2016 NFL Predictions

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It's five days before the first training camp opens, and we've all successfully made it through another offseason. Soon we'll have training camps, hall of fame stuff, and preseason to complain about. We've see what all our teams have done to get better (or not???) with free agency and the draft, coaching changes and whatnot, so now it's time to predict what we think is going to happen, putting it down now so we can brag about how right we were, or laugh at how wrong we were.

I will start us off. Remember, idiots, if you predict each team's season record by record, it all has to equal 256-256.

NFC East

1. Dallas Cowboys 9-7
2. Washington Redskins 9-7
3. New York Giants 8-8
4. Philadelphia Eagles 5-11

If Tony Romo was healthy last year, Dallas would have run away with this really lackluster division. I think he'll be health(ier) this year and will take Dallas to the division title. Kirk Cousins had a deceptively good year last year, but was still really bad whenever Washington played good teams. The Giants spent a ton of money this year which seemed really out of character, and Eli is about due to lead the league in interceptions again. I don't see any way that the Eagles compete, both with a new coach and with Sam Bradford/Carson Wentz. It's rebuilding time for the Eagles.

NFC North

1. Green Bay Packers - 11-5
2. Minnesota Vikings - 9-7
3. Detroit Lions - 6-10
4. Chicago Bears 6-10

With Jordy Nelson back, I think Rodgers will bounce back from a mediocre (by his standards) season. The Packers are extremely hard to beat at home, and I don't think they'll have much of a challenge in their own division. I like Minnesota, but their team is based around an Adrian Peterson who is going into his tenth season and I'm just waiting for the wheels to fall off. I don't know if Bridgewater is ready to take the team on his shoulders. The Lions lost their best player in Calvin Johnson, and now have to rely on #1 WR Golden Tate. Good luck. The Bears.... I don't know much about the Bears. Sorry.

NFC South

1. Carolina Panthers - 12-4
2. New Orleans Saints - 11-5*
3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - 7-9
4. Atlanta Falcons - 3-13

Carolina was the best team in the NFC last year and did it without their best WR. Benjamin will be back, and I don't see Carolina slowing down at all. The Saints I think will be a surprise contender, and I see one last big push and hurrah with Brees. The Bucs will continue to slowly improve, and if they hadn't drafted a loving kicker as high as they did I'd give them 8-8. I don't see anything good about the Falcons except Julio Jones and he's being wasted with the NFL equivalent of a movie extra in Matt Ryan.

NFC West

1. Seattle Seahawks - 12-4
2. Arizona Cardinals - 10-6*
3. San Francisco 49ers - 6-10
4. Los Angeles Rams - 4-12

Seattle is still really good. Their defense hasn't been as prolific as it was a few years ago, but the offense has picked up the pace. No Marshawn Lynch means they'll have to rely more heavily on Russell Wilson, and by the way he closed last year, he looks more than ready. I still like Arizona a lot, but I've got a bad feeling about Carson Palmer's health and the Cardinals' inability to run the ball. They'll still make the playoffs, but as a wild card. I like the Chip Kelly to SF move more than a lot of people, and think there will be noticeable improvement. Chip is a really good coach, and without any GM power, will be free to just coach. I think he'll make Kaepernick look better than he did last year. Los Angeles, led by a rookie QB and most overrated head coach in NFL History Jeff Fisher will struggle.

AFC East

1. New England Patriots - 11-5
2. New York Jets - 9-7
3. Miami Dolphins - 7-9
4. Buffalo Bills - 5-11

Suspension or not, the Pats are going to win the division without much issue. Although I'm a bit concerned about their roster, especially defensively, they have Brady and Gronk and Belichick. As long as that continues, they're going to win the AFC East. The Jets could theoretically compete with the Pats, but they still haven't worked out their QB situation and insist on playing hardball with Fitzpatrick. Also, it's Ryan Fitzpatrick. Tannehill will look better than he looked last year, but the Dolphins won't get over the hump just yet with a new coach, and I just don't believe in Rex Ryan and Tyrod Taylor. The Bills playoff drought will continue.

