Some NFL Predictions

I figured I would throw out some predictions for this upcoming football season.  Why not?  The "experts" have a similar batting average as I do.

-The New York Giants, despite all of the tumult this offseason and the injuries this preseason will make the playoffs.

-Mike Vick will throw 14 or more INT's this year.  He also won't play in all 16 Eagles games.

-The returns of kickoffs will drastically go down.  Currently kicks are being run back from the halfway point of the endzone.  Much of this can be attributed to guys trying to make NFL rosters and the only way they can do that is if they return the kicks for big yardage.  Expect more touchbacks once the season starts.  Currently, this preseason has seen 37% of kickoffs end up as touchbacks, up from 10% last year.  That rate will only increase, probably somewhere close to 50% once the regular season starts.

-The Eagles will win the NFC East but won't get very far in the playoffs and certainly won't win the Super Bowl.

-The Raiders will not continue to improve and instead will regress this year.  An 8-8 record is not gonna happen.  4-12 maybe, not 8-8 or 7-9.

-The Lions will make the playoffs IF Matthew Stafford stays healthy.  Since he probably won't the Lions will once again miss the playoffs.  But they are on the rise.

-Plaxico Burress will have more TD catches than Santonio Holmes.

-Eli Manning will throw less than 20 INT's this year.  Hakeem Nicks will be a Pro Bowl WR and Mario Manningham will have over 1,000 yards receiving.  And, Ahmad Bradshaw and Brandon Jacobs will each have 1,000 yards rushing.

-The Chicago Bears will not make the playoffs.

-The Green Bay Packers will not repeat as Super Bowl Champions but will win the North handily.

-Colt McCoy will show people he can be a QB in this league and will have better numbers than Joe Flacco.

-The Dallas Cowboys will finish the year 8-8.

-The Cleveland Browns will make the playoffs.  Their toughest games are against division opponents (except the Bengals) and if the Browns can go .500 in their division they could sneak into a Wild Card spot.

-The Denver Broncos will improve, by 2 games on last years 4-12 record and finish ahead of Oakland.

-The San Diego Chargers will win the AFC West.

-Nobody will care who wins the NFC West.

-The NFC South will represent the NFC in the Super Bowl.

-The Redskins will win less than 5 games.

-Ray Rice will lead the league in rushing.

-Larry Fitzgerald will lead the league in receptions.

-There won't be any arrests of New York Jets players during the regular season.

-Kansas City will go 8-0 at home.

-The loss of Terrell Thomas will hurt the Giants but it won't kill them.  Prince Amukamara, Aaron Ross, and Corey Webster will be able to fill the void well enough making this unit a huge strength going into 2012.

-Jason Pierre-Paul will have 13 sacks.  Justin Tuck will have 12. And Osi Umenyiora will rack up 10 as the Giants lead the NFL in sacks.


Well, that's all for now.  Got your own predictions?  Click on the comments link and share 'em.