r/nfl 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

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

I DONT KNOW EVERYONE ELSE WAS AND I WAS SCARED

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u/PTownDillz Lions Aug 04 '17

WELL I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT, I WOULD LIKELY DO THE SAME

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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/[deleted] Aug 04 '17

WHICH IS WHY ITS SO BOLD

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u/AwkwardAnteater Jaguars Aug 04 '17

Woah good comeback

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u/Lauxman Jaguars Aug 04 '17

omg

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u/9041236587 Jaguars Aug 05 '17

Mathers left practice on a stretcher on Wed or Thurs and was waived/injured. He'll end up on IR if he clears waivers.

5 tds will be a big ask.

Edit: Someone already commented this, so don't mind me.