AFC North

1. Pittsburgh Steelers - 13-3
2. Cincinnati Bengals - 10-6*
3. Baltimore Ravens - 8-8
4. Cleveland Browns - 3-13

In what is possibly the best division in the NFL, the Steelers are probably the best TEAM in the NFL. The offense is going to look spectacular. With no injury to Ben this year, I think he's going to have the best year of his career. They have a top 7 QB, a top 2 RB, and a top 2 WR in the NFL right now. It's going to be fun to watch. Cinci still has a very strong roster but it won't win the division this year with a loaded Steelers squad. Baltimore will bounce back from its year of awfulness, mostly spurred on by future hall of fame safety Eric Weddle. The Browns will be the worst team in the NFL.

AFC South

1. Houston Texans - 10-6
2. Indianapolis Colts - 6-10
3. Jacksonville Jaguars - 6-10
4. Tennessee Titans - 5-11

The AFC South will be the worst division again, but that title will change in the next couple of seasons. I don't know what Brock Osweiler really is, but I think he's better than what Houston had at QB last year. They have a really good defense and a really good WR, so I think they'll win the division. The Colts' problems are real. Andrew Luck had a really bad year last year, even without the injury. The team has done nothing to surround him with talent, and they have one of the worst rosters in the league. A good QB can only do so much, and nothing about Luck's overall stats say anything about him being even a "good" QB. The Jags are a year away from competing, but I like where they're going. The Titans are a few years away. Mike Mularkey.

AFC West

1. Kansas City Chiefs - 9-7
2. Oakland Raiders - 9-7*
3. Denver Broncos - 9-7
4. San Diego Chargers - 8-8

A division with no exceptionally good teams and no godawful teams, the AFC West should go down to the last week of the season with everyone in play. Kansas City is committed to ball security and running the ball, but has no real star power with Alex Smith and Travis Kelce and Jeremy Maclin. They'll be solidly efficient and kinda boring to watch. Oakland will be more fun to watch since they have a more big play offense. Carr is the real deal and I hate that the Raiders have Amari Cooper. Khalil Mack is a beast and if the Raiders do something to make their defense better outside of Mack and Spence, they could be really really good. Denver I think will regress just a bit, but still have a really good defense. Defensive rankings are more varied year by year than offenses, so it's unlikely that Denver's D will be that dominant for a second straight year. The Chargers have the best QB in the division and some really good pieces, but absolutely zero depth. And considering the injury bug over the past few years, that's not a good combo. The Chargers did everything they needed to in the draft and free agency this year, but it's more than just a one year rebuild. They'll be better than the 4-12 team they were a year ago.

Playoffs:

1. Carolina Panthers
2. Seattle Seahawks
3. Green Bay Packers
4. Dallas Cowboys
5. New Orleans Saints
6. Arizona Cardinals

1. Pittsburgh Steelers
2. New England Patriots
3. Houston Texans
4. Kansas City Chiefs
5. Cincinnati Bengals
6. Oakland Raiders

Wild Card

Green Bay over Arizona
Dallas over New Orleans

Oakland over Houston
Kansas City over Cincinnati

Divisional

Carolina over Dallas
Seattle over Green Bay

Pittsburgh over Oakland
New England over Kansas City

Championship

Seattle over Carolina
Pittsburgh over New England

Superbowl

Pittsburgh over Seattle

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# ? May 16, 2024 22:46

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# ? Jul 16, 2016 00:05

Cavauro: Jan 9, 2008

My prediction is that 3 AFC North teams make the playoffs leading to an all-north championship game and then that team wins the super bowl against the Panthers. And the league does pretty good, money-wise, as well

# ? Jul 16, 2016 01:04

Big Ol Marsh Pussy: Jan 7, 2007

the bengals will win the super bowl, is my prediction. thanks for reading

# ? Jul 16, 2016 01:14

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I started making a big post on my analytics, but it had three NFC South teams in the playoffs so I deleted it.

