Asok opened up the season prediction pool over at The Wisconsin Sports Bar. Since I still have a key there, I’ll repost my no-study predictions for the season here:
NFC North
Minnesota (Good – Adrian Peterson is enough in this division. Bad – If an opposing team can figure out how to tackle AP, the Vikes are done. Record – 9-7)
Chicago (Good – They still have a special special team, and the aging defense should have a few stops left in them. Bad – That defense is aged, and the disappearance of Brett Favre from the division won’t mean they’ll go through fewer QBs than Green Bay. Record – 7-9)
Green Bay (Good – As long as injuries and tall physical receivers don’t hit the defense, they’ll be able to stop people. Bad – There will be 8 people crowding the offensive line almost every down, and the departure of Favre means they’ll be going through as many QBs as the Bears. Record – 5-11)
Detroit – (Good – I honestly can’t think of any. Bad – They’re still run by Matt Millen. Record – 3-13)
NFC East
Dallas
Philadelphia (wild card)
NY Giants (wild card)
Washington
NFC South
Carolina (by a tiebreaker)
New Orleans
Tampa Bay
Atlanta
NFC West
Seattle
Arizona
San Francisco
St. Louis
AFC North
Pittsburgh
Baltimore (wild card)
Cleveland
Cincinnati
AFC East
NY Jets
New England (wild card; do not overlook the Super Loser Curse)
Buffalo
Miami
AFC South
Jacksonville
Indianapolis
Tennessee
Houston
AFC West
San Diego
Denver
Oakland
Kansas City
Bonus nose pick – Jacksonville over Dallas in The Championship Game That Cannot Be Named.
Must have been painful to put MN in the top spot!
Very painful, but somebody has to win the division. I have no faith in Wile E. Thompson (mud), Chicago is too old, and Detroit is, well, Detroit.