My 2011 NFL Predictions

Playoff seeding in parentheses.

AFC East
(3)New York 11-5
(6) New England 10-6
Miami 8-8
Buffalo 3-13

AFC North
(1)Baltimore 12-4
(5) Pittsburgh 11-5
Cleveland 5-11
Cincinnati 4-12

AFC South
(2)Houston 11-5
Indianapolis 8-8
Jacksonville 8-8
Tennessee 5-11

AFC West
(4) Kansas City 9-7
San Diego 9-7
Oakland 7-9
Denver 7-9

NFC East
(4) Philadelphia 10-6
New York 8-8
Dallas 6-10
Washington 6-10

NFC North
(2) Detroit 11-5
(6) Green Bay 10-6
Minnesota 6-10
Chicago 5-11

NFC South
(3) Atlanta 10-6
New Orleans 9-7
Tampa Bay 9-7
Carolina 6-10

NFC West
(1) Arizona 11-5
(5) San Francisco 10-6
St. Louis 9-7
Seattle 4-12

Playoffs: First Round

New York over New England, Kansas City over Pittsburgh, Green Bay over Atlanta, Philadelphia over San Francisco

Divisional playoffs:
Houston over Kansas City, Baltimore over New York, Arizona over Green Bay, Detroit over Philadelphia

Championship games:
Houston over Baltimore, Arizona over Detroit

Super Bowl:
Arizona over Houston

I Wonder What A Drew Rosenhaus Guarantee Means

Superagent Drew Rosenhaus guaranteed client Rob Gronkowski, a former Arizona tight end, would be chosen in the first round of the NFL Draft.

Gronkowski didn't get picked, which everyone except for Rosenhaus and Gronkowski knew would happen. After all, Gronkowski hurt his back before last season started and didn't play all year, then chose to enter the draft in an effort that stunk of desperation, as if he was trying to cash out without having to prove he could still play at his pre-injury level. Since Gronkowski entered the draft partially due to Rosenhaus's ill-advised guarantee -- who wouldn't want to believe it when a smooth-talking power player tells you you're a surefire multimillionaire? -- I'm wondering what Rosenhaus's guarantee entails.

I say the agent owes Gronkowski the difference between Gronkowski's eventual salary and whatever the Saints pay the No. 32 pick, cornerback Patrick Robinson.

Rosenhaus should also vow to no longer fill gullible, egotistical Arizona superstars' heads with lies and thus rob the players and the fans of the success they deserve.