# ? Jul 16, 2016 02:25

a messed up horse: Mar 11, 2014; by Nyc_Tattoo

Hue Jackson will feel inspired and Believe and lead the dang Browns to win 8 games this year

# ? Jul 16, 2016 02:34

Colgrim: Jul 23, 2009

KC has no star power? Jamaal Charles runs for almost 2,000 yards and wins the come back player of the year and KC goes 11-5.

# ? Jul 16, 2016 02:42

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The Chiefs offense got better when Charles got hurt

# ? Jul 16, 2016 02:44

Metapod: Mar 18, 2012

Ross predicts 5 wins. Improvement \ :unsmith:

# ? Jul 16, 2016 02:46

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Metapod posted:

Ross predicts 5 wins. Improvement \/

I think you guys will be a lot better in 2017 and 2018

# ? Jul 16, 2016 02:47

Darth Brooks: Jan 15, 2005; I do not wear this mask to protect me. I wear it to protect you from me.

I'm amazed you have the Vikes one game over .500

I'm going to stick to my prediction in the Seattle thread. I think the Vikings might go 13-3 this year. They went 11-5 last year with an O-line so bad that at one point Teddy Bridgewater was tackled by a tackle. They've some solid moves in the offseason. They have a beauty of a new stadium to play in which may of may not affect how they play. Still, it looks nice.

# ? Jul 16, 2016 03:17

MrLogan: Feb 4, 2004; Ask me about Derek Carr's stolen MVP awards, those dastardly refs, and, oh yeah, having the absolute worst fucking gimmick in The Football Funhouse.

Darth Brooks posted:

I'm amazed you have the Vikes one game over .500

I'm going to stick to my prediction in the Seattle thread. I think the Vikings might go 13-3 this year. They went 11-5 last year with an O-line so bad that at one point Teddy Bridgewater was tackled by a tackle. They've some solid moves in the offseason. They have a beauty of a new stadium to play in which may of may not affect how they play. Still, it looks nice.

Vikings are the real deal. They are a much better team than Green Bay or Seattle, imo.

# ? Jul 16, 2016 03:33

Shangri-Law School: Feb 19, 2013

The NFC North will have three playoff teams. The Vikings will needlessly kill thousands of birds. Joe Lombardi will continue to suck poo poo.

# ? Jul 16, 2016 03:47

computer parts: Nov 18, 2010; PLEASE CLAP

There will be an All Texas Super Bowl. His Will Be Done.

More seriously, some random predictions:

- The Bengals will be a first round exit, again.

- The Lions will probably be 7-9 and nothing will change on the coaching end.

- The Raiders will make the playoffs.

- Eli wins the NFC East.

- The 49ers will do surprisingly better than predicted but will still be mediocre.

- The Pats will still win the AFC East, even if they go 0-4 to start.

- Broncos will win their division because QBs are overrated.

- The Texans will embarrass themselves in the playoffs, or they will embarrass themselves in Week 17 to give the division title to the Colts.

Super Bowl: Broncos v Packers

# ? Jul 16, 2016 03:58

Logicblade: Aug 13, 2014; Festival with your real* little sister!

I made some predictions in the start of May, let's see how I still like them:

AFC East
4. Jets 8-8 (2-0 H2H vs. Dolphins)
Dolphins 8-8
Patriots 6-10
Bills 6-10

AFC North
2. Bengals 12-4 (8-4 CONF)
6. Steelers 10-6 (8-4 CONF over the Raiders)
Browns 9-7
Ravens 7-9

AFC South
3. Jags 10-6
Texans 8-8
Titans 5-11
Colts 4-12

AFC West
1. Chiefs 12-4 (9-3 CONF over the Bengals)
5. Broncos 11-5
Raiders 10-6 (7-5 CONF)
Chargers 3-13

NFC East
4. Redskins 9-7
Eagles 7-9
Cowboys 7-9
Giants 6-10

NFC North
1. Packers 13-3
5. Vikings 12-4
Lions 5-11
Bears 5-11

NFC South
3. Bucs 9-7 (SOV over Redskins)
Saints 8-8
Panthers 7-9
Falcons 5-11

NFC West
2. Rams 10-6 (2-0 H2H with Seahawks) (4-2 Div)
6. Seahawks 10-6 (0-2 H2H with Rams) (4-2 Div)
Cardinals 10-6 (2-4 Div)
49ers 4-12

