Houston have been a popular Super Bowl pick for a few seasons now, and this year it's time to get serious and advance beyond the divisional round, with the Colts again their main rivals.
TENNESSEE TITANS (6-10)
Ins: SS Bernard Pollard, LG Andy Levitre, S George Wilson, LB Moise Fokou, C Rob Turner, TE Delanie Walker, DT Sammie Hill, DE Ropati Potoitua, QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, RG Chance Warmack, assistant coach Gregg Williams.
Outs: TE Jared Cook, QB Matt Hasselbeck, DT Sen'Derrick Marks, LB Will Witherspoon.
Star Man: Chris Johnson - The Titans hope an improved offensive line can help the fleet-footed rusher get back to his best, and they need him to be to stand a chance of winning more than six games.
Outlook: Jake Locker has had two years in the NFL now and needs a big, and healthy, season to convince the Titans he is the future for them at quarterback - an improved line will help but he also has to make a statement.
Defence conceded the most points in the league last year but was a top-10 unit in interceptions so they will hope to tighten up and give themselves a chance to make meaningful plays, but this year is basically one of evaluation.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (2-14)
Ins: RB Justin Forsett, LB Geno Hayes, DT Roy Miller, CB Alan Ball, DT Sen'Derrick Marks, RT Luke Joeckel, S Johnathan Cyprien, CB Dwayne Gratz, WR Ace Sanders, OW Denard Robinson.
Outs: FB Greg Jones, LB Daryl Smith, CB Rashean Mathis, CB Aaron Ross, CB Derek Cox, DT Terrance Knighton, DT C.J. Mosley, S Dawan Landry.
Star Man: Maurice Jones-Drew - Hardly an abundance of choice for this one, with MJD the only true star on this team for the last few years.
Outlook: The new regime has chosen to keep most of their skill position players and given them a chance to prove themselves, so on recent form there will not be a vast improvement this year, but it will at least give them a definitive verdict on whether to keep Blaine Gabbert or go drafting for a new QB.
Defence needs to improve from third-worst last year, while listing rookie Denard Robinson as an 'offensive weapon' is about as exciting as it comes for the London-bound Jags, who are rebuilding again for the third time in five years.
Verdict
It's hard to see anything but the same again in the AFC South, the Colts may actually be a better team this year but not match their remarkable 11-win season from last time out, but they will hope to remain in the wildcard hunt.
Jacksonville and Tennessee are still evaluating their roster and you get the impression there could be wholesale changes depending on how their main men perform over the season.
Houston is just too good a team in this division though, and with a clean bill of health this year they will again be in the Super Bowl argument.
