ROBERT WEINTRAUB bleeds orange, both because of his inexplicable passion for the Cincinnati Bengals (he grew up in suburban New York, not Ohio) and because of his alma mater, Syracuse University. Robert is a regular contributor to The New York Times and writes their college football previews. He also pens a media column for the Columbia Journalism Review, and writes for ESPN/Grantland, Slate, The Guardian, and many others. His is the is the author of the New York Times bestseller No Better Friend: One Man, One Dog, and their Extraordinary Story of Courage, The House That Ruth Built: A New Yankee Stadium, the First Championship, The Victory Season: World War II, The Homecoming, and the Birth of Baseball's Golden Age, and the Redemption of 1923, was published in 2011. He lives with his family in Decatur, Georgia.
While the Ohio teams both have weaknesses along their defensive lines, the Steelers need help in their secondary and Ravens could use more talent on the offensive line.
In a shocking upset, it's the Broncos, not the Chiefs, with the most players on the All-Division team.
The Seahawks won the division, but the Rams beat the Seahawks in the playoffs. As you'd expect, those two teams dominate the all-division squad.
Further proof that the Patriots' time as perennial kings of the division has come and gone.
There must have been some good players in this division, right?
With three clubs making the playoffs, this was perhaps the league's deepest division. Was there room for any Bengals on the team?
With only the Packers winning in the postseason, the Vikings, Bears, and Lions struggle to find names to fill out this squad.
The Titans and Colts made the playoffs, and as you'd expect, they dominate the All-Division team.
The Saints won the division, but the Buccaneers won the Super Bowl. Will any Falcons or Panthers qualify for this team?
The Pacific-12 can still boast some of the NFL's top offensive players. Yes, that includes quarterbacks such as Aaron Rodgers, Justin Herbert, and Gardner Minshew, but also linemen such as David Bakhtiari, Andrus Peat, Garrett Bolles, and Kolton Miller.
