The first game is coming up! Sept 8th Panthers/Broncos. Who you guys got winning it all? I am a die-hard Packers fan, and I think this may be the year with Jordy Nelson coming back. Curious to see who you guys think brings home the Lombardi.
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Whichever team wins, we can be sure it won't be my 49ers. They aren't "Browns Pathetic" but they're close. Worst thing is I expect them to be closer to .500 this year than last, ruining draft potential too.
These are dark days for us
I think the Browns could easily finish 5 wins better than the 9ers (9-7 vs 4-12) or just as easily RG3 could get hit when he should be sliding and both of his legs fall off. But they have some potential this year!
If I were betting, right now I would take the Cards. That defense + Chandler Jones and Nkemdiche is going to be dangerous. Plus Carson Palmer back healthy, David Johnson getting a year older and better, and three legit receivers with complementary skillsets.
yeah Cards will be tough this year, if I weren't in your division i'd feel bad for you guys - you've have had a superbowl caliber team of late, but haven't made it. I thought 2 years ago was your year, until Palmer went down
Kansas City without a doubt.
Giants over Pats again
cheesehead here too bro. full disclosure, my picks are very unoriginal, I just don't see much difference between this year and last.
if the pack doesn't win (I think we will based on my bias, better receivers, eddie lacy's body fat %, etc.), I think the NFC will be between carolina, seattle, and arizona, with my money going to arizona if healthy, carolina if not.
for AFC, I think the only opportunity for someone outside of pittsburgh and new england to get in is because of injury. an injury to gronk, brady, big ben, etc., would open the door for indy, denver, or even cincy and oakland. my money's on new england though. I think the pats maybe win one game without brady, but then win 10 or 11 with him before securing the division and benching him in week 17.
I actually met Lacy at the bar this spring and he looked to be considerably down in weight, I'm hoping he can get back that magic he had in 2014.
Panthers over Steelers
seahawks patriots rematch, hawks win 31-28
now that my beloved Mariners are officially officially out of the running, time to change my avatar back
wow Andy, little WSO bias on the thread avatar huh?
a "little"? lol i'd say "A LOT"
go. hawks.
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Carolina Panthers
I'm a Bears fan and I unfortunately think we're another year or two away from competing, but I'm going Cardinals over the Bengals.
If JJ Watt comes back 100% and Osweiler can be a league avg QB (12th-15th), watch out for the Texans.
Meh
I think this is the year we make the jump to AFC title game. Of course this is entirely dependent on Brock not being a pos qb. He doesn't even have to be average, just not in the 25-30 range. The defense really was clicking at the end of last season and for the first time in franchise history there is a reason to be excited about the offense. Can't wait for the season to start
I'm biased but the Giants are looking like they may be pretty tough, an pretty improved offensive line, Eli coming off his best year ever, Odell teaming up with Sterling Shepard and the return of Victor Cruz (however I'd be surprised if he was anything like he used to be). Rashad Jennings averaged 110 yards in the final 5 games of last year and Shane Vereen is a great 3rd down RB. AND a much improved defense due to some high profile free agents.
I think McAdoo has some tricks up his sleeve.
Loyal Charger fan, but think the Raiders have a chance at winning the AFC West division this year.
As for the Super Bowl, I think the Cardinals as mentioned above have a legitimate chance at taking the title. With Peterson and Mathieu remaining healthy and the two off-season pickups, I believe they have a top 5 defense. The offense performed well last season and think they have potential to do slightly better with David Johnson at RB.
Panthers are gonna be tough again especially with a healthy kelvin benjamin coming back
Carolina Panthers
Great football teams posed to make a run, listed below.
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Anyway, Monday morning sense of humor aside. Reviews of Superbowl-potential teams below, in no specific order.
-Superbowl Contenders- 1. Patriots -If you know anything about football over the past 15 years, you don't need to hear my rational as to why.
