Prediction for Division Standings
by mahmoodzaky on Jun 13, 2009 8:17 AM EDT
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I'm bored and basketball and hockey have both taken an ugly turn for me these past couple days... so here ya go, my division by division standings
NFC
Beast- 1) Gmennnnnnnnnnnn 2) Eagles (y) 3) Cowboys 4) Redskins
South- 1) Panthers 2) Saints (y) 3) Falcons 4) Bucs
West- 1) Seahawks 2) Cards (Madden Curse comes true: Fitz gets leveled by Aaron Curry, or gets hit by lightning or something..) 3) 49ers 4) Rams
North- 1) Packers 2) Vikings 3) Bears (Jay Cutler has never been to the playoffs and this won't be the year either with the receivers he has) 8192) Lions
AFC
East- 1) Pats 2) Team Sanchez 3) Dolphins (Playing other division-winners in the AFC (chargers steelers and titans), league-wide familiarity with wildcat this year=worse record, no playoffs) 4) Bills
South- 1) Titans 2) Colts (y) 3) Texans (y) 4) Jaguars
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My predictions
NFC:
East 1)Cowboys 2)Giants (y) 3)Eagles (y) 4)Redskins
West 1)Seahawks 2)49ers 3)Cards 4)Rams
North 1)Packers 2)Vikings 3)Bears 4)Lions
South 1)Saints 2)Falcons 3)Panthers 4)Bucs
AFC:
East 1)Jets 2)Patriots(y) 3)Bills 4)Dolphins
West 1)Chargers 2)Broncos 3)Raiders 4Chiefs
North 1)Steelers 2)Ravens 3)Browns 4)Bengels
South 1)Colts 2)Texans (y) 3)Titans 4)Jags
by aussie_cowboy on Jun 13, 2009 10:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
lol
Cowgirls AND JETS in first place? You must be smoking some good stuff.
by FreeBradshaw on Jun 13, 2009 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you can tell this came from the heart.
by njgiant on Jun 15, 2009 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not really
except maybe the Cowboys. As for the other:
Seahwaks because they have been dominant in that division but had a terrible run of injuries last year. Still not convinced the Cards were anything other than a fluke.
Packers because Rodgers seems legit, they have a good WR corps and Dom Capers should improve their D. Passed on the Vikings due to their qb situation and the fact that the Williams Wall will be out for the first 4 games.
Saints, two words: Drew Brees, the best qb in the NFC.
Jets because I respect Rex Ryan. The new coach/ rookie qb combo worked well last year. I also doubt Brady will play like 2007, at least not in the first half of the season.
Chargers and Steelers need no explaination.
Colts over Titans because with the loss of Haynesworth their D should decline, and its not as if Kerry Collins will step up to another level.
by aussie_cowboy on Jun 16, 2009 3:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think we have yet to see the best QB play from Kerry Collins, believe it or not… and this is coming from a guy who cut up his Kerry Collins jersey the night after we won the Green Bay NFC Championship just to exorcise my demons lol. Something tells me that him knowing he’s the guy this year, as opposed to entering the season as a backup, makes him want to finish strong and bring the Titans to the superbowl…. and he now has Kenny Britt. Also, Chris Johnson will be even better this year than last, and if they can find more ways to get him the ball in open space, the Titans will be ridiculous next year.
As for the Jets, you can’t have Flacco/Ryan beer goggles, rookie QBs taking their teams to the playoffs is a freak occurrence. Even though the Jets are a solid team for a rookie QB to have success with, the learning curve is HUGE. The guy has to learn how to face NFL-caliber defenses and if he’s like most rookie QBs, will get eaten alive his first couple games.
by mahmoodzaky on Jun 16, 2009 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
also
I love love love Joe Flacco – I’ve written about my man-crush on him on this site many times (same college and all that), but Flacco didn’t take the Ravens to the playoffs, their defense did. He had a decent rookie season, but if he wasn’t playing with a world class D that team doesn’t sniff the postseason.
by cjmulrain on Jun 16, 2009 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why are the panthers 3rd in the NFC south?
They just won the NFC 2 seed and have lost no players at all, so why do they go from 11-5 to 3rd in the NFC south? If it’s because of Jake Delhomme, that doesn’t make sense since he has a higher winning percentage as a QB than the QBs of every team you have in the playoffs besides Brady and Peyton
by mahmoodzaky on Jun 16, 2009 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
cuz Jake Delhomme single handedly
took the Panthers out of the playoffs. He was not the reason the Panthers were any good.
