The groundwork is in place, but this is clearly just the first year of a bigger rebuild in Indianapolis.

A return to form from Philip Rivers is task one for the Chargers, but how good they are will ultimately be decided on defense.

Depth will keep Oakland out of contention this year, says Andy Benoit.

The Chiefs were held back by injuries last year -- is there enough passing offense here to get them back on top of the division?

How will Peyton Manning adjust to his new digs, and can the Broncos put a good enough defense behind him to make a playoff run?

The Steelers, as usual, project to be one of the better teams in the league despite questions at receiver and running back coming into the season.

The rebuilding continues in Cleveland, as Trent Richardson and Brandon Weeden are the newest attempts to find foundation pieces.

These aren't the same old Bengals, but will they be able to avoid the year-after pitfalls of other recent Bengals playoff teams?

With Terrell Suggs out of the equation early, can the offense pick up the slack in Baltimore?

Tebow or Sanchez? Those are my only options? Prepare to run the football.