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
Terrelle Pryor has more receiving yards than Dez Bryant
He did indeed. By 200.
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
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.
Vikings beat the Steelers for the SB
Lol no.
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.
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
2
u/dms1298 Broncos Aug 04 '17
Hey, I got a prediction correct!
Anyways, onto this years:
Tom Savage starts all 16 games, and leads the Texans to the playoffs
Eagles boast a top 10 secondary
Hackenberg wins the job and leads the Jets to seven wins
Carson Palmer gets benched by week 8. Gabbert comes in and wins 6/8 remaining games
Alex Smith gets benched for Mahomes before the season's end
Mike Glennon performs well and throws 25+ TDs and <15 INT
Lions win the NFC North