Every year in the NFL there are a couple of teams that shock some people. I'm going to attempt to pick who those teams will be this season and why. But first let me loosely define what a sleeper team is. A team that no one (except the players, coaches, and five biggest fans of that team) thinks can go to the Super Bowl.

In the AFC I will pick the Houston Texans. The biggest problem for them is the division they play in. They automatically have six games against playoff teams because they're in the same division as the Colts, Jags, and Titans. Last year they struggled in those games going 1-5. But out of the division they were 7-3, making them an average 8-8 on the season.

Another main problem was keeping guys like Andre Johnson and Matt Schaub healthy. Schaub and Johnson only played together four times, but when they did the Texans were   3-1.Both should start the season 100% for the Texans.

Protecting the QB has always been an issue in Houston but they have made efforts this offseason to improve their line. They traded for Chris Meyer, a guard who started all 16 games in Denver last season and an upgrade from what Houston had at guard last season. They also spent their first pick in the draft on Duane Brown a tackle from Virginia Tech. He can play both right and left tackle and should see significant playing time early on.

MY PREDICTION- 10-6, 3rd in AFC South, 6th seed in AFC, lose in the first round of the playoffs

In the NFC I have a feeling that the Rams can shock a few people. Like the Texans they struggled staying healthy and protecting the quarterback last season. But unlike the Texans they should benefit from a relatively easy schedule (outside from a few games).

The offensive line was terrible for the Rams last season. Mainly because Orlando Pace played in only one game. He should be healthy and ready to go by Week 1.

Injuries really hurt the team, especially quarteback Marc Bulger. He played in 12 games and in those games was not himself mainly due to cracked ribs. Steven Jackson missed 4 games and wasn't quite as productive in the games he did play due to a poor offensive line. With those guys healthy and don't forget about Tory Holt, the offense should be more then fine.

On defensive they should be in the middle of the pack(more towards the bottom), but if their offense returns to form then they could win a few games by outscoring their opponets. And then have done a couple of things to improve on defense. Like draft Chris Long with the first selection in the draft. His impact won't be known until the season starts but if he puts up around 8-10 sacks that definatley won't hurt the defense.

MY PREDICTION- 9-7, 2nd in NFC West, 6th seed in NFC, lose in  the second round of the playoffs

Ok i used to live in Philly and am an Eagles fan. I now live in Texas( Houston, so its not that bad, but still Texas) and there are so many Cowboy fans. And all they do is run their mouths about how they're gonna win the Super Bowl. I have heard so much #### the past year(especially this week, which is why I'm posting this) about the Dallas #### Cowboys. And I have a message for every single Cowboy fan in Texas.... actually the whole #### world....

THE COWBOYS SUCK

Every time I argue with a Cowboy fan... its the same #### thing. They say, "We have five Super Bowls, how many do the Eagles have?" And its like ok I get it.... in the early 90's the Cowboys were good. How bout the recent history. They haven't won a playoff game in 12 #### years. The Eagles have 5 since 2002... thats not a whole lot... but its more than #### zero. At least some years my team does something where I can get excited. The Cowboys have not won a playoff game in 12 years. How many years do the Cowboy fans get excited?

Then they go to the we just won the division #### And I'm like are you serious, the Eagles have won five out of seven division titles. Then these #### Cowboy fans tell me that those don't mean anything because the Eagles never did anything in the playoffs any of those years. Are you #### stupid. The Cowboys lost their first #### playoff game the one and only time they won the division in the last seven years and yet the Eagles never backed up a division title. How about that time we won the NFC in 2004. Win ONE SINGLE playoff game then i'll say you backed up your regular season.

Then they brag about their 13 probowlers. It's like wow you had 13 probowlers and you lost to the Giants in your first playoff game, who had like what.... 2 probowlers. They didn't even beat the Eagles the last time they played(who had 3)... on your turf... And don't give me that we rested our players #### because they all played the whole game. And I look at this game to see more what the Eagles will look like next year because it was one of 3 games McNabb played at 100%.The Eagles won all three of those games.

Then they say well we have the better team right now. All I can say to that is... thats your personal uninformed, stupid, fat, #### opinion. Then I tell them to name one position on the field where the Cowboys are legitly better than the Eagles... other than WR(and I count TE in that as well, and I challenge any Cowboy fan to this). First they all say quarterback. As like Tony Romo is better than McNabb. I know that Donovan has been hurt every year since the Eagles won the NFC, but there was no doubt that when he was healthy he was a top 3 QB in the league. And Romo turned the ball over 20 times last year.... 20. That is a ton of turnovers for someone who is suppposed to be better than a five time probowl QB. Then they say running back because they have Marion Barber.... I laugh at them because the don't realize we have Brian Westbrook(more than 2000 yards from scrimmage last year) and added Lorenzo Booker... who is explosive despite only one year in the league.

Then I realize something. It is impossible to find a die-hard Cowboys fan. That might be because there are maybe two in existance. Every other Cowboys fan is only around when the team just had a 13 win season. I realized the seven years I have lived in Texas, I only had to take #### from Cowboy fans for one of them. Maybe thats because I didn't even know there were Cowboy fans in Houston until "their" team had a 13 win year.  Eagles fans never go away.

So any cowboy fan who wants to talk ####....go ahead. Or maybe you should wait until your team does something.... like win multiple divisions in a row, or win the NFC and go to the Super Bowl..... or maybe just win one single playoff game.... and realize you are talking to a fan of one of the most dominant teams in the NFC this decade... notice THIS decade... not two decades ago or four decades ago... but this one. And if you talk #### to me don't go hiding after we kick your #### in week 2 on Monday Night on your turf... To go 13-4 against your pathetic, overrated team since 2000.

A quick joke....What's the difference between Texas Stadium and a porcupine?...... on a porcupine the pricks are on the outside.