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2014 predicitons
Started by 74_75_78_79_, Aug 03 2014 07:11 PM

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#1 74_75_78_79_
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Posted 03 August 2014 - 07:11 PM

Guess it's time to start this thread. See who looks like a 'genius' by season's end. Sure it won't be me, but why not give it a shot. Obviously feeling pretty confident about my team this year; not afraid to jinx things. Just can't help but to see '14 as Big Ben's watershed year. Only thing that may ruin it in the very end is a budding dynasty out in the Pacific Northwest. The defending-Champs got an awesome D all-around but if there's any chance to beat them your O must at least be balanced; the more you can run, the better and the Steelers ought to have that this year along with the D being back to trademark form. We'll just have to see. O'Brien in Houston or Gruden in DC ought to win Coach of the Year; take your pick.

AFC

East
New England (2)
Miami
NY Jets
Buffalo

North
Pittsburgh (3)
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Cleveland

South
Houston (4)
Indianapolis (6)
Jacksonville
Tennessee

West
Denver (1)
San Diego (5)
Kansas City
Oakland

1st Round: Steelers over Colts, Texans over Chargers

Divisional Round: Steelers over Patriots, Broncos over Texans

AFCC: Steelers over Broncos


NFC

East
Washington (4)
Philadelphia (6)
Dallas
NY Giants

North
Green Bay (3)
Chicago
Detroit
Minnesota

South
New Orleans (2)
Carolina (5)
Atlanta
Tampa Bay

West
Seattle (1)
St. Louis
San Francisco
Arizona

1st Round: Packers over Eagles, Panthers over Washington

Divisional Round: Saints over Packers, Seahawks over Panthers

NFCC: Seahawks over Saints

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#2 Tod Maher
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Posted 03 August 2014 - 07:51 PM
My picks:

AFC East New England
AFC North Baltimore
AFC South Indianapolis
AFC West Denver
AFC Wild Cards Kansas City and San Diego
AFC Champs Indianapolis

NFC East Philadelphia
NFC North Green Bay
NFC South New Orleans
NFC West Seattle
NFC Wild Cards San Francisco and Arizona
NFC Champs Seattle

Super Bowl Champs Seattle




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Posted 03 August 2014 - 09:48 PM

AFC East:

New England 2
Buffalo
NY Jets
Miami

North:

Cincinnati 3
Pittsburgh 5
Baltimore 6
Cleveland

South:

Indianapolis 4
Houston
Tennessee
Jacksonville

West:

Denver 1
San Diego
Oakland
Kansas City

First Round Winners: Bengals, Steelers
Divisional Winners: Broncos, Patriots
AFC Champ: Patriots

NFC East:
Philadelphia 4
Washington
NY Giants
Dallas

North:
Green Bay 2
Detroit
Chicago
Minnesota

South:
New Orleans 3
Carolina 6
Atlanta
Tampa Bay

West:
Seattle 1
San Francisco 5
St. Louis
Arizona

First Round Winners: Saints, 49ers
Divisional Winners: Saints, 49ers
NFC Champion: 49ers

Super Bowl 49 winner: 49ers




#4 JWL
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Posted 04 August 2014 - 06:04 PM

How about a points system to determine who picked the best?

It was suggested one point for correctly picking a team to make the playoffs, four points for each conference winner and four points for the correct Super Bowl winner. Therefore, if you picked everything right, then you would have 24 points.




#5 byron
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Posted 23 August 2014 - 12:58 AM

Only made three changes, although I considered a couple of others.

AFC East New England
AFC North Baltimore
AFC South Indianapolis
AFC West Denver
AFC Wild Cards Kansas City and San Diego
AFC Champs Baltimore

NFC East Dallas
NFC North Green Bay
NFC South New Orleans
NFC West Seattle
NFC Wild Cards San Francisco and Philadelphia
NFC Champs Seattle

Super Bowl Champs Seattle

I think Seattle is itching for a repeat and will play like it.