THeir running game is on par with the Giants, they have a WR that is 10x better than Plaxico at his best, and their defense is pretty damn good too.
THeir running game probably will be good again, but Delhomme sucks, and Peppers wants out. In the NFC South the best team one year NEVER wins the division again.
by FreeBradshaw on Jun 17, 2009 7:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
who cares
supposedly the last team in the NFC south wins the division the next year, right? well that didn’t happen with the falcons, so all that superstition/tradition, whatever you want to call it, means nothing to me. like you said, very good defense, great run game (remember deangelo williams four touchdowns against us??), and like i said jake delhomme has one of the highest winning percentages in the league, he’s only behind peyton and brady. i guarantee you they win 11-12 games next season.
by mahmoodzaky on Jun 18, 2009 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your forgetting something...
Delhomme cant come back from a deficit. Facing a Cardinals defense with a weak pass rush and average secondary he threw something like 4-5 picks. All he does is let his running game and O line do the work
kinda reminds me of eli now that i think of it
by matt313 on Jun 25, 2009 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
aussie what are you smoking?? what ever it is i think you're smoking don't want any
cowgirl’s over the Giants get real noway even if the g-men have injuries on d they have to much depth for dismissal like that, The falcons and panthers will fight it out ,and the saint will be nowhere to be found. Seahawks good.viking and bears will be fighting there because of pac lake of d. I like the jets but the patriot have that their all tied up if Brady stays up right and not injured. chargers and steelers good but not sure about the colts, texans and titans will probably be over them i hate to say. I’m pulling for the colts but don’t think so this year.
by giantsscuba on Jun 13, 2009 10:59 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Eagles will win the NFC E
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!
by Joe_D on Jun 14, 2009 3:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Looks like a few ppl agree
with my post, re: NYG, GB, ATL, NO, SEA and SD, PIT, NE, TEN.
Here’s what I don’t get: How are people writing of the Dolphins? They had a major turnaround, have a good coach and a bit of talent, and they’re still in a Parcells-build.
Also, I do love how the ‘girls fan took a realistic NFC east and then stuck Dallas atop! Whatever you’re smoking, I … um… okay I DO want some.
You play to win the game!
by Simms-McConkey on Jun 15, 2009 11:07 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Miami
goes from playing the easiest schedule in the NFL to the toughest this year. Plus, who knows if Pennington has another season like last year in him – I love the guy, and hope he keeps defying the odds, but like Tom Glavine, eventually he’s gonna lose a little accuracy and when he does he’s done, b/c his arm strength just isn’t NFL caliber.
I’m not gonna write them off, but I think they’re clearly a notch below the Patriots (assuming Golden Boy is healthy), and I don’t see a Wild Card coming out of the AFC East this year.
by cjmulrain on Jun 15, 2009 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
as long as the Jets and Bills are in that division
and given that the Dolphins have a “tough” schedule, Id say your right on the no WC in the AFC FEast.
by FreeBradshaw on Jun 15, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree, great points
and my in-laws make sure I know the Pats are the greatest thing around, but… if the Parcells phenomenon is in effect, they should continue to improve. If they can split their games against the top-notch competition, they’ll have a shot. I just wonder if the Patriots are sure to go back to 2007-level play. There ahve been some significant personnel changes in their secondary and other places (I’m thinking at least Samuels, Hobbs, Vrabel, Seau, did Meriwether leave?, Stallworth, Corey Dillon…) I know they’ve picked up good guys in Mayo and Taylor but… call em crazy, i say the AFC east is a similar 3-team dogfight to last year, and the Jets are the team to fold it first.
You play to win the game!
by Simms-McConkey on Jun 15, 2009 12:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't say the AFC east is a 3 team fight at all
the Jets suck, that’s a fact. Rex Ryan can bring all the Baltimore D’ he wants there, they still will ALWAYS be the JETS!, that means they suck. The Bills do too, they can start 8-0 they still will end up 8-8.
The Dolphins took everyone by surprise, and I just doubt they do it again with Pennington. Once everyone figured out the wildcat, they were doomed.
The Pats even tho I hate to say it, will run away with that division. It does depend on Brady recovering of course, but still there is no team equal to them there.
by FreeBradshaw on Jun 15, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is the one thing that really sticks out
“Fitz gets leveled by Aaron Curry, or gets hit by lightning or something”
Wouldn’t the lightning have to catch him first?
by brisulph on Jun 15, 2009 1:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Write it down!
