight End: Marcedes Lewis (39 Rec, 460 YDS, 0 TD)

Defensive Player: Jeremy Mincey (DE; 8 SCK, 1 INT)

Rookie to Watch: Justin Blackmon (WR, Oklahoma State) - If he can stay sober, then he can provide an outlet to whomever is quarterback.

Let's be honest: Did you know that Jacksonville has an NFL franchise? The Jaguars have an excellent, but holding out, running back in Maurice Jones-Drew. The receiving options are intriguing with Blackmon and ex-Cowboy Laurent Robinson. TE Marcedes Lewis had 10 TD in 2010 and followed up with 0 TD last season; we call that fantasy failure. Expect the Jaguars to rebuild, and Blaine Gabbert to have better Cmp% than Tim Tebow (see Accuracy section in link). And yes, that was a sucker punch to Gabbert.

4. Indianapolis Colts (4-12)

Head Coach: Chuck Pagano (1st season w/ Colts; rookie head coach)

Quarterback: Peyton Manning Andrew “The Prodigy” Luck (R)

Running Back: Donald Brown (645 YDS, 5 TD); Delone Carter (377 YDS, 2 TD)

Wide Receiver: Reggie “Why Did I Stay?” Wayne (75 Rec, 960 YDS, 4 TD); Austin Collie (54 Rec, 514 YDS, 1 TD)

Tight End: Coby Fleener (R)

Defensive Player: Dwight Freeney (DE/OLB; 8.5 SCK)

Rookie to Watch: Who do you think? - Seriously, when you get fans chanting “Suck for Luck,” you better live up to the hype for fans to forget that previous season of futility. 

Yup, I too believe he's the real deal.

Good news Colt fans: You have a future quarterback. Better news: You don't have to worry about his neck. Luck has shown in two preseason games so far that he is worth every lost last year. However, with most rookie quarterbacks, he'll have growing pains statistically. In a fantasy perspective, definitely consider Reggie Wayne if he's available later in the draft. Coby Fleener, Luck's teammate at Stafford, should make Colt fans forget about Dallas Clark quickly.

Don't fret fans, because I'll be back with my playoff predictions in two weeks! Oh yeah, this is only the beginning (leaving as I laugh evilly).