For the PFRA, on the old forum we all made our predictions, here's 2014:
http://www.profootballresearchers.com/f ... f=5&t=2424
2013 I believe there was two different threads, I don't have either saved (edit: guess I did have one), I e-mailed my SB / Playoff picks to other PFRA members and correctly had the Seahawks over the Broncos. Surely others picked Seattle.
2012 JWL and myself were the only two PFRA members to pick Baltimore. I had Baltimore over the New York Giants and JWL had Baltimore over Atlanta.
So that's this season and the previous two seasons of 'documented' predictions by those that post on the forums.
Below is the old forums' 2012 Predictions Thread:
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What will happen in 2012
Started by NWebster , Sep 04 2012 01:49 PM
18 replies to this topic
#1 NWebster
NWebster
Posted 04 September 2012 - 01:49 PM
Super Bowl: I've got a Super Bowl between the Texans and 49ers, 49ers winning.
MVP: Calvin Johnson
Def POY: Pierre-Paul
Surprise Improvement: Chiefs
Surprise Decline: Ravens
1st pick in 2013: Browns (maybe a coin toss w/ the Vikings though)
Comeback Player: Rivers
Rookie of the Year: RG3
Def ROY: Chandler Jones
By the way, were I in Vegas I'd put absolutely NO money behind any of these, just hunches.
#2 evan
evan
Posted 04 September 2012 - 03:18 PM
Super Bowl: Packers-Patriots, Packers winning
MVP: Aaron Rodgers
Def POY: Patrick Willis
Surprise Improvement: Bills to 11-5
Surprise Decline: Eagles to 4-12
1st pick in 2013: Rams or Jaguars
Comeback Player: Jamaal Charles
Rookie of the Year: Russell Wilson
Def ROY: Morris Claiborne
#3 Reaser
Reaser
Posted 04 September 2012 - 03:37 PM
For the awards it'll be two predictions. First, who after the season I'll think should get it, then who I think the voters will give it to.
Super Bowl: Ravens over Giants
MVP: Calvin Johnson (voters: QB with stats and/or team is #1 seed)
Def POY: Colin McCarthy (voters: Patrick Willis)
1st pick in 2013: Toss up between Browns and Dolphins
Comeback Player: Peyton Manning
Rookie of the Year: Russell Wilson (voters: Andrew Luck)
Def ROY: Luke Kuechly
Edit to add: Since others did playoffs, adding mine (had done them as a few PFRA members got in e-mails, but didn't post here.)
NFC Division Winners: GB, PHI, SF, ATL
NFC Wild Cards: NYG, SEA
NFC Championship: NYG over SF
AFC Division Winners: NE, BAL, DEN, HOU
AFC Wild Cards: PIT, KC
AFC Championship: BAL over NE
Though profits are important, the sport must take precedence over the business
#4 Rupert Patrick
Rupert Patrick
Posted 04 September 2012 - 04:45 PM
AFC Division Winners: New England, Baltimore, Houston, San Diego
AFC Wild Cards: Pittsburgh, Denver
AFC Championship: Baltimore over New England
NFC Division Winners: Giants, Green Bay, Atlanta, San Francisco
NFC Wild Cards: Detroit, Carolina
NFC Championship: Green Bay over San Francisco
Super Bowl 47: Green Bay over Baltimore
Surprise teams: Buffalo and Carolina
Surprise declines: Cincinnati and New Orleans
Number one draft pick in 2014: Cleveland
MVP: Aaron Rogers
Other prediction - The Jets develop Tebow as a QB/RB hybrid and put him in backfield with Sanchez as starting QB where Tebow throws a half dozen passes per game and rushes a dozen times a game, and it succeeds and is biggest new strategy in NFL since the Wildcat. Other teams start trying to come up with similar formations for backup QB's who can run to put them in backfield simultaneously with starting QB.
#5 Tod Maher
Tod Maher
Posted 04 September 2012 - 06:41 PM
AFC Division Winners: New England, Baltimore, Houston, Denver
AFC Wild Cards: Tennessee, Cincinnati
AFC Championship: New England over Baltimore
NFC Division Winners: New York Giants, Green Bay, New Orleans, Arizona
NFC Wild Cards: Detroit, Atlanta
NFC Championship: New York Giants over Green Bay
Super Bowl 47:New York Giants over New England
Surprise teams: Indianapolis and New Orleans
Surprise declines: San Francisco and Oakland
Number one draft pick in 2013: Oakland
MVP: Peyton Manning
And Tim Tebow won't play a down after September after the Jets try him in various gimmick schemes in the first four games that won't work.
#6 Jay Z
Posted 04 September 2012 - 10:18 PM
Surprise declines: Cincinnati and New Orleans
Not sure either of those would be much of a surprise.