Playoff Predictions:

Wild Card Round
6. Seahawks > 3. Bucs 24-20
5. Vikings > 4. Redskins 31-16
3. Jaguars > 6. Steelers 24-21 OT
5. Broncos > 4. Jets 38-7

Divisional Round
1. Chiefs > 5. Broncos 27-21
2. Bengals > 3. Jaguars 38-14
6. Seahawks > 1. Packers 20-19
5. Vikings > 2. Rams 40-14

Conference Championships
2. Bengals > 1. Chiefs 28-24
6. Seahawks > 5. Vikings 30-27 OT

Super Bowl LI
2. Bengals > 6. Seahawks 31-26

Apparently Andy Dalton Bitch is how I like it.

# ? Jul 16, 2016 10:59

Gyro Zeppeli: Jul 19, 2012; sure hope no-one throws me off a bridge

AFC East
4. Patriots 9-7
Bills 8-8
Jets 6-10
Dolphins 4-12

AFC North
1. Steelers 13-3
Ravens 9-7
Bengals 9-7
Browns 3-13

AFC South
3. Jags 10-6
Texans 8-8
Titans 4-12
Colts 4-12

AFC West
2. Raiders 11-5
5. Broncos 10-6
6. Chiefs 10-6
Chargers 3-13

NFC East
4. Cowboys 8-8
Eagles 7-9
Redskins 7-9
Giants 6-10

NFC North
2. Packers 13-3
5. Vikings 12-4
Bears 6-10
Lions 5-11

NFC South
1. Panthers 14-2
Saints 8-8
Bucs 8-8
Falcons 5-11

NFC West
3. Seahawks 11-5
6. Cardinals 10-6
Rams 8-8
49ers 3-13

I dunno how the playoffs actually go, but it ends with Packers/Steelers 31-27.

# ? Jul 16, 2016 12:26

A Man and his dog: Oct 24, 2013; by R. Guyovich

Prediction: People forget that Tony Romo is old and weak. He's gonna take a few big hits and be done again. Withering on the field.

I don't wish this for him but I could see it happening.

Washington and the Giants battle it out for the poo poo NFC East.

Or, Romo stays healthy and the Cowboys waltz their way into the playoffs.

# ? Jul 16, 2016 13:48

Eifert Posting: Apr 1, 2007; Most of the time he catches it every time.; Grimey Drawer

The Bengals will be so good they'll get credit for all other teams victories. Their final record will be 256-0.

No other team qualifies for playoffs, they win SB by default but still technically end the year without a playoff win.

# ? Jul 16, 2016 16:26

Benne: Sep 2, 2011; STOP DOING HEROIN

AFC East

Patriots (Even with no Brady for 4 games, this division still belongs to Billy Fiveaces)
Jets (Matt Forte has another good year left, and makes the offense better than expected even if they don't bring back Fitz)
Dolphins (Adam Gase worked miracles with Tebow. Will he be the one to solve Tannehill?)
Bills (Rex has been thoroughly exposed by this point. Tyrod is a one-year wonder.)

AFC North

Steelers (if Ben and Le'Veon stay healthy, 14-15 wins is possible)
Ravens (With more injury luck, this is a playoff contender)
Bengals (Still like this team, but they lost a lot of pieces at WR and the secondary)
Browns (The Browns)

AFC South

Colts (Luck goes back to being Luck and carrying a shitass team to the playoffs)
Texans (I have no clue what to expect from Brock, but any team with a healthy Watt can't be counted out)
Jaguars (They have their QB. They spent big money on the defense. Gus Bradley is out of excuses now.)
Titans (Mike Mularkey)

AFC West

Chiefs (They'll be the kind of good boring team that everybody hates to watch but always wins)
Raiders (I'm ready to believe)
Broncos (Defense is still world-class, but who the hell is the QB?)
Chargers (I just haven't been that impressed with Mike McCoy)

