Originally posted by Smasandian
Not lately.
I have them saved on my computer somewhere, I'll try to get find itI think I got the shaft on it though, because last time I checked, only like 2 teams I picked were leading thier division.
That's got to be better than my NFC North prediction, which I believe had the Lions finishing in first place!
This was my prediction.
NFC East:
Eagles
Cowboys
Giants
Redskins
NFC West:
Rams
Seahawks
Cardinals
49ers
NFC South:
Falcons
Panthers
Saints
Bucs
NFC North:
Vikings
Lions - offense will click
Packers - getting old and defense not what used to be
Bears
AFC East:
Patriots
Jets
Bills - losmon wont do it
Dolphins
AFC West:
Chargers
Chiefts - improved defense will help
Raiders -
Broncos
AFC South:
Colts
Jaguars
Texans
Titans
AFC North:
Ravens
Steelers
Bengals
Browns - sorry
Wildcard:
Cowboys over Rams
Falcons over Seahawks
Ravens over Jets
Chargers over Steelers
Division
Eagles over Cowboys
Vikings over Falcons
Colts over Chargers
Pats over Ravens
Championship
Eagles over Vikings
Colts over Pats - its the year of the colts
Superbowl
Colts
Rookie:
Off- Mike Williams - Lions
Def- Demarcus Ware - Cowboys - going to the be the sack king
MVP
Off-Manning - (who else)
Def- Freeney - sack king again
AFC Off MVP: Manning
AFC Def MVP: Freeney
NFC Off MVP: McNabb
NFC def MVP: Roy Williams (it took me forever to think who could win)
Rushing leader
Julius Jones - surpraise pick but improved line and Dan Campbell back, its not far fetched considering he would of won if he wasnt injurded.
Yours.
AFC EAST: Jets, Patriots, Bills, Dolphins
AFC NORTH: Steelers, Bengals, Ravens, Browns
AFC SOUTH: Colts, Jaguars, Texans, Titans
AFC WEST: Chiefs, Broncos, Chargers, Raiders
NFC EAST: Eagles, Cowboys, Giants, Redskins
NFC NORTH: Vikings, Lions, Packers, Bears
NFC SOUTH: Falcons, Panthers, Saints, Bucs
NFC WEST: Seahawks, Cardinals, Rams, 49ers
AFC Playoffs:
WC: Patriots over Jets
WC: Chiefs over Bengals
DIV: Steelers over Chiefs
DIV: Colts over Patriots
AFCC: Steelers over Colts (upset at RCA Dome)
NFC Playoffs:
WC: Falcons over Cowboys
WC: Panthers over Seahawks
DIV: Eagles over Panthers
DIV: Vikings over Falcons
NFCC: Eagles over Vikings
Super Bowl XL: Steelers over Eagles
AFC Offensive MVP: Peyton Manning
AFC Defensive MVP: Joey Porter
NFC Offensive MVP: Daunte Culpepper
NFC Defensive MVP: Berntrand (whatever his name is for Arizona)
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Benson, Bears
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Rolle, Cardinals
Rushing Leader: Shaun Alexander
Originally posted by forumcrew
yea vader_fan your comments are pointless... you have no backing, and obviously pay no attention. If you want to discuss something than go for it. but if you just want to make ignorant flaming comments go elsewhere.
talk about someone who doesnt pay attention.as i recall,I took you to school last year that contrary to what you thought,The steelers were not the team in the AFC to beat last year.You kept going on and on about how the steelers were the team in the AFC to beat just because they had the best record and you would not listen to reason that just because they have the best record does not mean they are the team to beat.I kept telling you that they just got lucky that they beat the jets last year and made it to the AFC championship game because of a missed field goal by the jets and all you kept coming back with was so what if the Jets missed the field goal,the steelers are in the championship game and thats what matters and they are the team to beat since they have the best record.I then tried explaining to you to no avail that adam venitari would not miss a costly field goal against the steelers if it came down to that like it did against the jets for the steelers and jets game last year and that because the steelers were limping into the playoffs by not playing well,that the patriots were the team to beat,that they were the team to beat until someone dethrones them.so your the one forum crew that never pays attention with pointless comments that have no backing,not vader fan. 😛 Heck your still living in denial that Brett Favre is washed up and his best years are behind him. 🙄 😆
Broncos and Patriots-the REAL superbowl.
