Ministry of Pain
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NFC East
Philly 12-5 The Igglz have the highest expectations coming in to 2024. I think it will take a few games for some of the rookies on Defense to learn the ropes but then its Go Time!
Washington 10-7 Daniels is going to be a big deal his rookie season and Washington will be relevant quickly. New Owner, New Coach, New QB and a thirsty fan base
Dallas 9-8 Not sure what is going on here but the optics look terrible so far
NY Giants 7-10 They might be better than last season but that doesn't make them a good football team. Is Jones a Top 20 starting QB?
North
Detroit 11-6 They won't just roll thru everyone but they are still the top team in the North
Green Bay 9-8 I am not sold on Jordan Love, gonna have to see this again.
Chicago 9-8 I almost want to list them ahead of the Packers, Caleb Williams has a lot to work with at WR and TE, decent RBs and the Bears should win more football games.
Minnesota 7-10 Sam Darnold or bust on his 4th NFL roster? I would be jittery if I had a stake at WR on this team right now.
South
Atlanta 10-7 Cousins or Penix, doesn't take much to win the South these days, 9 wins might do it.
Tampa Bay 9-8 Let's see what Year 2 of Baker Mayfield looks like. Still have Bowles as the head coach, that's not a good thing.
New Orleans 6-11 6-7-8 wins, whatever but they aren't going any where with Dennis Allen calling the shots. Saints are waiting for their future QB to arrive, also Head Coach
Carolina 3-14 Could easily see them having the No 1 pick next Draft and they are a working model of why I feel NFL owners should be given a window of no more than 10 seasons to produce. After that forced to sell to the next owner waiting on the sidelines ready to buy the team for at least double or triple what the last sale price was...so just get out of the way Tepper, you have been an absolute failure for many years now.
West
San Francisco 11-6 They are due for one of those down years where Shanahan despite all his success has a losing season or misses the Playoffs...but they are loaded and it's hard to imagine them slipping with CMC running the show from the RB spot.
LA Rams 9-8 Maybe a wildcard team but they have very limited talent IMHO outside of the 2 big names at WR and maybe the RB is as good as some folks say...but they have a lot of questions.
Seattle 8-9 Who is the starting QB and where does he stack up in the Top 20-25 pecking order?
Arizona 5-12 Work in progress. Harrison won't single handedly push them into the Playoffs.
-I have Philly, Detroit, Atlanta and San Fran winning the divisions, minus the Bucs that's the same as last season.
Wildcard teams, Washington will fill up 1 of the 3 remaining spots and then Dallas, Chicago, Green Bay, the LA Rams and yes I guess the Bucs will all be in range for the final 2 spots.
I'll say the Packers and Rams which both made it last year but I have the Bears as my dark horse right now and would like to have them included.
The NFC will have a handful of teams all in the post season hunt.
AFC East
Miami 11-6 Hill-Waddle-Achance(WR3)-Wright in the RB spot or backfield, 4.3 speed or faster in every direction
Buffalo 10-7 Still have Josh Allen and he can will them to several wins. They are retooling and will get stronger as the season unfolds much like they did last year, don't judge early
NY Jets 10-7 All predicated on the health of one Aaron Rodgers. We will see if the investments along the OL pay off.
New England 4-13 Could give the Panthers a run for the top spot in the Draft, I don't see a lot of wins which is why they are cleaning house
North
Baltimore 12-5 They're going to win a lot of football games and host another AFCC...repeat after me please
Cincinnati 9-8 I could see them winning 10 games but they are not going to steal the division away from the Ravens
Pittsburgh 8-9 The Ministry is asking for trouble by projecting a Tomlin team for a losing season but the QB play looks very uninspiring right now.
Cleveland 8-9. They don't seem to know who they are, Chubb coming off a horrific injury. They somehow managed to make the playoffs last season
South
Houston 11-6. How have they gotten worse than last year? 2nd season for Stroud, sign MoP up
Jacksonville 9-8 Something is missing but I think the offense will look better than last year. Lookout for Brian Thomas, Jags in the hunt for a Wildcard
Indianapolis 8-9. I still am not convinced they have the right guy starting at QB, maybe '24 will clear up some of the questions many seem to have
Tennessee 6-11 What felt like a lot of talent at the skill positions to aid Levis is starting to feel the injury bug already and also the loss of Henry at RB, could be a rough 1st season for the HC
West
Kansas City 11-6 Back to Back Super Bowls with a lot of Defense that is still improving as quite a lot of it appeared in recent Drafts for the Chefs. They have overhauled and continued to win.
Las Vegas 9-8. Closer but still somewhat far away
Denver 6-11 I'm going to keep an open mind but I don't see a quick start for Bo Nix and the team, things will get better over the course of the season, 2025 will be much different. It's not just the QB, I don't see a lot of weapons that strike fear into the opposing team.
LA Chargers 5-12 Harbaugh pretty much stripped the offense down except the OL where he is working on strengthening it. Not a lot of weapons for Herbert to work with right now, think Harbaugh is just trying to reshape the culture and that usually requires a lot more than just 1 off season, by next summer this team will look a lot more like Harbaugh intends it to be. If you think the Chargers can win 7-8-9 games, all good but in the end they are not a Playoff team and if that's the case I don' t think Harbaugh is going to be pushing the gas. A Top 5 pick and they don't need a QB, they will be loaded and ready to surround Herbert with more weapons...we hope.
-Miami, Baltimore, Houston and Kansas City are your division winners.
I have Buffalo and New York as strong Playoff contenders and that leaves one spot open so I'll go with Joe Burrow over the Jags and Raiders
What have you got for win totals and who is making the Playoffs? What teams are your surprise teams?
