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Related: About this forumLet's hear your predictions for best and worst teams in the NFL
Who ya got finishing on top of the NFL overall standings this season and which team will be the cellar dweller?
The Bills have secured the basement, IMO. Nathan Peterman named starting QB. There's nothing that stands out about this team at all. They'll go 2-14. Maybe they want the first pick next year. Tampa Bay and Miami will only be marginally better, IMO.
Best team this year, record-wise, will be the L.A. Rams at 13-3. Great receiving corps, arguably the best RB in football, a young and capable QB and a top-5 defense. While many are picking the Eagles to be on top, I think the situation at QB is going to hamper them early in the regular season. Wentz's surgically rebuilt knee isn't ready to go yet. Foles isn't Wentz. The Eagles are still your Super Bowl winners, I'll bet but they won't have the best record in football.
underpants
(182,733 posts)I mean, it could.
we can do it
(12,180 posts)True Dough
(17,296 posts)I think the Browns wind up with 4 wins. They're up and coming. Still need a lot of pieces, but improving.
aaaaaa5a
(4,667 posts)Top 5 AFC (not in order)
Patriots
Steelers
Texans
Chargers
Broncos
Colts
Worse team
Bills and possibly the Raiders
NFC
Eagles
Vikings
Saints
Rams
Falcons
Bears
Worse team
Lions
True Dough
(17,296 posts)Now give us a top team overall. I know you can do it!
aaaaaa5a
(4,667 posts)True Dough
(17,296 posts)as long as Drew Brees doesn't start looking his age (and he's been doing a good job of defying Father Time so far), then they are a contender.
a kennedy
(29,642 posts)Come on.....the best QB in the league and the Packers aren't even mentioned?? What gives??
aaaaaa5a
(4,667 posts)The Vikings will be good again this year. And the Bears will be vastly improved. The Pack could easily finish 3rd in the NFC North.
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)And if reverse jinxes work...the best!
True Dough
(17,296 posts)Miami is going to be bad.
Ferrets are Cool
(21,105 posts)in 30 years, I don't give a flying fark. Owners acting like slave owners and a MULTITUDE of other reasons has completely turned me off. You can keep a wife/girlfriend beater on the roster, but you blackballed someone who kneeled on the sidelines? FU all.
True Dough
(17,296 posts)And you could throw in the CTE that many players will wind up with as a result of crushing hits to the head. They're now choosing to play in an era where this is common knowledge, except those who walk away (and there have been a few).
Although I will watch some of the games on TV and will manage my fantasy teams, I won't contribute to the league by purchasing tickets or merchandise. It's sort of like living in a world with too much carbon emissions. While I'd like to see it all go away, I still start up my car and drive where I need to go most often.
I'm a flawed and conflicted human being.
Ferrets are Cool
(21,105 posts)gotten Red Zone.
a kennedy
(29,642 posts)Ferrets are Cool
(21,105 posts)dont ever fucking compare me to that motherfucker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JonLP24
(29,322 posts)Budda Baker & Hassan Reddick should be better as well as Robert Nkemdiche. Plus they added Tre Boston (I hope we can extend him) and a D cordinator as head coach. I think Sam Bradford is an upgrade over Carson Palmer's but if Bradford makes it past week 2 he'll make it further than Carson Palmer did against the Rams. Plus we actually have a backup. Fitzgerald and JJ Nelson (who has lots of speed) has the potential to be a talented duo as well as David Johnson. They also have a 2nd round receiver who could be used as a slot and also return kicks. Plus David Johnson.
Biggest questions are offensive line and depth. This isn't really a worst or first prediction. I think the Browns easily won't be the worst team. They added way too much plus Josh Gordon is available and they have a playmaker.
True Dough
(17,296 posts)5-11. Sorry about that.
JonLP24
(29,322 posts)That was with key players on IR. You only have to be sorry if it actually happens. Bradford is better than Palmer was his last 2 seasons. In any case I'm excited for the season.
True Dough
(17,296 posts)The NFC West is solid. Arizona's schedule won't make things easy.
JonLP24
(29,322 posts)San Francisco is improving. If starters on offense started getting hurt I can see a bad season or offensive line troubles. I like the pieces, especially on defense and the new schemes. Patrick Peterson had a pick 6 in zone defense when in the past he used as a man on man for the opponent's best receiver. They still have a lot of the same players or made up for them in draft picks Offensively they should be fine as long as they stay healthy but not at all worried about defense.
True Dough
(17,296 posts)Probably some new schemes/plays. Bradford will probably take a while to develop a chemistry with what is truly a mediocre receiving corps. The offensive line is closer to the bottom of the league. They're really going to lean on David Johnson a lot. I hope there's some holes for him.