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08-27-2007, 09:53 AM
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Worth The Wait
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NFL Predictions
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2007 NFL Predictions Deciphering the landscape for the 2007 NFL season is pretty easy. All it takes is some simple math........ AFC EAST New England: Tom Brady + Fatherhood + New Weapons + Happy Randy Moss = 12-4 New York Jets: Chad Pennington + Higher Expectations - Element of Surprise = 9-7 Miami Dolphins: Trent Green + Ronnie Brown + First Time Head Coach + aging defense = 6-10 Buffalo Bills: London Fletcher - Nate Clements - Willis McGahee + J.P. Losman and Dick Jauron = 4-12 AFC North Cincinnati Bengals: Improved defense + Motivated Palmer = 10-6 Pittsburgh Steelers: Balanced roster + Energetic new coach - Post Super Bowl malaise = 10-6 Baltimore Ravens: Grandpa McNair + No real fallback option = 9-7 Cleveland Browns: Juggling QB's + Desperate coach + Subpar talent + Questionable front office = 5-11 AFC South Indianapolis Colts: Weight of repeating - Tarik Glenn - Three defensive starters + Law of averages = 11-5 Jacksonville Jaguars: Unsettled QB situation + No significant off-season additions = 8-8 Houston Texans: Breath of fresh air at QB + Improving young defense - Still shaky offensive line = 7-9 Tennessee Titans: High Hopes - PacMan Jones - Travis Henry + Slighty overrated QB = 6-10 AFC West San Diego Chargers: Brilliant offensive weapons + Extremely good defense - Norv Turner = 11-5 Denver Broncos: Solid off-season + More experience for young QB + Travis Henry = 10-6 Kansas City Chiefs: Awful QB situation + Deteriorating roster + Ugly pre-season = 5-11 Oakland Raiders: Al Davis + The roster = 4-12 Division Winners (in order) New England San Diego Indianapolis Cincinnati Wild Cards (in order) Denver Pittsburgh Playoffs Colts over Steelers Bengals over Broncos Patriots over Bengals Chargers over Colts Patriots over Chargers Champion New England Patriots NFC East Dallas Cowboys: Good young QB + Multiple offensive weapons + Solid defense - Average coach = 10-6 Philadelphia Eagles: McNabb coming off injury + Rough off-season for Andy Reid - Trotter's leadership = 9-7 Washington Redskins: Vastly improved defense + No more Brunell - Talent at WR - Inexperience at QB = 8-8 New York Giants: No more distractions from Tiki - Tiki the player + More weight on Manning - Strahan = 7-9 NFC North Chicago Bears: Rex Grossman + Rex Grossman - Rex Grossman = 11-5 Green Bay Packers: Young talent on both sides of ball + Favre's leadership - Favre's mistakes = 9-7 Minnesota Vikings: Tremendous front 7 on defense - Mike Tomlin + Adrian Peterson - QB experience = 7-9 Detroit Lions: Potentially dynamic passing game - Shaky defense - Recent history = 7-9 NFC South New Orleans Saints: Incredible offensive talent - Very shaky defense + Weak division = 11-5 Carolina Panthers: Slipping defense + Average running game - Delhomme's decline = 7-9 Tampa Bay Bucs: Improvement at QB - Age at QB + Lack of other weapons = 7-9 Atlanta Falcons: Vick disaster + Already slim roster + Joey Harrington + New coach = 4-12 NFC West St. Louis Rams: Jackson + Bulger + Holt + Pace - Defense = 9-7 San Francisco 49ers: Rapid improvement + Alex Smith + Frank Gore + Improve defense + High expectations = 8-8 Arizona Cardinals: Matt Leinert + Great WR's + Good offensive system + Better defense - Being the Cards = 8-8 Seattle Seahawks: Aging roster + Missing window of opportunity = 7-9 Division Winners (in order) New Orleans Chicago Dallas St. Louis Wild Cards (in order) Philadelphia Green Bay Playoffs Eagles over Rams Cowboys over Packers Saints over Eagles Cowboys over Bears Cowboys over Saints Champion Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl Patriots 31 Cowboys 20 2007 NFL Champion NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS |
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08-27-2007, 09:59 AM
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Re: NFL Predictions
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08-27-2007, 10:16 AM
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08-27-2007, 10:28 AM
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Worth The Wait
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Re: NFL Predictions
Yachtzee-
Great find. But in order for those guys to make those predictions they have to be VERY well versed in Star Wars, which leads me to believe those may have been the kids in the corner of the lunchroom that no one ever approached 
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08-27-2007, 11:55 AM
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Re: NFL Predictions
AFC East
New England NY Jets Miami Buffalo AFC North Cincinnati Baltimore Pittsburgh Cleveland AFC South Indy Jacksonville Houston Tennessee AFC West San Diego Super Chargers Denver Kansas City Oakland Wild Cards Baltimore Pittsburgh AFC Championship New England over Indy NFC East NY Giants Dallas Philly Washington NFC North Chicago Green Bay Detroit Minnesota NFC South Carolina New Orleans Tampa Bay Atlanta NFC West Seattle San Fran St. Louis Arizona Wild cards Dallas New Orleans NFC Championship Seattle over New Orleans Super bowl New England 31 Seattle 21
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08-27-2007, 11:58 AM
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