Team by team, the latest updates and how it will change your teams, real and fantasy.
Injury Update
- 1st round pick Alan Branch will be out for Arizona with a broken hand. DT Ross Kolodziej will be out, and OL Nick Leckey will be probable for Monday.
- Atlanta as of Friday: Crocker and Coleman are out, Grady Jackson questionable, and Alge Crumpler probable.
- Big question marks for Baltimore. Jonathan Ogden will be a game time decision, Trevor Price is questionable, as is LB Antwan Barnes.
- For Buffalo, Ryan Denney is out until after their bye.
- Carolina S Nate Salley is out. Starting CB Chris Gamble is questionable as is Stanley McClover. Jason Kyle is probable.
- As of Friday, Greg Olson is questionable, Mushin Muhhamad is probable.
- TJ Houshmanzadeh has been upgraded to probable, Shayne Graham is probable, Willie Anderson is questionable, and Antonio Chatman is out.
- Punter Dave Zastudil and Willie McGinest are both out for Cleveland.
- Terry Glenn is out for Dallas as is Greg Ellis, and both Terrence Newman and Kevin Burnett will be game time decisions.
- Travis Henry is probable for Denver.
- Greg Jennings is questionable and Donald Driver is probable for Green Bay. Vernand Morency is questionable, everyone else including Aaron Kampman is probable.
- Reggie Heyward is probable for the Jaguars.
- Ted Ginn and Joey Porter are both probable for Miami.
- Michael Doss is out for the Vikings, Ferguson, Tank Williams, and Ciurciu are questionable. Bobby Wade and EJ Henderson are probable.
- Thomas, Wright, and Baker are all out for New England, Asante Samuel will play. Tom Brady is probable.
- Michael Strahan will play about 20 snaps tonight, Will Demps is on IR, and Madison and Burress will likely play.
- Andre Dyson is listed as probable, but may not play for the Jets. Thomas Jones will play according to Sal Paolantonio. Tim Dwight is out.
- JaMarcus Russell will be out, he's not under contract.
- LJ Smith is questionable and AJ Feely is probable for the Eagles. Andrews and Kearse are probable.
- Michael Turner is probable for the Chargers.
- Dashon Goldson is out for the 49ers, Donals Strickland will be a game time decision. Darrell Jakcson is probable.
- Ben Obamanu is doubtful for Seattle.
- Bennett, Incognito, and Adeyanju are questionable, Atogwe is probable for the Rams.
- Casey Cramer doubtful for the Titans, Kevin Mawae is questionable.
Enjoy Football!
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Sunday, September 9, 2007
NFL Daily Presents: The SOS Panel Season Predictions
Myself, and my SOS staff of writers including Jake Weintraub, and Andrew Livingston give their predictions for the upcoming NFL season.
SprungOnSports
Division Winners
Dallas, Chicago, New Orleans, Seattle. Wild Cards Philadelphia and St Louis.
New England, Baltimore, Indianapolis, San Diego. Wild Cards Denver and Cincinnati.
Conference Championship Games
Dallas over Chicago, New England over San Diego
Super Bowl
New England over Dallas
Season Awards
Tom Brady (offensive player), DeMarcus Ware (defensive player), Marshawn Lynch (offensive rookie), Jon Beason (defensive rookie), Mike Shanahan (coach), Randy Moss (comeback player)
Jake Weintraub
Division Winners
Dallas, Chicago, New Orleans, San Francisco. Wild Cards Philadelphia and St Louis.
New England, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, San Diego. Wild Cards Denver and NY Jets.
Conference Championship Games
New Orleans over Philadelphia, San Diego over New England.
Super Bowl
New Orleans over San Diego
Season Awards
LaDanian Tomlinson (offensive player), Adalius Thomas (defensive player), Marshawn Lynch (offensive rookie), Reggie Nelson (defensive rookie), Mike Nolan (coach), Donovan McNabb (comeback player)
Andrew Livingston
Division Winners
Dallas, Chicago, Carolina, Seattle. Wild Cards Washington and Tampa Bay.
New England, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, San Diego. Wild Cards Denver and Miami.
Conference Championship Games
Carolina over Chicago, San Diego over Indianapolis
Super Bowl
Carolina Panthers
Season Awards
Carson Palmer (offensive player), Marshawn Lynch (offensive rookie), LaRon Landry (defensive rookie), John Fox (coach), Edgerrin James (comeback player)
At Noon, check out the latest injury update on SOS2
SprungOnSports
Division Winners
Dallas, Chicago, New Orleans, Seattle. Wild Cards Philadelphia and St Louis.
New England, Baltimore, Indianapolis, San Diego. Wild Cards Denver and Cincinnati.
Conference Championship Games
Dallas over Chicago, New England over San Diego
Super Bowl
New England over Dallas
Season Awards
Tom Brady (offensive player), DeMarcus Ware (defensive player), Marshawn Lynch (offensive rookie), Jon Beason (defensive rookie), Mike Shanahan (coach), Randy Moss (comeback player)
Jake Weintraub
Division Winners
Dallas, Chicago, New Orleans, San Francisco. Wild Cards Philadelphia and St Louis.
New England, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, San Diego. Wild Cards Denver and NY Jets.
Conference Championship Games
New Orleans over Philadelphia, San Diego over New England.
Super Bowl
New Orleans over San Diego
Season Awards
LaDanian Tomlinson (offensive player), Adalius Thomas (defensive player), Marshawn Lynch (offensive rookie), Reggie Nelson (defensive rookie), Mike Nolan (coach), Donovan McNabb (comeback player)
Andrew Livingston
Division Winners
Dallas, Chicago, Carolina, Seattle. Wild Cards Washington and Tampa Bay.
New England, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, San Diego. Wild Cards Denver and Miami.
Conference Championship Games
Carolina over Chicago, San Diego over Indianapolis
Super Bowl
Carolina Panthers
Season Awards
Carson Palmer (offensive player), Marshawn Lynch (offensive rookie), LaRon Landry (defensive rookie), John Fox (coach), Edgerrin James (comeback player)
At Noon, check out the latest injury update on SOS2
Saturday, September 8, 2007
NFL Daily Presents- The SOS Week 1 ATS Picks
I'm already 1-0 with the Colts demoliton of the Saints, let's keep up the good work before I hurt myself patting myself on the back. I'll give y'all some free fantasy tips, with some insight from Matt Williamson from Scouts INC in between.
The Vikings and Falcons could be one of the fuve worst matchups of the season. Since the offenses on both teams stink, the game should be rather close but I'll see Minnesota taking it by more then 2.5. Watch out for the kickers, because there won't be many TD's.
Call me crazy (many have) but I don't see the Panthers as a legit team. The Rams on the other hand has a bunch of offensive talent, and coupled with Carolina's poor secondary St Louis could go off. Holt, Bruce, and Bennett could all have huge games as St Louis will win this at home by more then half a point. I trust the Ram offense a whole bunch more then I do Jake Delhomme.
A lot of people are calling a Buffalo home upset over Denver, due to the poor performance in opening road games by the Broncos. But I see this as a terrible matchup for the Bills offense. Bailey and Bly will blanket Lee Evans man to man, allowing the Denver D to put 8 or 9 men in the box against Marshawn Lynch, who won't have an enjoyable day in his NFL debut. The Bills defense is young, expect a good game from Javon Walker and Travis Henry. Go with Denver and the 3.5.
