Cardinals: Offensive Coordinator Todd Haley is considered this year’s top prospect to fill a head coaching position in 2009 – an offseason that isn’t shaping up to be very promising for Arizona. Anquan Boldin probably will leave and Kurt Warner is a free agent and this all might point towards a “must win now” situation for Head Coach Ken Whisenhunt…Ravens: Haloti Ngata is having a Pro Bowl type of season, but to be an AFC starter he’ll have to win over the voters, players and coaches when they compare his season to the likes of the Titans’ Albert Haynesworth, the Jets’ Kris Jenkins, and the Browns’ Shaun Rogers. Only 2 are chosen, and given the Titans’ success and the accolades being bestowed upon Haynesworth, the behometh Titan is the likely starter. Rogers plays for a bad Cleveland team so he may not be seriously considered…
Cowboys: Running back Felix Jones is now lost for the year because of his injury, rookie Tashard Choice will start getting more carries to give Marion Barber a rest here and there…Lions: The winless Lions have the 10-1 Titans at home on Thanksgiving, after that the Vikings come in, then they are at the Colts, home against the Saints , before they are off to Green Bay to finish the year. They could be the NFL’s first 0-16 team, the 1982 Colts in a strike shortened year went 0-8-1 and of course the famous 1976 Buccaneers went 0-14. The Lions would join them as the only winless teams in the modern era of pro football; the good news is they still have to play the Vikings. In 2001 the 0-12 Lions earned their first win of that season against the Vikings at home 27-24….Packers: Former first round pick linebacker AJ Hawk seems like he has no idea of what he is doing now that he has moved from the weak side to the middle for the injured Nick Barnett, the Packers have no playoff chances without better play from Hawk…
Houston: Although they held the Browns to just 2 field goals this week, defensive coordinator Richard Smith could be replaced soon, defensive backs coach Ray Rhodes a former NFL head coach or linebacker coach Johnny Holland would be promoted…Jaguars: Free agent cornerback Drayton Florence is perhaps the biggest disappointment in what has been a completely dismal year for the Jaguars, he was signed for six years at over $35 million and he was to provide man cover skills but defensive line injuries have dictated zone coverage schemes and Florence has been slow to catch on…Dolphins: WR Greg Camarillo has been lost for the year with a knee injury, he was leading the team with 55 receptions and was considered one of the team leaders in the locker room…Raiders: The silver and black has scored just 50 points since Tom Cable took over as head coach, they had 31 against the Broncos this week and quarterback JaMarcus Russell had by far the best game of his short career…