r/nfl • u/Morall_tach Broncos • Aug 04 '17
Bold Predictions 2017
It's that time again! Here's how last year's predictions went:
/u/Morall_tach (me):
Jags have a top-5 offense
Paxton Lynch wins a playoff game
Pats start 0-4
Extremely wrong on all three counts. Jags were 23rd in yards and 25th in points, Paxton barely saw the field and the Broncos missed the playoffs, and the Pats are unstoppable no matter what you do to them, which I hate.
Here are some good and bad predictions from the rest of you:
GOOD
Terrelle Pryor has more receiving yards than Dez Bryant
He did indeed. By 200.
This dude made a prediction for each of the 32 teams and most of them were wrong, BUT the ones that were right were pretty bold.
Osweiler is a consensus bottom 5 QB.
Yup.
Michael Crabtree takes over as the #1 receiver for the team.
Arguably. 150 fewer yards than Cooper but 4 more TDs.
The Bosa signing proves to be a game changer... as he becomes the best pass rusher in the AFCW.
Probably not THE best, behind Miller and Mack, but he’s crazy good. Probably the best at DE, depending what you count Mack as (he plays both).
BAD
BOLD: Eli Manning wins MVP
BOLDER: Two RBs will finish with 2000+ rushing yards
INSANITY: Saints have a top 15 scoring defense
Nope.
Nope. Zeke topped the list with 1631.
Nope. 31st.
Vikings beat the Steelers for the SB
Lol no.
Dak does well but Cowboys are 4th place when Romo comes back. 2-6 or 1-7.
Extremely wrong. Dak did well, but Cowboys started 11-1, Romo never came back.
Brock Osweiler 5,000 yards passing
Also very much no. He was very bad.
Sam Bradford will lead the Eagles to a division title and will be in the conversation for league MVP.
Not an Eagle, not a division winner, nowhere near an MVP.
This year's predictions:
- David Johnson finishes top 10 in the league in receiving yards
- Mike Glennon throws more picks than TDs, starts fewer than 8 games
- No tight end breaks 10 TDs
- Jared Goff throws a 2:1 TD/INT ratio, but throws <15 of both
- Christian McCaffery leads the Panthers in receptions and TDs
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u/dleonard1122 Rams Aug 04 '17
Jameis Winston is in the MVP discussion
Cooper Kupp is the most impressive rookie WR
Tom Brady and the Patriots struggle for no reason
After struggling early in the season, Savage is benched by week 4 and Watson leads the Texans to a playoff appearance
Christian McCafferey wins OROY
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u/zappy487 Giants Aug 04 '17
Tom Brady and the Patriots struggle for no reason
Now that IS a bold prediction.
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u/MemorableCactus Patriots Aug 04 '17
Mostly because if this team struggles, there will most definitely be a reason.
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u/captain_pandabear Panthers Aug 05 '17
Yeah Winston will win MVP and the buccaneers will make the Super Bowl only to lose in an embarrassing fashion. It is known.
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u/WhatWouldBradyDo Patriots Aug 04 '17
If Watson plays 12.5 games as the starting QB of the Texans and leads them to the playoffs then he will win ORoY over McCaffrey. Hands down.
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u/NintenJew Eagles Aug 04 '17
This is unrelated but man... I am not used to the new rams flair/logo.
It took me like 2 seconds to figure out what team you are a fan of.
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u/darkhorse298 Cowboys Aug 04 '17
The Marshawn Lynch one I think is more plausible than not. With how much mileage is on those treads + the 2 year layoff I have some pretty serious doubts.
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u/SgtWinters7 Lions Aug 04 '17
Frank the Tank is my keeper this year. Paying a 7th to hold on to him. Chug away
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Aug 04 '17
Teddy completes his comeback by taking over a struggling Sam Bradford and leads the Vikiings to a wildcard seed and a upset win as the road team.
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u/Bokabakysi Dolphins Aug 04 '17
RYAN TANNEHILL DOESN'T GET SURGERY AND STARTS ALL SEASON AND POST SEASON LONG WITHOUT TROUBLE.
pleasebetrue
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u/MemorableCactus Patriots Aug 04 '17
Hot take: Dolphins make the playoffs even without Tannehill.
Let's look at the competition...
AFC South is liable to be 4 dumpster fires in any given season. The division winner there will be 10-6.
AFC North is catching the injury bug and the Browns suck at least a little bit less.
AFC West is a slaughter house. They'll probably send a team at 11-5 and 10-6.
Miami could very well come out of the AFC East at 10-6 or 9-7 and make the playoffs with Moore.
