Pre-Training Camp '06 Predictions (1 Viewer)

[MLBrandow]

Now that training camp is about to start, make your predictions for Standings, Playoffs, and SB Champ. We'll do another one in the Preseason, so this by no means ties you down. It would just be great to see how the FBG collective sees the tree shaking out. If you feel like explaining any seemingly strange picks, that would be good, too.

Note that this is not a "criticize everyone who makes picks and say 'it's too early to make predictions'" thread. If you want to , post yours first.

AFC East

Patriots-3

Jets

Dolphins

Bills

AFC North

Ravens-4

Bengals-5

Steelers-6

Browns

AFC South

Colts-2

Texans

Jaguars

Titans

AFC West

Chiefs-1

Broncos

Chargers

Raiders

NFC East

Redskins-1

Giants-5

Eagles

Cowboys

NFC North

Bears-4

Packers

Lions

Vikings

NFC South

Buccaneers-2

Panthers-6

Saints

Falcons

NFC West

Rams-3

Seahawks

Cardinals

49ers

*notes: I don't see anyone but New England over .500 in the AFC East... the Ravens under Boller without injuries are a contending team, and when McNair goes down they won't lose a step... There are so many questions on Jacksonville's offense, and I really like the Texans to hit the 9 win mark this year... The Broncos will be starting Cutler by the end of the season... Redskins will have a top-10 offense with a top-5 defense... Cowboys will implode... Eagles will struggle without Childress... Packers barely lose out to Bears for division... Childress is a terrible HC... Tampa Bay barely edges Carolina for the division, but because of the balance of power in the NFC being the East/South, CAR only manages a six seed... Rams win 10-11 games and beat out SEA.

Playoffs:

(6)Steelers at (3)Patriots

(5)Bengals at (4)Ravens

(6)Panthers at (3)Rams

(5)Giants at (4)Bears

(3)Patriots at (2)Colts

(5)Bengals at (1)Chiefs

(6)Panthers at (1)Redskins

(5)Giants at (2)Buccaneers

(3)Patriots at (1)Chiefs

(2)Buccaneers at (1)Redskins

SBXLI:

Chiefs > Redskins

 

[kedrok]

You realize that Herm Edwards is the new coach in KC, right?

 

[Snotbubbles]

Here goes:

AFC

1. Indy

2. Denver

3. NE

4. Pitt

5. Jax

6. KC

NFC

1. Car

2. Chi

3. Sea

4. NYG

5. Phi

6. TB

Wildcard Weekend

Jax over Pitt

NE over KC

Sea over TB

Phi over NYG

Divisionals

Indy over Jax

Den over Pit

Phi over Car

Sea over Chi

Championship

Indy over Den

Phi over Sea

SB

Phi over Indy

 

[hutchins929]

AFC East

Patriots-3

Dolphins-6

Bills

Jets

AFC North

Steelers-4

Bengals-5

Ravens

Browns

AFC South

Jaguars-2

Colts

Texans

Titans

AFC West

Broncos-1

Chiefs

Raiders

Chargers

NFC East

Giants-2

Redskins

Eagles

Cowboys

NFC North

Bears-4

Lions-5

Vikings

Packers

NFC South

Panthers-1

Buccaneers

Saints

Falcons

NFC West

Seahawks-3

Cardinals-6

Rams

49ers

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Round 1 Playoffs (AFC)

(6)Dolphins @ (3)Patriots

(5)Bengals @ (4)Steelers

Round 1 Playoffs (NFC)

(6)Cardinals @ (3)Seahawks

(5)Lions @ (4)Bears

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Round 2 Playoffs (AFC)

(3)Patriots @ (2)Jaguars

(5)Bengals @ (1)Broncos

Round 2 Playoffs (NFC)

(3)Seahawks @ (2)Giants

(5)Lions @ (1)Panthers

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AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

(5)Bengals @ (3)Patriots

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

(2)Giants @ (1)Panthers

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SUPER BOWL XLI (I think thats 41...lol)

