Dave2112
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With a new season upon us, I give you my Annual Fearless Predictions...(mostly a mixture of Gleaned Knowledge, Game Wisdom and Pure Bullshit...)
* Philadelphia will have Donovan McNabb throw left-handed to Terrell Owens while he's running with a full-length mirror to admire himself in...and still win the NFC East. Washington would be hard-pressed to put up 28 points against Syracuse, Dallas is chock-full of aging former standouts, and the New York Giants are...well, the Giants. They'll start out 6-2 and find one of thier famous ways to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
* Speaking of crappy divisions, whoever wins the NFC West will most likely do so with an 8-8 record. Seattle still has to get the Ram-monkey off it's back, the Niners are going to be rebuilding for about the next five years or so...but Arizona might just win enough of those close divisional games to win the division...then get pasted in the first round of the playoffs.
* The New York Jets will steal the AFC East from New England. The return of Laverneous Coles, the addition of Ty Law and a God-Please-Let-Him-Stay-Healthy Chad Pennington are primed for a good run. New England is still a real threat, but I think they're going to start losing a few of those 3-point games that they've been winning. This, of course, is dependant upon who has the Patriots in the NFL Officials Crew...
* The Indianapolis Colts will make it to the Super Bowl. All they've done is upgrade. Defense has added Cory Simon and a more-talented DB crew, plus Indy's got an underrated-but-very-good offensive line. Of course, there's no gaurantee that the colts will win the Super Bowl. I get this feeling that while Bret Favre is the Joe Montana of our time, Peyton is the Dan Marino. All the records, no ring.
* The Vikings will be better without Randy Moss and the Raiders still won't make the playoffs. That's all Randy needs...the California spotlight. Minnesota will actually have a better offense, as Daunte Culpepper utilizes more 3-wide sets and teams no longer double-team his main options. Rookie help at WR should prove to be one of the big stories of the season, just a gut feeling. Vikes should take the NFC North, not a lot of competition there. Chicago's got no offense, Green Bay's got no defense and the Lions are...a football team.
* Fate alone will propel the New Orleans Saints to the NFC Championship Game. The media gods create the sports story of the year by sheer force of evil will...
* Cinderella Team of 2005 - Cincinnati Bengals. Every year we have one, and Cincy is primed for a good year. They'll lose in the playoffs, but they have a lot of offense and should put some decent points on the board on a fairly easy schedule.
* San Diego was a fluke. Anyone remember the Bears going 13-3 only a couple of years ago? Didn't think so...
* Philadelphia will have Donovan McNabb throw left-handed to Terrell Owens while he's running with a full-length mirror to admire himself in...and still win the NFC East. Washington would be hard-pressed to put up 28 points against Syracuse, Dallas is chock-full of aging former standouts, and the New York Giants are...well, the Giants. They'll start out 6-2 and find one of thier famous ways to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
* Speaking of crappy divisions, whoever wins the NFC West will most likely do so with an 8-8 record. Seattle still has to get the Ram-monkey off it's back, the Niners are going to be rebuilding for about the next five years or so...but Arizona might just win enough of those close divisional games to win the division...then get pasted in the first round of the playoffs.
* The New York Jets will steal the AFC East from New England. The return of Laverneous Coles, the addition of Ty Law and a God-Please-Let-Him-Stay-Healthy Chad Pennington are primed for a good run. New England is still a real threat, but I think they're going to start losing a few of those 3-point games that they've been winning. This, of course, is dependant upon who has the Patriots in the NFL Officials Crew...
* The Indianapolis Colts will make it to the Super Bowl. All they've done is upgrade. Defense has added Cory Simon and a more-talented DB crew, plus Indy's got an underrated-but-very-good offensive line. Of course, there's no gaurantee that the colts will win the Super Bowl. I get this feeling that while Bret Favre is the Joe Montana of our time, Peyton is the Dan Marino. All the records, no ring.
* The Vikings will be better without Randy Moss and the Raiders still won't make the playoffs. That's all Randy needs...the California spotlight. Minnesota will actually have a better offense, as Daunte Culpepper utilizes more 3-wide sets and teams no longer double-team his main options. Rookie help at WR should prove to be one of the big stories of the season, just a gut feeling. Vikes should take the NFC North, not a lot of competition there. Chicago's got no offense, Green Bay's got no defense and the Lions are...a football team.
* Fate alone will propel the New Orleans Saints to the NFC Championship Game. The media gods create the sports story of the year by sheer force of evil will...
* Cinderella Team of 2005 - Cincinnati Bengals. Every year we have one, and Cincy is primed for a good year. They'll lose in the playoffs, but they have a lot of offense and should put some decent points on the board on a fairly easy schedule.
* San Diego was a fluke. Anyone remember the Bears going 13-3 only a couple of years ago? Didn't think so...
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