NFL Season Predictions

Gotta go with the Pats, and not just bc I'm biased. You kidding me? With a top level running game now?

 

I think it's fairly obvious that the Raiders are going to win it all.

 

Texans, you mean?

 

Switch the records you have for the Eagles and the Pats.

Then I'll agree.

 

I have NFL Fever as usual. Kickoff is less than 48 hours away.

AFC

East: Patriots
North: Bengals
South: Colts
West: Chiefs
Wild cards: Ravens, Titans

NFC

East: Eagles
North: Packers
South: Saints
West: Seahawks
Wild cards: Vikings, Falcons

AFC Champ: Colts

NFC Champ: Eagles

Super Bowl: Eagles

Coach: Andy Reid
Offensive MVP: Priest Holmes
Defensive MVP: Ray Lewis
NFL MVP : Donovan McNabb
Offensive rookie: Larry Fitzgerald
Defensive rookie: Sean Taylor

 

AFC East: Patriots
AFC North: Ravens (I think the Bengals struggle early with Palmer)
AFC South: Colts
AFC West: Chiefs
WC: Titans, Steelers

NFC East: Cowboys (my homer pick)
NFC North: Packers
NFC South: Panthers
NFC West: Seattle
WC: Eagles, Saints

AFC Champ: Ravens over Colts
NFC Champ: Panthers over Eagles

SB: Ravens over Panthers

 

I tell you what - I am enjoying people not giving my Broncos any love. The Chefs can't stop anybody; the Broncos improved their defense.

We don't need Portis (even though he is my boy); we have the dominant Denver O-Line runblocking scheme. Anybody, and I mean anybody, can run for over a 1,000 yards with that line. Broncos will at least be a wild card (barring injuries of course).

 

I see alot of Experts picking the Bengals to finish with a good record.

Is Carson Palmer that good or is the rest of the Bengal team that good??

 

I just picked them as my shock team of the 2004 season. We'll have to wait and see though.

 

i picked them to win the super bowl.

 

People love the Bengals because of their improvement last year. I think they are a team on the rise but with Palmer starting they're going to suffer initially. Palmer looked good in the first pre-season game and has shown flashes but keep in mind a lot of teams don't show all their defensive packages in teh pre-season (especially vs a rookie).

Personally I see them starting off very slowly and finishing up very strong. They'll end up around .500. Godd thing is their division is weak. Cleveland is horrible, Pittsburgh will be better, the Ravens need an offense. I say the Ravens get 10 wins, the Steelers 9 (I think they slide into a WC spot), Bengals 7-8 wins and the Browns maybe 6. So IF Palmer could play well they could compete for the playoffs very easily, but I just don't see it happening.

They have an above average defense but I think the Offense hurts them.

 

The "experts" are also giving the Jaguars a lot of love as well. They do have a strong defensive front, and I guess Leftwich is good, but is he really?

 

i think the jags will be better. i'd argue there's no better division than the AFC South, save maybe the AFC West.

 

My only prediction for this NFL season is that David Carr will get a haircut on Monday November 8th, after the Texans score back to back wins against the Jaguars on Oct. 31 and the Broncos on Sunday November 7th.

Other than that, this season is wide open!!!

 

last i heard is that his wife wants him to keep his hair long, even if they win.

 

Don't be so sure about the Chiefs not stopping anybody. I have faith in Gunther Cunningham, who coached the Chiefs defense in the Schottenheimer era, in which KC was always near the top of the league in TO differential. The Chiefs will give up quite a bit of yardage, but they will also force more mistakes...I expect them to be like the first 5 games of last season, when they were forcing turnovers leading to blowout wins. You are right about the Denver running game though...I think Quentin Griffin is gonna look like a stud in that offense.

AFC

East: Pats
North: Pittsburgh
South: Indy
West: KC
WC: Denver, Buffalo

I think the Ravens are a better team than Buffalo, but the Browns and Bengals both look competitive so I think that division will beat up on each other. Denver gets easy wins against San Diego and Oakland. New England and KC should be shoe-ins.

NFC

East: Philly
North: Green Bay
South: Carolina
West: Seattle
WC: St. Louis, Minnesota

Pretty much the same contenders as last season, except this time Minnesota gets in. I think Detroit is a big sleeper, they could win 8 games at least.

