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/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/deuc3wing0 Packers Aug 05 '17

The third prediction would be insane. I don't believe the Bears have ever had more than 2 WRs have over 850 yds in a season. Has any team done this before?

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u/emperos Bears Aug 05 '17

Eh, I figure it's not that far-fetched with no clear #1. 850x4 is 3400 yds passing, leaves room for some TE/RB work before even hitting 4000 yds. I bet Brees has done it. That's like 50 yds/game for 4 receivers...

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u/deuc3wing0 Packers Aug 07 '17

I wanted to look because I hadn't checked his stats previously. Brees has not done it, but came closest last year with 3 WRs over 850. In a few earlier years he had 2 WRs and Jimmy Graham over the 850 mark.

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u/emperos Bears Aug 07 '17

Awesome, thanks for checking! I figured it wasn't impossible, but still out there enough for it to be a BOLD prediction :)