For the past two weeks, I have been doing a series, documenting each division and where everyone will finish in that division. Here are my final predictions for each division!
AFC East z-New England (15-1) x-New York (10-6) Buffalo (9-7) Miami (3-13)
AFC North y-Pittsburgh (12-4) Cleveland (10-6) Cincinnati (8-8) Baltimore (2-14)
AFC South y-Indianapolis (12-4) x-Jacksonville (10-6) Tennessee (9-7) Houston (8-8)
AFC West y-San Diego (9-7) Denver (8-8) Oakland (6-10) Kansas City (2-14)
NFC East z-Dallas (13-3) x-Philadelphia (9-7) New York (8-8) Washington (5-11)
NFC North y-Minnesota (10-6) x-Detroit (10-6) Green Bay (7-9) Chicago (4-12)
NFC South y-New Orleans (11-5) Tampa Bay (9-7) Atlanta (6-10) Carolina (5-11)
NFC West y-Seattle (10-6) Arizona (9-7) San Francisco (5-11) St. Louis (2-14)
*z = Clinched Home-Field Advantage, y = Clinched Division, x = Clinched Wild Card Spot
Well, here are my division winners and wild cards for each conference: (In parentheses next to each team is their seeding in the post-season)
So, here are my playoff predictions for the 2008 season!
Wild Card
AFC Jaguars at Colts = Colts Jets at Chargers = Jets
NFC Eagles at Vikings = Vikings Lions at Seahawks = Seahawks
Divisional
AFC Colts at Steelers = Steelers Jets at Patriots = Patriots
NFC Vikings at Saints = Saints Seahawks at Cowboys = Cowboys
Conference Championships
AFC Steelers at Patriots = Patriots
NFC Saints at Cowboys = Cowboys
Super Bowl XLIII Cowboys vs. Patriots (from Tampa, FL) = New England Patriots
So, the way I see it, the Patriots will be the Super Bowl 43 Champions.
Any disagreements? Who do you pick to be champ? Lemme hear what you guys and gals have to say! Have a great weekend, everyone, and enjoy the first Sunday of the season!
This is the first post of a two-week series I will be doing, discussing every team by division and how I see their 2008 NFL season playing out. Today, we are discussing the AFC East division, which is populated by the Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots and New York Jets. Let’s get started!
New England Patriots The Patriots almost capped off an undefeated season last year, only to come up short against the New York Giants on the biggest stage of them all. Well, Tom Brady’s foot is bothering him again, yes, the same foot that was all over TMZ and ESPN last January. I wouldn’t be too concerned about it, however. A hobbling Brady is still better than your quarterback. The Pats upgraded their defense in the first round of the draft by picking up physical animal, Jerod Mayo, from Tennessee to bolster their already strong line-backer corps. He should have a sensational rookie year, and maybe even DROTY (Defense Rookie of the Year) honors. My biggest question mark about this team has to be the health of Brady. I understand not wanting to risk injury in the pre-season, but if he’s in Week 1 against the Chiefs (which won’t be much of a challenge), and hurts himself rolling out of the pocket or getting hit by beastly rookie DT, Glenn Dorsey, then what? In my opinion, this will be the offensive line’s jobs on the line. I’m sure Belichick wants to put a red shirt on him in the games, as in “Don’t hit him!”. If he gets hurt facing one of the stud DTs or LBs, his season could be over, and for that matter, the season of the Patriots as well. You’re not gonna win enough games to make a playoff push with Matt Cassel in there.
Regular Season Prediction: 15-1, 1st in AFC East, No. 1 seed in AFC playoffs
New York Jets Of course, the biggest off-season acquisition of any team was the addition of future Hall-of-Famer, Brett Favre. He already appears to have good chemistry with his new teammates, and that’s critical if you want him to win you football games. Favre has some secret weapons to utilize in that offense, such as Leon Washington, Jerricho Cotchery and Dustin Keller, rookie TE from Purdue. The offensive line is now one of the toughest in the National Football League. The Jets acquired Alan Faneca and Damien Woody via free agency, and still have Nick Mangold, a strong center. If these pieces are put together correctly and quickly, then I would be confident in their playoff chances. The Jets’ head coach, Eric Mangini has never been very popular here in my world, but if he can ride Favre’s coattails to the post-season this year, which is the best he can hope for, then I wouldn’t be afraid of keeping him around. He’s the guy until Favre doesn’t like him, because the Jets have no choice but to go as Favre goes. Do they really have a better option at this point? No. It’s basically up to Brett whether or not Mangini is coach, because they can’t afford their by-far best player to have a disagreement and lack of chemistry with the guy calling the plays.