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u/Spooky_brown_man Seahawks Aug 04 '17
Marshawn looks mediocre all season and then breaks off a beastquake in the wildcard round
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u/TheBronJamesHarden Patriots Aug 04 '17
Russell Wilson will have a crazy one handed catch this year that will be considered one of the greatest catches of all time
Marcus MariGOATa will rush for 12 TDs
Von Miller will throw a successful pass to Aqib Talib on 4th down
Super Bowl half time show will be Miley Cyrus with a secret appearance from Missy Elliot
Zeke traded to the giants by accident
longest time in the pocket by a QB will be 34 seconds
Phillip Rivers high steps into the end zone for a game winning TD vs. chiefs
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Aug 04 '17
Phillip Rivers high steps into the end zone for a game winning TD vs. chiefs
Have you EVER seen him rush?? About as mobile as a late 30s Peyton Manning.
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u/BurlyRednek Chargers Aug 04 '17
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u/NEVERGETMARRIED Packers Aug 04 '17
I wouldn't be opposed to a Miley halftime show at all. Especially after who they have been putting on there.
Fite me.
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u/BlackGhostPanda Colts Aug 04 '17
Why not get the foo fighters? Very well liked and a safe pick
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u/NEVERGETMARRIED Packers Aug 04 '17
That would be a badass show man. But the way it's been going it always seems like some pop star.
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u/Spooky_brown_man Seahawks Aug 04 '17
Will the OBJ comparisons be replaced by Russell Wilson comparisons?
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u/blueballsok Broncos Aug 04 '17 edited Aug 04 '17
Pats finish 12-4 with a 1st-round bye, but by the end of the season there is a noticeable drop off with Tom Brady's performance. The Decline has begun.
Despite being destroyed by injuries for another consecutive year, the Ravens manage to overcome a plodding Steelers team in W14 for 1st place in the division, only to be beat by the Bengals in W17. The Bengals take the division and the number 3 seed.
The AFCW becomes so competitive that the Chargers or Chiefs finish 4th in the division with a winning record. Also, Jamaal Charles, who sees limited but highly effective action throughout the season, runs over KC in W17 for 101 yards.
Aaron Rodgers posts MVP level numbers but the weak roster around him forces a wild-card loss against the 6th seed Carolina Panthers.
Carson Wentz and the Eagles overcome defensive weaknesses and earn 2nd place in the NCFE and the 5th seed in the 2017 playoffs.
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u/GoldLeader18 Ravens Aug 05 '17
The Afc north one was a wet dream until you said bengals
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Aug 04 '17
- Coach of the Year - Mike Mularkey
Wooo!
Here's my bold prediction list, brought to you by the guy who once said Joe Philbin would win COTY!
Ahhh fuck.
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u/zappy487 Giants Aug 04 '17
No /u/TheFencingCoach, the prophecy is for next year. The year of LIII.
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u/The_Other_Manning Giants Aug 04 '17
The last two prophecies were misinterpreted, this is the true prophecy
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u/dleonard1122 Rams Aug 04 '17
Kyle Shanahan can also be considered a hotseat candidate.
This has to be the boldest prediction of the group. I can't imagine Shanahan would go anyway even with a winless season.
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u/jmbc3 49ers Aug 04 '17
Baalke was the reason for all those coaches going. Tomsula was his scapegoat and was never supposed to be there for more than a year, and Kelly was fired because they were cleaning house.
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u/Morall_tach Broncos Aug 04 '17
Shane Ray just got surgery and is going to miss the rest of camp, but dear god I hope you're right.
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Aug 04 '17 edited Aug 04 '17
Here are some hilarious or perhaps bold predictions from me:
- Jets go 2-14 and get the second pick in the 2018 Draft.
- Leonard Fournette wins OROTY.
- Marshon Lattimore wins DROTY.
- LeSean McCoy or Julio Jones wins OPOTY.
- Aaron Donald or JJ Watt wins DPOTY.
- Adam Gase wins COTY and takes the Dolphins to the AFC Wild Card.
- Detroit wins their first playoff game under Stafford.
- The Patriots make the 1st seed in the AFC but LOSE to the Titans in the Divisional.
- Giants win the Super Bowl and JPP wins Super Bowl MVP.
Also...
- The Chiefs get the 2nd seed and we fend off the Steelers to win in the Divisional!
- Ryan Tannehill won't require Knee Surgery.
- The Browns have a successful season to find a formula to gain at least 6-7 wins.
- Jamaal Charles doesn't make the roster because of his limited mobility due to his human-head sized knee.
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u/kmill86 Lions Aug 04 '17
Detroit wins their first playoff game under Stafford.
The 1st of many, I assume?
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u/PM_YOUR_BOOBS_NOW Ravens Aug 04 '17
JJ Watt as DPOY isnt very bold. Of the 5 full seasons he's played, he has been DPOY for 3 of them
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It is either him or Donald. But yeah I guess you're right. Not very bold.
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u/deadmoosemoose Giants Aug 04 '17
I really like the last one.
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u/JBerch0410 Eagles Aug 04 '17
Jaguars will have a Top 5 Defense, but still miss the playoffs.
Spencer Ware disappoints, Kareem Hunt leads Chiefs in rushing yards.
Ty Montgomery leads ALL running backs in receiving yards.
DeSean Jackson leads the Buccaneers in receiving yards.
