AFC South

Indianapolis Colts:  Win the Super Bowl, and go for an undefeated season next year.

Jacksonville Jaguars:  Beat a good team that isn't playing with a back up.

Tennessee Titans:  Start Billy Volek, get a good running back.  What if Reggie Bush drops (like Aaron Rodgers)?

Houston Texans:  Get an offensive line that can stop my grandmother from sacking David Carr. 

AFC North: 

Pittsburgh Steelers:  Beat the Bengals.  Get rid of Tommy Maddox.  Get Charlie Batch game ready.

Cincinnati Bengals:  The rush defense definately needs help.  Find a way to hold Larry Johnson to say, 180 yards instead of 200 in next year's game.

Cleveland Browns:  Get a few wide outs for Charlie Frye, and try to make him the next Ben Roethlisberger.

Baltimore Ravens:  Step up the defense, and this included keeping Ray Lewis and Ed Reed off of injured reserve. 

AFC East: 

New England Patriots:  Beat Indianapolis and win yet another Super Bowl.  If not, get a name brand wide out, and keep players healthy.

New York Jets:  Develop Brooks Bollinger so he is ready when (not if) Chad Pennington gets hurt. 

Buffalo Bills:  Find an offense, develop J.P. Losman, and resign Kelly Holcombe.  He's the best guy they have for winning.

Miami Dolphins:  Find a QB that is able to win games (talking San Diego into trading Philip Rivers would really help here). 

AFC West: 

San Diego Chargers:  Further develop the secondary and offensive line.  Find a way use LT even more. 

Denver Broncos:  Find a good quality backup for Jake Plummer.  Win the Super Bowl.

Oakland Raiders:  Find a QB that can throw the deep ball well.  Offensive line.

Kansas City Chiefs:  More consistency on defense.

NFC West

Seattle Seahawks:  Win the Super Bowl.  Come to an agreement with Shaun Alexander.

San Francisco 49ers:  Find an offensive line.  Defense is important.  Play as well on the road as they do at home.

Arizona Cardinals:  Develop Josh McGown into a starter, and KEEP HIM THERE!!!  He can be a good QB given half a chance.

St. Louis Rams:  Commit to running the ball more.

NFC East

Philadelphia Eagles:  Find a great wide receiver (via free agency) that doesn't have a big mouth (think Santana Moss of the Redskins).

Dallas Cowboys:  Get a good young QB that will stay in Dallas for longer than a year.

Washington Redskins:  Trade Lavar Arrington for as much as he's worth.  Keep Mark Brunell, and further develop Jason Campbell and Patrick Ramsey.

New York Giants:  The defense needs help, and Eli Manning needs to connect more than 55% of the time.

NFC South:

Tampa Bay Buccaneers:  Trade Brian Griese, and start Chris Simms.  Need a legit number one wide receiver.

Carolina Panthers:  Make Jake Delhomme more consistent.  Figure out the running back situation. 

Atlanta Falcons:  Make Michael Vick a true double threat by making him a better pocket passer.  Atlanta also needs a number one wide out.

New Orleans Saints:  Draft Matt Leinart and get him reps at QB.  Draft (or trade for) a good running back (draft note:  Maybe Jerome Harrison of Washington will fall to the second round). 

NFC North

Green Bay Packers:  Get a good starting QB (assuming Farve will retire).  Get some offensive linemen.

Detroit Lions:  Need a good starting QB.  Get rid of Joey Harrington.  Find a running game.

Minnesota Vikings:  Stay out of trouble (no more sexboat or Whizzinator scandals).  Find a new deep threat replacement for Randy Moss.

Chichago Bears;  Develop Kyle Orton into at least a ready backup so that when (again, not if) Rex Grossman gets injured, he can do even better.  Which leads me to the next resolution for the Bears, which is nearly impossible:  Keep Rex Grossman off injured reserve.

  Assuming that the Houston Texas lose out for the rest of the season, including a loss at San Francisco to the 49ers (which is really about a 50-50 proposition), they will end up with the top draft pick in the 2006 draft. 

  There is also a certain young man from USC, a tailback named Reggie Bush, that is perhaps the best tailback in college football right now, and will probably be a surefire top draft pick next April. 

  Here is the question then:  Should Houston take Reggie Bush with the top draft pick?  My answer is NO.  One would wonder why that is.  Here is the answer:  Houston would not be able to use a tailback of his caliber without a good offensive line to block for him.  And Houston DOES NOT have a good offensive line.  So far this year, through the first 14 games, Houston has allowed David Carr to get sacked 61 times.  That is quite a few, and almost on pace to break the NFL record of 76 sacks in a season, a mark also set by Houston's inept offensive line.  David Carr's QB rating is actually 77.1, and it's a wonder that it's that high with the defense constantly around him. 

Domanick Davis is actually having a somewhat disappointing season, but he is still on pace to pass 1000 yards rushing.   And with the team that he is getting it on, he is doing very well.  He could do even better on a team with a great offensive line, like perhaps Indianapolis or Pittsburgh. 

But the point is, Houston doesn't really need another tailback.  They need to get the foundation for their entire offense together, which is an offensive line.  No team can do well without good blocking up front.  Houston's team is living proof of that.  Reggie Bush's talent would be wasted on their current team, since Reggie Bush is a speed back.  He isn't good at getting the really tough yards, but he is a threat to break one long.  Just like Amos Zeroue.  Has anybody heard of him?  Famous Amos used to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and then he was traded to the Oakland Raiders.  He was always a threat to bust one deep, but he was also a threat to get tackled five yards behind the line of scrimmage by a blitzing safety.  Reggie Bush, being a speedy, but not overly tough tailback, is kind of the same way.  He's a threat to bust a long run, but in the NFL, where those little guys in the secondary are still flat out tough, he's also a threat to get stuffed behind the line.  And with an offensive line like Houston, he's just as prone (if not more prone) to getting stopped for a loss than he is for bushing a long run.  So I really don't like the idea of Houston drafting Reggie Bush.

So what should Houston do with their top overall pick?  Trade it.  They shoulddangle it out there and try to work a deal with a team like Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, or Carolina.  In this deal, Houston would get an offensive lineman (perhaps Mike Wahle or Marvel Smith), the other team's first round pick, and one or two late round picks.  With this deal, Houston would pick up a veteran offensive lineman, a couple late round picks, and would dispose of the pressure to take an all star all talent player that they don't have the tools to utilize- yet .  With some good offensive lineman, Houston might be pleasantly surprised at how good David Carr and Dominack Davis really are.....