NFC:
East 1)Giants 2)Eagles(y) 3)Redskins 4) Cowgirls
West 1)Cards 2)Seahawks3)Rams4)49ers
North 1)Vikings 2)Bears 3)Packers 4)Lions
South 1)Saints 2)Falcons(y)3)Panthers 4)Bucs
AFC:
East 1)Patriots 2)Dolphins(y) 3) Bills 4) Jets
West 1)Chargers 2)Chiefs3)Raiders 4) Broncos
North 1)Steelers 2)Ravens 3)Browns 4)Bengals
South 1)Colts 2)Jags(y)3)Texans 4)Titans
The Gmen will be the Beasts of the NFL again and prove to be a better team than they were during the first 11 games of last season! The Eagles and Vikings have gotten better this off season as well so I expect them to be our toughest comp. coming out of the NFC. The AFC is tough but I think the Pats and the Chargers will battle it out for the Conference as long as neither team sustains injuries at key positions.
by BigBlueBallin on Jun 16, 2009 6:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Every name written correctly exept the Cowboys?
Well, its easy to tell this isn’t the No Homers club. Ithink it’s funny that the rest of the NFC East spends so much time on their blogs writing about how much they hate the Cowboys. At BTB its mostly about football. It’s cool, though. Iv’e excepted the fact that we became the Yankees of football. I hate our bandwagon fans, too. But, as a lifelong Cowboy fan, you get use to it. Most of them think Randy White was a coach. There’s NO WAY we go last in the division. NONE. Take off the homer mask so you can see it.
by mutombo4life on Jun 16, 2009 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that depends
on if you can beat the redskins twice
You play to win the game!
by Simms-McConkey on Jun 17, 2009 8:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree
You play to win the game!
by Simms-McConkey on Jun 22, 2009 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Considering that the Cowboys
are the only team to not actually go out and try to improve, there really is no reason to expect them to be any worse than worst in the division.
Most teams fear D-Ware, but also Greg Ellis was a damn good pass rusher. You think these other 1st round picks (busts so far…) will just come on the field and equal him?
To was a cancer too, but he was your most productive WR. Now teams can use that safety to cover Witten, your only real threat in the offense.
by FreeBradshaw on Jun 17, 2009 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Agree 100%
JJ is one of the worst GMs in the NFL.
RAK EM UP!
by VA_Skin on Jun 20, 2009 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Coming From A Skins fan
that is hilarious. How much did you guys pay for Haynseworth again?
by aussie_cowboy on Jun 20, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
$41 million in guaranteed money
for the best DT on the planet. 
Don’t even think about coming back with that $100 million nonsense, because you and I both know he will never see it. The Bucs were ready to offer Haynesworth even more. I think it’s worth it just to watch him crush Romo twice a year for the next 5 years.
RAK EM UP!
by VA_Skin on Jun 20, 2009 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Get this
Redskins and Cowgirl banter out of here.
If we wanted to discuss the 3rd place and 4th place teams in the Beast this season, then we’ll argue who’s where.
I hope he does beat the crap out of Romo. Haynesworth was still made by the Titans system. If you think he’ll be that good now that he’s got at least $41 million reasons to coast, you must be a Daniel Snyder crony.
by FreeBradshaw on Jun 20, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dan Snyder = 8-8
is another formula that works out also.
RAK EM UP!
by VA_Skin on Jun 22, 2009 7:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think you're math is screwed up a bit
you carried the 3..
5-11 sounds just too good to be true.
by FreeBradshaw on Jun 22, 2009 8:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
5-11
looks more like the number of TDs-INTs Eli will have going into week 6…
RAK EM UP!
by VA_Skin on Jun 22, 2009 8:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you sound
confident that Jason Campbell will not do worse than that?
by FreeBradshaw on Jun 22, 2009 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
5-11, TD-Int's
Who cares? At 5-0, you can win ugly too!
by Hootman on Jun 22, 2009 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
nah
the Redskins very rarely bottom out. They either start great and finish slow or vice versa, but they usually end up right around .500. Of course, that couple with Snyder undervaluing draft picks means they never get good picks and they rarely have more than a few in any given draft, ensuring that they’ll have to overpay for the next batch of free agents, ensuring that they’ll finish around 8-8 again, ensuring that they won’t get a good draft pick, and on and on.
by cjmulrain on Jun 23, 2009 1:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haynesworth wont "crush" Romo at all
The last time Haynesworth played against the Cowboys, Gurode shut him down and he was left with only three tackles and no sacks. Haynesworthis overrated
by aussie_cowboy on Jun 21, 2009 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"overrated"
Sorry, you must be thinking of that WR who has only cleared 1000 yards once in his 5-year career. You know the one JJ just overpaid for, that left the Cowchokes with possibly the worst draft ever.