If you want a home upset, it's right here. Chiefs coach Herm Edwards said that he won't use Larry Johnson as much at the beginning of the season, and Gary Kubiak thanks him, especially considering that Damon Huard will play QB for KC. Expect a healthy dose of Ahman Green, given that Kubiak will want to ease Matt Schaub into the starting role. Expect a TD from Andre Johnson and some good work from rookie wideout Jacoby Jones. Johnson will be matched up with Ty Law and Patrick Surtain, and it'll be certain that the Law won't win. Neither will the Chiefs. Give me the young Texan D against Huard and the Chiefs plus the 1.5.
Washington and Miami is a tough game to figure out. The Phins defense is strong against the run, so don't expect too much from Portis or Betts, but I don't know where the Miami offense will come from. I do like Moss and Cooley in the game for the Skins, and the game will likely be in the teens for much of the contest. 3.5 may seem like a little, but it seems like a lot to me. Expect the Skins to win, but the Dolphins to cover the 3.5
There's a lot of uncertainty surrounding tomorrow's big Pats-Jets division showdown throwdown. Moss, Jones, Samuel, the Jet o-line. So very confusing, so expect a close game, right? It only makes sense. The only sure thing may be that Laurence Maroney will have a stellar game against the New York run defense, especially since Tom Brady may need a game working with his new receivers. Thomas Jones is the key for Chad Pennington and co, and Bill Belichik will focus on Jacob Bender, the replacement for Pete Kendall. If the Jets have to max protect to help Bender out, it'll compromise the options that Pennington has which would allow the Pats to key on the run, whoever that'll be for the Jets. What I'm trying to say is that New England will win, but not more then a TD. I'll take the Jets to cover 6.5.
Philly and Green Bay will be exciting to watch. I really want to see how the Green Bay defense will do against a complex back like Brian Westbrook. He may get a lot of reps with McNabb trying to get settles back into his role as team leader. The Eagles defense is young and weak against the run, so I expect a sleeper day out of Brandon Jackson. Brett Favre will rely on Donald Driver way too much, so expect DD to have a nice performance. Lambeau Field will be jumpin tomorrow, but I'm going to be conservative here. Green Bay has to earn SOS's trust. I'll go safe and take the Iggles by more then 2.5.
Pittsburgh and Cleveland seems like a pretty easy pick. That's 'cause it is. Please give us money with a 4.5 spread. The Browns D is banged up, and fast Willie Parker will make some fast cash with a big game. Watch out for Santonio Holmes. The Steelers D knows Jamal Lewis and will neutralize him. Charlie Frye will get smoked tomorrow, and the public will be laughing all the way to the bank. Call it my LOCK OF THE WEEK.
I orignally picked the Jaguars to beat the Titans by more then a TD, but I then reconsidered. I don't know why, maybe I expect Vince Young to run wild and Garrard to have some stage fright. Expect good output from Fred Taylor and MJD, but this division game could be close so expect the Jags to win but the Titans to cover. I could be wrong here.
Bolts-Bears seems tough, but really isn't. The Colts proved on Thursday that there's a large disparity between the elite teams of the American and National conferences. LT will go off, and Rex Grossman will look shell shocked at the multiple blitzes that Ted Cotrell will bring to the table. I don't like Ceddy Benson here, and I like the Chargers to cruise plus the 5.5.
The Raiders defense and the Lions offense will be something to watch on Sunday. But I'll take Air Martz in the Black Hole, providing that Jon Kitna doesn't screw it up. Expect a big game from Calvin Johnson, and Al Davis will be all pissed that he took JaMarcus over CJ. Then again, David could be more angry at Josh McCown, who will looked confused against the Lions D. I'll take Detroit plus 1.5.
I expect Seattle to handily beat the Bucs. I wonder how well Jeff Garcia will fare in a Gruden offense, but I expect Joey Galloway neutralized and Caddy Williams kept in check. I like DJ Hackett to have a nice performance with the defense keying on Deion Branch. The spread is 6.5, and I like the Seahawks by around 2 scores.
Even with Terry Glenn and Terence Newman out and Michael Strahan in, I expect the Cowboys to cover against the Giants. Wade Phillips will force Eli Manning into mistakes, and the additions on the Dallas offensive line will allow a revitalized Tony Romo to work his magic outside of the pocket. Look out for Witten and Crayton with a banged up Giants secondary trying to contain TO. And even given that, I don't know how well RW McQuarters and other will do against Terrell. Dallas plus 4.5.
The Ravens and Bengals is a tough game to figure out, so I used a lifeline: Matt Williamson of Scouts INC. So how well will the Cincy O do against the Ravens D?
"Rudi will do nothing. Not a thing. Chad will battle McAlister and I like his chances. Palmer could have a good game. Will often to to TJ against Rolle-huge matchup in Cincy's favor."
I agree, but with Rudi Johnson not being able to do anything, I could see a lot of help given to Rolle. I like McGahee in this game, and Todd Heap as well. I like Baltimore with the 2.5 points.
Will the 49er defense be able to contain Fitzgerald and Boldin? This game is why Frisco ponied up the green to get Nate Clements. Frank Gore will have a really good game, and Vernon Davis is primed to break out in prime time and will lead the Niners to the win plus 3.5
The Vikings and Falcons could be one of the fuve worst matchups of the season. Since the offenses on both teams stink, the game should be rather close but I'll see Minnesota taking it by more then 2.5. Watch out for the kickers, because there won't be many TD's.
Call me crazy (many have) but I don't see the Panthers as a legit team. The Rams on the other hand has a bunch of offensive talent, and coupled with Carolina's poor secondary St Louis could go off. Holt, Bruce, and Bennett could all have huge games as St Louis will win this at home by more then half a point. I trust the Ram offense a whole bunch more then I do Jake Delhomme.
A lot of people are calling a Buffalo home upset over Denver, due to the poor performance in opening road games by the Broncos. But I see this as a terrible matchup for the Bills offense. Bailey and Bly will blanket Lee Evans man to man, allowing the Denver D to put 8 or 9 men in the box against Marshawn Lynch, who won't have an enjoyable day in his NFL debut. The Bills defense is young, expect a good game from Javon Walker and Travis Henry. Go with Denver and the 3.5.
If you want a home upset, it's right here. Chiefs coach Herm Edwards said that he won't use Larry Johnson as much at the beginning of the season, and Gary Kubiak thanks him, especially considering that Damon Huard will play QB for KC. Expect a healthy dose of Ahman Green, given that Kubiak will want to ease Matt Schaub into the starting role. Expect a TD from Andre Johnson and some good work from rookie wideout Jacoby Jones. Johnson will be matched up with Ty Law and Patrick Surtain, and it'll be certain that the Law won't win. Neither will the Chiefs. Give me the young Texan D against Huard and the Chiefs plus the 1.5.
Washington and Miami is a tough game to figure out. The Phins defense is strong against the run, so don't expect too much from Portis or Betts, but I don't know where the Miami offense will come from. I do like Moss and Cooley in the game for the Skins, and the game will likely be in the teens for much of the contest. 3.5 may seem like a little, but it seems like a lot to me. Expect the Skins to win, but the Dolphins to cover the 3.5
There's a lot of uncertainty surrounding tomorrow's big Pats-Jets division showdown throwdown. Moss, Jones, Samuel, the Jet o-line. So very confusing, so expect a close game, right? It only makes sense. The only sure thing may be that Laurence Maroney will have a stellar game against the New York run defense, especially since Tom Brady may need a game working with his new receivers. Thomas Jones is the key for Chad Pennington and co, and Bill Belichik will focus on Jacob Bender, the replacement for Pete Kendall. If the Jets have to max protect to help Bender out, it'll compromise the options that Pennington has which would allow the Pats to key on the run, whoever that'll be for the Jets. What I'm trying to say is that New England will win, but not more then a TD. I'll take the Jets to cover 6.5.
