Gillikin’s Island: AFC Up-Trending Teams for 2013

This is the second in a four-part series highlighting the NFL’s up-trending and down-trending teams heading into the 2013 season

Part 1: AFC down-trending teams

Continuing our look into 2013 NFL trends, I address a group for whom I am just not feeling much love.

Maybe it’s the rich-getting-richer teams like the 49ers, Seahawks and Packers over in the NFC, maybe it’s the two talent-gutted marquis AFC teams (Patriots and Ravens), or maybe I’m just looking down my nose at everyone else as the Broncos get better, but I’m just not seeing much to like in the AFC.

The NFC West plays the AFC South this year, for example, and I really believe that 13-3 is on the table.  That’s a bit of a stretch, but not out of the question.  Yowzers.

So, with that in mind, here we go:

NFL’s Hottest QBs

By Eric (Caveman) Kosovich, 2013 NFL Training Camp QB Rankings

1. Peyton Manning – Denver Broncos.  Am I being a homer? I don’t think so. He was the best QB in the NFL last year, and has gotten more weapons. And he is healthier. Don’t mess with PFM.

AFC Plus KFC Still Not as Good as the NFC

The AFC has one team with serious Superbowl potential while the NFC has maybe six…does not bode well for the AFC in 2013. Unless of course you’re that one good team and that just happens to be my very own Denver Broncos. I’m sure plenty of people reading this are thinking of the Patriots or the Ravens or maybe even the Steelers. Well…you’re wrong. All three of those teams are steadily on a decline and have very few reasons to make us believe otherwise.