RAK EM UP!
by VA_Skin on Jun 21, 2009 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Every draft is possibly the worst draft ever.
None of our players have even had a training camp yet. Making a statement like that just illustrates your ignorance.
by aussie_cowboy on Jun 22, 2009 1:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah you really got me there.*
>sarcasm*
RAK EM UP!
by VA_Skin on Jun 22, 2009 7:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just to inform you
To was a cancer too, but he was your most productive WR. Now teams can use that safety to cover Witten, your only real threat in the offense.
In 2004, with Vinny Testaverde at QB and Keyshawn and Witten as the number 1 and 1b options, Witten finished with 87 catches, 980 yards and 6 TDs…
Are you really trying to sell the idea that Witten will be under control?
Viva México! Go Cowboys!
by Chandus on Jun 25, 2009 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Keyshawn
is 30x the WR that Roy Williams is. Single coverard for Roy Williams is all that’s needed.
And also the fact taht FLozel Adams is still your LT? That mean’s Romo’s running for his life AGAIN.
So that means more picks when they actually have to double cover Witten now.
by FreeBradshaw on Jun 25, 2009 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ummm... Regarding Flo...
He injured his left hand and left knee last year… Which means that as a LT he played without his left side… And without the starting LG… And still, he only allowed 7.25 sacks and 3 holding penalties…
Let’s compare that to David Diehl! 6.5 and 1? Oh, but I know, he’s a strength run blocking! Flo’s also a really really good run blocker…
Oh, wait, it’s obvious that Flozell is on a downward spiral… Oh, wait, in 2007 he had 3.5 and 5… And was great as a run blocker…
Oh, maybe you’re just WRONG…
Viva México! Go Cowboys!
by Chandus on Jun 25, 2009 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Id take
David Diehl’s shadow over a completely healthy Flozell Adams.
Stats like the ones you mentioned mean crap, cuz you forgot the 1000 false starts Adams has and the 2 Diehl has.
Flozel Adams sucks, that’s a fact.
by FreeBradshaw on Jun 25, 2009 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, a false start is more important...
… Than a sack allowed or a holding penalty (which, most likely, would have been a sack)…
I see… Pretty knowledgeable…
In need of Football 101 classes r ya?
Viva México! Go Cowboys!
by Chandus on Jun 25, 2009 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
BTW....
Keyshawn is 30x the WR that Roy Williams is. Single coverard for Roy Williams is all that’s needed.
Is he? Maybe, I loved Keyshawn and was really sad to see him getting replaced by Owens… That was a kick in the nuts… But saying that Keyshawn at the time in which he played for our team (a 30 year old WR without wheels) was 30x the WR that Roy Williams is right now at age 26 is a bit of a head scratcher…
Please, let me also hear how many x’s Vinny had over today’s Romo. I’m guessing that I’ll get a laugh.
Viva México! Go Cowboys!
by Chandus on Jun 25, 2009 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
dude, come on
what a joke. don’t flatter yourself/your blog, this is one of the best football blogs on the internet and give credit where its due. just look at all our posts about the eagles, it kills all of us to write anything praising them but we give credit where its due. there is just nothing at all to respect about the cowboys for the past decade and a half. i think alot of cowboy fans would agree with that statement too.
by mahmoodzaky on Jun 18, 2009 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't
Every year I fully expect the Cowboys not only to go winless, but to actually dissolve as a team.
You play to win the game!
by Simms-McConkey on Jun 18, 2009 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lol
Yeah, when it comes to the Cowboys, i wish they would have Lions-like ‘08 seasons every year. But they are only one season removed from winning the east, i’ll give them that. It could be easy to say they’ll finish here or there, but i atleast try to keep an even keel of an opinion. They too, have legitimate question marks like every team does, so we’ll have to wait.
by Hootman on Jun 18, 2009 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And no matter how bad
The Cowgirls or Eggs are, they can still always bring a game against the Giants down to the wire!
