Had a much longer form in so doing, as I was following along with Mike and Mike's Two-a-Days, which end tomorrow with their Super Bowl picks.
My predictions will be first, followed by the Mikes'.
My picks might also not mathematically line up, but they're the best guess I have:
NFC East
Philadelphia: Me: 12-4 Greeny: 12-4 Golic: 11-5
Dallas: All three of us predict 9-7.
NY Giants: Me: 8-8 Greeny: 7-9 Golic: 8-8
Washington: Me: 6-10 Mike and Mike: 5-11
As you'll see later, I believe this is the year that the league and the media attempt to crown that dog-killing piece of shit Michael Vick our Lord and Saviour of football. So back to Philly later. I truly believe Dallas can do nothing until they get more than a celebrity as their quarterback. The Giants just don't have it right now, and Washington is going to be a doormat until they get a competent operation and some stability thereto.
NFC North
Green Bay: All three of us predict 12-4.
Chicago: Me: 9-7 Greeny: 7-9 Golic: 8-8
Detroit: Me: 7-9 Greeny: 9-7 Golic: 7-9
Minnesota: Me: 7-9 Mike and Mike: 8-8
Green Bay should even be better than 12-4, but they always get rather severely banged up. Chicago blew it's shot, and I don't think they have faith in Cutler anymore. Detroit is going to get another ream-job by the Commissioner and the league, and it's double-trouble on that end once Fairley (another proposed knucklehead) gets healthy). Minnesota can't be carried by Adrian Peterson all day.
NFC South:
Atlanta: All three of us predict 12-4.
Tampa Bay: Me: 11-5 Mike and Mike: 10-6
New Orleans: All three of us predict 9-7.
Carolina: Me: 4-12 Greeny: 4-12 Golic: 3-13
Tough division probably holds everybody down a game or so. Atlanta has the guns, but do they have the moxie (or the preference of the league) when the chips go down? Tampa is probably The Team on the Come this year -- watch for some big things in Tampa. Someone has to take a step back, and I think it's New Orleans, especially with them probably being served up for the job on Opening Night tomorrow night. Carolina really doesn't have the talent to be considered an NFL team at this point, but I'm giving them 4 because they followed the script, took $Cam, and now have made him the starter. All part of the plan.
NFC Worst, erm... West:
St. Louis: Me: 8-8 Mike and Mike: 9-7
Arizona: Me: 6-10 Greeny: 8-8 Golic: 7-9
Seattle: Me: 6-10 Greeny: 6-10 Golic: 5-11
San Francisco: Me: 5-11 Greeny: 7-9 Golic: 6-10
There's going to be a lot of ugly football out West (in both Western divisions) this year. Let's leave it at that and go on.
We all have the same divisional champions:
NFC East Champion: Philadelphia
NFC North Champion: Green Bay
NFC South Champion: Atlanta
NFC West Champion: St. Louis
All three of us also have Tampa Bay as the first wild-card: Me at 11-5, the Mikes at 10-6.
It's the second wild card who will have people guessing: Dallas and New Orleans, we all have at 9-7, Greeny also has Detroit, while I have Chicago.
Today, Greeny said Detroit would make the playoffs, Golic said Dallas. I think New Orleans will get out of that situation and go into the playoffs.
Divisional round: Philadelphia, Green Bay, Atlanta, and Tampa Bay
NFC Championship: Philadelphia vs. Green Bay
NFC Predicted Champion: Philadelphia Eagles and Michael Vick.
Greeny picked the Eagles, Golic picked the Falcons.
This is becoming one of the most-telegraphed ideas out there, with friends of mine also believing this "What if Michael Vick were white?" idea meant to marginalize those of us who believe that there is a component of racial culture in the conduct. But the thing is that is clear that people appear to really like the "Black Street-Ball" meme that Vick represents.
That they gave this shit-head another $100,000,000 just boggles my mind. I just see this as a very ugly season, and this is just going to make it uglier.
