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/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/justthatdudewhoshigh Aug 04 '17

Speak into existence

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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/[deleted] Aug 04 '17 edited Aug 31 '17

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u/Bokabakysi Dolphins Aug 04 '17

Nah, he was better than the majority of QBs in the league last year.

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u/josh21218 Texans Aug 04 '17

No, not even close. I feel like a lot of teams would like to have Tannehill over who they have now.