Philly and Green Bay will be exciting to watch. I really want to see how the Green Bay defense will do against a complex back like Brian Westbrook. He may get a lot of reps with McNabb trying to get settles back into his role as team leader. The Eagles defense is young and weak against the run, so I expect a sleeper day out of Brandon Jackson. Brett Favre will rely on Donald Driver way too much, so expect DD to have a nice performance. Lambeau Field will be jumpin tomorrow, but I'm going to be conservative here. Green Bay has to earn SOS's trust. I'll go safe and take the Iggles by more then 2.5.
Pittsburgh and Cleveland seems like a pretty easy pick. That's 'cause it is. Please give us money with a 4.5 spread. The Browns D is banged up, and fast Willie Parker will make some fast cash with a big game. Watch out for Santonio Holmes. The Steelers D knows Jamal Lewis and will neutralize him. Charlie Frye will get smoked tomorrow, and the public will be laughing all the way to the bank. Call it my LOCK OF THE WEEK.
I orignally picked the Jaguars to beat the Titans by more then a TD, but I then reconsidered. I don't know why, maybe I expect Vince Young to run wild and Garrard to have some stage fright. Expect good output from Fred Taylor and MJD, but this division game could be close so expect the Jags to win but the Titans to cover. I could be wrong here.
Bolts-Bears seems tough, but really isn't. The Colts proved on Thursday that there's a large disparity between the elite teams of the American and National conferences. LT will go off, and Rex Grossman will look shell shocked at the multiple blitzes that Ted Cotrell will bring to the table. I don't like Ceddy Benson here, and I like the Chargers to cruise plus the 5.5.
The Raiders defense and the Lions offense will be something to watch on Sunday. But I'll take Air Martz in the Black Hole, providing that Jon Kitna doesn't screw it up. Expect a big game from Calvin Johnson, and Al Davis will be all pissed that he took JaMarcus over CJ. Then again, David could be more angry at Josh McCown, who will looked confused against the Lions D. I'll take Detroit plus 1.5.
I expect Seattle to handily beat the Bucs. I wonder how well Jeff Garcia will fare in a Gruden offense, but I expect Joey Galloway neutralized and Caddy Williams kept in check. I like DJ Hackett to have a nice performance with the defense keying on Deion Branch. The spread is 6.5, and I like the Seahawks by around 2 scores.
Even with Terry Glenn and Terence Newman out and Michael Strahan in, I expect the Cowboys to cover against the Giants. Wade Phillips will force Eli Manning into mistakes, and the additions on the Dallas offensive line will allow a revitalized Tony Romo to work his magic outside of the pocket. Look out for Witten and Crayton with a banged up Giants secondary trying to contain TO. And even given that, I don't know how well RW McQuarters and other will do against Terrell. Dallas plus 4.5.
The Ravens and Bengals is a tough game to figure out, so I used a lifeline: Matt Williamson of Scouts INC. So how well will the Cincy O do against the Ravens D?
"Rudi will do nothing. Not a thing. Chad will battle McAlister and I like his chances. Palmer could have a good game. Will often to to TJ against Rolle-huge matchup in Cincy's favor."
I agree, but with Rudi Johnson not being able to do anything, I could see a lot of help given to Rolle. I like McGahee in this game, and Todd Heap as well. I like Baltimore with the 2.5 points.
Will the 49er defense be able to contain Fitzgerald and Boldin? This game is why Frisco ponied up the green to get Nate Clements. Frank Gore will have a really good game, and Vernon Davis is primed to break out in prime time and will lead the Niners to the win plus 3.5
Friday, September 7, 2007
Around The Majors- Friday
Lots of big series this weekend, including a couple that have already started. I'll go over yesterday's games, go through some news, and get to the weekend preview.
Thursday Recap
Detroit scored 2 huge runs off of Bobby Jenks in the 9th to lead Detroit past the White Sox 3-2. Paul Konerko drove in the Chicago runs. Boston scored a run in the 9th off of Dannys Baez to edge Baltimore 7-6. Coco Crisp homered and drove in 3 for the Red Sox. In a battle of division leaders, Casey Kotchman and Garrett Anderson each drove in 3 as the Angels pummeled the Indians 10-3. Rick Ankiel went nuts, homering twice and driving in 7 as the Cardinals destroyed the Pirates 16-4. The Dodgers took 3 of 4 from the Cubs as Andre Ethier hit the game winning 3 run shot in a 4 run 9th to shock the Cubbies 7-4. Soriano drove in 4 for Chicago.
Breaking News
As of 1:45pm Friday, the Pirates have fired GM Dave Littlefield as Pittsburgh is headed for its 15th straight losing season.
News and Notes
- How will Baseball respond to the Daily News' Rick Ankiel report about HGH? Would the Union agree to blood testing? It may be the only option to save the credibility of the game. You see that players in the NFL have been suspended for HGH left and right, and a large amount of suspensions might finally send a message to the players that illegal performance enhancing drugs cannot be tolerated. Look at Cycling. The entire Tour de France was completely engulfed in blood doping scandal, and the sport is willing to take a hit until the sport is clean again. Ditto for Track and Field. To a lesser extent, the NFL is doing the same thing. MLB has to step up and revitalize the integrity of the game. I urge Baseball to finally put and end to the Steroids Era.
- Erik Bedard may miss the rest of the season because of his strained right oblique.
- David Dellucci and Gary Sheffield were activated from the DL, so was Mark Mulder, and Seattle released Rick White.
Weekend Preview
Friday
Jon Lester faces Daniel Cabrera in Boston, and Batista and Verlander go in Detroit in what could be a Wild Card elimination series. Dustin McGowan goes in Tampa, Haren faces Volquez in Texas, and young Ian Kennedy faces Gil Meche and the Royals. Vazquez faces the Twins, and Westbrook faces Lackey in LA.
JD Durbin battles Florida, Hill faces Gorzelanny in Pittsburgh, Bush-Arroyo in Cincy, and Smoltz faces Washington. Justin Germano faces the Rockies, Webb faces Wainwright in a big series in Phoenix, and Chad Billingsley and the Dodgers face the Giants (10pm ESPN).
Saturday
Tom Glavine faces Houston at 1. 4pm on FOX, you could see either Garza-Contreras, Eaton against the Marlins, or David Wells and Barry Zito by the Bay. Dice-K faces Baltimore, Weaver and Robertson in Detroit, Pettitte-Bannister in KC, and AJ Burnett in Tampa. Zambrano faces Snell in Pittsburgh (7pm FOX), James and Atlanta face the Nationals, and Suppan battles Harang. Gaudin-Gabbard, Maddux-Francis, and Looper faces Owings. Sabathia and Santana go in LA (9pm FOX).
Sunday
King Felix and Bonderman go at it at 1. Beckett faces Guthrie in Baltimore and Roy Oswalt faces Pedro Martinez in New York. Shields faces Toronto, Sheets faces the Reds, and Willis and Moyer battle in Philly. Trachsel faces Morris in Pittsburgh, Wang faces Grienke, and Santana faces Garland. Chris Young goes in Colorado, Penny battles Cain, Davis faces St Louis, and Jered Weaver battles the Indians (8pm ESPN).
