Preseason Predictions Thread

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

IMO about Offense, I think people are gonna find out rather quickly Trestman > Chip Kelly

Yeah. I agree. I think the Bears pick it up on offense. My bet is Trestman is going to be solid. Very solid. Just a hunch.

[CultBrennan59]

Originally Posted by donofriose

Would RG3 be considered eligible for comeback player of the year?

From Peter Kings MMQB column today.

j. For those saying, “How can you pick Robert Griffin III to be the Comeback Player of the Year?’’ (Which I did.) He played through the end of the season, then had knee surgery. So he actually played the 2012 season. A couple of things. There are no rules for the Associated Press voters for postseason awards (I have one of those votes) concerning the Comeback Player. A player can be coming back from major surgery, or from a lousy year the previous season. And there is precedent for voting for a player who gets hurt late in the previous year. In 2012, Adrian Peterson got 17.5 of 50 votes for Comeback Player, and he started all 16 games of the 2011 Vikings season.

Fighting for Themselves, Fighting for the Game | The MMQB with Peter King

[donofriose]

I was waiting till the start of the regular season so here are some more preseason predictions...

NFC
Dallas 12-4
New Orleans 12-4
San Francisco 11-5
Green Bay 11-5
Atlanta 11-5
Washington 10-6

Just Missed: Carolina, Detroit, St. Louis, NYG

Playoffs:
1st round
Washington 30 - San Francisco 28
Green Bay 38 - Atlanta 27
Divisional Round
Washington 31 - Dallas 24
New Orleans 44 - Green Bay 27
Conference Championship
New Orleans 37 - Washington 34

AFC
Houston 13-3
Denver 12-4
New England 11-5
Pittsburgh 10-6
Baltimore 10-6
Cleveland 9-7

Just Missed: Indy, Kansas City, Cincy

Playoffs:
First Round
New England 37 - Cleveland 10
Pittsburgh 17 - Baltimore 13
Divisional Round
New England 27 - Denver 21
Houston 20 - Baltimore 17
Conference
New England 34 - Houston 23

Superbowl
New England 36 - New Orleans 34

Regular Season Awards

MVP: Drew Brees
OPOY: Trent Richardson
DPOY: Demarcus Ware
CPOY: RG3
OROY: Tavon Austin
DROY: Jarvis Jones

Cause my guess of what is going to happen this year is as good as any expert's opinion.

[CultBrennan59]

And you questioned my predictions...

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by donofriose

I was waiting till the start of the regular season so here are some more preseason predictions...

NFC
Dallas 12-4
New Orleans 12-4
San Francisco 11-5
Green Bay 11-5
Atlanta 11-5
Washington 10-6

[Paintrain]

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

Ahh the days of Zorn.. With the Shanny/RG3/Dr. Andrews saga, you just have to wonder how Zorn would have handled those press conferences..

[MTK]

Dallas 12-4

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Paintrain

Ahh the days of Zorn.. With the Shanny/RG3/Dr. Andrews saga, you just have to wonder how Zorn would have handled those press conferences..

Zorn would have re-injured Robert on the Slip-n-Slide during camp.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

Zorn would have re-injured Robert on the Slip-n-Slide during camp.

Bob should consider getting some sliding lessons so he can protect himself better.

[SirLK26]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Dallas 12-4

What do you think is holding them back from that(besides us, of course)? They have a very talented roster; last year, they went 8-8 with many of their important players injured. In my opinion, 12-4 is very feasible.

[Paintrain]

I'm eschewing record predictions because I don't feel like doing the math to ensure it all evens up but here we go..

NFC East
1. Washington 2. Dallas 3. NY Giants 4. Philadelphia
By mid October the talk won't be about Shanahan/Andrews/RG's knee but rather RG-MVP

NFC North
1. Green Bay 2. Minnesota 3. Detroit 4. Chicago
Packers win by default in a division full of flawed teams.

NFC South
1. New Orleans 2. Atlanta 3. Tampa Bay 4. Carolina
Sean Payton wins coach of the year with his triumphant return.

NFC West
1. Seattle 2. St. Louis 3. San Francisco 4. Arizona
SF suffers from the SB runner up jinx. Kap will be a stud but overall the offense regresses with age and injuries.

NFC Wild Card:
Seattle beats Dallas
Green Bay beats Atlanta

Divisional:
Washington beats Green Bay
New Orleans beats Seattle

NFC Championship: Washington beats New Orleans


AFC East
1. New England 2. Miami 3. Buffalo 4. NY Jets
Dolphins give the Pats a run for it but Brady prevails again.

AFC North
1. Cincinnati 2. Baltimore 3. Pittsburgh 4. Cleveland
The Ravens struggle to find a new identity without Ray, Ed and Anquan

AFC South
1. Indianapolis 2. Houston 3. Tennessee 4. Jacksonville
Luck is the new Manning. Kubiak is the new Andy Reid

AFC West
1. Denver 2. Kansas City 3. Large Void 4. San Diego 5. Oakland
Easiest division in football to predict.

AFC Wild Card:
Miami beats Indianapolis
Cincinnati beats Baltimore

AFC Divisional Round:
Denver beats Miami
New England beats Cincinnati

AFC Championship:
New England beats Denver

Super Bowl:
New England beats Washington

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by SirLK26

What do you think is holding them back from that(besides us, of course)? They have a very talented roster; last year, they went 8-8 with many of their important players injured. In my opinion, 12-4 is very feasible.

I can't speak for Matty. But I agree with him and here's why:

1) Dallas is struggling just to create a decent starting OL, leaving them with no depth in a mediocre bunch. The Dallas OL is a mess despite adding Frederick.
2) They have questions along their DL
3) They lack some depth at corner and lack talent and depth at safety

I think that Dallas again comes in around 8-8.

[SirLK26]

Originally Posted by Lotus

I can't speak for Matty. But I agree with him and here's why:

1) Dallas is struggling just to create a decent starting OL, leaving them with no depth in a mediocre bunch. The Dallas OL is a mess despite adding Frederick.
2) They have questions along their DL
3) They lack some depth at corner and lack talent and depth at safety

I think that Dallas again comes in around 8-8.

Good points you make. I don't think they'll go 12-4 either, for a few more reasons: DeMarco Murray won't stay healthy, the team will continue to fall apart in the 4th quarter, and Jason Garrett just isn't that good of a coach. But I was saying that 12-4 is feasible, although I think 10-6 is more their speed.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by SirLK26

What do you think is holding them back from that(besides us, of course)? They have a very talented roster; last year, they went 8-8 with many of their important players injured. In my opinion, 12-4 is very feasible.

Tony Romo will find a way to limit them. Plus I just don't think they are deep enough. 12 wins in the East is a very tall task for any team.

[Chico23231]

Its not a secret where Dallas lacks players consistently...Oline. Now they are shifting back to a 4-3 out of a 3-4 on defense too? Both Lines will struggle and have limited to no depth, thats usually a receipe for disaster. Jerry likes to spend on the skill positions and says f*ck it to everything else = stupid.