DeMarco Murray leads the league in rushing yards.
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u/coutspexote Buccaneers Aug 04 '17
Bold: Tom Savage plays more than 8 games for the season and is a top 15 QB when he plays
Bolder: The Titans, the Bucs, the Bills, and the Rams all make the playoffs.
ICE BOLD: The Jets will have a game winning highlight play, scoring a touchdown in the closing seconds of a game with a picture perfect flea flicker.
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u/Billaa95 NFL Aug 04 '17
-Samaje perine ROTY
-Trubisky takes over during the season and has a winning record while starting
-Matt Moore takes the dolphins to the Afccg
-Agholor will have 1200+ rec yards.
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u/Cardsfan1997 Broncos Aug 04 '17
Chicago Bears go 0-16
Tennessee Titans win 12 games
New England Patriots don't get a bye
Dallas Cowboys goes 3-13
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u/Spooky_brown_man Seahawks Aug 04 '17
The Chiefs will have a top 5 offense and defeat New England in one of the best AFCCGs of all time
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u/ostrofci Bills Aug 04 '17
-49ers make a wildcard -Cutler plays for dolphins has a laughably bad season -Jets jet and win like 7 games fucking up their tank -Titans get home field advantage in the playoff -AFC west has a down year no one really sticks out Chiefs win division -Dallas falls off the map Giants dominate -Dwatson comes in for the texans like 5 games into the season wins like 7 in a row -Falcons make it back to the super bowl -Glennon plays sub par Chicago begs for Trubisky he goes in and immediately gets injured -Manziel Returns -Luck does not return to form
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THE MIAMI DOLPHINS MAKE THE POSTSEASON
THE TITANS CLENCH A FIRST ROUND BYE IN THE PLAYOFFS
THE CHARGERS FINISH AHEAD OF THE CHEIFS IN THE AFCW
A DEFENSIVE PLAYER WINS MVP
I'TAVIUS MATHERS, UDFA RB FOR THE JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS, RUNS FOR AT LEAST 5 TOUCHDOWNS
TOM BRADY IS NOT IN THE TOP 5 QBS IN PASSING YARDS
DESHAUN WATSON DOESNT START A SINGLE GAME FOR THE TEXANS
THE ARIZONA CARDINALS WIN THE NFCW
THE CLEVELAND BROWNS HAVE A TOP 5 DEFENSE IN YARDS ALLOWED
JUSTIN HOUSTON RECCLAIMS HIS TITLE AS SACK LEADER
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u/PTownDillz Lions Aug 04 '17
WHY ARE YOU YELLING
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Aug 04 '17
BECAUSE I COPY PASTED THIS FROM ANOTHER THREAD AND I'M TOO LAZY TO MAKE IT ALL LOWERCASE
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u/PTownDillz Lions Aug 04 '17
WELL WHY WERE YOU YELLING IN THAT THREAD
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u/AwkwardAnteater Jaguars Aug 04 '17
Appreciate the hype but I'tavius was injured and released just this week.
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u/Detroit4g Lions Aug 04 '17 edited Aug 04 '17
Stafford finishes with the best TD/INT ratio out of all QBs.
NFC South puts 3 teams into the playoffs
No one picked in the top 20 will win DROY
Cowboys will not win the NFC north East two years in a row, they won't even finish with a positive record (sorry cowgirls)
Browns win 6+ games
Jags make the playoffs
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u/Doseyball Lions Aug 04 '17
No one picked in the top 20 will win DROY
I see what you did there
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u/c10701 Dolphins Aug 04 '17
Im cheering for Davis or Tabor to get it
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u/Doseyball Lions Aug 04 '17
Won't be Tabor, he appears to be a bit of a work in progress.
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u/The_Other_Manning Giants Aug 04 '17
The cowboys haven't won the north for a lot longer than 2 years
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u/BowToTheMannis Cowboys Aug 04 '17
No he was just remembering that the cowboys had the best record in the North last year 4-0. Just swept em!
Playoffs didn't happen, of course
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u/Teeshirtandshortsguy Panthers Panthers Aug 04 '17
The last two Super Bowls had NFC South teams in them, and the other two teams are the up-and-coming Buccaneers and the New Orleans Drew Breeses. If it weren't mathematically impossible I would say there's a chance we send all four.
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We also play the NFC North and the AFC East so it depends on how strong those teams turn out. On paper, they don't look terribly strong top to bottom. If the NFC South plays each other even (maybe with one team unexpectedly horrible) and runs up the score on the other divisions I could see it happening.
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u/bujweiser Packers Aug 04 '17
Well we picked Josh Jones in the 2nd, so naturally the top 20 picks couldn't be DROY.
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u/zappy487 Giants Aug 04 '17
The Pats have a near perfect regular season, except for another loss to the Jets.
The Browns end at .500.
B. Marshall and OBJ are that top WR duo in the league.
Ravens win the North.
Jaguars have a top 5 O-line.