Thursday Recap
Detroit scored 2 huge runs off of Bobby Jenks in the 9th to lead Detroit past the White Sox 3-2. Paul Konerko drove in the Chicago runs. Boston scored a run in the 9th off of Dannys Baez to edge Baltimore 7-6. Coco Crisp homered and drove in 3 for the Red Sox. In a battle of division leaders, Casey Kotchman and Garrett Anderson each drove in 3 as the Angels pummeled the Indians 10-3. Rick Ankiel went nuts, homering twice and driving in 7 as the Cardinals destroyed the Pirates 16-4. The Dodgers took 3 of 4 from the Cubs as Andre Ethier hit the game winning 3 run shot in a 4 run 9th to shock the Cubbies 7-4. Soriano drove in 4 for Chicago.
Breaking News
As of 1:45pm Friday, the Pirates have fired GM Dave Littlefield as Pittsburgh is headed for its 15th straight losing season.
News and Notes
- How will Baseball respond to the Daily News' Rick Ankiel report about HGH? Would the Union agree to blood testing? It may be the only option to save the credibility of the game. You see that players in the NFL have been suspended for HGH left and right, and a large amount of suspensions might finally send a message to the players that illegal performance enhancing drugs cannot be tolerated. Look at Cycling. The entire Tour de France was completely engulfed in blood doping scandal, and the sport is willing to take a hit until the sport is clean again. Ditto for Track and Field. To a lesser extent, the NFL is doing the same thing. MLB has to step up and revitalize the integrity of the game. I urge Baseball to finally put and end to the Steroids Era.
- Erik Bedard may miss the rest of the season because of his strained right oblique.
- David Dellucci and Gary Sheffield were activated from the DL, so was Mark Mulder, and Seattle released Rick White.
Weekend Preview
Friday
Jon Lester faces Daniel Cabrera in Boston, and Batista and Verlander go in Detroit in what could be a Wild Card elimination series. Dustin McGowan goes in Tampa, Haren faces Volquez in Texas, and young Ian Kennedy faces Gil Meche and the Royals. Vazquez faces the Twins, and Westbrook faces Lackey in LA.
JD Durbin battles Florida, Hill faces Gorzelanny in Pittsburgh, Bush-Arroyo in Cincy, and Smoltz faces Washington. Justin Germano faces the Rockies, Webb faces Wainwright in a big series in Phoenix, and Chad Billingsley and the Dodgers face the Giants (10pm ESPN).
Saturday
Tom Glavine faces Houston at 1. 4pm on FOX, you could see either Garza-Contreras, Eaton against the Marlins, or David Wells and Barry Zito by the Bay. Dice-K faces Baltimore, Weaver and Robertson in Detroit, Pettitte-Bannister in KC, and AJ Burnett in Tampa. Zambrano faces Snell in Pittsburgh (7pm FOX), James and Atlanta face the Nationals, and Suppan battles Harang. Gaudin-Gabbard, Maddux-Francis, and Looper faces Owings. Sabathia and Santana go in LA (9pm FOX).
Sunday
King Felix and Bonderman go at it at 1. Beckett faces Guthrie in Baltimore and Roy Oswalt faces Pedro Martinez in New York. Shields faces Toronto, Sheets faces the Reds, and Willis and Moyer battle in Philly. Trachsel faces Morris in Pittsburgh, Wang faces Grienke, and Santana faces Garland. Chris Young goes in Colorado, Penny battles Cain, Davis faces St Louis, and Jered Weaver battles the Indians (8pm ESPN).
Thursday, September 6, 2007
College Football Week 2 Preview
Will there be a giant surprise this week like there was at Ann Arbour last week? Cal and Tennessee played some high powered football, but there are some sick games this weekend. Let's get to it.
Thursday/Friday
Tonight, 8th ranked Louisville hosts Middle Tennessee (7pm ESPN2) with Brian Brohm in action. Also a game of two likely bowl bound teams will have Oregon State take on Cincy (7:45pm ESPN).
Rutgers looks to raise its rank from 15 as the take on Navy tomorrow night. That's at 7pm on ESPN.
Saturday
#3 West Virginia has a real trap on their hands as they travel to state rival Marshall (11am ESPN). At Noon, there's a slew of games on the Big Ten Network including Miami (OH) at Minnesota, Akron at Ohio State, and Bowling Green at Michigan State. 16th ranked Nebraska are the favorites in the Big 12 North, but they must travel down south and take on the defending ACC champs Wake Forest, who are looking to avenge a tough conference loss to BC. (12pm ABC)
Also on ABC at Noon, regional coverage has Miami playing its first big game in the Randy Shannon era as they travel to Norman to take on the 5th ranked Sooners. Duke and Virginia is also at Noon. 'Bama battles Vandy at 12:30 in Nashville, watch for a possible upset there. At 1, #25 Clemson takes on Louisiana-Monroe. Army will host Rhode Island (1pm ESPN Classic). 21st ranked Georgia Tech will host Samford, 1:30pm ESPNU.
Cal looked quite impressive last week, and they go on the road to take on a tough Colorado State team at 2pm. BC scored a huge win over Wake last weak but their new head coach happens to have coached NC State last season. The story lines in addition to a nice ACC tilt will cause you to tune into ESPN2 at 2:30. Saying that Michigan needs a win is a fairly mild understatement, they're back at the Big House against Pac 10 power Oregon (3:30pm ABC). 23rd ranked Texas A&M battles Fresno State, and 22nd ranked Boise State goes to Washington to tak on the Huskies. In what could be a trap game for Florida State, they battle UAB at 5pm on ESPNU. SEC football is big, bad, and back as Steve Spurrier and his South Carolina Gamecocks head to Athens to take on the 11th ranked Georgia Bulldogs at 5:45pm on ESPN2. Florida will host Troy and Kentucky will host Kent State. Mizzou will battle Ole Miss, and ECU will host North Carolina, the Pirates gave VaTech a nice run last week. (6pm CSTV)
Jimmy Claussen will start at QB for the Irish, who will finish? Notre Dame will likely go to 0-2 as they travel to Happy Valley against Penn State (6pm ESPN). UCLA will host BYU in an underrated matchup, and in an even more underrated game I predict that #19 TCU will knock off #7 Texas, who had some trouble with Arkansas State. Horned Frogs over Longhorns.
At 7pm 20th ranked Hawaii will play at LaTech, and Tennessee will host C-USA power Southern Miss, the Vols should be in for a tight one. Some TV games at 8, Indiana will be at Western Michigan on ESPNU and my Syracuse Orange will get spanked at Iowa on Big Ten.
In what will be a huge game and will prove the legitmiacy of the Big East as a football conference, South Florida will be at Auburn and will make it too close for comfort. That game is at 9 on ESPN2, but I'm sure that EVERYONE will be watching 9th ranked VaTech against 2nd ranked LSU at 9pm on ESPN, that could be the noncon matchup of the year. 5th ranked Wisconsin is at UNLV at 10, Colorado will be at Arizona State 15 minutes later.
Thursday/Friday
Tonight, 8th ranked Louisville hosts Middle Tennessee (7pm ESPN2) with Brian Brohm in action. Also a game of two likely bowl bound teams will have Oregon State take on Cincy (7:45pm ESPN).
