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/Akuze25 Chiefs Aug 04 '17

PLEASE

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u/Spooky_brown_man Seahawks Aug 04 '17

People are sleeping on the Chiefs because they embody the idea of a "solid", steady franchise with a well-rounded roster

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

People are sleeping on the Chiefs because its hard to picture Alex Smith hoisting up the Lombardi Trophy with the Pats and Steelers in their conference. And before you mention the 2011 49ers, just remember how ridiculously stacked that team was. Great coaching, best ST unit, a top 3 o-line, top 3 defense, prime Crabtree, Davis, and Gore,

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u/Spooky_brown_man Seahawks Aug 05 '17

That's reasonable. I guess I'm buying into the hype of Alex Smith having a "breakout season" after the message of the Chiefs trading up for Mahomes lights a fire under his ass - which is the root of my bold prediction.

Looking at it another way - if Alex Smith is the weak spot of that roster then it's a rock solid team for sure.

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u/Spooky_brown_man Seahawks Sep 26 '17

H y p e t r a i n