NFL Early Takes/Predictions for the 2017 NFL Season

Started by SWERVO, May 24, 2017, in Sports Add to Reading List

  1. The Gooch
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    May 24, 2017
    Cam's gonna bounce back and we'll make the playoffs again as long as our secondary can hold up
     
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  2. TimmyT
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    May 24, 2017
    i hope you're right about Cam.....because i like him.......but i'm not so confident he'll bounce back.......we'll see
     
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    The oline didnt do him any favors last year, between injuries and just not having competent linemen lol. Remmers is finally gone so I think that will help
     
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    May 24, 2017
    Which team will be the biggest surprise:
    Raiders. Undefeated this season.

    Which team is going to decline after a great previous season:
    Chiefs

    MVP:
    Derek Carr

    ROY:
    Gareon Conley

    Super Bowl Matchup:
    Raiders vs. Packers

    Your Team's Record:
    16-0

    Best QB:
    Derek Carr

    Which QB makes the biggest leap (Wentz, Dak, Goff, Winston, Siemian?)
    Winston (but actually Derek Carr)
     
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  5. Big Mitch
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    Big Mitch You never made me ran once

    May 24, 2017
    Getting closer to football season, might have to change back to the Reggie avi after basketball is done...

    He has built a super bowl contender with Beastmode or not tbh.
     
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  6. Fitzy
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    Which team will be the biggest surprise: Tennessee Titans or Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I'll go with Titans though.

    Which team is going to decline after a great previous season: Green Bay Packers or Oakland Raiders. I think Oakland could miss the playoffs, but I think Packers could lose Wildcard Weekend.

    MVP: Tom Brady

    Your Team's Record: 12-4 (Patriots)

    Best QB: Tom Brady/Aaron Rodgers. Toss up.

    Which QB makes the biggest leap (Wentz, Dak, Goff, Winston, Siemian?): Dak and Winston will have better records and stats, but Wentz will be the better QB than all mentioned.

    AFC Playoffs:

    Wildcard Round

    3 Kansas City Chiefs defeat 6 Tennessee Titans
    5 Baltimore Ravens defeat 4 Houston Texans

    Divisional Round

    1 New England Patriots defeat Baltimore Ravens
    3 Kansas City Chiefs defeat 2 Pittsburgh Steelers

    AFC Title Game

    1 New England Patriots defeat 3 Kansas City Chiefs

    NFC Playoffs:

    Wild Card

    5 New York Giants defeat 4 Green Bay Packers,
    3 Seattle Seahawks defeat 6 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

    Divisional Round

    5 New York Giants defeat 1 Atlanta Falcons
    2 Dallas Cowboys defeat Seattle Seahawks

    NFC Title Game

    5 New York Giants defeat 2 Dallas Cowboys

    Super Bowl 52

    New England Patriots over New York Giants
     
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    May 25, 2017
    Nah, I'm ready now.
     
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    May 26, 2017
    Which team will be the biggest surprise: Bucs

    Which team is going to decline after a great previous season: Chiefs

    MVP:
    Andrew Luck

    ROY:


    Super Bowl Matchup: Green Bay Packers vs Oakland Raiders

    Your Team's Record:
    11-5

    Best QB:
    Derek Carr

    Which QB makes the biggest leap (Wentz, Dak, Goff, Winston, Siemian?) Dak. He's got a year of experience under his belt and has been exposed to the post season. Expecting to see him take control of more of the offense.
     
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    Enigma Civil liberties > Police safety

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    Raiders got Lynch dude... they're going to be playing some smash mouth football behind that O-Line. I think their defense is underrated too. Packers are just always in the mix of things in the NFC. Seahawks are still a threat and they still got a really good defense but they're not the defensive power house they use to be. They've lost the ability to run the ball effectively too. Dallas is just too young of a team to take down Rodgers so I can see them finally getting to the SB.
     
