2011 NFL Predictions Thread

[LUKE23]

This may be too early, but people like to do these, and the major personnel movement is done.

I'm not going to do records, just division finish and playoff seedings:

AFCE

1. Patriots
2. Jets
3. Dolphins
4. Bills

AFCN

1. Steelers
2. Ravens
3. Browns
4. Bengals

AFCS

1. Colts
2. Texans
3. Jaguars
4. Titans

AFCW

1. Chargers
2. Raiders
3. Chiefs
4. Broncos

AFC Playoff seeding:

1. Patriots
2. Steelers
3. Chargers
4. Colts
5. Ravens
6. Texans

NFCE

1. Eagles
2. Giants
3. Cowboys
4. Redskins

NFCN

1. Packers
2. Lions
3. Bears
4. Vikings

NFCS

1. Saints
2. Falcons
3. Bucs
4. Panthers

NFCW

1. Rams
2. Cardinals
3. Niners
4. Seahawks

NFC Playoff Seedings:

1. Packers
2. Eagles
3. Saints
4. Rams
5. Falcons
6. Giants

[The Wet Whistle]

Damn the NFL south is a pretty good division. I like the Bucs and think theyre on their way to being a really solid team but that division is gonna be tough on them. I still think they have an outside shot of making the playoffs as the last wildcard team.

I actually agree with just about all of your division standings though. Maybe Chiefs over Oakland? not completely sure

[LUKE23]

Yeah, it was down to Bucs and Giants for the last spot. I think the Giants are getting overlooked a bit. Their pass rush is going to be insane this year with Osi back, and Pierre-Paul having IMO a breakout year. Also drafted Marvin Austin who I like. They are going to suffocate QB's. They have enough weapons on offense to be at minimum solid there, and their best secondary player (Phillips) is healthy.

[ClassicJack]

AFCE

1. Patriots
2. Jets
3. Dolphins
4. Bills

AFCN

1. Ravens
2. Steelers
3. Browns
4. Bengals

AFCS

1. Texans
2. Colts
3. Jaguars
4. Titans

AFCW

1. Chargers
2. Chiefs
3. Raiders
4. Broncos

AFC Playoff seeding:

1. Patriots
2. Ravens
3. Chargers
4. Texans
5. Jets
6. Steelers

NFCE

1. Eagles
2. Giants
3. Cowboys
4. Redskins

NFCN

1. Packers
2. Lions
3. Bears
4. Vikings

NFCS

1. Falcons
2. Saints
3. Bucs
4. Panthers

NFCW

1. Rams
2. Cardinals
3. Niners
4. Seahawks

NFC Playoff Seedings:

1. Eagles
2. Packers
3. Falcons
4. Rams
5. Saints
6. Cardinals

[emunney]

Not much can shock me in the NFL, but I think 2 teams getting in from the NFC West would do it.

[Kerb Hohl]

I'm very much in line with Luke's calls except a few things:

I'm going to be the guy that goes out on a limb and puts Atlanta #3 in the NFC South. Nawlins will be back, Tampa is good, Turner is already on the RB decline, etc.

As noted above, I'm going with the Bucs as a playoff team. I think they'll take one of the cards from the Falcons.

The other wild card is a wild card. I think Chicago, New York, Detroit, Dallas, and Atlanta will fight for it.

[ClassicJack]

Not much can shock me in the NFL, but I think 2 teams getting in from the NFC West would do it.

Last spot was between Cards/Bucs but I just think the teams in the south are going to beat up on each other while the Cards/Rams get 4 games against the Niners and Seahawks who will both suck imo.

[emunney]

I personally think Kolb is going to get killed in Phoenix, and they're going to be screwed again with this year's installment of the **** QBs to ever NFL. Gutsy call by you, though.

[LUKE23]

I'm not quite sold on the Bucs as a playoff team yet. Really, really easy schedule last year and were +23 at 10-6. Falcons were +126 at 13-3 and I think made arguably the two biggest acquisitions between the teams in Jones and Edwards. Bucs had a really nice draft, but they are still pretty green across the board, IMO.

[Kerb Hohl]

I realize Tampa had almost the same opponents, but that Falcons +/- (which is something I'm normally very into) was almost all generated by beating hapless Arizona and Carolina twice.

Their 3 losses were all honorable and they beat the Packers, but the ball bounced their way a lot. That's what has to happen for them, because even with Julio Jones I just don't see them as THAT explosive of an offense.

I don't know. They're good, but I just don't like them very much.

[trwi7]

The Bucs beat nobody last year.

3 point win vs 5-11 Browns
13 point win @ 2-14 Panthers
25 point loss vs 12-4 Steelers
3 point win @ 4-12 Bengals
25 point loss vs 11-5 Saints
1 point win vs 7-9 Rams
3 point win @ 5-11 Cardinals
6 point loss @ 13-3 Falcons
15 point win vs 2-14 Panthers
21 point win @ 6-10 49ers
7 point loss @ 12-4 Ravens
4 point loss vs 13-3 Falcons
1 point win @ 6-10 Redskins
3 point loss vs 6-10 Lions
23 point win vs 8-8 Seahawks
10 point win @ 11-5 Saints

The best team they beat was either the Seahawks or a Saints team in week 17 that didn't give a ****.

They won 10 games by beating teams that averaged 10 losses by an average of 9 points.