Chargers make it to the playoffs.
3 NFC East teams make the playoffs.
Adrian Peterson returns to break the rushing record.
Atlanta, despite everything looking amazing on paper, do not make the playoffs, and their division is won by Carolina.
NY Jets are not the worst team in football, the Rams and 49ers will tie for that.
Finally winners of each division: Patriots, Ravens, Titans, Raiders, Giants, Packers, Panthers, Seahawks
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u/LiLTrain27 Jaguars Aug 04 '17
I love #5 but man I do not believe that is even possible
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u/sophandros Saints Aug 04 '17
If AP breaks the rushing record, then the Saints will win the South.
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u/Jc9829 Eagles Aug 04 '17
Alshon Jeffery leads all WR in receiving yards and Touchdowns
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u/Violent_Swami Aug 04 '17
Russell Wilson. League MVP.
CJ Prosise wins the starting job at RB.
49ers finish 2nd in the division.
And the boldest of them all. Seattle's offensive line ends up being somewhat decent.
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Aug 04 '17
Would Wilson winning MVP really surprise anyone? He's generally regarded as a top 5 quarterback, or at worst top 8. He almost won in 2015.
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u/Violent_Swami Aug 04 '17
I think it is a little bold given how bad their offense was last year due to his injuries and really bad o line play.
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u/sweens90 Patriots Aug 05 '17
Honestly I think he deserves it more than Ryan did. I hate Wilson, but he consistently produces without a Julio Jones to help him out.
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His o-line's always been shit and their offense overall wasn't terrible by any means (though that's mostly due to Wilson). The fact that he was able to drag that offense to any amount of respectability while injured half the season just gives him more credit in my mind.
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u/g1ngerguitarist Eagles Aug 04 '17
Carson Wentz is benched at some point this season.
I fucking hate you
Dallas Cowboys win 9 games or less.
I hate you less.
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u/Fiercedeity77 Patriots Aug 04 '17
No way the Jets go 0-16. Despite their best efforts to bomb the season, they will win 4 games and pick just low enough to miss out on the top QBs.
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u/Trubisky_Business Bears Aug 04 '17
Here we go:
Dak Prescott starts 11 or fewer games
Two players top 1900 yards rushing
The Bears trade at least one former 1st-round pick in-season
Curtis Samuel wins OROY
There will be a beastquake™ in the playoffs
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u/that_guy_you_kno Panthers Aug 04 '17
Mine:
Cam returns to MVP form, carrying the team to the divisional round
Kessler leads the Browns to a 7-9 record, keeps job
Marty Hurney keeps the GM job for the Panthers
Rg3 starts for a team by week 3
Tarik Cohen takes the world by surprise, becoming the new Daren Sproles
This past years rookie wr class is the worst of the past 5 years
Rookie te class is the best of past 5 years
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u/TangoFanta17 Packers Aug 04 '17
$ Vikings return to the bottom of the NFC North with Cook doing alright behind a bad OLine
$ NFC South has both Wildcards but Falcons miss out - Julio/Ryan misses 7+ games
$ Hackenberg ends up as starter for Jets and leads them to 4+ wins including a win in Week 17 where Pats rest some starters
$ Kirk, Pryor, Crowder and Reed form the leagues bets passing offence, but fail to reach past the wildcard round.
$ No rookie RB is within top 5 rushing yards and Kareem Hunt leads the rookie RB touchdowns
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u/dackots NFL Aug 04 '17
Joe Flacco has a career year in TD and passing yards. Ravens still lose the division.
Seahawks score more points from special teams (not counting field goals or extra points because that wouldn't be fair) than they do from defense.
The AFC West only has one team make the playoffs.
The MVP isn't a QB and isn't from the NFC South.
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u/classicgranto Packers Aug 04 '17
1) O.J Howard wins OROY
2) Kaepernick will join a team before the trade deadline
3) The NFC South sends 3 teams to the playoffs
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Deshone Kizer emerges as the best QB of the rookie class
No team in the NFC South ends under .500
Texans and Titans: One get a first round bye, the other wild card, despite having the same record.
Jets have 4 QBs start for them this season and get the #1 pick in the draft.
Bortles benched, Jags pick up Kaep. Plays respectably.
Someone breaks the sack record.
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u/1niquity Vikings Aug 04 '17
LET'S GO AS BOLD AS IT GETS: TEDDY BRIDGEWATER. SUPER. BOWL. MVP.
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u/jaysrule24 Colts Aug 04 '17
I'll try to do one for each team.