#7 JWL
JWL
Posted 04 September 2012 - 11:47 PM
NFC playoff seeds
1 Atlanta, 2 Green Bay, 3 Dallas, 4 Seattle, 5 Chicago, 6 Carolina
AFC playoff seeds
1 New England, 2 Baltimore, 3 Houston, 4 Kansas City, 5 Denver, 6 Buffalo
Super Bowl 47
Baltimore 25, Atlanta 17
regular season awards
MVP- Matt Ryan
defensive player of the year- Kyle Williams
offensive rookie of the year- Andrew Luck
defensive rookie of the year- Lavonte David
comeback player of the year- Peyton Manning
coach of the year- Romeo Crennel
#8 paulksandiego
paulksandiego
Posted 05 September 2012 - 12:16 AM
AFC Division Winners: New England, Pittsburgh, Houston, Denver
AFC Wild Cards: Buffalo, Kansas City
AFC Champion: New England
NFC Division Winners: Dallas, Green Bay, Atlanta, San Francisco
NFC Wild Cards: Detroit, New Orleans
NFC Champion: Green Bay
Super Bowl 47: Green Bay over New England
Surprise teams: Washington and Tennessee
Surprise declines: Baltimore, and NY Jets
Number one draft pick in 2014: Jacksonville
MVP: Aaron Rodgers
#9 JWL
JWL
Posted 04 December 2012 - 09:06 PM
Well, at least all of our Super Bowl picks still look okay at this time.
#10 Reaser
Reaser
Posted 05 December 2012 - 02:45 AM
Well, at least all of our Super Bowl picks still look okay at this time.
ha, I don't like doing it, but "if the season ended today" I'de have 10 of the 12 playoff teams correct, which would be the best of those here that listed their playoff teams. Though being way off on other predictions probably makes that even more meaningless.
Though profits are important, the sport must take precedence over the business
#11 evan
evan
Posted 06 December 2012 - 10:29 AM
I am definitely rooting for the Eagles to finish out 4-12 and make my surprise decline pick spot on (sorry Eagles fans, nothing personal).
Also, I can't feel bad about picking Russell Wilson as rookie of the year, even though he might finish fourth (Griffin, Luck, Alfred Morris?), as the kid has surpassed expectations big-time.
#12 JWL
JWL
Posted 31 December 2012 - 09:13 AM
Of those who made full playoff picks everybody had at least four teams wrong.
Would like to do this again next year but make it a contest (just for bragging rights).
Maybe something like-
*one point for each correct playoff team pick
*minus three points if one or both of your SB teams does not qualify for the playoffs
*one point for each correct award pick
*five points for each correct Super Bowl team
#13 Reaser
Reaser
Posted 31 December 2012 - 10:23 AM
Of those who made playoff picks everyone had 5 or more wrong, except me, who only had 4 wrong.
I got 7 or 8 division winners but only 1 of 4 wild cards. Still easily the "winner" in that category.
Props to Tod on getting all 4 AFC division winners, and 5 of 6 AFC playoff teams overall.
Paul and Evan both were one off on the Jags having the #1 pick, so that's close.
Evan also had the Eagles as his "surprise decline" team, going 4-12.
Those are probably the only predictions that need pointed out, probably Evan and myself as the mythical "prediction champion" leaders, at least until the awards and super bowl.
Though profits are important, the sport must take precedence over the business
#14 Ken Crippen
Ken Crippen
Posted 31 December 2012 - 12:16 PM
Would like to do this again next year but make it a contest (just for bragging rights).
Maybe something like-
*one point for each correct playoff team pick
*minus three points if one or both of your SB teams does not qualify for the playoffs
*one point for each correct award pick
*five points for each correct Super Bowl team
We can do that. Remind me in August and we will put something together.
#15 74_75_78_79_
74_75_78_79_
Posted 31 December 2012 - 12:29 PM
KUDOS to all who successfully made accurate predicitions! MVP has to go to Evan for he picking Eagles to go 4-12! Not making playoffs in 2012 not too big a surprise, although I had them winning their divison, but finishing 4-12?? Well done!
#16 NWebster
NWebster
Posted 31 December 2012 - 03:21 PM
KUDOS to all who successfully made accurate predicitions! MVP has to go to Evan for he picking Eagles to go 4-12! Not making playoffs in 2012 not too big a surprise, although I had them winning their divison, but finishing 4-12?? Well done!
Nobody did, but I'd love to meet the person who predicted Adrian Peterson doing what he did, wow. Don't feel great about my pics, wow was I wrong about the Chiefs! Still a 9ers Texans Super Bowl isn't out of the telnet of possibility though I'd probably trade the Texans for the Pats or Broncos if I had a do over.
#17 JWL
JWL
Posted 31 December 2012 - 04:01 PM
KUDOS to all who successfully made accurate predicitions! MVP has to go to Evan for he picking Eagles to go 4-12! Not making playoffs in 2012 not too big a surprise, although I had them winning their divison, but finishing 4-12?? Well done!
Yeah, but I picked Romeo Crennel to win the coach of the year award. That prediction was so bad it is good. It needs to be cherished.
#18 JuggernautJ
JuggernautJ
Posted 31 December 2012 - 04:16 PM
Nobody did, but I'd love to meet the person who predicted Adrian Peterson doing what he did, wow.
I play in a Fantasy League on an(other) History board.
There is one woman who plays (one of the guys wife). Her first two picks this year were Peyton Manning and Adrian Peterson. I'm not saying she predicted what AP would do... but she came closer than anyone I know.
(BTW, she finished 3rd in our league... after winning last year)
#19 JWL
JWL
Posted 03 February 2013 - 10:59 PM
Okay, so two of us correctly predicted the Super Bowl winner. Let's do this again for the 2013 season but with a particular format in place so we can have standings and stuff.
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