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The "Way Too Early" 2009-10 NFL Predictions

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On the night in which the first NFL preseason game takes place, it's time for the "way too early" predictions for the 2009-10 NFL season.

All predictions are not final as I must wait to see which star breaks his leg or something in the preseason leading to the "they play too many games in the preseason" debate.

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AFC EAST
1. New England Patriots (14-2) -- The last time the Patriots had a healthy Tom Brady, they went 16-0.
2. Buffalo Bills (10-6) -- A tough schedule? No problem. No Marshawn Lynch for three games? No problem.
3. Miami Dolphins (8-8) -- Wildcat is wild and crazy and could be crazier with the drafting of versatile Pat White.
4. New York Jets (3-13) -- Rex Ryan takes over for a coach who had two winning seasons in three years.

AFC NORTH
1. Pittsburgh Steelers (14-2) -- The journey for a seventh Super Bowl title begins for the defending champions.
2. Cincinnati Bengals (8-8) -- A healthy Carson Palmer attempts to put the Bengals back on the playoff road.
3. Baltimore Ravens (8-8) -- Can Joe Flacco build on a surprisingly successful 2008 campaign?
4. Cleveland Browns (4-12) -- A new coach, no clear starting quarterback and more questions than answers.

AFC SOUTH
1. Indianapolis Colts (12-4) -- Life after Tony Dungy and Marvin Harrison begins for the Colts.
2. Houston Texans (9-7) -- Can the Texans get over the 8-8 hump and make the playoffs? Yes on both accounts.
3. Tennessee Titans (8-8) -- How much gas in the tank does veteran Kerry Collins have? Page Vince Young.
4. Jacksonville Jaguars (6-10) -- Bold prediction: Jack Del Rio heads for the unemployment line after January 3.

AFC WEST
1. San Diego Chargers (11-5) -- On paper, this team is head and shoulders above the rest in the division
2. Oakland Raiders (7-9) -- A young and improved squad led by Tom Cable tries to undo the wrong done in the past.
3. Kansas City Chiefs (5-11) -- Matt Cassel must prove he's worth all $63 million if the team wants to see the playoffs.
4. Denver Broncos (3-13) -- The Broncos are fielding their worst team that I can ever remember.

NFC EAST
1. New York Giants (12-4) -- Solid everywhere, the Giants are the best team in the league in the trenches.
2. Dallas Cowboys (9-7) -- Jerry Jones, Wade Phillips, Tony Romo and company are glad Terrell Owens is gone.
3. Philadelphia Eagles (9-7) -- If Brian Westbrook is healthy, they are a Super Bowl contender. If not, who knows?
4. Washington Redskins (5-11) -- Mr. Snyder's patience with quarterback Jason Campbell could be fully worn out.

NFC NORTH
1. Minnesota Vikings (11-5) -- A respectable pass offense and pass defense would do wonders for this team.
2. Chicago Bears (11-5) -- A new sheriff is in town. ... He's better than Rex Grossman. ... Bears fans rejoice.
3. Green Bay Packers (8-8) -- Only 14 more 16-start seasons left to go for former Cal quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
4. Detroit Lions (3-13) -- They'll want to see first overall pick Matthew Stafford sooner rather than later.

NFC SOUTH
1. Atlanta Falcons (11-5) -- Is Matt Ryan really the second coming of Jesus? It's hard to argue against it.
2. New Orleans Saints (10-6) -- Can Drew Brees throw for 5,000 yards again? Bush is back and so are the playoffs.
3. Carolina Panthers (7-9) -- Why do I get the feeling that either Jake Delhomme or Steve Smith will get hurt badly?
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-14) -- An 0-7 start seems inevitable with a brutal schedule. Take what you can get.

NFC WEST
1. San Francisco 49ers (9-7) -- Mike Singletary isn't dumb. Shaun Hill will start and he was 5-3 as a starter last year.
2. Seattle Seahawks (9-7) -- Exit Holmgren and enter Mora. Houshmandzadeh gives Hasselbeck at least one target.
3. Arizona Cardinals (7-9) -- Only need a few fingers to count the teams to lose the big one and return to the playoffs.
4. St. Louis Rams (3-13) -- St. Louis desperately needs the 2007 Steven Jackson back for any kind of chance.

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AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
No. 2 New England Patriots def. No. 4 San Diego Chargers

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
No. 5 Chicago Bears def. No. 1 New York Giants

SUPER BOWL XLIV
NFC Champion: Chicago Bears 16
AFC Champion: New England Patriots 24
Super Bowl MVP: Tom Brady

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Slipped something in about Michael Jackson.

Super Bowl Halftime Show: Tribute to Michael Jackson.

by Aemoc on Aug 9, 2009 6:01 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Eh, a part of me is still holding out for a Tupac return.

The Ultimate Opportunist

by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 9, 2009 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Tupac will return and do a Michael Jackson impersonation

Well thats my prediction :)

"Mel Kiper has his opinion and I respect it. But what does it mean? My 9-year-old nephew can watch film and make an opinion. I think I value the opinion of scouts who get paid to make their opinions. It will carry me through my career. It will serve as motivation for me." - Mike Mitchell

by Ozraider on Aug 9, 2009 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice. hehe

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Aug 10, 2009 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jets are 3-13? Bucs are 2-14 I’m sorry but I have to dissagree on some of your predictions

Trains , planes, and automoblies,.... better have my donuts!!!!

by dubzero23 on Aug 9, 2009 8:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Dang, I thought everyone would agree with me.