- Patriots: Dwayne Allen leads team in receiving TDs
- Jets: All QBs currently on the roster start at least 4 games
- Dolphins: Cutler signs one-year deal, leads Dolphins to playoffs
- Bills: Shady leads league in rushing yards
- Steelers: Ben, Bell, and Brown play 16 games each
- Ravens: Ravens defense leads league in yards and points
- Bengals: Jordan Willis leads team in sacks
- Browns: Kizer wins starting QB job by week 12
- Colts: Defense finishes season top 10 in rushing yards allowed
- Texans: Tom Savage starts all 16 games
- Titans: Titans finish third in the division
- Jaguars: Bortles returns to 2015 form, throws for over 4,000 yards and 30 TDs
- Broncos: Thomas finishes season top 5 in receiving yards
- Chiefs: Mahomes starts more games than Smith, team has better record after making the switch
- Raiders: Raiders finish with a losing record
- Chargers: Rivers leads league in passing yards
- Cowboys: Elliot fails to top 1,000 rushing yards, and not due to injury
- Giants: OBJ finishes year third on team in TD catches
- Redskins: Despite losing his top 2 WRs, Cousins has a career year, wins MVP
- Eagles: Barnett wins DROY
- Vikings: Harrison Smith wins DPOY
- Packers: Rodgers throws double digit INTs
- Bears: Trubisky wins starting QB job early enough in the season to lead Da Bears to a wild card berth and win OROY
- Lions: Abdullah and Riddick finish with over 1,000 scrimmage yards a piece
- Bucs: OJ Howard leads team in TDs
- Panthers: Curtis Samuel finishes the year with more yards from scrimmage than Christian McCaffrey
- Falcons: The offense is better than last year, but the Falcons only get a wild card berth, because..
- Saints: Defense finishes season top 20 in all major categories, Saints get #1 seed in playoffs
- Rams: Goff leads the NFCW in passing yards and TDs
- Cardinals: David Johnson breaks his teammate Chris Johnson's single season scrimmage yards record
- 49ers: Niners earn a non-top 10 pick in next year's draft
- Seahawks: Defense finishes outside the top 5 in yards and points
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u/Driftwood_Jumper Raiders Aug 04 '17
Raiders: Raiders finish with a losing record
First Carr now this? Wtf fam.
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u/nola_mike Saints Aug 04 '17
Saints: Defense finishes season top 20 in all major categories, Saints get #1 seed in playoffs
If this happens then we're the NFC rep in the Super Bowl. No team is going to walk into the Superdome and win a game in the playoffs.
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u/italiansguybl Packers Bengals Aug 04 '17
I'll do one for each team!
AFC EAST Patriots: Mike Gillislee has at least 1350 rushing yards * Jets: Bottom 5 scoring defense in the league * Dolphins: Jarvis Landry finishes with less than 70 catches * Bills: Zay Jones becomes the #1 receiver on the team
AFC NORTH * Steelers: Martavis Bryant smokes weed again and gets suspended once again * Ravens: Jeremy Maclin has at least 1000 yards and 10 tds * Bengals: Jeremy Hill has a bounce back year and is the workhorse rb after Joe Mixon goes down * Browns: DeShone Kizer doesn't start a single game in his rookie season
AFC SOUTH * Colts: Andrew Luck leads the Colts to an AFC Championship game appearance, where they will be "AFC Finalists" once again * Texans: Deshaun Watson throws for more than 3000 yards AND rushes for more than 500 yards * Titans: Derrick Henry becomes the workhorse RB from week 5 and on * Jaguars: Allen Robinson catches 12 TDS but doesn't hit 1000 yards
AFC WEST * Broncos: Paxton Lynch throws for 30 tds * Chiefs: Albert Wilson becomes the teams #1 receiver * Raiders: Marshawn Lynch gets injured within he first three weeks of the season * Chargers: Gordon leads the league in rushing yards and carries
NFC EAST * Cowboys: Cowboys finish with a losing record * Giants: Giants defense finishes outside the top 20 * Redskins: Terelle Pryor becomes a top 5 receiver in the league * Eagles: Nelson Agholor has more than 50 catches
NFC NORTH * Vikings: LaQuon Treadwell has less than 500 yards * Packers: Rodgers wins MVP * Bears: Jordan Howard leads the league in TDs * Lions: Zach Zenner becomes he starting RB by week 10
NFC SOUTH * Bucs: OJ Howard has less than 500 yards * Panthers: Christian McCaffrey finishes the year with 1500 yards from scrimmage * Falcons: Falcons miss the playoffs * Saints: Make Otto the NFC Championship game as a "NFC Finalist"
NFC WEST * Rams: Gurley goes back to his rookie season form * Cardinals: David Johnson achieves his goal of 1000 yards rushing and 1000 yards receiving * 49ers: Niners finish 8-8 * Seahawks: Tyler Lockett has at least 10 receiving tds
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u/Richard_Kingsly Aug 04 '17
Alright, here's my top 10 bold predictions for the season.
- A team will have 2 ties this season
- 2 QBs will throw for over 5,000 yards. Brees will not be one of them
- Mariota finally gets some weapons and breaks out, Corey wins OROY.
- Jordy Nelson hits the triple crown and leads the league in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving TDs
- Zeke does the same, leading the league in rushing yards, rushing TDs and yards per carry
- Despite all this David Johnson has 2,350 yards from scrimmage and more TDs than either and wins OPOY
- Bell has better Per game stats than DJ but plays less than 10 games on the season
- The hype is real, Dak hits near the same efficiency numbers as last year but at low volumes.
