Here are 10 things that I predict will happen in the NFL this year:

1. A quarterback not named Manning will win the Super Bowl. Hey, this is only my first one-I need a gimme to get me going.

2. Ladainian Tomlinson will not lead the NFL in rushing. In fact, I predict a down season for LT and the Chargers. However, they have no competition from their division so they will still make the playoffs-maybe at 8-8 or 9-7.

3. Detroit will make the playoffs. Yes-I'm going out on a limb on this one, but if there was ever a year to win their division, it's this one. With the Bears still deciding on a QB, Green Bay still adjusting to LAF (Life after Favre), and the Vikings still without a QB, the Lions are ready to win the NFC Central. Remember where you heard it!

4. Dallas will win a playoff game for the first time since 1996. The NFL schedule makers made a horrible mistake by making the last regular season game in Texas Stadium a Saturday night game vs. the Ravens on NFL Network. So, Dallas will have to get home field advantage and say goodbye to their old digs in style.

5. Lane Kiffin will be out as coach of the Raiders. I don't know any Raider fans personally, but they must be beside themselves having your hopes ride on Jamarcus "I never met a buffet I didn't like" Russell. Trust me-I've seen this story before (i.e. Byron Leftwich in Jacksonville).

6. Vince Young will be replaced as starting QB in Tennessee. I think Titan fans are getting a little impatient with Vince. Look for a change around Halloween.

7. Buffalo will be back in the playoffs for the first time since 1999. This Bills team is very underrated and I think they will challenge the Patriots for the AFC East title.

8. There will be a tie this year. There hasn't been a tie in the NFL in many many years-I'm saying it's going to happen this year, and when it does people will be screaming for rules changes.

9. Tony Romo and Jessica Simpson tie the knot. I predict that they will marry on the Cowboys' bye week. Tony's best man will be T.O. (who will be crying as the ceremony is taking place), and Cowboys fans will forgive the blonde beauty as the Cowboys go deep in the playoffs.

10. Your 2008 NFL MVP is going to be .........

BEN ROETHLISBERGER!!!

I know-I'm probably crazy on this one, but hear me out. This guy does one thing consistently-win. He said during the offseason that he wanted a tall play-making wide receiver. In the draft, Limas Sweed fell into their lap-he's a playmaker. The schedule is tough for the Steelers this year, but I think Ben is going to carry this team to the playoffs. The fashionable pick to win the AFC North this year is the Cleveland Browns-but I'm not buying it. As Deion Sanders says, "if you look good, you feel good, and if you feel good, you play good". Cleveland-you just don't look good!