The Ultimate Opportunist

by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 9, 2009 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Darrius Heyward Bey

Did NOT practice due to a sore toe?

Amazing, Jamarcus Russell hands off to McFadden who pitches it back to Russell who finds Darrius Heyward Bey in the Middle of the Field wide open 30, 20,10,5 Touchdown Raiders! Amazing. This telecast is Brought to you by Cable.

by nishal26 on Aug 9, 2009 9:17 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

According to David White’s report, yes.

How hot was it in pads?

Defensive tackle Gerard Warren doubled over on the ground and needed trainers’ attention. Left tackle Mario Henderson had to get stretched out for cramps twice.

But, not everyone was sweating it out …

** Rookie wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey sat out with a “sore toe,” as Cable described it.

For the record, that’s the third “minor” injury for Heyward-Bey since the Raiders picked him No. 7 overall (two hamstring in the offseason).

He spent the day playing catch with intern/quarterback Danny Southwick.

The Ultimate Opportunist

by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 9, 2009 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ouch

I wanted to see him in the 1st pre-season game.

R.I.P - Michael Jackson

by Rayder K on Aug 9, 2009 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

More important to see him Week 1 against San Diego.

Slade Norris destroyed the periodic table, because he only recognizes the element of surprise.

ESPN’s draft coverage missed the moment when Al Davis and Tom Cable each took turns using Mel Kiper’s mock draft as toilet paper. - Chris Shellcroft

by LiveAdam on Aug 9, 2009 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

+1

Don't confuse me with the facts, my mind is made up!!

by naq92 on Aug 9, 2009 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But,

I am just Curious how DBH will Preform when the Silver and Black watching so far he has been perfect not a single dropped pass at the RNC.

Amazing, Jamarcus Russell hands off to McFadden who pitches it back to Russell who finds Darrius Heyward Bey in the Middle of the Field wide open 30, 20,10,5 Touchdown Raiders! Amazing. This telecast is Brought to you by Cable.

by nishal26 on Aug 10, 2009 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Um

He dropped a TD Catch couzo at RNC

R.I.P - Michael Jackson

by Rayder K on Aug 10, 2009 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I tought I read it somewhere......

Amazing, Jamarcus Russell hands off to McFadden who pitches it back to Russell who finds Darrius Heyward Bey in the Middle of the Field wide open 30, 20,10,5 Touchdown Raiders! Amazing. This telecast is Brought to you by Cable.

by nishal26 on Aug 10, 2009 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He dropped It

And your favorite safety, Hiram Eugene intercepted it.

R.I.P - Michael Jackson

by Rayder K on Aug 11, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh

Maybe if it was your Favorite Receiver of all Time “Javon Walker” he would have caught it.

Amazing, Jamarcus Russell hands off to McFadden who pitches it back to Russell who finds Darrius Heyward Bey in the Middle of the Field wide open 30, 20,10,5 Touchdown Raiders! Amazing. This telecast is Brought to you by Cable.

by nishal26 on Aug 11, 2009 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Man

I love me some J Walk. JK. Gotta give it up to you, Arman Shield’s catch was amazing last year.

R.I.P - Michael Jackson

by Rayder K on Aug 11, 2009 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ay

Name another WR who tried to catch the ball with his foot, you need massive talent to even attempt that.

Amazing, Jamarcus Russell hands off to McFadden who pitches it back to Russell who finds Darrius Heyward Bey in the Middle of the Field wide open 30, 20,10,5 Touchdown Raiders! Amazing. This telecast is Brought to you by Cable.

by nishal26 on Aug 11, 2009 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol

R.I.P - Michael Jackson

by Rayder K on Aug 11, 2009 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

super bowl: pats v. bears

eww…i hope not.

Don't confuse me with the facts, my mind is made up!!

by naq92 on Aug 9, 2009 9:34 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

if it is

I want the Bears to win

Amazing, Jamarcus Russell hands off to McFadden who pitches it back to Russell who finds Darrius Heyward Bey in the Middle of the Field wide open 30, 20,10,5 Touchdown Raiders! Amazing. This telecast is Brought to you by Cable.

by nishal26 on Aug 9, 2009 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

can superbowls end in ties?

lol. jk.

but seriously, that would be such a meh, game. i might have to root for the pats though, so i dont have to see that smug little bastard, jay cutler, get his ring.

Don't confuse me with the facts, my mind is made up!!

by naq92 on Aug 9, 2009 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

All I have to says is “Just Win Baby” and lets get this season started already Im going through football withdrawl here

MEAT IS MURDER!! mmm tasty bloody murder.

by nationofblack on Aug 10, 2009 12:58 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That's why

I hate to admit this, but I was kinda pumped to see the Hall of Fame game. It’s football, after all!!! Plus I’m happy for Bruce Smith. Hated him when he played against us, but a true class act!!