Rutgers looks to raise its rank from 15 as the take on Navy tomorrow night. That's at 7pm on ESPN.
Saturday
#3 West Virginia has a real trap on their hands as they travel to state rival Marshall (11am ESPN). At Noon, there's a slew of games on the Big Ten Network including Miami (OH) at Minnesota, Akron at Ohio State, and Bowling Green at Michigan State. 16th ranked Nebraska are the favorites in the Big 12 North, but they must travel down south and take on the defending ACC champs Wake Forest, who are looking to avenge a tough conference loss to BC. (12pm ABC)
Also on ABC at Noon, regional coverage has Miami playing its first big game in the Randy Shannon era as they travel to Norman to take on the 5th ranked Sooners. Duke and Virginia is also at Noon. 'Bama battles Vandy at 12:30 in Nashville, watch for a possible upset there. At 1, #25 Clemson takes on Louisiana-Monroe. Army will host Rhode Island (1pm ESPN Classic). 21st ranked Georgia Tech will host Samford, 1:30pm ESPNU.
Cal looked quite impressive last week, and they go on the road to take on a tough Colorado State team at 2pm. BC scored a huge win over Wake last weak but their new head coach happens to have coached NC State last season. The story lines in addition to a nice ACC tilt will cause you to tune into ESPN2 at 2:30. Saying that Michigan needs a win is a fairly mild understatement, they're back at the Big House against Pac 10 power Oregon (3:30pm ABC). 23rd ranked Texas A&M battles Fresno State, and 22nd ranked Boise State goes to Washington to tak on the Huskies. In what could be a trap game for Florida State, they battle UAB at 5pm on ESPNU. SEC football is big, bad, and back as Steve Spurrier and his South Carolina Gamecocks head to Athens to take on the 11th ranked Georgia Bulldogs at 5:45pm on ESPN2. Florida will host Troy and Kentucky will host Kent State. Mizzou will battle Ole Miss, and ECU will host North Carolina, the Pirates gave VaTech a nice run last week. (6pm CSTV)
Jimmy Claussen will start at QB for the Irish, who will finish? Notre Dame will likely go to 0-2 as they travel to Happy Valley against Penn State (6pm ESPN). UCLA will host BYU in an underrated matchup, and in an even more underrated game I predict that #19 TCU will knock off #7 Texas, who had some trouble with Arkansas State. Horned Frogs over Longhorns.
At 7pm 20th ranked Hawaii will play at LaTech, and Tennessee will host C-USA power Southern Miss, the Vols should be in for a tight one. Some TV games at 8, Indiana will be at Western Michigan on ESPNU and my Syracuse Orange will get spanked at Iowa on Big Ten.
In what will be a huge game and will prove the legitmiacy of the Big East as a football conference, South Florida will be at Auburn and will make it too close for comfort. That game is at 9 on ESPN2, but I'm sure that EVERYONE will be watching 9th ranked VaTech against 2nd ranked LSU at 9pm on ESPN, that could be the noncon matchup of the year. 5th ranked Wisconsin is at UNLV at 10, Colorado will be at Arizona State 15 minutes later.
NFC South & West Preview + Opening Night Preview
Before I get to the Colts and Saints, let's finish off the rest of the teams.
NFC South
New Orleans Saints
They're not gonna be overlooked this year, but the Saints are primed for a big run in a pretty easy division. Drew Brees put up MVP numbers last year, and would've won the award if not for some Manning guy. The combo of Deuce McAllister and Reggie Bush is almsot unstoppable, and teams had to concentrate on the run so much last year that Marques Colston and Devery Henderson ended up having huge years out of nowhere. Colston has to prove that last year wasn't a fluke, and needs to assert himself as the best receiving target of the non RB variety. The offensive line was young and inexperienced last year, but really jelled as a unit. Look for that to continue this year with Brown, Faine, and Evans. The defense was this team's weak point last year, and that shouldn't really change. They gave up way too many big plays last year. Charles Grant anchors the defensive line along with Will Smith, but the rest of the team were big overachievers last year. There is talent at LB with Fujita and Simoneau, but they won't be able to hold up unless one of them has a big year. McKenzie and David are good corners, but the safeties are also inexperienced. There isn't a point in the schedule where they have a stretch of 3 hard games, but they have a few pockets of back to back hard ones. Carolina and Seattle after the bye, and Philly and Chicago to end the year will be tough but 11-5 should easily win this awful division.
Carolina Panthers
There might be more questions about this team then there are on an SAT, especially on offense. Jake Delhomme is a good leader, but he might make too many mistakes and will be under a lot of pressure and scrutiny with David Carr breathing down his neck like a collecting agency on a deadbeat father. The Panthers are also unsettled at RB, with Foster and Williams competing for the job. It's possible that neither could get into a rhythem, but John Fox will likely play the hot hand especially with his job on the line. Wahle and Gross will make sure that the QB will have time, but Steve Smith is the only proven receiving option. Dwayne Jarrett and Keary Colbert are nice, but not as 2 and 3 WR's. Opposing secondaries will obviously blanket Smith at all times and will force the other weapons to beat them. Julius Peppers is an all world lineman, and Kris Jenkins needs to stay healthy and Mike Rucker has to have a bounce back year for Carolina to even sniff success. Dan Morgan will try to return at LB after a series of concussions, and will mentor the heir apparent first rounder Jon Beason. Lucas and Gamble are good corners, but they'll have 2 new starters at safety and will probably give up big plays at the same rate of their black and gold adversaries, perhaps at an ever greater rate. I think that the Panthers will hang around the playoff race, but they have the Jaguars, Seahawks, and Cowboys in weeks 14-16 and a late season stumble will result in an 8-8 finish.
Tampa Bay Buccanneers
Jon Gruden has a QB fetish. He likes signing them and keeping them and holding them in his hand. This year's flavor is Jeff Garcia, and Chuckie's job is depending on Garcia. Caddy Williams and Michael Pittman didn't do the job last year, but they hope that there won't be a repetition of that in '07. The line isn't that great except for Davin Joseph and FA signing Luke Petigout. Joey Galloway isn't a number one WR anymore, and Maurice Stovall or Mark Clayton won't get the job done as the number two. There's just a lack of weapons, maybe Gruden should have a WR fetish instead. The defense is still strong, but not so much on the line. Chris Hovan is the only player there with real potential to scare people. Cato June comes down south to form a dynamic LB duo with Derrick Brooks, and Kelly and Barber lead a good secondary. The schedule is tough early with games against Seattle, New Orleans, St Louis, Carolina, and Indianapolis in their first 5. They may start out the season 1-4, and will finish the campaign 6-10. Just not enough firepower, and a trip to the unemployment line for Gruden. Have fun on Madden with your QB's.
Atlanta Falcons
This preview will be Vick free starting......now. Man the Falcons will sure miss ****, but it would not have mattered with this sorry club. I mean **** would have been better then Joey Harrington, but there are no offensive weapons besides for Alge Crumpler. The offensive line will give Joey Harrington a lot of time, and the linemen won't have to run upfield blocking for ****. Joe Horn and Michael Jenkins are not good receivers, and they might be worse then the Vikings WR's. The week one matchup between Atlanta and Minnesota could be the worst compilation of starting wideouts in world history. And please try explaining why Warrick Dunn is starting over the young Jerrious Norwood! Maybe they want to tank for the top pick. The defensive line is quite good with Coleman and Abraham, but they'll really miss Kerney on and off the field. The linebacking is pretty bad besides for Michael Boley, and DeAngelo Hall is the Lassie among a bunch of dogs. And with Lawyer Milloy, you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Let's hope this team doesn't fight because they're so bad, then **** would feel left out. 3-13 seems about right for this team.