(5)Bengals @ (1)Panthers

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SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS

Bengals

 

[Mik789fl]

O.K.,I'll bite:

AFC EAST

New England-4

Miami-6

Buffalo

NY Jets

AFC NORTH

Baltimore-1

Cinncy-5

Pittsburgh

Cleveland

AFC SOUTH

Indy-2

Jax

Tenn

Houston

AFC WEST

Denver-3

KC

SD

Oakland

NFC EAST

NY Giants-2

Washington

Dallas

Philly

NFC NORTH

Chicago-4

Green Bay

Detroit

Minny

NFC SOUTH

Carolina-3

Tampa Bay-6

Atlanta

New Orleans

NFC WEST

Seattle-1

St. Louis-5

Arizona

S.F.

AFC 1st ROUND

Denver over Miami

New England over Cinncy

NFC 1st ROUND

Carolina over Tampa

St. Louis over Chicago

AFC 2nd ROUND

Baltimore over New England

Indy over Denver

NFC 2nd ROUND

Seattle over St. Louis

NY Giants over Carolina

AFC TITLE

Baltimore over Indy

NFC TITLE

NY GIANTS over Seattle

SUPER BOWL

NY GIANTS over Baltimore

 

[jurb26]

AFC

East

NE - 2

Mia - 6

Buf

NYJ

North

Pit - 3

Balt - 5

Cinci

Clev

South

Jack - 4

Indy

Tenn

Hou

West

Den - 1

SD

Oak

KC

Playoff Picture:

WC Round

Mia @ Pit, Pit

Balt @ Jack, Balt

Divisional Round

Balt @ Den, Balt

Pit @ NE, NE

Conf Champ

Balt @ NE, NE

NFC

East

Wash - 4

Philly - 6

Dal

NYG

North

Chi - 1

Det

Minn

GB

South

Atl - 2

Car - 5

NO

TB

West

Sea - 3

Arz

St.L

SF

Playoff Picture:

WC Round

Philly @ Sea, Sea

Car @ Wash, Wash

Divisional Round

Sea @ Atl, Atl

Wash @ Chi, Wash

Conf Champ

Wash @ Atl, Wash

SB

NE over Wash, 27-20

 

[Chase Stuart]

AFC

Balt - 5

Den - 1

Divisional Round

Balt @ Den, Balt

This makes no sense in my head.

 

[jurb26]

AFC

Balt - 5

Den - 1

Divisional Round

Balt @ Den, Balt

This makes no sense in my head.

Did it make sense that Pit ran off to the SB as a 6 seed? I just really like the way that Balt team is shaping up with a vet leader on both sides of the ball in McNair/Lewis and heck even Reed. Should be a storng team that martures as the year goes on. I expect Balt to play better and better throughout the season and be a better team come playoff time than their record indicates. I could be worng, but hell it's is all guessing this time of year.

 

[Chase Stuart]

AFC

Balt - 5

Den - 1

Divisional Round

Balt @ Den, Balt

This makes no sense in my head.

I expect Balt to play better and better throughout the season and be a better team come playoff time than their record indicates.

Thanks. That's the part that I didn't understand. To expect your number one team to lose its first game off a bye and at home needed a little explanation for me.

 

[jurb26]

AFC

Balt - 5

Den - 1

Divisional Round

Balt @ Den, Balt

This makes no sense in my head.

I expect Balt to play better and better throughout the season and be a better team come playoff time than their record indicates.

Thanks. That's the part that I didn't understand. To expect your number one team to lose its first game off a bye and at home needed a little explanation for me.

I'm far more surprised that I was not jumped on for Indy missing the playoffs than that.... I'm sure it will come soon enough.

 

[Chase Stuart]

AFC

Balt - 5

Den - 1

Divisional Round

Balt @ Den, Balt

This makes no sense in my head.

I expect Balt to play better and better throughout the season and be a better team come playoff time than their record indicates.

Thanks. That's the part that I didn't understand. To expect your number one team to lose its first game off a bye and at home needed a little explanation for me.