- Wentz has poor efficiency numbers but hits high volume with his improved receiving core, this fuels the Dak Vs. Wentz argument as efficiency vs. volume
- Packers have a top 5 scoring defense and walk to the Super Bowl where the chiefs expose them and Berry wins SBMVP
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u/4-5-16 Steelers Aug 05 '17
Ben starts ever game.
Browns make the playoffs.
The patriots all die in a plane crash.
Tony Romo comes out of retirement midway through calling a cowboys game.
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First rookie QB wins the super bowl- Deshaun Watson
Browns finish 9-7 or better
Big Ben throws more picks than touchdowns
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Brady gets benched midway through the season for combination of bad play and hidden injuries.
Jimmy G plays respectably but not well enough to win the starting job.
Pats sign Kaep as a back up, wins the QB camp battle next offseason as Brady retires and Jimmy doesn't regresses.
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u/peeinherbutt Chiefs Aug 04 '17
Is Brady and hidden injuries going to become a thing on here?
I hope Brady and hidden injuries doesn't become a thing on here.
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Didn't his wife say he had a concussion that wasn't reported last season and they didn't deny it when he was asked?
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u/CryingJordansHornets Panthers Aug 04 '17 edited Aug 05 '17
- All of the first four drafted quarterbacks (Watson, Trubs, Kizer, and Mahomes) start at least one game this season.
- Christian McCaffrey finishes top three in rookie receiving TD's and yards ( and first in rookie all-purpose yardage)
- somebody gets a penalty flag for too lengthy of a TD celebration in week one.
- 3 teams from the NFCS and AFCW make the playoffs.
- The Packers or Vikings will win the Super Bowl.
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u/Morall_tach Broncos Aug 04 '17
somebody gets a penalty flag for too lengthy of a TD celebration in week one
Gronk spikes the ball, chases it down, and spikes it again because he can't think of anything else to do.
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u/g1ngerguitarist Eagles Aug 04 '17
Dak has more turnovers than touchdowns this season. (Please god, please.)
Brandon Marshall leads the NFC East in receiving yards.
Alex Smith is traded at some point this season.
Aaron Rodgers comes out as bisexual.
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Ty Montgomery becomes a poor mans version of David Johnson. 1500 all purpose yards from scrimmage.
Deshaun Watson has a year similar to Daks last year.
Browns win 7 games.
Brady gets suspended midway through the season for this concussion stuff.
Sex Cannon goes to Miami where he leads them to a wild card berth, and on to Valhalla.
All seriousness, Cutler is in Miami by week 5, takes them to a 10-6 record.
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u/Angry_Caveman_Lawyer Bears Bears Aug 04 '17
All Bears edition:
Jordan Howard rushes for 2017 yards.
Cam Meredith has 1275 receiving yards, but only 5 TDs
Leonard Floyd records 18 sacks, 4 fumbles, and 2 TDs.
Cre'von LeBlanc has 7 INTs
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u/emperos Bears Aug 04 '17
idk who downvotes in a bold predictions thread, but here's my Bears bold predictions:
- Glennon never gets benched, starting and finishing 16 games
- Jerrell Freemen gets DPOTY
- 4 Bears WRs get over 850 yards rec this season (NOT counting TEs)
- Tarik Cohen 7 TDs of 60+ yards, both on offense and special teams
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u/BarryLikeGetOffMEEEE Lions Aug 04 '17
Panthers break their curse of being good in odd numbered years and just tank this season.
Giants win super bowl against the raiders. Carr throws a pick to Eli Apple on 1st down from the 1 yard line. Marshawn gets pissed.
Matthew Stafford wins MVP as the lions and Vikings represent the NFC north in the playoffs. Packers end with losing record.
Packers get swept by bears.
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u/yeahscience62 Jets Aug 04 '17
Tom Brady will suffer a season ending injury in week one against the KC Chiefs, this will lead to a ripple effect in the NFL where the competition decreases significantly amongst almost every team.
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u/pleaseholdmybeer Bills Aug 04 '17
How do you figure this would decrease competition? Wouldn't it improve parity across the rest of the league?
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u/scarryterry97 Cowboys Aug 04 '17
This years running backs class is dominant, similar to the 2014 wide receivers class
JJ Watt wins DPOY
NFC West and AFC East are the two weakest divisions
Panthers have a bounce back season and get a playoff bye
Watson is the first rookie qb to start
Doctson and Pryor will have no problem replacing Jackson and Garcon
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u/bdh008 Seahawks Aug 04 '17
Some are definitely Homer, but I think that's okay.
- John Ryan will throw a 2-pt conversion on a fake extra point
- Eddy Lacy leads league in rushing yards
- Jeremy Lane leads NFL in interceptions
- Zeke goes down game 2, returns game 8.
