FOOTBALL IS BACK TONIGHT: Here's Where Each NFL Team Stands Going Into 2011

After a long lockout and a frenzied free agency period, the NFL preseason starts tonight.

Yes, preseason games are meaningless, over-hyped, glorified practices.

But still, football is back!

We went team-by-team to put together our power rankings going into 2011.

We also included official Super Bowl odds for each team, for those of you who are inclined to make a wager from time to time.

1. Green Bay Packers

They have an elite offense, a big-play defense, and one of the best QBs in the league.

There’s no reason to remove the Super Bowl champions from their No. 1 position just yet.

Super Bowl Odds: 6-1

2. New England Patriots

They looked like a juggernaut at times last year.

But their youth and their inability to generate a pass rush killed them in the playoffs. The youth thing should fix itself, but the the pass rush remains a questions mark.

Super Bowl Odds: 6-1

3. New York Jets

Quarterback play is everything.

The Jets’ roster is not substantially different from the one that took them to the AFC Championship game last year. But the Jets can make a huge leap if Mark Sanchez improves the way most start quarterbacks do in the third NFL season.

Super Bowl Odds: 12-1

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