AFC Playoffs

1. Steelers
2. Patriots
3. Chiefs
4. Colts
5. Raiders
6. Ravens

Chiefs over Ravens
Raiders over Colts

Steelers over Raiders
Patriots over Chiefs

Steelers over Patriots

NFC East

Washington (Quietly built a very good roster even if I'm still not sold on Cousins)
Cowboys (Romo is back, but I don't think Peak Romo will ever come back)
Giants (Lots of sound and fury, signifying a GM who knows he's fired if his team doesn't start winning again)
Eagles (It will take a couple years to clean up the mess Chip left behind)

NFC North

Packers (Jordy is back, Rodgers bounces back and the Pack go back to ruling this division with an iron fist)
Vikings (Peterson ain't getting younger and I don't know if Bridgewater is the guy or not)
Bears (Cutler's last stand?)
Lions (I have no clue what direction this team is headed)

NFC South

Panthers (Losing Norman will hurt, but Carolina still cruises)
Bucs (Jameis builds on his rookie year and Tampa stays in playoff contention up until Week 17)
Saints (Brees is Brees but that defense ... no)
Falcons (Stuck in neutral right now. Dan Quinn has a lot to prove in year 2.)

NFC West

Seahawks (Defense may have plateaued but Wilson is ready to take charge in the Post-Marshawn era)
Cardinals (Love this team on paper, but Palmer and Honey Badger's health are big concerns)
Rams (New city, new QB, same ol' sorry-rear end Rams)
49ers (Maybe Chip can fix Kap, maybe it won't matter because the defense is still a tire fire)

NFC Playoffs

1. Packers
2. Seahawks
3. Panthers
4. Washington
5. Cardinals
6. Cowboys

Panthers over Cowboys
Cardinals over Washington

Packers over Cardinals
Seahawks over Cardinals

Seahawks over Packers

Super Bowl: Seahawks vs. Steelers, Part 2: This Time It's Personal

Benne fucked around with this message at 22:28 on Jul 16, 2016

# ? Jul 16, 2016 19:43

boop the snoot: Jun 3, 2016

Patriots are gonna win the Super Bowl.

Tom Brady will get SBMVP.

It is going to be hilarious.

# ? Jul 16, 2016 20:17

warcrimes: Jul 6, 2013; I don't know what's it called, I just know the sound it makes when it takes a J4G's life.

Ross Angeles posted:

A division with no exceptionally good teams and no godawful teams, the AFC West should go down to the last week of the season with everyone in play. Kansas City is committed to ball security and running the ball, but has no real star power with Alex Smith and Travis Kelce and Jeremy Maclin. They'll be solidly efficient and kinda boring to watch. Oakland will be more fun to watch since they have a more big play offense. Carr is the real deal and I hate that the Raiders have Amari Cooper. Khalil Mack is a beast and if the Raiders do something to make their defense better outside of Mack and Spence, they could be really really good. Denver I think will regress just a bit, but still have a really good defense. Defensive rankings are more varied year by year than offenses, so it's unlikely that Denver's D will be that dominant for a second straight year. The Chargers have the best QB in the division and some really good pieces, but absolutely zero depth. And considering the injury bug over the past few years, that's not a good combo. The Chargers did everything they needed to in the draft and free agency this year, but it's more than just a one year rebuild. They'll be better than the 4-12 team they were a year ago.

Spence? do you mean Irvin or Smith?

# ? Jul 16, 2016 20:27

a neat cape: Feb 22, 2007; Aw hunny, these came out GREAT!

warcrimes posted:

Spence? do you mean Irvin or Smith?

:headdesk: Smith. Damnit. It was late at night ok

# ? Jul 16, 2016 21:12

A Man and his dog: Oct 24, 2013; by R. Guyovich

Ross Angeles posted:

:headdesk: Smith. Damnit. It was late at night ok

Yeah you told me to go gently caress myself cause I said something positive about DA RAIDERS!!

But that's expected.