[Aaron It Out]

Trading up for Julio Jones was one of the dumbest moves this offseason. Yeah, sure, it is a move to improve their offense but they needed to be improving their defense, which gave up 48 points in the playoffs. Still don't get that move at all.

[LUKE23]

The Jones trade was definitely overpaying, but it will help them this year in possibly a big way, IMO.

Falcons were 5th in D last year (18.0 PPG allowed). Their problem overall as a unit was getting to the QB (20th in sacks), and it killed them against us. They are hoping Edwards can help that, but they are far from a poor D. The Packers are a mismatch against any defense in the NFL in a dome though.

Tampa was pretty poor across the board on D, 30th in sacks, 31st in YPC allowed, 24th in PPG allowed.

[LikeABosh]

AFCE

1. Patriots
2. Jets
3. Dolphins
4. Bills

AFCN

1. Steelers
2. Ravens
3. Browns
4. Bengals

AFCS

1. Texans
2. Colts
3. Jaguars
4. Titans

AFCW

1. Chargers
2. Chiefs
3. Raiders
4. Broncos

AFC Playoff seeding:

1. Patriots
2. Steelers
3. Chargers
4. Texans
5. Jets
6. Colts

NFCE

1. Eagles
2. Giants
3. Cowboys
4. Redskins

NFCN

1. Packers
2. Lions
3. Bears
4. Vikings

NFCS

1. Saints
2. Falcons
3. Bucs
4. Panthers

NFCW

1. Rams
2. Cardinals
3. Niners
4. Seahawks

NFC Playoff Seedings:

1. Packers
2. Eagles
3. Saints
4. Rams
5. Falcons
6. Lions

I was hesitant to put the Colts over the Ravens, but I still believe in Peyton. Eli not so much.

I like the Bucs, but they're division is too damn hard to get into the playoffs.

[ReasonablySober]

The Jones trade was definitely overpaying, but it will help them this year in possibly a big way, IMO.

Falcons were 5th in D last year (18.0 PPG allowed). Their problem overall as a unit was getting to the QB (20th in sacks), and it killed them against us. They are hoping Edwards can help that, but they are far from a poor D. The Packers are a mismatch against any defense in the NFL in a dome though.

Tampa was pretty poor across the board on D, 30th in sacks, 31st in YPC allowed, 24th in PPG allowed.

I honestly go back and fourth with that Atlanta trade. Someone at the time said, "Is there even a WR in the NFL right now that you'd give up two firsts, a second and two fourths?" Answer has to be no, right?

But the Falcons will probably be a top three NFC team for the next couple seasons and pick at the back end of round one. If Jones ends up being a huge impact WR, someone like Andre Johnson, they probably won't care that they gave up that many picks.

[rilamann]

I did records and I broke each team down based on their schedule,so my predictions aren't necessarily what I think that team's record might be based on roster/paper.

NFC West

X-Rams 9-7
Cardinals 6-10
Seahawks 6-10
49ers 3-13

NFC South

X-Saints 11-5
X-Falcons 11-5
Buccaneers 7-9
Panthers 4-12

NFC East

X-Eagles 11-5
X-Cowboys 9-7
Giants 7-9
Redskins 6-10

NFC North

X-Packers 13-3
Lions 9-7
Bears 7-9
Vikings 6-10

Playoff seeding

1.Packers 13-3
2.Saints 11-5 **tie breaker over Falcons & Eagles by better div record
3.Eagles 11-5
4.Rams 9-7
5.Falcons 11-5
6.Cowboys 9-7 **tie breaker over Lions head to head

Wild Card

Eagles over Cowboys
Falcons over Rams

Divisional

Packers over Falcons
Saints over Eagles

NFC Championship

Packers over Saints

Saints bookend our season at Lambeau.

[emunney]

They'd better not bookend our season.

[Kerb Hohl]

I've been talking to a friend a lot about putting in some futures bets for football this year. We did it for baseball and are doing alright.

Anyways, looking at the lines, EVERYONE is cold on the Bears. Holy ****, everyone is pounding under 8.5 wins and they are -200 to miss the playoffs.

[Mags FTW]

19-0

[an_also]

AFC EAST
*Patriots
*Jets
Dolphins
Bills

AFC NORTH
*Ravens
*Steelers
Browns
Bengals

AFC SOUTH
*Texans
Colts
Titans
Jaguars

AFC WEST
*Chargers
Broncos
Chiefs
Raiders

NFC EAST
*Eagles
*Giants
Cowboys
Redskins

NFC NORTH
*Packers
Vikings
Lions
Bears

NFC SOUTH
*Saints
*Falcons
Buccaneers
Panthers

NFC WEST
*Rams
Cardinals
Seahawks
49ers

AFC PLAYOFF SEEDING
Patriots
Chargers
Ravens
Texans
Jets(wildcard)
Steelers(wildcard)

NFC PLAYOFF SEEDING
Saints
Packers
Eagles
Rams
Giants(wildcard)
Falcons(wildcard)

AFC CONF CHAMPIONSHIP
Patriots def. Ravens

NFC CONF CHAMPIONSHIP
Packers def. Falcons

SUPERBOWL
Patriots def. Packers

AWARDS
MVP
Tom Brady

DMVP
H. Ngata

OROY
Mark Ingram

DROY
Von Miller

COY
Bill Bellichek

Superbowl MVP
Tom Brady