Wild Card Round

KC over Buffalo
Denver over Pittsburgh
Carolina over St Louis
Green Bay over Minnesota

Divisonal Round

Indianapolis over Denver
KC over New England
Philly over Green Bay
Seattle over Carolina

Championships

KC over Indianapolis
Seattle over Philly

KC over Philly

 

die hard -- i'm not knocking you, personally, at all.

but man, it would be really hard for me to ever pick the chiefs to win the super bowl. very talented team...but i just never get the impression that they're a championship team. i know john mclane is picking them.

 

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AFC South Predictions in Haiku from nfl.com:

Sal cap heavier
than an offensive lineman.
Tennessee Titans.
Forecast finish: 11-5

Peyton back, but will
his bonus block and tackle?
Indy Lucky Charms.
Forecast finish: 10-6

62-7
win triggered losing spiral;
now done? The Jax Jags.
Forecast finish: 9-7

Incumbent Texan
Dub-ya touts record; Texans
sure can't. The Moo Cows.
Forecast finish: 5-11
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AFC East

Is this a future Hall of Famer?
Two rings in three years
without one sure Canton man:
N.E. Patriots.
Forecast finish: 12-4

Highly aesthetic
cheer-babes, ugly offseason.
Miami Dolphins.
Forecast finish: 8-8

Drew? Lamb to slaughter:
league's most overpaid OL.
The Buffalo Bills.
Forecast finish: 5-11

Headed back to New
York; end of Hackensack Joe.
The Jersey/B Jets.
Forecast finish: 5-11

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NFC East
Thrice stopped at the door:
Super Bowl must have bouncers.
The Philly Eagles.
Forecast finish: 12-4

Parcells in second
year and still hasn't quit yet!
The Dallas Cowboys.
Forecast finish: 11-5

Dumbledore returns:
Team sure needs a magic wand.
Washington Redskins.
Forecast finish: 8-8

When coach in good mood:
"You #@%$#* your #*$%@ in your "%#*!!!!!"
Jersey/A Giants.
Forecast finish: 4-12

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AFC North
Have Jamal Lewis.
Playoff game plan: Hey, let's pass!
Bal-a-mer Ravens.
Forecast finish: 10-6

Can players take the
pressure? This year, expected
to win! The Bengals.
Forecast finish: 9-7

Running game mired in
ketchup; need 57
new plays. The Steelers.
Forecast finish: 5-11

Maybe UPS
trucks could carry ball. Are Brown!
Cleveland Tootsie Rolls.
Forecast finish: 5-11

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NFC North
Moss volunteers to
block and run decoy routes. Not!
Minnesota Vikes.
Forecast finish: 12-4

Do football gods wear
cheeseheads made of yellow clouds?
The Green Bay Packers.
Forecast finish: 10-6

Production cuts at
auto plants, Lions' offense.
The Detroit Peugeots.
Forecast finish: 6-10

It's Lovie-dovey
on sidelines; on field, might not
be pretty. The Bears.
Forecast finish: 4-12

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NFC South
Have league's hottest coach.
But John, next time go for one!
Carolina Cats.
Forecast finish: 12-4

Mike Vick goes one on
11; NBA or
NFL? Falcons.
Forecast finish: 9-7

Win Super Bowl, then
make stars walk the plank. Karma
not good. Tampa Bucs.
Forecast finish: 8-8

One playoff win in
team history. Let's rest on
our laurels! The Saints.
Forecast finish: 6-10

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AFC West
Helmets say, "Insert
running back. Gain thousand yards."
The Denver Broncos.
Forecast finish: 12-4

It's 38 to
31 at the half. The
Kansas City Chiefs.
Forecast finish: 10-6

New Al Davis plan:
Sue opponents during game.
The Oakland Raiders.
Forecast finish: 8-8

Keep trading first pick:
Formula for more first picks.
S.D. Lightning Bolts.
Forecast finish: 2-14

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NFC West
"We will take the ball,
and win." Boast after, Matt, not
before. The Seahawks.
Forecast finish: 10-6

Warner has returned
to homeworld; Rams return to
average? Les Mouflons.
Forecast finish: 9-7

Big question not will
Cards win -- but will there be a
sellout? AZ Cards.
Forecast finish: 5-11

Cut Rice, best ever,
to appease Terrell, who left.
Ye gods. The Niners.
Forecast finish: 4-12