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    May 26, 2017
    making it to the Super Bowl twice in a row is difficult. Sure it's happened in the past.....but it usually doesn't work out that way
     
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  12. smitty
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    May 26, 2017
    I think Mike Glennon will have a decent year for the Bears tbh.
    60%
    3.4K yards
    24 TD
    12 INT
     
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    Enigma Civil liberties > Police safety

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    Glennon has had his ups and downs. I think he has the upside to be at least an average QB in the league (Alex Smith-esque). Before the cowboys landed Dak, I wanted them to possibly trade for Glennon.
     
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  14. Fitzy
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    Lynch is post-30. I never trust running backs after 30. Lynch's last season in the NFL wasn't anything incredible either. He had declined in yards per carry, and he also suffered an injury, two things that happen when backs get older.

    Green Bay has zero running game and a paper thin defense. You could argue that they've actually declined in both too. My other rule of thumb is, I can't trust those type of teams, although they sometimes have an excellent year. Giants lost to Packers, but I think the Packers were lucky that the Giants had a bunch of dropped balls.
     
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    he is older......but he's also in a very good situation. raiders offensive line is very good. plus the raiders can pass the ball well.....so they can't just put all their attention/focus on lynch.

    at the end of the day, though. raiders defense is whats gonna make or break them
     
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    Which team will be the biggest surprise:
    Minnesota if their line works

    Which team is going to decline after a great previous season:
    Falcons

    MVP:
    Brady

    ROY:
    Fournette

    Super Bowl Matchup:
    Patriots vs Cowboys

    Your Team's Record:
    10-6 (panthers)

    Best QB:
    Brady

    Which QB makes the biggest leap (Wentz, Dak, Goff, Winston, Siemian?)
    Goff has the most room to improve but idk if he will so I'll say Winston
     
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    I don't believe in the Raiders' defense, at all. I still think the Steelers and Pats are a few levels better than them.
     
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    Also, I REALLY don't believe in Jack Del Rio.
     
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    Enigma Civil liberties > Police safety

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    Lynch was great in 2015! He led the league in broken tackles and yards after contact that year im pretty sure. Seattle has had a lot of O-Line troubles in recent years so that may be why his stats at face value don't look that good. In Oakland, he'll be running behind probably the best O-Line he's had in his career.

    Packers are going to get to the post season because of Aaron Rodgers. They have holes but he makes up for them and because of that, they're always one of the last teams in it. Their first three picks in the draft were all defensive players so it really depends how those guys perform. Their biggest threats in the NFC is Atlanta, Dallas & Seattle. Atlanta is probably their biggest threat; they both have high powered offenses so between those two it'll probably be a s---t out and I'm always putting my money on Rodgers in a s---t out. Seattle's defense can give GB trouble but seattle's o-line is still awful and I just can't see them making it deep in the playoffs with that O-Line. Dallas is a good team but we're really young especially on the defensive side of the ball now. Rodgers would pick our rookies apart.
     
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  20. Fitzy
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    I judge backs mostly on their yards per attempt averages, not their broken tackles/yards after contact. Those type of stats are anomalies in my eyes. Yards per attempt are a much better indication on how productive a back is.

    Lynch's yards per carry was 3.8 in 2015. It hasn't been that low in about 5-6 years. Plus, he suffered an injury not even halfway through the season.

    As far as Rodgers and the Packers, how did that shootout go in the NFC Title Game? lol

    NFC is going to be shaken up this season, like it always is. I wouldn't be surprised if the Giants, Panthers, Bucs, Vikings, Lions and Cardinals all take giant leaps forward. They've all made improvements to their teams, or already have great talent, while Green Bay LOST players.

    Not to mention Atlanta and Dallas, who I'm not even including in this argument, same as Seattle.

    I'm sure Green Bay will be in the mix, but I'm definitely not putting money on them lol. In the playoffs, I don't trust trash defenses and no running game.
     
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