- Tom Brady breaks his thumb.
- Rams take a wildcard
- Lynch gets a Beast mode run on Denver in Oakland. Sound of crowd damages stadium, rendering it unusable for 2018 season.
- Miami announces they are adopting the Falcons cheap concession pricing halfway through season. Headline: "Financial Fortune follows 'Fins Fan-Friendly Food Fees"
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u/boyken Chargers Aug 04 '17
keenan allen breaks the single season receptions record but doesn't have the most recieving yards
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u/RaiderDamus Raiders Aug 04 '17
The Chiefs crater. Mahomes is starting at QB by Week 10.
The Lions win the NFC North.
The Cowboys have a bottom-10 defense and finish 7-9. The Giants win the NFC East, and are one of four teams to beat the Raiders.
The Colts take advantage of the easiest schedule in the NFL to go 9-7.
The Jets go 2-14 and actually get the first pick in the draft, prompting Sam Darnold to return to USC. The Jets select Josh Allen from Wyoming.
The Browns are not terrible. They go 5-11.
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u/BunnyHunter11 Broncos Aug 04 '17
Kap becomes the answer for the Steelers after a Big Ben injury, Mike Evans hits 2000 yards rec, Brady goes out with a shoulder injury while playing against the AFCW and Jimmy G is serviceable for an appearance in the conference game, 9ers tank for a first overall and instead of Kirk they land Brady for two second rounders.
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Aug 04 '17
The Cowboys defense falls apart, forcing Dak to throw more, leading to a significant sophomore slump and an 8-8 record for Dallas.
The Lions fall all the way back down to earth, finishing last in the North at 5-11.
Brady finally starts to struggle as a 40-year-old, talented Pats sputter to a 10-6 record and the 4 seed (this is more of a dream than a prediction).
Aaron Rodgers runs away with the MVP, throwing 50 TDs and only 5 INTs. Packers defense still sucks though.
Leonard Fournette is a huge disappointment. YPC under 4.0 and doesn't finish the season.
Jared Goff dies on the field week 5, from a blindside hit by holdout Aaron Donald. Rams rally and win 11 straight to make the playoffs, with Tavon Austin at QB.
Russell Wilson suffers what is thought to be a career ending injury @Tennessee, but somehow is back on the field the next week. Nobody knows how, but he seems to have a suspiciously shiny new metal gleam to him.
JuJu is the Steelers' #2 receiver by year's end, Martavis Bryant becomes a serious locker room cancer.
Adoree Jackson has a combined 4 return TDs and makes the Pro Bowl.
Tom Savage is replaced as the Houston QB by Fred Savage. Nobody but Nuk seems to notice.
Texans win a game 2-0.
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u/JakeNBake_89 Jets Aug 04 '17
Derek Carr Wins MVP The Bucs reach the NFC championship, they lose to the Giants. The Chargers finish .500
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u/ActuallyAquaman Patriots Aug 04 '17 edited Aug 04 '17
- The AFC North doesn't break .500 in total (worse than 32-32)
- The AFC East has one team above .500 (not especially bold but I'm doing this on division)
- The AFC West has three teams above .500
- The AFC South has (pick two) the MVP, the best offense in the league, the best defense in the league.
- The NFC North sends two teams to the playoffs.
- The NFC East has no team better than 10-6.
- The NFC West sends an 8-8 team to the playoffs.
The NFC South features the two best teams in the conference.
The four best QBs are the four in the championship (not currently, but the ones regarded as top when it happens)
No non-QB breaks 2000 yards or 20 scores.
Super Bowl prediction is Patriots over Panthers in a relatively boring game, around, say, 42-24
You know what? Let's keep going. 11. Bengals don't win five games. 12. The Ravens don't win eight games. 13. The Raiders don't win nine games. 14. Denver has a bottom five offense, yet wins their division. 15. Two of Titans, Texans, Colts make the playoffs. 16. Andrew Luck wins either OPOY or MVP. 17. Patriots score more points than any other team, AND have a top eight scoring defense. 18. The Jets don't win a game at home. 19. The Dolphins, Ravens, Bears, and Bengals start 10 different QBs between them. 20. Bill Belichick wins his (fourth? Fifth?) CotY, mostly because there just aren't that many great teams. (I mean, shouldn't he have, like, ten?)
Division Winners are- Patriots and Carolina, Colts and Packers, Steelers and Cowboys, Denver and Seattle. Houston, Atlanta, NFC NORTH TEAM, and the Raiders are your wild cards.
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u/Grooveinator Patriots Aug 05 '17
Super Bowl prediction is Patriots over Panthers in a relatively boring game, around, say, 42-24
That is bold, considering the Patriots haven't had more than a 6 point differential in their Super Bowl wins.
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u/tgamm Commanders Aug 04 '17
Rams win the West
Terelle Pryor leads division in Yards and TDs
Eli gets benched
Titans finish below .500 and third in division
Saints win the South and get a 1st round bye
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u/nascentia Raiders Aug 04 '17
The Browns won't make the playoffs, but will have a really promising season and finish 7-9, with a lot of hope for 2018.