Cardinals - keeping their top-3 defense intact, great WRs, gun-slinging Palmer, emergence of David Johnson at RB
Jets - top 2/3 defense, Fitzpatrick at QB (broke franchise TD record), great 1/2 punch at WR with Marshall & Decker...most importantly, acquisition of Forte. Incredibly consistent RB with an ability to catch out of the backfield. As long as Fitzy can play a Sanchez-esque role (remember the back to back AFC championships), Jets have a good shot
Panthers - this is a win/lose situation. The win - getting Kelvin Benjamin back. The loss - Josh Norman....Cam seems like carry an entire team though.
Bengals - don't sleep on a good 1/2 punch at RB, a continuously improving Andy Dalton, that guy named AJ Green, and a top-10 defense....Eifert helps as well.
Steelers - defense wins championships, but offense sure as hell helps you get there. Le'Veon, Antonio Brown, Big Ben.
-Sleeper Teams - 1. Jaguars - great job in the '16 draft, Bortles finally beginning to look like an NFL QB and the 2 stud WRs on the outside 2. Titans - young team, lots of talent (don't forget about edit Demarco Murray pickup) - great chance of a run in next 3 years 3. Cowboys - a good Cowboys team has been a long time coming. If Romo can stay healthy and Zeke pans out to be a force like they drafted up for, watch out.
For the record - my favorite team is not on the list. They'll be 8-8 and looking at another mediocre draft in 2017.
You put the jets as your #3 to win the super bowl? Must be a joke
Also, Titans don't have Shady McCoy, they picked up DeMarco Murray
"Reviews of Superbowl-potential teams below, in no specific order."
That being said - the McCoy/Murray mix up is on me.
seahawks are nowhere on this list, fool!
I'm confident that Robert Turbin & Jermaine Kerse can't be the cornerstones of an NFL offense....yes, Wilson makes magic outside the pocket but he has to throw to somebody. Jimmy Graham has yet to establish himself.
Honorable Mention 1. Seahawks 2. Packers
Additional Sleeper 1. Vikings
I'm definitely higher on the jets than most, but i think you're probably the only person in the world who is listing them as a top 6 super bowl contender... Fitz is atrocious.
My Eagles fucked up by letting Andy Reid go and hiring dipshit Chip Kelly. Now that's he is gone, it will be a few years to repair the damage.
Andy Reid has done nothing to make KC a title contender, PHI was right to move on. Whether or not they should've moved on to Kelly is a completely different story.
I know what you are saying but they are a substantially better team with Reid. I am a Chiefs fan, too. You only need to look at the record compared to the 5 or so years prior to him coming on board to know that he has made a huge improvement. In 2007 through 2012, they went 29 - 67, or 30.2% wins. Since Reid came on in 2013, they've gone 31 - 17, or 64.6% wins. That's more than double.
Out of his 14 years with the Eagles, he only missed the playoffs five times, which is pretty damn good. They only made one Super Bowl appearance, so there was certainly that stigma of "he's a great coach, but he's not Super Bowl calibre." But when all is said and done, I'd still much rather be a fan of a team who is consistently good rather than a one-and-done team or worse...a Lions or Browns fan. The Eagles were only good Chip's first year because he inherited an Andy Reid team.
Interesting to see how well the Chiefs did (still going) this year.
patriots > panthers > giants > bengals > seahawks = cardinals
Patriots over Panthers
Texans over Panthers (ie my real pick is Panthers over patriots but I am a Texans fan)
Health permitting the Pats look like the best team heading into the season. I'm predicting Jimmy G splits his games leaving that Pats at 2-2 when Brady comes in with vengeance and wins out the remainder of the season.
If I had to pick a surprise team to win it, it would be KC Chiefs. Very underrated team.
Go Chiefs!
Skins baby. Desean is gonna be lit this year
Free Brady. Fire Goodell.
Pats. Bet the house on it.
With the addition of C. Jones, there is no WAY the bills don't win it all. Tyrod is just too good...
PS: Bills are so mediocre year-after-year that I need to joke about it to make myself feel better.
anti NFL rant
Gotta be the Bengals.
After Harambe's death, I heard the team has really united as one and are motivated to win the Super Bowl in his name. RIP Harambe.
Yeah, Harambe's lil cuz Vontez Burfict will play with a passion we haven't seen since Anakin killed all those younglings.
Yep
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