NFC West
Seattle Seahawks
I like what the 'Hawks have done this offseason. That's why I still think they'll win the West even with the improvements of some other teams. They still have big Walter Jones on the left side to create holes for Shaun Alexander, and Hasselbeck is still a top QB in the NFC. Deion Branch gives the team a vertical threat, and they have multiple options in Hackett, Pollard, and Wallace. Patrick Kerney will really help a young defensive line jell and grow up a bit faster. Tatupu and Peterson is a sick LB combo and will wreak havoc inside the box and out. Trufant and Jennings should hold the fort at CB, but the signings of Deon Grant and Brian Russell at safety really shores up their biggest weakness from last season. Weeks 3-6 and 10-13 are tough, but I think that Seattle will persevere and prevail at 10-6.
St Louis Rams
How do you make a dynamic offense even stronger? By signing Drew Bennett to be your 3rd WR along with Holt and Bruce, you sign a big receiving TE in McMichael, and you have another year of Stephen Jackson. Orlando Pace and co will protect the most underrated QB in the NFL (Marc Bulger) and you've got yourself an Arena Football League offense. Unfortunately, the AFL defense and accessories are included. Little is still a force, but the line is pedestrian with too young Adam Carriker and too old La'Roi Glover. Witherspoon is the only viable LB, and the secondary is made up of a Nickel package. So the Rams will have more shootouts then a Gene Wilder Western, and watch out for games against Arizona, New Orleans, and Cincy for some Texas Rangers like scores if ya know what I mean. This team could surprise, I go with 9-7.
San Francisco 49ers
An improved Niners team is only good for the league. Frank Gore will have another year to hone his skill as a rusher, and Alex Smith will have another year under his belt and weapons to work with. A healthy manimal like Vernon Davis to go over the middle at TE is huge for a young QB,(ask Phil Rivers) and the signing of Darrell Jackson is huge. Larry Allen will anchor the o-line which will be better this season. Bryant Young leads the 3-4, but they might not fare that well in stopping the run. The LB group is young, but could emerge as a very dangerous unit as the season goes by. Manny Lawson, Patrick Willis, and Tully Banta-Cain are just oozing with talent, waiting to put a good hard hit on someone. Nate Clements will do a really good job at locking down the really great receivers in this division, and Walt Harris is still kickin' even at his age. Weeks 2-5 are hard for the 9ers, and I think that they'll live up to their name and go 9-7.
Arizona Cardinals
New head coach Ken Whisenhunt will soon realize that he's coaching the Bengals West without the long history of criminal activity or overall defensive talent. You've got the budding young USC QB in Matt Leinart, the upper echelon RB in Edge, an average offensive line and two world class WR's in Fitzgerald and Boldin. The problem is that their 3-4 defensive line is awful, and the LB's of Berry and Dansby will have to do too much to try to compensate for how bad the line is. And besides for all-pro S Adrian Wilson, the secondary is a joke which will prove costly especially against a team like the Rams. Love the stadium, not the team, more than 6 wins could be an impossible dream. 6-10 is the call.
Saints-Colts Game Preview
Are YOU ready for some football???
Tonight, we'll have a good ol' fashioned barn burner at the RCA Dome, with lots of big plays and dazzling runs. The winner will be decided by turnovers (duh) and whichever team gives up the least amount of big plays. The N'awlins D gave up the most big plays (going 40 yards or longer) in all of football, and didn't make any offseason upgrades and they didn't play the Colts. That will equate to a lot of big plays for Peyton Manning and co. Sean Payton will try to neutralize Joseph Addai and will likely hold him to under 100 yards. On defense, the Colts will try to force Drew Brees to throw, and must avoid letting Reggie Bush get out into the open field at all costs. Bob Sanders needs to show the neccessary leadership with 2 new CB's making the start. Watch out for Anthony Gonzalez and Dallas Clark for the Colts, the Saints defense will be spread way too thin to cover all of their weapons. The spread here for all you betters is 5.5 for the Colts, and they'll cover the spread because the Saints won't be able to cover the Colt receivers. 31-23 Indy will be your final.
NFC South
New Orleans Saints
They're not gonna be overlooked this year, but the Saints are primed for a big run in a pretty easy division. Drew Brees put up MVP numbers last year, and would've won the award if not for some Manning guy. The combo of Deuce McAllister and Reggie Bush is almsot unstoppable, and teams had to concentrate on the run so much last year that Marques Colston and Devery Henderson ended up having huge years out of nowhere. Colston has to prove that last year wasn't a fluke, and needs to assert himself as the best receiving target of the non RB variety. The offensive line was young and inexperienced last year, but really jelled as a unit. Look for that to continue this year with Brown, Faine, and Evans. The defense was this team's weak point last year, and that shouldn't really change. They gave up way too many big plays last year. Charles Grant anchors the defensive line along with Will Smith, but the rest of the team were big overachievers last year. There is talent at LB with Fujita and Simoneau, but they won't be able to hold up unless one of them has a big year. McKenzie and David are good corners, but the safeties are also inexperienced. There isn't a point in the schedule where they have a stretch of 3 hard games, but they have a few pockets of back to back hard ones. Carolina and Seattle after the bye, and Philly and Chicago to end the year will be tough but 11-5 should easily win this awful division.
Carolina Panthers
There might be more questions about this team then there are on an SAT, especially on offense. Jake Delhomme is a good leader, but he might make too many mistakes and will be under a lot of pressure and scrutiny with David Carr breathing down his neck like a collecting agency on a deadbeat father. The Panthers are also unsettled at RB, with Foster and Williams competing for the job. It's possible that neither could get into a rhythem, but John Fox will likely play the hot hand especially with his job on the line. Wahle and Gross will make sure that the QB will have time, but Steve Smith is the only proven receiving option. Dwayne Jarrett and Keary Colbert are nice, but not as 2 and 3 WR's. Opposing secondaries will obviously blanket Smith at all times and will force the other weapons to beat them. Julius Peppers is an all world lineman, and Kris Jenkins needs to stay healthy and Mike Rucker has to have a bounce back year for Carolina to even sniff success. Dan Morgan will try to return at LB after a series of concussions, and will mentor the heir apparent first rounder Jon Beason. Lucas and Gamble are good corners, but they'll have 2 new starters at safety and will probably give up big plays at the same rate of their black and gold adversaries, perhaps at an ever greater rate. I think that the Panthers will hang around the playoff race, but they have the Jaguars, Seahawks, and Cowboys in weeks 14-16 and a late season stumble will result in an 8-8 finish.
Tampa Bay Buccanneers
Jon Gruden has a QB fetish. He likes signing them and keeping them and holding them in his hand. This year's flavor is Jeff Garcia, and Chuckie's job is depending on Garcia. Caddy Williams and Michael Pittman didn't do the job last year, but they hope that there won't be a repetition of that in '07. The line isn't that great except for Davin Joseph and FA signing Luke Petigout. Joey Galloway isn't a number one WR anymore, and Maurice Stovall or Mark Clayton won't get the job done as the number two. There's just a lack of weapons, maybe Gruden should have a WR fetish instead. The defense is still strong, but not so much on the line. Chris Hovan is the only player there with real potential to scare people. Cato June comes down south to form a dynamic LB duo with Derrick Brooks, and Kelly and Barber lead a good secondary. The schedule is tough early with games against Seattle, New Orleans, St Louis, Carolina, and Indianapolis in their first 5. They may start out the season 1-4, and will finish the campaign 6-10. Just not enough firepower, and a trip to the unemployment line for Gruden. Have fun on Madden with your QB's.