As Much as I would love my favorite team the steelers to go on to the superbowl and win the whole thing I dont have faith in them that they can do that.Even though Kitna came in and did a great job for the bengals against the steelers,you just cant help but think that the outcome would have been different had Carson Palmer not gotten hurt.Kitna although he did a great job until the end of the third quarter,made some costly mistakes at the end of the third quarter by throwing those two interceptions.Something Palmer more than likely never would have done.Palmer also would never have fumbled the ball on the run without nobody hitting them.so unless the steelers beat the colts this sunday,I got to believe that the best team did not advance to that divisional game against the colts.However if the steelers win that game,throw out everything I said,and the steelers do deserve to be there.
I have seen some people here say the colts are the team to beat.Not true.I had to take Forumcrew to school last year on how the in that AFC championship game last year that just because the steelers had the best record in the AFC last year,that they were not the team to beat,that until the patriots were defeated,they were the team to beat.Well same holds true still.Until the patriots are defeated in the playoffs,they are still the champions and still the team to beat so enough of this -the colts are the team to beat crap I am hearing.
That being said,the patriots and broncos game is the REAL superbowl.They are the two best teams in the NFL right now and I am kinda sad that the steelers went on and won because I would have liked to have waited till the afc championship game came before having to see these two teams play since they appear to be the two best teams.You heard it here.The team that wins this game will go on and win the whole thing,the superbowl.I think that the broncos are the ONE team out there that does not fear the patriots because the broncos play with so much more greater confidence when they are playing at home than on the road.Their record at home in the playoffs is huge in the won lost section.They are nearly invincible at Mile High during the playoffs which is why I am going with them to win it all.
This is why i dont think the colts will go on to the superbowl because of 3 things.
1.They have not been the same team since they lost to the chargers.they have played poorly in the last 3 games.Okay they played their backups in the final game but even so,it was against the cardinals.I mean come on,even with your backups and at home against the cardinals they should have had a mosr impressive victory than 17-13.Not a good way to go into the playoffs.
2.Peyton manning is a lot like dan marino.Dan Marino for all his impressive statistics he put up in the regular season,when the playoffs came around,he froze up and made mental errors.Manning seems to have that same makeup effect.
3.The death of Tony Dungy's son looks like it has really affected the team and their play.
Here is what a sports anaylist said about the colts after their loss to the chargers in sporting news magazine.
how much damage did that loss to the chargers in the rca dome on dec 18th,do to their confidence? until that afternoon,the colts were not only undefeated,they also appeared invincible.we were dusting off all types of historical references and the lombardi trophy seemed a given.Now you can sense their slippage throughout the league.missing is that aura of invincibility.before,their weaknesses were almost minute:Now,there is a blueprint that can work against them even on their home turf.
That folks I guarantee you that a good coach like shanahan or belicheck will study and exploit.
and ah,those patriots.Might as well admit it.the menace from new england has not been vanquished yet,merely pushed into a different role.Ok the colts beat the patriots during the regular season and on the road to make it more delicious.But guess which team is suddenly healthy?is palying wonderfully and has regained that swagger?
home field advantage,weather and all that had nothing to do with what happened on the colts first possession against the patriots last year in the playoffs says fox and sporting news analyst Brian Baldinger.Peyton Manning has Marvin Pollard wide open in the end zone and he doesnt pull the trigger.why? then he throws an interception.its a mental hurdle for them to overcome.
As I said earlier,Peyton Manning just seems to have mental breakdowns in big games like his idio before him Dan Marino in the playoffs.
Hell yeah their the team to beat.as mentioned in my previous post,the game betwen the patriots and the broncos was the REAL superbowl.They are the two best teams in the NFL this year.Seattle is good but like the colts,they really havent faced much competion this year.The Broncos are the better team than the colts right now.They went into that game looking impressive in their last 2 or 3 games,not so with the colts.They have not been the same team since losing to the chargers.Plus The Broncos record is almost identical as the colts is and they have faced a MUCH tougher schedule this year then the colts have.Assuming the colts go on to beat the steelers,the broncos have now faced their most difficult challenge they will face the rest of the season.playing and beating the Patriots.That will give them the utmost confidence they can go into the RCA dome and beat the colts.The Colts dont have the kind of defense that caused the broncos problems for a long time before they finally got things going.As I said before,the Bronco's were the one team that I felt could upset the patriots because they were the one team in the AFC that did not worry about having to play the patriots since they are almost invincible at home at mile high stadium.Heres hoping the steelers win tomorrow.If they can just maje it to the AFC title game against the bronco's,I will be extremely happy.
