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Deeko's 2009 NFL Predictions!
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Olsen, Forte, Hester, Bennett.
Hester will be returning punts, but honestly, we have the 3-4 legit return men (Hester, Manning, Knox, sometimes Wolfe).
They went 9-7 (should have been 11-5, but Lubbie single handily cost them ATL+TAM) with absolutely no offense. The defense will have less pressure to do everything now
Huh?
Last year Forte accounted for almost 40% of their offense. He's still there. Cutler is certainly an improvement over Orton. Olsen has another year of experience and is pro-bowl talent. They picked up Pace to fill in on the OL. He's had a rough few years injury wise but he's easily pro-bowl talent too. WR wise they had crap and still have crap, so that's a wash.
As for my rankings....I'm thinking Chargers are going to sneak in on the AFC side their conference sucks so bad they can coast in the playoffs and keep people healthy. NFC is a guessing game at best. NFC North is going to be fun to watch. They've easily got three of the more explosive offenses in the conference.
JDub02
Diamond Member
with lebeau at the helm, the steelers D will be one of the toughest again this year. as long as the O-line can create some holes for parker and mendenhall and keep ben from getting his head smashed in, this will be a good year for the steelers. the O-line has been their weakness for the past couple of years. if they're playing well, this could be another SB year for the steelers.
The only child here is you. This has NOTHING to do with your view on VC. I don't give a rats ass about VC. The issue is youre a fool. Dallas hasn't even won a freaking playoff game since 1996!!!!!!
Last year you have them going to the Superbowl. this year you have them going to the freaking NFC championship. Seriously????
You are a fanboy. It's just so much fun to get you on. Cowgirl fans get so worked up about their team.
I don't think Dallas will have a losing record, but they'll not win their division and they will struggle to make the playoffs. Hell, ESPN has them ranked as 17th!!!! They lost their biggest offensive weapon. They have a QB who has been called out by TWO hall of famers from his own freaking team!!!! Williams has a bum arm right now. I'd put you at 9-7 or 8-8 again.
Your inability to look at things objectively that makes your predictions worthless and stupid. THAT is my point. Don't bring this shit to ATOT if you can't handle the ragging.
Deeko
Lifer
I'm not worked up at all. You've been consistently worked up over me A) disliking your team/team's players and B) liking my own, for years now. You bring it up in other threads that have nothing to do with the subject at all. This either means you're a troll, a child, or both.
You whine, cry, bitch and moan about every single thing I post, because you have a stick up your ass due to you disagreeing with my opinions on football. Its kinda funny, but also pretty sad for you, because it shows you are truly lacking as a man.
You whine, cry, bitch and moan about every single thing I post, because you have a stick up your ass due to you disagreeing with my opinions on football. Its kinda funny, but also pretty sad for you, because it shows you are truly lacking as a man.
DEEKO...man why you always hatin' on the packers with that weak assessment...
The North will be
1. Vikings
2. Pack
3. Bears
4. Lions
The Vikings have the best shot given that Favre holds up and doesn't get hurt. Their D is stacked and they have the one of the / if not the best ground games in the NFL
The Packers looked sharp in the preseason and granted it wasn't against the best talent (outside of the NFC rep to the super bowl) but they had close to 15 turnovers created on D and averaged over 25 points a game ( say at least a winning record this year)
The Bears...even the sports radio guys in Chicago are saying the Bears don't have an offense outside of Forte. Sure their D is alright but it isn't a spring chicken anymore. I don't care who you have at QB, when you have no WR's it is going to be tough to win
The Lions...at least you got 1 out of 4 right...
Do you spent like 4 minutes per team writing this stuff up?