#6 97Den98
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Posted 23 August 2014 - 06:39 AM

AFC East: New England (3)
AFC North: Cincinnati (4)
AFC South: Indianapolis (2)
AFC West: Denver (1)
Wild Cards, San Diego, Pittsburgh

NFC East: N.Y. Giants (4)
NFC North: Green Bay (3)
NFC South: New Orleans (2)
NFC West: Seattle (1)
Wild Cards: Arizona, St. Louis

WC Round

AFC: New England over Pittsburgh, San Diego over Cincinnati
NFC: Arizona over Giants, Green Bay over St. Louis

Div. Playoffs

AFC: Denver over San Diego, Indy over New England
NFC: Seattle over Arizona, New Orleans over Green Bay

Conf. Championships: Denver over Indy, Seattle over New Orleans

Super Bowl: Denver over Seattle.




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Posted 24 August 2014 - 12:43 AM

Patriots (2) Bills (6)
Bengals (3)
Colts (1)
Chargers (4) Broncos (5)

Eagles (4)
Packers (3) Bears (5)
Saints (2)
49'ers (1) Seahawks (6)

Bengals over Bills, Chargers over Broncos
Chargers over Colts, Patriots over Bengals
Patriots over Chargers

Packers over Seahawks, Bears over Eagles
49'ers over Bears, Packers over Saints
Packers over 49'ers

Patriots over Packers

I'm predicting that the Broncos will collapse after Manning suffers a major injury, and the team has no fewer than four starting QBs. The Seahawks, like the 97-99 Patriots, will lack the discipline that got them to the Super Bowl and will begin a steady decline that Carroll isn't able to reverse. The Colts shockingly easy schedule carries them to first overall in the regular season, and one-and-done in the playoffs.




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Posted 24 August 2014 - 04:00 PM

AFC Division Winners: New England, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Denver
Wildcards: Kansas City, Baltimore
AFC Championship: Denver over Pittsburgh

NFC Division Winners: New Orleans, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Chicago
NFC Wildcards: Seattle, Arizona
NFC Championship: New Orleans over San Francisco

Super Bowl: New Orleans over Denver




#9 eagles007
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Posted 25 August 2014 - 10:00 PM

I think the Chargers are the surprise team this year.

AFC
East
New England (1)
NY Jets
Buffalo
Miami

North
Cincinnati (3)
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Baltimore

South
Indianapolis (4)
Houston
Tennessee
Jacksonville

West
San Diego (2)
Denver (5)
Kansas City (6)
Oakland

Cincinnati over Kansas City Denver over Indianapolis
San Diego over Cincinnati Denver over New England
San Diego over Denver

NFC

East
Philadelphia (3)
Dallas
Washington
NY Giants

North
Green Bay (2)
Chicago
Detroit
Minnesota

South
Tampa Bay (4)
New Orleans (5)
Atlanta
Carolina


West
Seattle (1)
San Francisco (6)
Arizona
St. Louis

Philadelphia over San Francisco Tampa Bay over New Orleans
Seattle over Tampa Bay Philadelphia over Green Bay
Philadelphia over Seattle

Super Bowl: Philadelphia over San Diego




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Posted 01 September 2014 - 01:43 AM

JWL, on 04 Aug 2014 - 6:04 PM, said:
How about a points system to determine who picked the best? four points for each conference winner and four points for the correct Super Bowl winner. Therefore, if you picked everything right, then you would have 24 points.

I like the 24 points idea. I know you and I were the only two to pick Baltimore two years ago, and I picked Seattle over Denver (exact) last year.

Here's mine for this year:

AFC
East: Patriots
North: Ravens
South: Colts
West: Broncos
Wildcards: Steelers and Chiefs

NFC
East: Eagles
North: Packers
South: Saints
West: Seahawks
Wildcards: Bears and Cowboys

Super Bowl: Seahawks over Broncos




#11 JWL
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Posted 01 September 2014 - 12:14 PM

