DawgTalkers.net Forums DawgTalk Pure Football Forum In Diam's absence, Come one, come all.. post your season predictions!

Every year a team goes from worst to first. Last year, the big team was Atlanta. In fact, most had them rated as the worst team in the NFL. This year, what teams are positioned to make that leap? I really think it is Cleveland.

Therefore.... 10-6

Don't ask me to go through game-by-game; that's a fool's game as the schedule never matches what we expect at the start of the season. I just think we win at least 3 in the division and pick up the rest through a rather easy schedule, especially at the end of the season.

6-10, 7-9...Just show me that the culture here is changing!!

Just smash some people in the mouth!

Steelers didn't look great the other night but found a way to win...we need a team who is there at the end of every game. A team that can finish and a team that gives itself an opportunity when down.

Sorry I mentioned that S team

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Every year a team goes from worst to first. Last year, the big team was Atlanta.

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You know what those teams have in common?? They all play in crappy divisions. This isn't a crappy division at all, and as a matter of fact is probably the best division in football. I see us making a big improvement (picked us at 9-7), but we aren't winning the division. There are 2 teams that played in the AFC championship game we have to overtake. I can see us getting the better of one, but not both.

Ok, here's mine...last years prediction was like a review book for the season...is it still up somewhere? I'd like to read that again...anyway:

- I expect at least 7 wins...reasons: very easy schedule and 1st year new-HC overachieving (if they don't buy into the Mangini-plan the 1st year...we're doomed)...I accept less if the injury bug hits like last season....but I don't expect that since Mangini prepares his teams tougher than Romeo....that's a positive for those who say I don't see Mangini's good traits

- I expect us to still struggle mightily rushing the passer...after all we didn't really upgrade there: Bowens instead of McG and Veikune for Bell, that's it....DL got some more rush with Moseley that will help a bit but won't be the solution

- I expect us to be again too heavy and slow on D...we might still be the slowest D in the NFL...no athelticism whatsoever in the front 7...yeah Rogers is athletic compared to other NTs but the DEs, OLBs and ILBs are just tooooo slooooow...Veikune and Maiava fit the slooow mold....we need speed desperately on D...thus we will

- struggle again defending the pass on intermediate routes (TEs, short WR-RB routes)...another groundhog moment that we didn't upgrade

- our ST should be really good, Top 5 good...hey, there must be something good out of drafting slow overachievers...and Cribbs is Cribbs

- Cribbs will contribute more on Offense...and it's the right thing to do

- our rush D should look like last years...good at the beginning and folding late because they're tired and the D can't get off the field on 3rd down....part of the problem WILL remain the bend but dont break style

- our Offense will be what I call a "mickey mouse" Offense = ball control/conservative...I don't like that all too much but it's probably the best with Quinn and esp. our other position players on it....the OL though was built more towards a riskeir/passing O....this plan is still in transition and expect us to struggle with it

- toooo slooow at skill positions....we might have again the slowest group of TEs, WRs and RBs in the league....no under 4.5 speed ...don't get me wrong, speed is overrated on draft day, I know...but you need some to gameplan for, we simply will be easy to cover and gameplan for....Mangini selected Robo and Massa who dont complement each other and dont complement what we had at WR before...just more of the same...dont like it, observe it...we will miss speed

Last seasons prediction thread.

I just skimmed it, Michelle and saw a lot 10-6, 11-5 predictions.

Heart says 9-7, head says 7-9, gut says 8-8

To be honest, I predicted a Super Bowl last year. But yeah, I'm still high this season, too.

Read mine from last year.......Maybe I'm not so bad at this predicting thing. At least I don't do it with rose colored lenses......

j/c

Between 7-9 and 11-5. I'm going 9-7.

8-8...

3 division wins, KC, Oak, Denver, Buffalo, and Detroit.