# ? Jul 16, 2016 21:21

Durandal1707: Oct 11, 2013

I think the Chiefs win the AFC West, even though I think they are a slightly worse team defensively than last year. The Raiders are a year away from being a contender, though they made a lot of strides and I can see them getting in as a wild card. They have a lot of promising talent, they just need to to gel. Denver's defense will still be excellent but I have a hard time seeing how they're gonna score points, unless Lynch just lights it up from the start.

Chargers go 7-9 or 8-8 this year. They look like a much improved team defensively over last year's bunch, by virtue of Telesco's draft and FA moves regarding the d-line, and their o-line will hopefully be a lot better with an actual, NFL caliber center. That being said, they're still very thin in a couple of spots; I can't stand their safeties because none of them can cover worth a lick, and that hurts even if the front 7 looks better and they have some good talent at the CB spots. Mostly I just don't like McCoy or Pagano as coaches and I can't ever see the team doing better than 9-7 as long as those two are around.

Of course, i'd be thrilled if I were wrong on that count...

Durandal1707 fucked around with this message at 00:22 on Jul 17, 2016

# ? Jul 17, 2016 00:08

FizFashizzle: Mar 30, 2005

NFC, obviously barring any major injuries, is probably going to come down to Carolina and Seattle again, probably whomever has home field.

# ? Jul 17, 2016 00:38

Durandal1707: Oct 11, 2013

I think the Cardinals are a better team than Seattle if Palmer stays healthy and doesn't have the yips from the NFCCG, which are admittedly big ifs. But I think they're a better team defensively than last season's version, with the Chandler Jones trade and drafting Nkemdiche, which is big since they couldn't really put any heat on either QB they met in the playoffs.

# ? Jul 17, 2016 01:04

R.D. Mangles: Jan 10, 2004

bears
super bowl
book it

# ? Jul 17, 2016 01:25

Metapod: Mar 18, 2012

Titans are going to win week 1, split with the Jags, and have a lot of close games in which a majority will be lost due to either poor play calling, lack of depth or both with a few blowout losses mixed in!!!!!

# ? Jul 17, 2016 01:28

LiquidFriend: Apr 5, 2005

Ross Angeles posted:

The Chiefs offense got better when Charles got hurt

I think Andy is going to turn the offense over to Chilly and Nagy more, so hopefully no more 15 Jamaal screens every game.

If not, than yeah Jamaal coming back might be subtraction by addition and this quote os definitely true.

Durandal1707 posted:

I think the Chiefs win the AFC West, even though I think they are a slightly worse team defensively than last year. The Raiders are a year away from being a contender, though they made a lot of strides and I can see them getting in as a wild card. They have a lot of promising talent, they just need to to gel. Denver's defense will still be excellent but I have a hard time seeing how they're gonna score points, unless Lynch just lights it up from the start.

Chargers go 7-9 or 8-8 this year. They look like a much improved team defensively over last year's bunch, by virtue of Telesco's draft and FA moves regarding the d-line, and their o-line will hopefully be a lot better with an actual, NFL caliber center. That being said, they're still very thin in a couple of spots; I can't stand their safeties because none of them can cover worth a lick, and that hurts even if the front 7 looks better and they have some good talent at the CB spots. Mostly I just don't like McCoy or Pagano as coaches and I can't ever see the team doing better than 9-7 as long as those two are around.

Of course, i'd be thrilled if I were wrong on that count...

I agree with almost all of this completely. Only thing is I don't think the Raiders will get over the hump till they kick Del Rio out and get a real winner to be Head Coach.

With a better roster, the stink of crazy Al era gone and maybe a shiny new stadium coming should really up their value when they finally made that move.

I think the Detroit Lions will be a surprise winner this year (maybe not playoffs, but at least .500) and the Bengals are going to take a pretty big step backwards and Marvin resigns at the end of the year.

An NFC team is going to win the Super Bowl and the Dolphins will go 8-8.

LiquidFriend fucked around with this message at 03:10 on Jul 17, 2016

# ? Jul 17, 2016 02:56

Benne: Sep 2, 2011; STOP DOING HEROIN

Metapod posted:

Titans are going to win week 1, split with the Jags, and have a lot of close games in which a majority will be lost due to either poor play calling, lack of depth or both with a few blowout losses mixed in!!!!!

