The NFL lockout makes for an interesting season, however injuries and attitudes only add more questions to how the season will develop.

At the start of the season, I said there were going to be more injuries in preseason compared to past years.  This was said because of the short amount of time teams had to prepare for their first preseason game, however miscues and missed assignments would lead to shortened bench.

So far, I’ve been wrong.

While I haven’t been right about everything this preseason, one constant seems to remain. Veteran teams will have an even bigger advantage in 2011.

This is not limited to teams that consist of only veteran players, though.

Throughout the league, six teams have hired new coaches, three of whom were interim head coaches in the 2010 season.

The Denver Broncos hired John Fox, the Cleveland Browns hired Pat Shurmer, and the San Francisco 49ers now have Jim Harbaugh running the team. While three teams have new coaches, three more will return after being interim head coaches last season. The Dallas Cowboys now have Jason Garrett, the Oakland Raiders hired Hue Jackson, and the Minnesota Vikings stayed with Leslie Frazier.

These will be the interesting teams to watch this season, especially because three teams will have a new quarterback in its lineup.

While people have the right to question unfamiliar quarterbacks’ expectations, the one who everybody considers ‘ol’ faithful’ is still a question mark for the season’s start.

Indianapolis Colts’ veteran quarterback Peyton Manning is still  in recovery from an off-season neck surgery. Despite his return to  the practice field, nobody is sure how effective he will be or how long it could take before he is playing to the fan’s expectations.

Other injuries across the league consist of Ravens cornerback Chris Carr’s hamstring , Rams receiver Donnie Avery’s ACL, Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward’s thumb and Texans running back Arian Foster’s hamstring.

While the injuries across the league seem to be fewer than expected and considered in the grand scheme of things, some NFL players have got themselves into trouble with their extracurricular activities off the field.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Aqib Talib met with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell earlier this week to discuss the situation that surrounds what could become a possible four-game suspension. The situation revolves around an offseason shooting.

While Goodell is trying to decide how much authority he has over the players who were not technically under contract due to the lockout, he could have a whole laundry list of athletes to talk with.

From the start of the lockout in mid-March to the start of the 2011 season, 22 NFL players were arrested.  Throughout that span, there was no more than a 20-day window without an arrest.

Three of these players are part of the Cincinnati Bengals organization. Cedric Benson, Marvin White and Pacman Jones all had a run in with the law.

I have started to wonder if the Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis should get in touch with Dwayne The Rock Johnson and get some tips about the start of its own gridiron gang.