2010 NFL Cream of the Crop: Ranking the Top Contenders in the AFC

May 15, 2010   ·   Matt Miselis   ·   Jump to comments

Today, I will begin my series "Cream of the Crop". This will consist of rankings from conference, team offense, defense, and more. The NFL season is just around the corner!
With the 2010 NFL Draft completed, and minicamps beginning, there aren't many players out there that can make a drastic affect around the league.
Thus, we have an idea of early contenders within both NFL conferences. Yes, injuries can be a factor, but as we head to the summer the top teams seem ready to take charge in 2010.
We start with the AFC, the superior conference in football. The parity was shown in the playoffs, where the Jets came up one quarter short of a making a Super Bowl run as a sixth seed.
Free agency and the draft did a ton to many of the contenders within this conference. Here are my rankings for the early contenders in the AFC this season.
 
1. Indianapolis Colts
As long as Peyton Manning runs the show, the Colts will be the favorite in the AFC. Despite no k...

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