1. At this point, everyone is a contender

As much as I go nuts during the offseason, it’s always fun to look at the draft and training camp and see how teams adjusted to their needs. I think if you ask almost any fan they feel they have a chance right now (sorry Detroit). At the very least I think everyone feels they are set up to perform better this year than last year.

2. Did the Saints do enough on defense to make them a legit contender this year?

I’m a fan so see my comments above on being biased but I think they did improve. If you look at the team last year they were plagued by injuries which basically put them back to the same “D” they had in 2007 (plus Vilma of course). Now, they’ve got a healthy bunch, and have added significant upgrades to their secondary which most would argue was the biggest weakness the last few years. Pair that with a new Defensive Coordinator who likes to pressure QB’s and it sounds like great potential.

3. No more Favre News

Sorry Packer fans (or should I say Jets fans or Minny fans?) but regardless of how you feel about whether he should retire or not, I’m just a little tired of how this news seems to trump everything else that’s out there. Maybe the media is really to blame here? What about charity work players offer during the offseason? Maybe let’s get to see more information about the recent draft picks and what we can expect? Heck, let’s spend the time learning about the different formations teams like to run to help educate fans about what they might see.anything but Favre.

4. I’m feeling kinda Sunday

There’s something fun about the tradition of having people over to watch the game, eating food, drinking beer and watching the same exact commercials for the next 16+ weeks. I think I’ve leaned more about heavy duty trucks during football season than any other time of the year.

5. Twitter and the NFL

I think this year is really going to be interesting for the fans and perhaps a headache for the PR departments of each team. As the season progresses, players now have the opportunity to speak directly to the masses to say anything they want. Did they feels the ref made a bad call? They can tweet it. Did they not get the ball enough? They can tweet it. It will be interesting to see what sort of censorship is placed on players through their use on Twitter. I personally can’t wait though.  Especially for training camp. I don’t live in the same city as my team but through the fans taking pictures and updating observations on Twitter (not to mention the players and the media) it should make it a lot easier to keep up on the latest news.