You play to win the game!
by Simms-McConkey on Jun 18, 2009 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The titans fourth in the AFC south?
not a chance.
by mahmoodzaky on Jun 17, 2009 5:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Losing Haynesworth
will set them back on D.
RAK EM UP!
by VA_Skin on Jun 20, 2009 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually not that big a stretch
losing Haynesworth isn’t the end of the world, but losing Schwartz too is the big reason they take a step back.
You also can’t expect bonehead, aka Kerry Collins, to continue to be less of a bonehead.
Also you have Peyton without offseason surgery, and should Matt Shaub actually stay healthy for a full season? And I know the Jags took a step back, but you can’t say they won’t rebound they are too good.
Its really not that big a stretch to think the Titans come in 4th. Last season was a bit of an aberration.
by FreeBradshaw on Jun 20, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Problems with AFC East and South
East: Pats, Jets, Fins, Bills
South: Texans, Titans, Colts, Jags
How can you put the jags in the playoffs over the texans offensive juggernaut and developing defense… They have Ryans, Cushing, Okoye, Williams and Robinson on D
If Shaub can stay healthy then they have him Johnson, Slaton, WAlker and a young and improving OLine
by matt313 on Jun 25, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have to see the Texans actually do it
before i give them the AFC South. Every year they’re the trendy pick, and every year they struggle. I have to say though, on paper the AFC South looks like it could be murder this year.
by cjmulrain on Jun 25, 2009 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Cowboys last
Really Really the Cowboys last in the Division?? Yea man REALLY REALLY!! The Eagles and Giants both improved, and the Redskins are just a better team period. So yea the NFC East looks like this
Giants 13-3
Eagles 11-5
Redskins 9-7
Cowboys 7-9
Not that the Cowboys are bad by any means, they just arent as good as the other teams in the NFC east. GO GMEN!
by wangstu13 on Jun 17, 2009 11:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Theyre going to sink
No one can step up into TO’s place and they dont have a very good oline to give romo time
D’s alright but safteys r kinda weak
by matt313 on Jun 25, 2009 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No No No
Giants: 16-0
Skins, Cows, Eggs: 0-12-4
You play to win the game!
by Simms-McConkey on Jun 17, 2009 12:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Are you mentally challanged?
or do you just choose to be stupid. Giants 16-0? Never. Not even in a joke. You should all go pray at the alter of the strahan gap-tooth and ask for common sense.
by mutombo4life on Jun 19, 2009 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll get right to that "alter"
With a sense of humor like yours, you were probably at the anti-Letterman rally of 12 or so people in N.Y.
You play to win the game!
by Simms-McConkey on Jun 22, 2009 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm from Texas, fool.
I couldn’t give a rats blue ass what happens in NYC. And i liked letterman. And Dave Chapell if you must know.
by mutombo4life on Jun 22, 2009 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
In that case,
I’ll altar my opinion of you. Good man.
You play to win the game!
by Simms-McConkey on Jun 23, 2009 7:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least this site isn't as sissyfied as BTB
I actually got a warning for talking trash to a guy who called me a mcnabb fan. On my home site! Those guys over there should grow a spine and some thick skin. I thought this was football, not tennis
by mutombo4life on Jun 23, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have no comment
But if someone called me a McNabb fan, I would hunt them down like a dog and destroy everything they held sacred. ;)
You play to win the game!
by Simms-McConkey on Jun 23, 2009 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You better care
What happens in NYC. Oh, and you better care what happens in Philly and D.C. too!
I wonder if Rick James would care? lol
by Hootman on Jun 23, 2009 9:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You Got Everything
But the NFC South, no way Falcons don’t win at least the wild card if not the division.
by BigLui12 on Jun 20, 2009 3:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
don;t be so sure.
that division always goes in circles.
Ryan could be due for a soph slump, tho with Tony G on the team I doubt it. The real problem will be the defense as well as Michael Turner coming back to earth.
I doubt the Falcons go higher than 9-7 next season and just miss the playoffs. IMO that still will mean 2nd place tho, cuz the Bucs suck, Julius Peppers will not come to play every game and Jake Delhomme sucks.
The Saints will be the comeback team of the year tho. I can see Brees breaking all kinds of records….and getting knocked out in their first playoff game.
by FreeBradshaw on Jun 20, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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