The North will be
1. Vikings
2. Pack
3. Bears
4. Lions
The Vikings have the best shot given that Favre holds up and doesn't get hurt. Their D is stacked and they have the one of the / if not the best ground games in the NFL
The Packers looked sharp in the preseason and granted it wasn't against the best talent (outside of the NFC rep to the super bowl) but they had close to 15 turnovers created on D and averaged over 25 points a game ( say at least a winning record this year)
The Bears...even the sports radio guys in Chicago are saying the Bears don't have an offense outside of Forte. Sure their D is alright but it isn't a spring chicken anymore. I don't care who you have at QB, when you have no WR's it is going to be tough to win
The Lions...at least you got 1 out of 4 right...
Do you spent like 4 minutes per team writing this stuff up?
Deeko
Lifer
I like Rodgers a lot - the year he was drafted, I said he should have gone #1 over Alex Smith, and it seems he's proving that. However, I think Ryan Grant is extremely overrated, and I'm not a big fan of their defense. They certainly have a shot - at 8-8 its not like I picked them to be a bad team. They don't have to do too much better than that to make the playoffs.
The Bears - well, I think Cutler is enough to put them over the hump. The defense is not young, no, but compare their offense this year to their offense in 2006 when they made the Superbowl - its like night and day. However, I said in the first post that I'm uneasy about it, so we'll see what happens.
The Bears - well, I think Cutler is enough to put them over the hump. The defense is not young, no, but compare their offense this year to their offense in 2006 when they made the Superbowl - its like night and day. However, I said in the first post that I'm uneasy about it, so we'll see what happens.
The special teams play (AKA Devin Hester) and defense were on a completely different level for the '06 Bears than they are this year. There were a couple games (They were who we thought they were!) like the AZ game where the defense single handidily willed that team to win through takeaways and stops. That being said, the offense is much improved with an incredible talent at RB & TE that they never had and a QB with more than a couple rocks bouncing between his ears. It'll be interesting to see how Chicago performs. For once in more than a couple decades the offense shouldn't be a liability. But their defense just keeps aging and the secondary just can't stay healthy.
You mention not having romo, but that was 3-4 games? Felix Jones could be a fair enough point but the cowboys have some nasty depth in the running game. Your boy Choice (who I watched when I was at Gtech) lit us (the Giants) up last year with a nasty game. Both him and Barber were consistent performers and not your problem.
Your problem this year is the same as last year, trading away fresh talent opportunities for older (supposedly proven) stars who end up not performing up to expectations. You have an old team that won't make it to the playoffs, but if they do they will extend their streak to 13 years of not winning a playoff game.
Cowboys (7-9).
Your problem this year is the same as last year, trading away fresh talent opportunities for older (supposedly proven) stars who end up not performing up to expectations. You have an old team that won't make it to the playoffs, but if they do they will extend their streak to 13 years of not winning a playoff game.
Cowboys (7-9).
Deeko
Lifer
Dallas finished 9-7 last year, its not like they completely bombed. If Romo plays the whole season, they could very well have gone 11-5 (see Arizona, Rams games) and still made the playoffs - even with the rest of the injuries. Football is a game of injuries, so you have to be prepared for them - which is why Dallas traded for Kitna, who is among the best backups in the league.
What old players did Dallas trade away for this year? They traded for Roy Williams last year, who is hardly past his prime, and he replaces TO who was considerably older. They replaced Zach Thomas with Keith Brooking. There is a considerable amount of youth on the team - the offensive line is getting old, but the rest of the team is actually quite young.
What old players did Dallas trade away for this year? They traded for Roy Williams last year, who is hardly past his prime, and he replaces TO who was considerably older. They replaced Zach Thomas with Keith Brooking. There is a considerable amount of youth on the team - the offensive line is getting old, but the rest of the team is actually quite young.
BeauJangles
Lifer
Nice writeup again, Deeko! It's funny you're so high on the Colts, because I was just talking to a buddy of mine about how I see this as the year they seriously stumble. Manning is getting older, the offense is getting less potent and, while their defense is fast they've had issues stopping the run. With Manning at the helm, they're always dangerous, but it's a bold pick to put them back in the SB.
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