How many years in a row has it been now where the Titans win Week 1 and have people think they might actually be a thing, then are hot garbage the rest of the season?

# ? Jul 17, 2016 03:21

Metapod: Mar 18, 2012

Benne posted:

How many years in a row has it been now where the Titans win Week 1 and have people think they might actually be a thing, then are hot garbage the rest of the season?

It's been 2 and it's not that they win it's that they absolutely dominate. It's the weirdest thing

# ? Jul 17, 2016 03:23

Durandal1707: Oct 11, 2013

LiquidFriend posted:

I think the Detroit Lions will be a surprise winner this year (maybe not playoffs, but at least .500) and the Bengals are going to take a pretty big step backwards and Marvin resigns at the end of the year.

An NFC team is going to win the Super Bowl and the Dolphins will go 8-8.

I agree on the Lions and the NFC SB pick. I actually kinda liked the Lions draft, in that they could've panicked and overdrafted on a wideout - instead it seems like they're building inside out, especially the o-line which was a glaring weakness of theirs last year from the games I caught. I still think Matt Stafford's a good QB despite throwing behind some lousy lines over his career - I just don't think they have quite enough talent to break past the Packers or Vikings, as much as i'd like for them to do well.

I'd pick Carolina or Arizona to win the title. Panthers probably won't post a 15-1 record again, but they're getting Benjamin back, Funchess probably looks better in his second season, and I don't think they've lost anybody significant in the trenches on both sides of the ball. Arizona as mentioned made pretty good strides to maintain their pass rush, so if Palmer stays healthy I like their chances as much.

Miami seems like a 6-10/7-9 team to me this year. It seems like, with the roster moves they made in FA and the draft, they're letting Gase come in and evaluate the roster and see what personnel is going to fit what he wants to do with the team moving forward. Fins fans can correct me there, I admit that I don't know as much as the Dolphins as some others do.

# ? Jul 17, 2016 04:01

boop the snoot: Jun 3, 2016

Metapod posted:

It's been 2 and it's not that they win it's that they absolutely dominate. It's the weirdest thing

they played the bucs last year in week 1 and while the bucs are on the upswing i think calling it a "dominating" performance is a little bit of a stretch

# ? Jul 17, 2016 04:15

Grittybeard: Mar 29, 2010; Bad, very bad!

TBeats posted:

they played the bucs last year in week 1 and while the bucs are on the upswing i think calling it a "dominating" performance is a little bit of a stretch

You play who's in front of you and they won 42-14. They dominated that particular game, which is all the point was I believe.

# ? Jul 17, 2016 04:43

Metapod: Mar 18, 2012

Grittybeard posted:

You play who's in front of you and they won 42-14. They dominated that particular game, which is all the point was I believe.

Mariota played the greatest first game I've ever seen and Winston throwing a pick 6 on his first throw was :circlefap:

game of the year imo

# ? Jul 17, 2016 17:42

Demon Of The Fall: May 1, 2004; Nap Ghost

Titans will win 6-8 games. They will be improved, but still kinda poo poo.

# ? Jul 17, 2016 22:18

Probably Magic: Oct 9, 2012; Looking cute, feeling cute.

The Titans will be bad.

Mariota will miss at least one game from injury.

Go Titans.

# ? Jul 17, 2016 22:53

C-Euro: Mar 20, 2010; Soiled Meat

The Lions will not be as bad as people think but won't finish above .500. That's all I got, my guts tells me Caldwell will survive through to the 2017 season but Quinn might ice him if they put together a four or five-win 2016 in order to appease Hacksaw Martha Ford.

# ? Jul 17, 2016 23:05

Neodoomium: Jun 20, 2001; You are now hearing this
noise in your head.

The Lions are going to stink.

On ice.

# ? Jul 17, 2016 23:23

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Flikken: Oct 23, 2009; 10,363 snaps and not a playoff win to show for it

The Browns will beat the Titans the 3rd year in a row,

# ? Jul 17, 2016 23:25

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