I'm far more surprised that I was not jumped on for Indy the Jets missing the playoffs than that.... I'm sure it will come soon enough.

Fixed.

 

[Dolfan]

AFC East

Patriots 10-6 (3)

Dolphins 10-6 (6)

Bills 6-10

Jets 3-13

AFC North

Steelers 10-6 (4)

Bengals 8-8

Browns 8-8

Ravens 4-12

AFC South

Colts 11-5 (2)

Jaguars 10-6 (5)

Titans 8-8

Texans 4-12

AFC West

Chiefs 11-5 (1)

Broncos 9-7

Chargers 8-8

Raiders 6-10

NFC East

Redskins 11-5 (2)

Eagles 9-7 (6)

Giants 7-9

Cowboys 7-9

NFC North

Bears 9-7 (4)

Lions 7-9

Vikings 6-10

Packers 5-11

NFC South

Buccaneers 10-6 (3)

Panthers 10-6 (5)

Saints 8-8

Falcons 7-9

NFC West

Seahawks 11-5 (1)

Rams 9-7

Cardinals 9-7

49ers 5-11

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Round 1 Playoffs (AFC)

(6)Dolphins @ (3)Patriots

(5)Jaguars @ (4)Steelers

Round 1 Playoffs (NFC)

(6)Eagles @ (3)Buccaneers

(5)Panthers @ (4)Bears

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Round 2 Playoffs (AFC)

(3)Patriots @ (2)Colts

(4)Steelers @ (1)Chiefs

Round 2 Playoffs (NFC)

(3)Buccaneers @ (2)Redskins

(4)Bears @ (1)Seahawks

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AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

(4)Steelers @ (2)Colts

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

(2)Redskins @ (1)Seahawks

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SUPER BOWL XLI

(2)Colts @ (1)Seahawks

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SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS

Colts

 

[Kit Fisto]

AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

(5)Bengals @ (3)Patriots

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SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS

Bengals

I appreciate your picking the Pats to be in this game, but you do know the Patriots record when hosting AFC Championship games, right?

 

[djcolts]

AFC

Balt - 5

Den - 1

Divisional Round

Balt @ Den, Balt

This makes no sense in my head.

I expect Balt to play better and better throughout the season and be a better team come playoff time than their record indicates.

Thanks. That's the part that I didn't understand. To expect your number one team to lose its first game off a bye and at home needed a little explanation for me.

I'm far more surprised that I was not jumped on for Indy missing the playoffs than that.... I'm sure it will come soon enough.

I'd be happy if no one picks Indy to do well this year, so I'm not going to jump on anyone who says they'll miss the playoffs. I don't care who anyone picks.

 

[Kit Fisto]

Nice to see the Dolphin lovefest settling down.

Don't have time to do detailed lists like the above, but my SuperBowl XLI pick is:

Patriots 24, Panthers 20

AFC playoff teams:

1. Denver*

2. Indy*

3. New England*

4. Cincinatti*

5. Pittsburgh

6. Jacksonville

(sorry, no new teams)

NFC playoff teams:

1. Carolina*

2. Seattle *

3. Chicago*

4. Dallas*

5. Arizona

6. Washington

 

[BoltBacker]

AFC EAST

ne 1

mia

buf

nyj

AFC NORTH

bal 3

cin

pit

cle

AFC SOUTH

jax 4

ind 6

hou

ten

AFC WEST

den 2

sd 5

kc

oak

NFC EAST

dal 4

phi 5

was

nyg

NFC NORTH

chi 1

gb

det

min

NFC SOUTH

car 3

tb 6

atl

no

NFC WEST

sea 2

stl

arz

sf

ROUND ONE

ind @ bal

sd @ jax

tb @ car

phi @ dal

ROUND TWO

sd @ ne

bal @ den

dal @ chi

car @ sea

ROUND THREE

bal @ ne

dal @ sea

SUPERBOWL

NE > DAL

 

[Kit Fisto]

Where did Harrycarey and his responses go?