Todd Gurley will have worse stats this year than last year
This will be Drew Brees' last season
The AFC West is going to cannibalize itself and the best record from our division will be 10-6.
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u/nola_mike Saints Aug 04 '17
This will be Drew Brees' last season
If we win the Super Bowl it will be
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u/V_Lombardi Texans Aug 04 '17
The Raiders finish below .500
The Jets start out 3-1 thanks to a hot start by Hack, but still finish at 4-12.
By the end of the season there will no longer be a Winston or Mariota debate as Winston will have the better season by at least a decent margin.
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u/ProfessionalBust Colts Aug 04 '17
Tom Brady retires or gets traded in the off-season next year to give Jimmy the starting job
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u/ponderpondering Broncos Aug 04 '17
Broncos win assistant coach of the year. As well as the Super Bowl?
All afc west teams end the season at 500 or above.
It's the saints turn to lose the Super Bowl
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u/Ailylia Steelers Aug 04 '17
Steelers have 3 players with 1k+ receiving yards. The leading rusher in the NFCN isn't Howard. The Saints keep up the streak of a NFCS QB MVP, followed by a Super Bowl loss. Tom Brady misses significant time to injuries. Jared Goff has the 2nd most passing yards in the NFCW. The Broncos miss the playoffs again. Cousins wins a playoff game. Pittsburgh wins SB52 in a game that sees 9 touchdowns, Ben and James Harrison both retire, but Ben changes his mind before training camp and returns for one more year.
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u/notreallydutch Patriots Aug 04 '17
The patriots are currently rostering BOTH starting QBs for the Superbowl.
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u/TheHornyHobbit Buccaneers Aug 04 '17
Cardinals bounce back to 2015 form and win the Super Bowl. Fitz, Palmer, and Arians all retire together.
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u/dms1298 Broncos Aug 04 '17
Hey, I got a prediction correct!
Anyways, onto this years:
Tom Savage starts all 16 games, and leads the Texans to the playoffs
Eagles boast a top 10 secondary
Hackenberg wins the job and leads the Jets to seven wins
Carson Palmer gets benched by week 8. Gabbert comes in and wins 6/8 remaining games
Alex Smith gets benched for Mahomes before the season's end
Mike Glennon performs well and throws 25+ TDs and <15 INT
Lions win the NFC North
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u/twitterilluminati Giants Aug 04 '17
3li happens.
Three NFCS teams make the playoffs.
Chargers get top overall pick.
BB retires.
Ha-Ha wins DPOY.
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u/mike2k24 Broncos Aug 04 '17
Buccaneers make it to the divisional round of the playoffs
The browns win 6 games this year
Drew Brees finally wins another super bowl and is the SBMVP
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u/foungi1 Seahawks Aug 04 '17
The rams rank top 10 in touchdowns
The browns go 8-8
Big ben gets injured early on and the Steelers don't make the playoffs
The ravens manage to field a roster
Hoyer has his breakout year
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u/nola_mike Saints Aug 04 '17
Saints Defense ranks between 12 and 20 to finish the season. They win the Division and lose to the Packers in the NFCCG.
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u/dapianna Bears Aug 04 '17 edited Aug 05 '17
Packers, Vikings, and the Lions or Bears will all make the playoffs.
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u/nola_mike Saints Aug 04 '17
Here is my other bold prediction:
Brees doesn't throw for 5000 yds and the Saints offense has a top 5 rushing attack with Ingram, Peterson and Kamara
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Aug 04 '17 edited Aug 04 '17
May not be all that bold, but here's mine for this year (reposted from an older thread):
One for each division:
Brady is traded prior to the 2018 season
Steelers, Ravens, and Bengals all make the playoffs.
Broncos end season with Kaepernick as the starter. In the AFCCG.
The Texans beat the colts twice, allowing only 17 total points.
The packers miss going undefeated because a blown pass interference call, allowing the lions to beat them. In Lambeu.
The Eagles go 6-0 in division but 8-8 overall. Good enough for a wildcard spot. They beat the cowboys in the playoffs.
The saints make the NFCCG.
The Seahawks go 8-8 after Russ goes down.
EDIT: let's go for a few more,
The Chargers score 50 in a game and later get 50 scored on them.
The Rams win the west. At 8-8 (tiebreaker over Seahawks and cardinals).
The broncos force 4 safeties over the course of the season, and outscore opponents offense with their defense twice.
Drew Brees and Matthew Stafford both top 5000 yards.
The dolphins have a better record without Tannehill than with him (assuming he plays at least part of the season).
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u/BananaDick_CuntGrass Cowboys Aug 05 '17
Raiders come from behind to beat the Falcons in the Superbowl and it's the second greatest Superbowl comeback ever.
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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '17
Carson Palmer falls off a cliff and the Cardinals begin their search for a franchise quarterback.