AFC East
Patriots 11-5
Jets 10-6
Dolphins 6-10
Bills 5-11

AFC North
Steelers 9-7
Bengals 9-7
Ravens 9-7
Browns 5-11

AFC South
Colts 10-6
Jaguars 6-10
Texans 6-10
Titans 6-10

AFC West
Broncos 11-5
Chiefs 9-7
Chargers 8-8
Raiders 3-13

NFC East
Eagles 11-5
Redskins 7-9
Cowboys 5-11
Giants 4-12

NFC North
Packers 12-4
Bears 10-6
Lions 7-9
Vikings 5-11

NFC South
Saints 10-6
Buccaneers 10-6
Falcons 9-7
Panthers 7-9

NFC West
Seahawks 12-4
49ers 9-7
Cardinals 8-8
Rams 7-9

Wild Cards: Jets, Bengals, Bears, Buccaneers

Super Bowl 49: Packers over Patriots




#12 26554
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Posted 04 September 2014 - 04:43 PM

(Regular season only)

AFC East: New England
AFC North: Pittsburgh
AFC South: Indianapolis
AFC West: Denver

Wild Cards: San Diego, Baltimore

NFC East: Philadelphia
NFC North: Green Bay
NFC South: New Orleans
NFC West: Seattle

Wild Cards: Chicago, Tampa Bay

Random Thoughts:

While I'm not doing playoff picks, I do think there's a good chance that for only the second time during the SB era the same two teams will meet in the final game two straight years. While they've lost a couple pieces defensively and wr is a ? mark (I keep seeing write ups talking about the impact having Percy Harvin for a full season will have while seemingly ignoring what an iffy possibility that is), the Seahawks look to be the most complete team overall.

On the AFC side, the Broncos were obviously already strong and have added pieces to their defense. Plus, they'll have Clady and Miller back. No Welker for a while and Decker is now a Net, but Emmanuel Sanders should be able to help fill the void. Manning's another year older (and that arm definitely isn't getting stronger) and it's possible that Talib and Ware may continue to have injury issues, but the Broncos seem like the safest bet to make it out of the AFC.

Re: the AFC East. In the words of David Byrne, 'same as it ever was'. What IS different is that for the first time in a while NE has more buzz on the defensive side of the ball. While he's kind of become a mercenary, Revis is still one of the league's best corners and, fully removed from the AVL tear and in a scheme that fits him, should have a big season. Big ? for NE - still lacking a big-time wr. Gronkowski is the closest and remains to be seen if he can finish a season healthy.

Teams most likely to decline from a year ago - Kansas City, Carolina, Arizona and...San Francisco. I was going to go with them as my #6 team in the NFC, but there's enough ? marks (Gore, Boldin and J. Smith another year older, no Bowman or A. Smith for a good portion of the season, how well Kaepernick will progress, iffy secondary) for me to say they'll finish around 9-7. I'll go with the Bucs, making a turnaround similar to the Chiefs' last year, as the second wild card.

While the division winner picks in seven of the divisions seem to be near unanimous, the AFC North looks like the exception. Biased, but I'll go with the Steelers finishing 10-6 and edging out the RAvens and Bengals for the crown. Steelers' D is a work in progress, so I think they'll need Ben and the O to carry more of the load, at least through the first 4-6 games. The schedule should help. I have the Ravens, with new o-coordinator Gary Kubiak finishing 9-7 and taking the final AFC playoff spot. Bengals, who lost both coordinators (losing Zimmer, in particular, hurts) and have Atkins and Hall both coming back from major injuries, slip to 8-8. Jets also finish with the same record.

Recently, with it seeming becoming routine for teams to go on the road and win at least two games in the playoffs, it appeared that HFA didn't mean as much as it used to. Well, as the saying goes "everything old is new again". Especially in the NFC. Good as the Seahawks were in 2013, it's not hard to picture them losing that NFC title game if it's played at Candlestick.

Favorite for the #1 pick in 2015? I'll say the Raiders. I thought they had the worst roster overall in the league last season and while they've added names (Jones-Drew, Tuck, Woodley), I don't see it being much better in 2014.




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Posted 07 September 2014 - 06:32 PM

2014 NFL
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AFC East New England Patriots
AFC North Pittsburgh Steelers
AFC South Indianapolis Colts
AFC West Denver Broncos
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AFC Wildcards
Baltimore Ravens
Kansas City Chiefs
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NFC East New York Giants
NFC North Green Bay Packers
NFC South Carolina Panthers
NFC West Seattle Seahawks
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NFC Wildcards
Philadelphia Eagles
San Francisco 49ers
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Super Bowl
Philadelphia Eagles (W)
Denver Broncos

If the Giants can't win it - and they can't, I'd like to see one of the quality groups that has never won it finally drink from the grail.
And, after all, Philadelphia is still just a suburb of New York.