 

[blkgolf23]

AFC East

Patriots

Jets-4

Dolphins

Bills

AFC North

Ravens-3

Bengals-5

Steelers

Browns

AFC South

Colts-2

Texans

Jaguars

Titans

AFC West

Chiefs-1

Broncos-6

Chargers

Raiders

NFC East

Redskins-5

Giants

Eagles

Cowboys-1

NFC North

Bears-4

Packers

Lions

Vikings

NFC South

Buccaneers-2

Panthers-6

Saints

Falcons

NFC West

Rams

Seahawks-3

Cardinals

49ers

 

[The Jacket]

New England 10-6 (4)

Miami 9-7

New York 7-9

Buffalo 4-12

Pittsburgh 11-5 (3)

Baltimore 9-7

Cincinnati 7-9

Cleveland 6-10

Denver 12-4 (1)

Kansas City 10-6 (5)

San Diego 10-6 (6)

Oakland 6-10

Indianapolis 11-5 (2)

Jacksonville 9-7

Houston 6-10

Tennessee 4-12

Washington 12-4 (3)

New York 9-7 (6)

Dallas 9-7

Philadelphia 8-8

Chicago 10-6 (4)

Minnesota 8-8

Green Bay 6-10

Detroit 5-11

Seattle 12-4 (2)

St. Louis 9-7

Arizona 8-8

San Francisco 3-13

Carolina 12-4 (1)

Atlanta 10-6 (5)

Tampa Bay 8-8

New Orleans 7-9

SD@PIT = PIT

KC@NE = NE

-

NE@DEN = DEN

PIT@IND = IND

-

DEN@IND = DEN

AFC Champion - Denver Broncos

NYG@WAS = WAS

ATL@CHI = ATL

-

ATL@CAR = CAR

WAS@SEA = WAS

-

WAS@CAR = CAR

NFC Champion - Carolina Panthers

Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers

Final score: 16 - 27

MVP: Thomas Davis (1 INT, 1 TD, 1 FF, 1 FR, 9 tackles)

Best play: Julius Peppers athletically intercepts Jake Plummer after dropping back in coverage with Javon Walker on a crossing pattern

Worst play: As half-time approaches and the Broncos are threatening to take a 20-7 lead, Jake Plummer throws into triple coverage and Thomas Davis intercepts it for a touchdown. The Panthers lead 14-13 going into half-time and the game changes completely.

 

[gocats]

AFC East

Patriots-3

Dolphins-6

Bills

Jets

AFC North

Steelers-4

Bengals-5

Ravens

Browns

AFC South

Jaguars-2

Colts

Texans

Titans

AFC West

Broncos-1

Chiefs

Raiders

Chargers

NFC East

Giants-2

Redskins

Eagles

Cowboys

NFC North

Bears-4

Lions-5

Vikings

Packers

NFC South

Panthers-1

Buccaneers

Saints

Falcons

NFC West

Seahawks-3

Cardinals-6

Rams

49ers

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Round 1 Playoffs (AFC)

(6)Dolphins @ (3)Patriots

(5)Bengals @ (4)Steelers

Round 1 Playoffs (NFC)

(6)Cardinals @ (3)Seahawks

(5)Lions @ (4)Bears

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Round 2 Playoffs (AFC)

(3)Patriots @ (2)Jaguars

(5)Bengals @ (1)Broncos

Round 2 Playoffs (NFC)

(3)Seahawks @ (2)Giants

(5)Lions @ (1)Panthers

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AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

(5)Bengals @ (3)Patriots

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

(2)Giants @ (1)Panthers

---------------------------------

SUPER BOWL XLI (I think thats 41...lol)

(5)Bengals @ (1)Panthers

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SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS

Bengals

 

[The Jacket]

At least if the Bengals win the Super Bowl, one of their players won't get caught for stealing a Super Bowl ring. Or, should I say, it reduces the chances of said event occuring. After all, it is the Bengals.