Regular Season Prediction: 10-6, 2nd place in AFC East, No. 5 seed in AFC playoffs
Buffalo Bills The Bills made quite a remarkable push last season, finishing 7-9 with most of their best guys gone or injured. Trent Edwards has really stepped up the past 10 months and proved to me he can be the leader of this football team for years to come. Lee Evans should have an extraordinary year, and Marshawn #### will keep the ground game moving, nay, shoving and pushing and gaining 4-5 yards a carry. This guy is nothing but power, and I look forward to watching him as much as I used to look forward to watching Michael Vick. Sheer excitement on every down. The defense upgraded with Super Bowl 42 Champion linebacker, Kawika Mitchell, who had a sensational year for what was expected of him. This year, he won’t be as lucky. I have high expectations for this defense, in particular what Mitchell can contribute to it in the first few weeks of the regular season. It’ll be interesting as to how well he adjusts to Buffalo’s smash-mouth defense. Probably not much adjusting, because he’s used to slamming into people for losses of yards. #### Jauron has nothing to worry about if you ask me, however, you never know. If him and the Bills have as good a year as I expect, he won’t be out of a job anytime soon.
Regular Season Prediction: 9-7, 3rd in AFC East, no playoffs
Miami Dolphins The Dolphins made an attempt to improve their sad offense in the off-season, first drafting OT Jake Long in the draft back in April. He was a physical beast in college, and should transfer most, if not all, of that dominance over to the Pros. The late off-season acquisition of Chad Pennington at QB was a good one. Pennington has the best completion percentage this far into his career of any starting QB in NFL history. Now, things could be said about that stat, but the reason it’s so high is because his passes are literally no further than 7 yards downfield. If he can be the 3rd down or pressure situation QB, and Chad Henne can start by Week 9, I like the offense’s chances of becoming more potent. They still need to get the reliable receiver that has eluded them for years. They should have addressed that in the off-season as well. The defense still looks pitiful, and if the Dolphins offense is so slow that they have to rely on the defense to bail them out, they will go 0-16 this time. However, I’m not prepared to hand out that bad of a record.
Regular Season Prediction: 3-13, 4th in AFC East, no playoffs
These are my predictions on each AFC team’s 2008 campaign. I will say below each team their record, whether or not they make the playoffs, and what seed they are if they do make it. Here are my predictions for the 2008 NFL regular season! (If two teams in the same division finish with the same record in my predictions, the team higher in the standings wins the tie-breaker)
AFC North Pittsburgh 11-5, AFC North Champs, No. 4 seed Cincinnati 9-7, no playoffs Cleveland 7-9, no playoffs Baltimore 3-13, no playoffs
AFC South Indianapolis 13-3, AFC South Champs, No. 3 seed Jacksonville 11-5, AFC Wild Card, No. 6 seed Tennessee 9-7, no playoffs Houston 3-13, no playoffs
AFC East New England 14-2, AFC East Champs, No. 2 seed New York Jets 11-5, AFC Wild Card, No. 5 seed Buffalo 5-11, no playoffs Miami 3-13, no playoffs
AFC West San Diego 14-2, AFC West Champs, No. 1 seed Denver 9-7, no playoffs Oakland 8-8, no playoffs Kansas City 1-15, no playoffs
Let me hear your thoughts! Don’t forget to check out the NFC post as well!
I read a post by jaguarjoe72 that gave me the idea to throw out my picks for the 2008 NFL season. We are all bored, and most of us have to put up with our teams losing all summer in baseball (unless you're a D-Backs or Rays fan. Lucky dogs!), so here they are as of right now!
AFC East New England---------13-3 Buffalo------------------6-10 New York Jets--------5-11 Miami-------------------4-12
AFC North Pittsburgh--------------11-5 Cleveland---------------7-9 Baltimore---------------5-11 Cincinnati--------------4-12
AFC South Jacksonville-----------12-4 Indianapolis-----------11-5 Tennessee------------10-6 Houston----------------6-10
AFC West San Diego-------------13-3 Oakland----------------10-6 Denver------------------7-9 Kansas City-----------3-13
NFC East Dallas------------------12-4 New York Giants----11-5 Philadelphia----------10-6 Washington-----------7-9
NFC North Minnesota------------11-5 Green Bay------------9-7 Chicago---------------7-9 Detroit-----------------6-10
NFC South New Orleans--------10-6 Atlanta-----------------9-7 Tampa Bay-----------9-7 Carolina---------------8-8
NFC West Seattle-----------------12-4 San Francisco--------10-6 Arizona------------------9-7 St. Louis---------------2-14
So here are the standings after the regular season in playoff contention:
AFC 1. San Diego 2. New England 3. Jacksonville 4. Pittsburgh 5. Indianapolis 6. Oakland
NFC 1. Dallas 2. Seattle 3. Minnesota 4. New Orleans 5. New York Giants 6. San Francisco
Super Bowl XLIII Dallas Cowboys vs. San Diego Chargers
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