Ah, the offseason, if we as fans aren't debating whether or not our Fantasy team will win our respective leagues, we are normally discussing who will take home a division crown.

The 2010 marks a new beginning for the NFL. It's a new decade, a new season, and of course it is the first year that has followed a New Orleans Saints Super Bowl victory.

By now most NFL fans have mapped out their 2010 Super Bowl favorites and feel fairly confident in the teams they have selected.

For most people, the same casual names appear. Indianapolis, New England, New Orleans, and Baltimore all take up the majority of the spotlight, along with a few other questionable possibilities such as Philadelphia or Atlanta.

Remember going through schooling always being nervous of standing up in front of the class and delivering a speech? I sure do.

It seemed whenever I was truly confident in my ability to speak in front of 30-odd people, I would still get a serious case of the butterflies prior to standing up in front of everybody.

Throughout the NFL regular season, many players go through some rough patches in their careers. Like a hitter in baseball, many players suffer through a "football slump" only to come out on the other side looking fresher and more ready than ever.

It's always a tough job predicting who will have a "hot-and-cold" type season, but it can be extremely rewarding knowing that somewhere along the line, your prediction has come true.