Atlanta Falcons
This preview will be Vick free starting......now. Man the Falcons will sure miss ****, but it would not have mattered with this sorry club. I mean **** would have been better then Joey Harrington, but there are no offensive weapons besides for Alge Crumpler. The offensive line will give Joey Harrington a lot of time, and the linemen won't have to run upfield blocking for ****. Joe Horn and Michael Jenkins are not good receivers, and they might be worse then the Vikings WR's. The week one matchup between Atlanta and Minnesota could be the worst compilation of starting wideouts in world history. And please try explaining why Warrick Dunn is starting over the young Jerrious Norwood! Maybe they want to tank for the top pick. The defensive line is quite good with Coleman and Abraham, but they'll really miss Kerney on and off the field. The linebacking is pretty bad besides for Michael Boley, and DeAngelo Hall is the Lassie among a bunch of dogs. And with Lawyer Milloy, you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Let's hope this team doesn't fight because they're so bad, then **** would feel left out. 3-13 seems about right for this team.
NFC West
Seattle Seahawks
I like what the 'Hawks have done this offseason. That's why I still think they'll win the West even with the improvements of some other teams. They still have big Walter Jones on the left side to create holes for Shaun Alexander, and Hasselbeck is still a top QB in the NFC. Deion Branch gives the team a vertical threat, and they have multiple options in Hackett, Pollard, and Wallace. Patrick Kerney will really help a young defensive line jell and grow up a bit faster. Tatupu and Peterson is a sick LB combo and will wreak havoc inside the box and out. Trufant and Jennings should hold the fort at CB, but the signings of Deon Grant and Brian Russell at safety really shores up their biggest weakness from last season. Weeks 3-6 and 10-13 are tough, but I think that Seattle will persevere and prevail at 10-6.
St Louis Rams
How do you make a dynamic offense even stronger? By signing Drew Bennett to be your 3rd WR along with Holt and Bruce, you sign a big receiving TE in McMichael, and you have another year of Stephen Jackson. Orlando Pace and co will protect the most underrated QB in the NFL (Marc Bulger) and you've got yourself an Arena Football League offense. Unfortunately, the AFL defense and accessories are included. Little is still a force, but the line is pedestrian with too young Adam Carriker and too old La'Roi Glover. Witherspoon is the only viable LB, and the secondary is made up of a Nickel package. So the Rams will have more shootouts then a Gene Wilder Western, and watch out for games against Arizona, New Orleans, and Cincy for some Texas Rangers like scores if ya know what I mean. This team could surprise, I go with 9-7.
San Francisco 49ers
An improved Niners team is only good for the league. Frank Gore will have another year to hone his skill as a rusher, and Alex Smith will have another year under his belt and weapons to work with. A healthy manimal like Vernon Davis to go over the middle at TE is huge for a young QB,(ask Phil Rivers) and the signing of Darrell Jackson is huge. Larry Allen will anchor the o-line which will be better this season. Bryant Young leads the 3-4, but they might not fare that well in stopping the run. The LB group is young, but could emerge as a very dangerous unit as the season goes by. Manny Lawson, Patrick Willis, and Tully Banta-Cain are just oozing with talent, waiting to put a good hard hit on someone. Nate Clements will do a really good job at locking down the really great receivers in this division, and Walt Harris is still kickin' even at his age. Weeks 2-5 are hard for the 9ers, and I think that they'll live up to their name and go 9-7.
Arizona Cardinals
New head coach Ken Whisenhunt will soon realize that he's coaching the Bengals West without the long history of criminal activity or overall defensive talent. You've got the budding young USC QB in Matt Leinart, the upper echelon RB in Edge, an average offensive line and two world class WR's in Fitzgerald and Boldin. The problem is that their 3-4 defensive line is awful, and the LB's of Berry and Dansby will have to do too much to try to compensate for how bad the line is. And besides for all-pro S Adrian Wilson, the secondary is a joke which will prove costly especially against a team like the Rams. Love the stadium, not the team, more than 6 wins could be an impossible dream. 6-10 is the call.
Saints-Colts Game Preview
Are YOU ready for some football???
Tonight, we'll have a good ol' fashioned barn burner at the RCA Dome, with lots of big plays and dazzling runs. The winner will be decided by turnovers (duh) and whichever team gives up the least amount of big plays. The N'awlins D gave up the most big plays (going 40 yards or longer) in all of football, and didn't make any offseason upgrades and they didn't play the Colts. That will equate to a lot of big plays for Peyton Manning and co. Sean Payton will try to neutralize Joseph Addai and will likely hold him to under 100 yards. On defense, the Colts will try to force Drew Brees to throw, and must avoid letting Reggie Bush get out into the open field at all costs. Bob Sanders needs to show the neccessary leadership with 2 new CB's making the start. Watch out for Anthony Gonzalez and Dallas Clark for the Colts, the Saints defense will be spread way too thin to cover all of their weapons. The spread here for all you betters is 5.5 for the Colts, and they'll cover the spread because the Saints won't be able to cover the Colt receivers. 31-23 Indy will be your final.
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
NFL Preview- By: Adam Ehrenreich
I know most of the previews you have seen have been long and informative so I'll keep it short sweet and interesting.
AFC East:
1. New England Patriots-
Key Loss: Cory Dillon
Key Addition: Wes Welker, look out for this guy to be huge.
Prediction: 12-4, 2nd Round Loss
2. New York Jets-
Key Loss: Pete Kendall
Key Addition: Thomas Jones
Prediction: 9-7, Missing the Playoffs
3. Buffalo Bills
Key Loss: Willis McGahee
Key Addition: Marshawn Lynch
Prediction: 6-10
4. Miami Dolphins
Key Loss: Nick Saban
Key Addition: Joey Porter
Prediction: 4-12
AFC North
1. Bengals
Key Loss: Eric Steinbeck
Key Addition: Leon Hall
Prediction: 11-5, 1st Round Loss
2. Ravens
Key Loss: Adalius Thomas, anything he could do, Suggs could do better.
Key Addition: McGahee
Prediction: 11-5, Wild Card Berth
3. Steelers
Key Loss: Joey Porter
Key Addition: Mike Tomlin
Prediction: 9-7
4. Browns
Key Loss: Trent Dilfer- not much of a loss.
