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2016 Results:
I have a turnover of 6 teams from 2016, with the Giants, Lions, Cowboys, Dolphins, Falcons and Texans dropping out while the Eagles, Saints, Cardinals, Bucs, Bengals and Titans replace them.
Some of this is bound to make me look pretty stupid, however there's typically a turnover of about 5 teams from season to season. The NFCN and NFCW divisions are easy to predict. I have the Eagles winning the East on the back of a big step forward from Wentz. I believe they'll have the best defense in the division to bolster their young QB. The south was really hard to call. I have a hunch about a big regression in Atlanta, so I'm going with it. I think the Panthers are going to pull way back on Cam's running, and without that factor I don't really like him or that offense. So I have the Saints winning it with Brees making one more run, while the Bucs sneak in on the strength of their new weapons and Mike Smith's improved defense. I'm a little leery of Winston and his turnover prone nature, but going bold is more fun. I gave the Cardinals the last spot largely because of schedule. They obviously get the Niners and Rams twice, but they're also playing the AFC south out of conference, which should present four fairly winnable games.
On the AFC side, the first 5 choices were pretty easy for me. The East and North are super simple calls. I like the Chiefs in the west because of their defense, but one way or another I think both OAK and KC make it. And with the Colts season seemingly slipping away, the Titans are the only promising looking club in the south (the Texans have a stout defense, but their offense is still pretty messy). That last spot is a really tough call between the Bengals, Dolphins, Texans, and Broncos. I settled on Cincinnati because of their roster talent (allowing that the OL doesn't completely collapse and render them inoperable) and schedule. In addition to four games against the Browns and Ravens, they're playing the AFCS and the NFCN, which includes a number of easy games against clubs that I don't think will be very good. All told, I see 9 games against teams that I expect to have losing records in 2017.
So that's my guess. What's yours?
- NFC:
- E: Cowboys (13-3)
- S: Falcons (11-5)
- W: Seahawks (10-5-1)
- N: Packers (10-6)
- WC: Giants (11-5)
- WC: Lions (9-7)
- AFC:
- E: Patriots (14-2)
- W: Chiefs (12-4)
- N: Steelers (11-5)
- S: Texans (9-7)
- WC: Raiders (12-4)
- WC: Dolphins (10-6)
- NFC:
- N: Packers
- E: Eagles
- S: Saints
- W: Seahawks
- WC: Cardinals
- WC: Buccaneers
- AFC:
- N: Steelers
- E: Patriots
- S: Titans
- W: Chiefs
- WC: Raiders
- WC: Bengals
I have a turnover of 6 teams from 2016, with the Giants, Lions, Cowboys, Dolphins, Falcons and Texans dropping out while the Eagles, Saints, Cardinals, Bucs, Bengals and Titans replace them.
Some of this is bound to make me look pretty stupid, however there's typically a turnover of about 5 teams from season to season. The NFCN and NFCW divisions are easy to predict. I have the Eagles winning the East on the back of a big step forward from Wentz. I believe they'll have the best defense in the division to bolster their young QB. The south was really hard to call. I have a hunch about a big regression in Atlanta, so I'm going with it. I think the Panthers are going to pull way back on Cam's running, and without that factor I don't really like him or that offense. So I have the Saints winning it with Brees making one more run, while the Bucs sneak in on the strength of their new weapons and Mike Smith's improved defense. I'm a little leery of Winston and his turnover prone nature, but going bold is more fun. I gave the Cardinals the last spot largely because of schedule. They obviously get the Niners and Rams twice, but they're also playing the AFC south out of conference, which should present four fairly winnable games.
On the AFC side, the first 5 choices were pretty easy for me. The East and North are super simple calls. I like the Chiefs in the west because of their defense, but one way or another I think both OAK and KC make it. And with the Colts season seemingly slipping away, the Titans are the only promising looking club in the south (the Texans have a stout defense, but their offense is still pretty messy). That last spot is a really tough call between the Bengals, Dolphins, Texans, and Broncos. I settled on Cincinnati because of their roster talent (allowing that the OL doesn't completely collapse and render them inoperable) and schedule. In addition to four games against the Browns and Ravens, they're playing the AFCS and the NFCN, which includes a number of easy games against clubs that I don't think will be very good. All told, I see 9 games against teams that I expect to have losing records in 2017.
So that's my guess. What's yours?
