The NFL Season is approaching. We should see an interesting story develop throughout the season. This will probably be the year of the running back, while sorry quarterbacks, sometimes you need to be left out.

Priest Holmes of the Kansas City Chiefs will lead his team back to the playoffs and the league in rushing. The two best teams in the AFC will be the Indianapolis Colts and the NFL's best team in 2003, the New England Patriots. Peyton Manning will lead the Colts back to the AFC Championship; however, the brick wall they call the Patriots will send them home again. The England Patriots have long been known as an one dimensional offense; they only can passing the football, yet, they have made themselves better by acquiring running back Corey Dillion.

The NFC will be hungry and anxious at dethroning the New England Patriots. The best team in the NFL's senior conference is the Philadelphia Eagles. Finally the Eagles' quarterback Donovan McNabb has an opportunity to throw to a wide receiver who can break off a 60 yard touchdown, and no one in the stadium should be surprised. Terrell Owens is the receiver that the Eagles needed the past three years to get to the Superbowl. The defending NFC Champions Carolina Panthers will have another solid season; however, until they give running back Deshaun Foster some love, they will not get back to the big game. The rest of the conference is pretty evenly matched, either the St. Louis Rams are going to be 11-5 or 7-9.

Predictions: NFL Rookie of Year: Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger - He is ready to play in the NFL - I was wrong about him before the combines. Sleeper: Dallas Cowboys RB Julius Jones is the real deal when he wants to be.

NFL MVP: New England Patriots QB Tom Brady - He is going to lead his team back to the Superbowl

NFL Defensive Player of the Year: Baltimore Ravens LB Ray Lewis - He is so good that they might want to rename it after him. Plus he has to prove that being on the cover of EA Sports John Madden Football does not bring an injury.

NFL Special Teams Player of the Year: New Orleans Saints WR Michael Lewis - He is fast, elusive and can catch the football

Superbowl Prediction: Philadelphia Eagles 24 - New England Patriots 16

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