"Every team is going to be competitive," said general manager Phil Bogle, an offensive lineman on the Soul's 2008 title team. "If you look around the league, everybody's stacked with a good pass rush. Every team's going to have a solid quarterback, which has always been an issue. What it all comes down to now is that the coaches get to coach. There's no excuses. You can't just say. 'This team is good because they have the best quarterback in the league.' "