2013 Has Seen Andy Reid & Charlie Manuel Exit Philadelphia

January 2013 the Philadelphia Eagles announced after a 4-12 season, Andy Reid would no longer be the coach of the team after 14 seasons. August 2013 the Philadelphia Phillies announced Charlie Manuel would no longer be the manger of the team after 9 seasons. Now in Philadelphia the longest tenured coach in the 4 major sports is Peter Laviolette of the Philadelphia Flyers, Reid replacement Chip Kelly is coming in from college coaching. Doug Collins resigned from the 76ers and after a lengthy search Philadelphia hired Spurs assistant Brett Brown to be their head coach and finally Hall Of Fame 2B Ryne Sanberg went from 3rd base coach to Phillies interim manager. So it's basically a fresh coaching scene in Philadelphia now that the longevity of Reid and Manuel are gone. Manuel should probably have been allowed to finish out the season, like the Eagles allowed Reid to do. If your from Philadelphia you realize the list of various accomplishments Reid and Manuel brought to the Eagles and Phillies respectively during their time in the city. Manuel trumped Reid by winning a World Series in 2008. Reid was hired by the Kansas City Chiefs and will be in town September 19th as the Eagles host his new team. Manuel nearly 70 years old, what will be the next step for this baseball lifer ? Only time will tell.

2013-14 AFC Division Winners

I always like to start my predictions off by stating barring major injuries. Because we all know injuries especially those at key positions could ruin a promising season for any NFL team. Now that we have got that out the way here are my 2013-14 AFC Division winners : Tom Brady will lead the New England Patriots to another AFC East title, he's won so many we've lost count ! New England could possibly run away with the AFC East easily over Miami, New York and Buffalo. Their strongest division competition could come from South Beach. AFC North the Bengals led by QB Andy Dalton and WR A.J Green are in their 3rd NFL season and will surpass veteran teams like Baltimore and Pittsburgh to win their division. Cincinnati made the postseason the last 2 seasons, however they are looking to win the franchise 1st playoff game since 1990. AFC South will once again belong to the Houston Texans they'll edge out the Indianapolis Colts for division supremacy. Smash mouth football on offense and pressure on defense is the formula for success in Houston. Finally Peyton Manning will win back to back AFC West titles in Denver on paper it looks like Denver could win the division without much resistance. Possibly San Diego maybe Kansas City could present the biggest division hurtles.

2013-14 NFC Division Winners

Barring major injuries these are the NFC division winners I've selected for the upcoming 2013-14 NFL season. In the NFC East I'm going with the New York Football Giants to edge out Dallas, Washington and Philadelphia. Pro Bowl WR is happier than ever after receiving at new contract and he also has 2 time Superbowl MVP Eli Manning throwing him the football. New York will need to find either a running back or running back by committee to replace Ahmad Bradshaw. Last season New York started 6-2 but missed the playoffs. Green Bay led by Superbowl MVP Aaron Rodgers are my pick to lock up the NFC North, their defense may not be as strong as 2010-11 when the Packers defeated the Steelers to hoist their 4th Superbowl in franchise history. Nevertheless with Rodgers Green Bay will always be in games from an offensive standpoint. I think they'll get by Chicago to win the division. NFC South I'm going with the Atlanta Falcons who were defeated at home by the 49ers in last seasons NFC Championship Game. Lately it's been rare to see NFC South teams win the division back to back seasons. This could be the year the Falcons led by Matt Ryan go against that trend. Atlanta will beat out New Orleans to win the NFC South. Finally out West the NFC Champion 49ers will edge out Seattle and St. Louis to capture the NFC West. Let's see how quarterback Colin Kaepernick responds to being the full time starter for the 1st time in his career. Also let's see now that the league has footage on him will he be as dynamic as he was a season ago.