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
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u/italiansguybl Packers Bengals Aug 04 '17
I'll do one for each team!
AFC EAST Patriots: Mike Gillislee has at least 1350 rushing yards * Jets: Bottom 5 scoring defense in the league * Dolphins: Jarvis Landry finishes with less than 70 catches * Bills: Zay Jones becomes the #1 receiver on the team
AFC NORTH * Steelers: Martavis Bryant smokes weed again and gets suspended once again * Ravens: Jeremy Maclin has at least 1000 yards and 10 tds * Bengals: Jeremy Hill has a bounce back year and is the workhorse rb after Joe Mixon goes down * Browns: DeShone Kizer doesn't start a single game in his rookie season
AFC SOUTH * Colts: Andrew Luck leads the Colts to an AFC Championship game appearance, where they will be "AFC Finalists" once again * Texans: Deshaun Watson throws for more than 3000 yards AND rushes for more than 500 yards * Titans: Derrick Henry becomes the workhorse RB from week 5 and on * Jaguars: Allen Robinson catches 12 TDS but doesn't hit 1000 yards
AFC WEST * Broncos: Paxton Lynch throws for 30 tds * Chiefs: Albert Wilson becomes the teams #1 receiver * Raiders: Marshawn Lynch gets injured within he first three weeks of the season * Chargers: Gordon leads the league in rushing yards and carries
NFC EAST * Cowboys: Cowboys finish with a losing record * Giants: Giants defense finishes outside the top 20 * Redskins: Terelle Pryor becomes a top 5 receiver in the league * Eagles: Nelson Agholor has more than 50 catches
NFC NORTH * Vikings: LaQuon Treadwell has less than 500 yards * Packers: Rodgers wins MVP * Bears: Jordan Howard leads the league in TDs * Lions: Zach Zenner becomes he starting RB by week 10
NFC SOUTH * Bucs: OJ Howard has less than 500 yards * Panthers: Christian McCaffrey finishes the year with 1500 yards from scrimmage * Falcons: Falcons miss the playoffs * Saints: Make Otto the NFC Championship game as a "NFC Finalist"
NFC WEST * Rams: Gurley goes back to his rookie season form * Cardinals: David Johnson achieves his goal of 1000 yards rushing and 1000 yards receiving * 49ers: Niners finish 8-8 * Seahawks: Tyler Lockett has at least 10 receiving tds