#14 JWL
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Posted 07 September 2014 - 07:03 PM

With most of the Week 1 games done, I would make these adjustments-

Switch Bears and Bucs with Falcons and Panthers.

This idea that Carolina would fall apart and be bad I could not buy. That said, I did have them dropping to 7-9. But I did say to a forum member last week that I could see any of the South teams finishing in last place with an 8-8 record.

The Bears defense is a major problem. That team cannot survive Cutler turning the ball over.




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Posted 07 September 2014 - 07:55 PM

Some week 1 observations:

I am probably more optimistic about the Seahawks repeating as Super Bowl champs than any team since the Patriots went back to back.

I was very impressed with the Browns, from coming back from a 24-3 deficit to tie the game. They should stick to just running the no huddle.

I knew that both the Falcons and Texans could not possibly be as bad as their records indicated last season. Look for both to be in the playoff hunt come December.

Why are the Steelers not wearing some sort of patch on their uniforms to honor Chuck Noll?




#16 JWL
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Posted 07 September 2014 - 08:00 PM

Cowher was wearing a CHN pin today and he said the Steelers would have it on their unis. Was there a sticker on the back of their helmets, maybe? I didn't watch that game much and didn't notice anything either way.

[Reaser]

Still too early but looks like most that made predictions are in good shape. Though Byron and myself are the only ones who saw Dallas being good.

[oldecapecod11]

The Eagles' end-of-season nose dive knocked the snot out of my prediction(s.)

How did others fare?

(Yes; yes; yes; I can see it now: #1 seed and a lot of other stuff. Nice job!)

[ChrisBabcock]

Before the season I picked a Seattle over Denver Super Bowl repeat. So far that looks possible if not probable... Depending on where the AFC Champ game is held.

[Reaser]

The Eagles' end-of-season nose dive knocked the snot out of my prediction(s.)

How did others fare?

(Yes; yes; yes; I can see it now: #1 seed and a lot of other stuff. Nice job!)

Still a week to go, plus the SB pick.

Here's what I had;

East: Patriots (correct)
North: Ravens (Won't win division but could still make playoffs)
South: Colts (correct)
West: Broncos (correct)
Wildcards: Steelers and Chiefs (Steelers are in, and could win divison. Chiefs still have a chance but they and the Ravens can't both make the playoffs so at best I'll have 5 of 6)

NFC
East: Eagles (wrong)
North: Packers (correct)
South: Saints (wrong)
West: Seahawks (correct)
Wildcards: Bears and Cowboys (wrong on the Bears, one of I think only two of us who picked the Cowboys to make the playoffs. So 3 out of 6 NFC teams and two division winners correct)

Super Bowl: Seahawks over Broncos

[John Maxymuk]

Matt:
As much as I hope you are right about Green Bay, they still have to win on Sunday to win the division although you are correct about them making the playoffs.

[Reaser]

Of course, my bad. Meant "correct" on playoffs, jumped the gun there on the division, ha.

[oldecapecod11]

Here's a cute article concerning "predictions" by "experts" - good for a few laughs...

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Yeah, so about those NFL preseason predictions ...
Dec 23rd 2014 10:35AM
By DJ GALLO

With the NFL regular season nearing a close, the preseason has been long forgotten. (How 'bout those 5–0 Giants!)

Here are the five worst predictions the #experts made prior to Carrie Underwood's first official intro song of the 2014 season. While all are horribly, comically wrong, a few still maintain some signs of life.

http://www.aol.com/article/2014/12/23/y ... d%3D588984

[Rupert Patrick]

If Baltimore gets in I will have all six AFC teams correct. In the NFC, a Carolina win will give me four of six, as I had New Orleans and SF wrong instead of Detroit and Arizona. I had SF beating NE in the Super Bowl, but I've already got the winner wrong.

[TodMaher]

I'm always shocked when I get any of these predictions things right.