"It's the small things in life....and football."

by sunelf77 on Aug 10, 2009 7:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

after that preseason game

I really think that Bills O-Line is going to be bad this year. The new titan DT’s aren’t exactly dominant guys, and they were tearing up that O-Line. And yes, this was when all the starters were in. Their O-Line was completely changed up from last year and definitely not for the better at any spot. Look for Edwards to be either on his ass or under a to of pressure all year long in a division that knows how to get pressure.

Pass rush specialists in the AFC East:

Joey Porter
Adalius Thomas
Kris Jenkins
Jason Taylor
Richard Seymour (a run-stopper but he can get to the QB very easily at times)
Calvin Pace
Shaun Ellis
Vernon Gholston (if Rex Ryan can get him to step his game up)
the simple fact that you have amazing defensive-minded coaches in Rex Ryan and Bill Belicheck who can come up with great blitz schemes

So you factor all that in with some good players in each team’s secondaries (excluding New England’s very average secondary) and the Bills will be having a lot of problems with their passing game, just in their own division.

"You'll take my life but I'll take yours too. You'll fire you musket but I'll run you through. So when your waiting for the next attack. You'd better stand there's no turning back"- "The Trooper" by Iron Maiden

by KA1Z3R on Aug 10, 2009 8:05 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Too true

that pass Edwards got picked on, his own O-lineman was pushed into him. An auspicious start to say the least!! Can’t get it to T.O. when your o-line is getting knocked back like that.

"It's the small things in life....and football."

by sunelf77 on Aug 10, 2009 8:12 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

ughh..

reminded me of the collins to moss era…

Don't confuse me with the facts, my mind is made up!!

by naq92 on Aug 10, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

what's sad

is that the DT who shoved him is the Titans #3 DT. And that lineman is going to be starting this year. If he can’t handle #3 DT’s, no way he’ll hold up against Wilfork or Jenkins.

"You'll take my life but I'll take yours too. You'll fire you musket but I'll run you through. So when your waiting for the next attack. You'd better stand there's no turning back"- "The Trooper" by Iron Maiden

by KA1Z3R on Aug 10, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

idk, could be a fluke

just because he gets manhandled by a #3 DT in the first preseason game isn’t a cause for concern.

didn’t boschetti, get his ass blown by mcfadden? if they did that 20 times, Boschetti wins that battle 19 times out of 20.

Don't confuse me with the facts, my mind is made up!!

by naq92 on Aug 10, 2009 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

true

but even if it was a fluke, no way the Bills o-line can give up that much pressure in the regular season to be relevant.

"You'll take my life but I'll take yours too. You'll fire you musket but I'll run you through. So when your waiting for the next attack. You'd better stand there's no turning back"- "The Trooper" by Iron Maiden

by KA1Z3R on Aug 10, 2009 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It was pretty bad

I don’t care for the Bills at all, but I feel for Edwards. He’s going to have a long year. Hope he has butt pads, cuz he’s going to be spending a lot of time on it.

"It's the small things in life....and football."

by sunelf77 on Aug 10, 2009 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like Edwards

he’s a young QB who’s very underrated. He can run, he has a decently powerful arm, and is very accurate. He’s a good guy character wise and hard-worker. He’s the nice guy of QB world. That guy who’s never really all that negative, he’s always trying to get better, and even though he’s not the best he’s still a happy-go-lucky guy.

"You'll take my life but I'll take yours too. You'll fire you musket but I'll run you through. So when your waiting for the next attack. You'd better stand there's no turning back"- "The Trooper" by Iron Maiden

by KA1Z3R on Aug 10, 2009 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Me too

I like the guy. Hopefully he won’t be another QB tossed under by T.O. but I doubt it. That guy is a QB assassin!!

"It's the small things in life....and football."

by sunelf77 on Aug 10, 2009 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i like him

and i agree w/most you said about him. but what strikes me, the couple times i’ve seen him play is that he seems incredibly replaceable..

Don't confuse me with the facts, my mind is made up!!

by naq92 on Aug 10, 2009 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good work, RR.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Aug 10, 2009 2:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Thanks.

The Ultimate Opportunist

by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 10, 2009 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree with most of them

but I think the Saints win the division and you gotta give more love to Arisona

Here’s a prediction, 2010 “The Rat” Shanahan takes over in Tampa and they will Draft Tim Tebow

"May the wind be at our back, here comes the Silver and Black "

by RUKidding on Aug 11, 2009 2:24 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

how are the giants the #1 seed

if the patriots have a better record then they do?

by patriotguy on Aug 11, 2009 3:19 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Giants are in the NFC, Patriots in the AFC...

I’m assuming he gave the Steelers the #1 seed in the AFC

by Wern on Aug 11, 2009 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Correct.

The Ultimate Opportunist

by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 11, 2009 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hate

Predictions to games

Amazing, Jamarcus Russell hands off to McFadden who pitches it back to Russell who finds Darrius Heyward Bey in the Middle of the Field wide open 30, 20,10,5 Touchdown Raiders! Amazing. This telecast is Brought to you by Cable.

by nishal26 on Aug 11, 2009 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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