Hey how bout them steelers!!!!!!!!! I kept saying Peyton Manning is over rated.That he is a clone of Dan Marino.Always puts up impressive statistics during the regular season,but has mental breakdowns once the playoffs start.The proof is in the pudding in todays game that he is another clone of Dan Marino.Throwing that pass to polumulu that SHOULD have been called an interception.They just did not call it because it was in indianapolis.No way do they make that horrible call in Pittsburgh.Good thing the the colts kicker missed that field goal,because the steelers deserved to win this game and would have been robbed by that official if they hadnt.I told you all Manning was over rated and would not get to the superbowl this year.The proof is in the pudding on this game that thats true. As I said before,the Colts really hadnt played anybody all year long,that the only really good teams they played all year long were the chargers and the seahawks and they lost those games.Last team they played that was a really good team,the chargers they got spanked by them.I knew either the patriots or Broncos would knock them out of the playoffs if they faced them but it doesnt surprise me one bit the steelers did it. I may be wrong that the patriots and the broncos are the two best teams,it may be the steelers,we'll just have to wait till next weeks game against denver.Thats going to be difficult for the steelers to win that game in denver.As I said before,the broncos are nearly invinsible in denver and play with much more confidence at home than on the road especially in the playoffs.One thing my steelers got going for them though is they seem to have finally fixed their defense which was shaky and inconsistant all year long.
As I tried to point out to people like smasandian,the colts have not been the same team since they lost that game to the chargers and would never make it to the superbolwl,.I mean they just barely beat the cardinals at home in their last game 17-13 and I dont care if they did it with reserves,this is the cardinals,a great team with superbowl goals going into the playoffs would have stomped them.I kept saying teams around the league were going to look at those films of the chargers and colts game and see the blueprint for beating them at home and expose their weaknesses which they could no longer hide anymore against playoff teams. 😄
Well I was rooting for the Colts, and they almost pulled out the comeback, even with some bad calls, a win is a win and I would've liked it. I wanted the Colts to win because of Dungy, and I don't really like the Steelers that much. When Bettis fumbled that ball, I couldn't stop laughing. It would have been hilarious if the Colts ending up winning the game. ANd it would have been even better if Bettis didn't fumble the ball, and somebody else did, because I like Bettis and that shouldn't be his last play of his career.
And Vanderjagt(however you spell it) choked. He should have made it, but he missed by a mile. An OT game would have been exciting too.
And the PATRIOTS ARE GONE!!! 😱 🤘 🤘
I was rooting for the Broncos as you can tell, but when that one guy layed out Champ Bailey on that interception return at the one, i was cracking up. That was funny as hell. He came out of nowhere and BOOM! It would have been even funnier if the ball went out in the endzone and the patriots got it back, even though i wasnter the Patriots to lose.
Originally posted by Mr Parker
Hey how bout them steelers!!!!!!!!! I kept saying Peyton Manning is over rated.That he is a clone of Dan Marino.Always puts up impressive statistics during the regular season,but has mental breakdowns once the playoffs start.The proof is in the pudding in todays game that he is another clone of Dan Marino.Throwing that pass to polumulu that SHOULD have been called an interception.They just did not call it because it was in indianapolis.No way do they make that horrible call in Pittsburgh.Good thing the the colts kicker missed that field goal,because the steelers deserved to win this game and would have been robbed by that official if they hadnt.I told you all Manning was over rated and would not get to the superbowl this year.The proof is in the pudding on this game that thats true. As I said before,the Colts really hadnt played anybody all year long,that the only really good teams they played all year long were the chargers and the seahawks and they lost those games.Last team they played that was a really good team,the chargers they got spanked by them.I knew either the patriots or Broncos would knock them out of the playoffs if they faced them but it doesnt surprise me one bit the steelers did it. I may be wrong that the patriots and the broncos are the two best teams,it may be the steelers,we'll just have to wait till next weeks game against denver.Thats going to be difficult for the steelers to win that game in denver.As I said before,the broncos are nearly invinsible in denver and play with much more confidence at home than on the road especially in the playoffs.One thing my steelers got going for them though is they seem to have finally fixed their defense which was shaky and inconsistant all year long.
Blah blah blah blah.
Manning choked? I didnt know football was an individual sport.
Steelers played great the first half of football. Colts played great 1.5 quarters of football.
Your right, the defense was shaky, and its true. They were shaky at times, and thats the reason they lost.
But to say Manning was the reason is utter horseshit. Manning couldnt of been better. His o-line wasnt a good as usual and his recievers in the first half, could barely get open.
And then Vanderjagt missed the field goal. Nothing to do with Manning, he pretty much kept them in the game by not losing the football and sending the punt team off the field.
Steelers one because Big Ben played really good, the defense pressured the QB, their suspect secondary played really well. Colts werent as intense as they should be, maybe because they didnt play a meaningful game in a month (happened to the Seahawks also).
But your right, the Colt lost and you said they would. But to say he chocked is bullshit. He played better than Big Ben.