Five teams that wont return to the playoffs

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scribe Conor Orr went out on a limb this week to predict in 2015. Orr's crystal ball has the , , , and all mining their way into January play, but who will they replace?According to NFL Media research, at least four new teams have made the playoffs every year since the NFL adopted the 12-team format back in 1990. Over the past 10 campaigns, that average has climbed to more Jermar Jefferson Jersey than five teams per season.We expect nothing different in 2015, especially with so many big names changing zip codes in free agency. The draft will alter the picture, too, but most teams have a basic idea of what their rosters will look like heading into training camp.It's barely April, but let's do this thing:1. :Four NFL Detroit Lions Jersey years running, NFL fans have been forced to endure an annual January stink bomb from the . There's talent on this roster, but Cincinnati remains anchored to as a middle-of-the-pack quarterback whose ceiling was discovered autumns ago. With Pittsburgh growing more powerful on offense and Baltimore still a threat inside the dog-eat-dog AFC North, the will pay for standing pat at the most important position in sports.2. : Everything clicked for Dallas last season, pounding away at opponents with behind the league's grittiest offensive line. Murray is gone -- to Philly, of all places -- leaving the to talk up a declining as a secret weapon. We still see the 'Boys as a dark horse to trade for , but reality suggests the team will be forced to lean on a rookie runner. Dallas -- no fluke last season -- will compete into December, but Chip Kelly's revamped will own the last laugh.3. : Coming off a 7-8-1 campaign, the have more work to do than any of last year's NFC playoff teams. Bouncing them has more to do with Hunter Bryant Jersey the , though, who certainly don't feel like a team ready to give up on their dreams. Unlike Orr, I don't see two teams coming out of the South, and New Orleans offers the better quarterback and a dangerous combination of runners in and . The are also bound to be better, making Carolina an outlier for the playoffs.4. : Green Bay remains the best team in the division and po sibly the entire conference. Meanwhile, Detroit lost their Detroit Lions Kids Jersey top difference-maker on defense in along with . We're not calling for the to tumble off a cliff -- not with throwing to and -- but in the past four seasons with Stafford under center, Detroit has won 10, four, seven and 11 games. They'll pivot back to Austin Bryant Jersey earth in 2015, leaving the door open for another conference heavy to nab a wild-card spot.5. : Denver's fortunes hinge entirely on what version of we get come September. There's also the question of how he fits into Gary Kubiak's boot-heavy scheme minus pa s-catching tight end . While we don't expect the to force Manning into an attack that doesn't make the most of his gifts, changing up the regime midway through Peyton's -or-bust run in Denver was risky. It's a hunch, but the feel snakebit.The latest Podcast and discu ses Jameis Winston's pro day. Find more content on .