Key Addition: Jamal Lewis
Prediction: 4-12
AFC South
1. Colts
Key Loss: Tarik Glenn
Key Addition: Anthony Gonzalez
Prediction: 13-3 AFC Championship Game Berth
2. Titans
Key Loss: Drew Bennett
Key Addition: Nick Harper
Prediction: 9-7, Missed Playoffs
3. Jaguars
Key Loss: Byron Leftwich
Key Addition: Distraction from the players
Prediction: 7-9
4. Texans
Key Loss: David Carr
Key Addition: Matt Schaub, Ahman Green
Prediction: 6-10
AFC West
1. Chargers
Key Loss: Donnie Edwards
Key Addition: Norv Turner
Prediction: 14-2, AFC Championship Game Berth
2.Broncos
Key Loss: Jake Plummer
Key Addition: Dre' Bly
Prediction: 10-6. Wild Card Berth
3. Chiefs
Key Loss: Trent Green
Key Addition: Donnie Edwards
Prediction: 5-11
4. Raiders
Key Loss: Randy Moss
Key Addition: Daunte Culpepper
Prediction: 3-13
NFC East
1. Eagles
Key Loss: Jeremiah Trotter
Key Addition: Takeo Spikes
Prediction: 11-5, Division Winner
2. Cowboys
Key Loss: Bill Parcells
Key Addition: Ken Hamlin
Prediction: 11-5, Wild Card Berth
3. Redskins
Key Loss: John Hall
Key Addition: London Fletcher-Baker
Prediction: 7-9
4. Giants
Key Loss: Tiki Barber
Key Addition: Rueben Droughns
Prediction:5-11
AFC North
1. Bears
Key Loss: Thomas Jones
Key Addition: Greg Olsen
Prediction: 12-4, 2nd Round Loss
2. Lions
Key Loss: Dre' Bly
Key Addition: Tatum Bell
Prediction:8-8
3. Packers
Key Loss: Ahman Green
Key Addition: Brandon Jackson
Prediction: 8-8
4. Vikings
Key Loss: Brad Johnson
Key Addition: Robert Ferguson
Prediction: 3-13
NFC South
1. Saints
Key Loss: Joe Horn
Key Addition: Dhani Jones
Prediction: 13-3, NFC Championship Game Berth
2.Panthers
Key Loss: Mike Minter
Key Addition: Dwayne Jarrett
Prediction:7-9
3. Buccaneers
Key Loss: Mike Alstott
Key Addition: Jeff Garcia
Prediction: 6-10
4. Falcons
Key Loss: Need I Say? Patrick Kerney....no just kidding its Vick
Key Addition: Joe Horn
Prediction: 3-13.. its a plan to get a good pick and then get Vick back after rebuilding, im telling you!
NFC West
1. Cardinals (Thats Right!!)
Key Loss: Leonard Davis
KeyAddition: Terrence Holt
Prediction: 12-4
2. Rams
Key Loss: Adam Timmerman
Key Addition: Drew Bennett
Predictions: 10-6, Wild Card Berth
3. Seahawks
Key Loss: Darrell Jackson
Key Addition: Patrick Kerney
Prediction: 10-6, Lose Tie Breaker
4. 49ers
Key Loss: Antonio Bryant
Key Addition: Nate Clements
Prediction: 9-7
NFC Championship Game:
2. Saints -vs- 4. Eagles
AFC Championship Game:
1. Colts -vs- 2. Chargers
Super Bowl:
1. Colts -vs- 2. Saints
Super Bowl Champions:
COLTS MVP: Harrison
AFC East:
1. New England Patriots-
Key Loss: Cory Dillon
Key Addition: Wes Welker, look out for this guy to be huge.
Prediction: 12-4, 2nd Round Loss
2. New York Jets-
Key Loss: Pete Kendall
Key Addition: Thomas Jones
Prediction: 9-7, Missing the Playoffs
3. Buffalo Bills
Key Loss: Willis McGahee
Key Addition: Marshawn Lynch
Prediction: 6-10
4. Miami Dolphins
Key Loss: Nick Saban
Key Addition: Joey Porter
Prediction: 4-12
AFC North
1. Bengals
Key Loss: Eric Steinbeck
Key Addition: Leon Hall
Prediction: 11-5, 1st Round Loss
2. Ravens
Key Loss: Adalius Thomas, anything he could do, Suggs could do better.
Key Addition: McGahee
Prediction: 11-5, Wild Card Berth
3. Steelers
Key Loss: Joey Porter
Key Addition: Mike Tomlin
Prediction: 9-7
4. Browns
Key Loss: Trent Dilfer- not much of a loss.
Key Addition: Jamal Lewis
Prediction: 4-12
AFC South
1. Colts
Key Loss: Tarik Glenn
Key Addition: Anthony Gonzalez
Prediction: 13-3 AFC Championship Game Berth
2. Titans
Key Loss: Drew Bennett
Key Addition: Nick Harper
Prediction: 9-7, Missed Playoffs
3. Jaguars
Key Loss: Byron Leftwich
Key Addition: Distraction from the players
Prediction: 7-9
4. Texans
Key Loss: David Carr
Key Addition: Matt Schaub, Ahman Green
Prediction: 6-10
AFC West
1. Chargers
Key Loss: Donnie Edwards
Key Addition: Norv Turner
Prediction: 14-2, AFC Championship Game Berth
2.Broncos
Key Loss: Jake Plummer
Key Addition: Dre' Bly
Prediction: 10-6. Wild Card Berth
3. Chiefs
Key Loss: Trent Green
Key Addition: Donnie Edwards
Prediction: 5-11
4. Raiders
Key Loss: Randy Moss
Key Addition: Daunte Culpepper
Prediction: 3-13
NFC East
1. Eagles
Key Loss: Jeremiah Trotter
Key Addition: Takeo Spikes
Prediction: 11-5, Division Winner
2. Cowboys
Key Loss: Bill Parcells
Key Addition: Ken Hamlin
Prediction: 11-5, Wild Card Berth
3. Redskins
Key Loss: John Hall
Key Addition: London Fletcher-Baker
Prediction: 7-9
4. Giants
Key Loss: Tiki Barber
Key Addition: Rueben Droughns
Prediction:5-11
AFC North
1. Bears
Key Loss: Thomas Jones
Key Addition: Greg Olsen
Prediction: 12-4, 2nd Round Loss
2. Lions
Key Loss: Dre' Bly
Key Addition: Tatum Bell
Prediction:8-8
3. Packers
Key Loss: Ahman Green
Key Addition: Brandon Jackson
Prediction: 8-8
4. Vikings
Key Loss: Brad Johnson
Key Addition: Robert Ferguson
Prediction: 3-13
NFC South
1. Saints
Key Loss: Joe Horn
Key Addition: Dhani Jones
Prediction: 13-3, NFC Championship Game Berth
2.Panthers
Key Loss: Mike Minter
Key Addition: Dwayne Jarrett
Prediction:7-9
3. Buccaneers
Key Loss: Mike Alstott
Key Addition: Jeff Garcia
Prediction: 6-10
4. Falcons
Key Loss: Need I Say? Patrick Kerney....no just kidding its Vick
Key Addition: Joe Horn
Prediction: 3-13.. its a plan to get a good pick and then get Vick back after rebuilding, im telling you!
NFC West
1. Cardinals (Thats Right!!)
Key Loss: Leonard Davis
KeyAddition: Terrence Holt
Prediction: 12-4
2. Rams
Key Loss: Adam Timmerman
Key Addition: Drew Bennett
Predictions: 10-6, Wild Card Berth
3. Seahawks
Key Loss: Darrell Jackson
Key Addition: Patrick Kerney
Prediction: 10-6, Lose Tie Breaker
4. 49ers
Key Loss: Antonio Bryant
Key Addition: Nate Clements
Prediction: 9-7
NFC Championship Game:
2. Saints -vs- 4. Eagles
AFC Championship Game:
1. Colts -vs- 2. Chargers
Super Bowl:
1. Colts -vs- 2. Saints
Super Bowl Champions:
COLTS MVP: Harrison
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