Philly 12-5 The Igglz have the highest expectations coming in to 2024. I think it will take a few games for some of the rookies on Defense to learn the ropes but then its Go Time!
Washington 10-7 Daniels is going to be a big deal his rookie season and Washington will be relevant quickly. New Owner, New Coach, New QB and a thirsty fan base
Dallas 9-8 Not sure what is going on here but the optics look terrible so far
NY Giants 7-10 They might be better than last season but that doesn't make them a good football team. Is Jones a Top 20 starting QB?
North
Detroit 11-6 They won't just roll thru everyone but they are still the top team in the North
Green Bay 9-8 I am not sold on Jordan Love, gonna have to see this again.
Chicago 9-8 I almost want to list them ahead of the Packers, Caleb Williams has a lot to work with at WR and TE, decent RBs and the Bears should win more football games.
Minnesota 7-10 Sam Darnold or bust on his 4th NFL roster? I would be jittery if I had a stake at WR on this team right now.
South
Atlanta 10-7 Cousins or Penix, doesn't take much to win the South these days, 9 wins might do it.
Tampa Bay 9-8 Let's see what Year 2 of Baker Mayfield looks like. Still have Bowles as the head coach, that's not a good thing.
New Orleans 6-11 6-7-8 wins, whatever but they aren't going any where with Dennis Allen calling the shots. Saints are waiting for their future QB to arrive, also Head Coach
Carolina 3-14 Could easily see them having the No 1 pick next Draft and they are a working model of why I feel NFL owners should be given a window of no more than 10 seasons to produce. After that forced to sell to the next owner waiting on the sidelines ready to buy the team for at least double or triple what the last sale price was...so just get out of the way Tepper, you have been an absolute failure for many years now.
West
San Francisco 11-6 They are due for one of those down years where Shanahan despite all his success has a losing season or misses the Playoffs...but they are loaded and it's hard to imagine them slipping with CMC running the show from the RB spot.
LA Rams 9-8 Maybe a wildcard team but they have very limited talent IMHO outside of the 2 big names at WR and maybe the RB is as good as some folks say...but they have a lot of questions.
Seattle 8-9 Who is the starting QB and where does he stack up in the Top 20-25 pecking order?
Arizona 5-12 Work in progress. Harrison won't single handedly push them into the Playoffs.
-I have Philly, Detroit, Atlanta and San Fran winning the divisions, minus the Bucs that's the same as last season.
Wildcard teams, Washington will fill up 1 of the 3 remaining spots and then Dallas, Chicago, Green Bay, the LA Rams and yes I guess the Bucs will all be in range for the final 2 spots.
I'll say the Packers and Rams which both made it last year but I have the Bears as my dark horse right now and would like to have them included.
The NFC will have a handful of teams all in the post season hunt.
AFC East
Miami 11-6 Hill-Waddle-Achance(WR3)-Wright in the RB spot or backfield, 4.3 speed or faster in every direction
Buffalo 10-7 Still have Josh Allen and he can will them to several wins. They are retooling and will get stronger as the season unfolds much like they did last year, don't judge early
NY Jets 10-7 All predicated on the health of one Aaron Rodgers. We will see if the investments along the OL pay off.
New England 4-13 Could give the Panthers a run for the top spot in the Draft, I don't see a lot of wins which is why they are cleaning house
North
Baltimore 12-5 They're going to win a lot of football games and host another AFCC...repeat after me please
Cincinnati 9-8 I could see them winning 10 games but they are not going to steal the division away from the Ravens
Pittsburgh 8-9 The Ministry is asking for trouble by projecting a Tomlin team for a losing season but the QB play looks very uninspiring right now.
Cleveland 8-9. They don't seem to know who they are, Chubb coming off a horrific injury. They somehow managed to make the playoffs last season
South
Houston 11-6. How have they gotten worse than last year? 2nd season for Stroud, sign MoP up
Jacksonville 9-8 Something is missing but I think the offense will look better than last year. Lookout for Brian Thomas, Jags in the hunt for a Wildcard
Indianapolis 8-9. I still am not convinced they have the right guy starting at QB, maybe '24 will clear up some of the questions many seem to have
Tennessee 6-11 What felt like a lot of talent at the skill positions to aid Levis is starting to feel the injury bug already and also the loss of Henry at RB, could be a rough 1st season for the HC
West
Kansas City 11-6 Back to Back Super Bowls with a lot of Defense that is still improving as quite a lot of it appeared in recent Drafts for the Chefs. They have overhauled and continued to win.
Las Vegas 9-8. Closer but still somewhat far away
Denver 6-11 I'm going to keep an open mind but I don't see a quick start for Bo Nix and the team, things will get better over the course of the season, 2025 will be much different. It's not just the QB, I don't see a lot of weapons that strike fear into the opposing team.
LA Chargers 5-12 Harbaugh pretty much stripped the offense down except the OL where he is working on strengthening it. Not a lot of weapons for Herbert to work with right now, think Harbaugh is just trying to reshape the culture and that usually requires a lot more than just 1 off season, by next summer this team will look a lot more like Harbaugh intends it to be. If you think the Chargers can win 7-8-9 games, all good but in the end they are not a Playoff team and if that's the case I don' t think Harbaugh is going to be pushing the gas. A Top 5 pick and they don't need a QB, they will be loaded and ready to surround Herbert with more weapons...we hope.
-Miami, Baltimore, Houston and Kansas City are your division winners.
I have Buffalo and New York as strong Playoff contenders and that leaves one spot open so I'll go with Joe Burrow over the Jags and Raiders
What have you got for win totals and who is making the Playoffs? What teams are your surprise teams?
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