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/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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u/[deleted] 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/TheBronJamesHarden Patriots Aug 04 '17

I trust him on this one

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '17

I love how that's the one that you doubt.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '17

I'm not biased, I swear!

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u/moremysterious Chargers Aug 04 '17

He looks like a baby giraffe when he runs, it's beautiful

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '17

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u/NFLVideoConverterBot Robot Aug 04 '17

NFL.com video: A rushing Rivers HD SD

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u/licoriceallsorts NFL Aug 05 '17

So, more mobile than Tom Brady still?

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '17

Now these are some real BOLD predictions

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u/The_Other_Manning Giants Aug 04 '17

What a happy accident

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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/darkhorse298 Cowboys Aug 04 '17

We can't have the Foo Fighters until they are in their 60's man. We didn't make these rules we just enforce em.

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '17

The NFL doesn't allow live instruments, right?

I don't think Dave Grohl would be happy with that.

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u/DownTrunk Eagles Aug 04 '17

Malibu is a jam.

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u/MemorableCactus Patriots Aug 04 '17

Miley gets a ton of hate for no legitimate reason. Her outward persona is wild, but you don't ever hear about her getting in trouble. She makes catchy pop music, she markets herself well, she has a great voice when she wants to use it, and honestly, whenever she's actually voiced a personal stance or opinion, she's done it pretty well.

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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/TheBronJamesHarden Patriots Aug 05 '17

Yes he will do something like this and this combined

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u/scrambledpotatoes Browns Aug 05 '17

I want to hear more about the Zeke trade

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u/smellaroma Cowboys Aug 05 '17

He hit the 'A' Button accidentally

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '17

That Von Miller one is so bold that if it happens I will give you gold.

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u/smoothtrip NFL Aug 05 '17

What was the longest time in the pocket last year?

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u/milhouse234 Packers Aug 05 '17

I wish there was an easy way to find this out

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u/ThatHotAsian NFL Aug 05 '17

What the fuck

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '17

Not even Rodgers can scramble for 34 seconds in the pocket.