------------
AFC East
New England: Me: 14-2. Greeny: 11-5 Golic: 13-3
New York Jets: Me: 10-6 Mike and Mike: 11-5
Buffalo: All three of us predict 5-11.
Miami: Me: 4-12. Greeny: 3-13 Golic: 4-12
Miami is going well in the wrong direction, and Buffalo is a franchise in deep, deep trouble.
The Jets are going to get screwed, blued, and tattooed by the Commissioner -- I openly forecast that Rex Ryan will be suspended for at least one game this season because of misconduct on his team.
The Patriots are the Super Team. If the Eagles are the Dream Team, this is a team that some people are actually pegging for 16-0, and then you have the 9/11 +10 angle. But if Ochocinco becomes a head-case and Haynesworth becomes a knucklehead, all bets are off.
AFC North:
Baltimore: Me: 12-4 Mike and Mike: 10-6
Pittsburgh: Me: 10-6 Mike and Mike: 11-5
Cleveland: All three of us predict 6-10.
Cincinnati: Me: 4-12 Greeny: 2-14 Golic: 3-13
A division not unlike the AFC East, without the perception that the Ravens are a Super Team. The Ravens simply are the beneficiaries of some tinkering against the Steelers this year. Do I think the Steelers are good enough to buck the trend and get back to the Super Bowl? Yes. Do I think it will be allowed to happen?? No.
Cleveland gets 6-10 largely on the schedule, and Cincinnati is an utter mess. With that schedule, I think some high-school teams could luck into 2 wins.
AFC South:
Houston: All three of us predict 10-6.
Jacksonville: All three of us predict 7-9.
Indianapolis: Me: 6-10 Greeny: 8-8 Golic: 9-7
Tennessee: Me: 5-11 Greeny: 8-8 Golic: 7-9
Houston wins this by default now. They just announced another neck surgery for Manning, and they _say_ he's out 2-3 months.
Peyton Manning will never play in the NFL again. That's just far too dangerous and it's NOT healing.
Jacksonville is just muddling along, and I think there are too many issues for Tennessee to be competitive.
AFC West
San Diego: Me: 10-6 Greeny: 12-4 Golic: 10-6
Kansas City: Me: 7-9 Greeny: 6-10 Golic: 8-8
Oakland: All three of us predict 6-10.
Denver: All three of us predict 6-10.
Another, for me, "by default" situation here with San Diego. Kansas City was an utter fluke last year, and they're one of a couple teams with a coach who just does not know how to win when it counts. Oakland is the Raiders, and that means the league does not want them doing well. Denver is going to pay for Tim Tebow, and pay, and pay, and pay.
So, the playoffs:
AFC East Champion: New England
AFC North Champion: Baltimore
AFC South Champion: Houston
AFC West Champion: San Diego
Some differences here: Both Mikes have Pittsburgh winning the North, and Greeny has his J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets winning the tiebreaker with New England, with Golic showing more sanity and picking the Cheatriots.
Wildcards: Golic and I have the Jets, Greeny has the Patriots -- that's just a matter of who gets to win the division and get that preferred seed. The Mikes have Baltimore, I have Pittsburgh.
Divisional Round: New England, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, New York Jets. I don't think the South nor the West has ANYTHING to offer this year.
Predicted AFC Championship: New England vs. Baltimore.
Predicted AFC Champions: New England
Golic picks Pittsburgh to get back to the Super Bowl. Greeny picks San Diego.
When in doubt, start waving your flags. Friends who are now former NFL fans note to me with disgust that the nation will collectively orgasm tonight. That might be true, but the thing is that I just get the sense that 9/11 +10 will play a larger role this season -- and don't get me started if there actually IS another incident, say on Sunday...
SUPER BOWL:
Me: Philadelphia over New England
Golic: Pittsburgh over Atlanta
Greeny: San Diego over Philadelphia
This league has invested it's future in the black mobile quarterback with a chip on his shoulder (and a criminal record to match). They have wanted to make inroads into the ghetto culture and into the ghetto market. This, I believe, is their big chance, because how many more years are they going to get until Vick fucks up again?
No comments:
Post a Comment