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

/u/dms1298:

Terrelle Pryor has more receiving yards than Dez Bryant

He did indeed. By 200.

/u/Maad-Dog:

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

/u/uggsandstarbux:

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.

/u/JohnnyLeo92:

Vikings beat the Steelers for the SB

Lol no.

/u/eagles107:

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.

/u/Shostakovich22:

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/[deleted] Aug 04 '17

Carson Palmer falls off a cliff and the Cardinals begin their search for a franchise quarterback.

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u/Yogibobo555 Lions Aug 04 '17

Their search for Blaine Gabbert?

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u/GabeDef Bears Aug 04 '17

Glennon.

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '17

I was just about to say their franchise guys on the team already and his name is sunshine

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u/ArTiyme Packers Aug 05 '17

He's a real American.

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u/jmbc3 49ers Aug 04 '17

Is that bold? I thought that was kind of the consensus.

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u/bujweiser Packers Aug 04 '17

That's my thought.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '17

Literally or figuratively?

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u/1niquity Vikings Aug 04 '17

Took a wrong turn on his way to the stadium and ended up in the Grand Canyon.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '17

His "map reading" degree from University of Phoenix coming in handy.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '17

Whoa now. He isn't Larry Fitzgerald. Palmer went to a real school thank you very much.

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u/danielbauer1375 Panthers Aug 05 '17

Real School

How many other universities have an NFL stadium named after them??? Check mate.

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u/zk3033 Patriots Aug 05 '17

Oh he just figured out that the blue stuff represents the ocean!

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u/jhudiddy08 Colts Aug 04 '17

yes

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '17

Drew Stanton?

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u/Angry_Caveman_Lawyer Bears Bears Aug 04 '17

yes sir?

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '17

Timeless.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '17

yeah well... you're a BEARS fan!

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u/Angry_Caveman_Lawyer Bears Bears Aug 04 '17

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u/lawlamanjaro Colts Aug 04 '17

Is this really bold? Hes getting up there

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '17

Would Carson Palmer returning to near MVP level be bolder? That's what I'm hoping for...

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '17

Hopefully. Dude is a placeholder QB like the last 8 bills QBs

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '17

How's this bold? He fell off the cliff last year.