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[GreenMonkeys#1]

Figured Preseason (  ) starts Sunday, I might as well make my season predictions

NFC North
1st: Packers (2) (This is not just a homer pick, they are ready to unleash power to the Lombardi)
2nd: Bears (Cutler is still there, and there is no hope whatsoever with him . Plus I hate the Bears)
3rd: Lions (Sorry Brent, but new Coach and defensive problems will ruing Detroit again, second half collapse as well)
4th: Vikings (Moving on )


AFC North
1st: Steelers (4) (This division is so wide open, I chose them because they look better)
2nd: Ravens (5) (They should hopefully rebound enough to return to the playoffs)
3rd: Bengals (6) (Bengals will scrape by and will be eliminated in the first round again)
4th: Browns (Might have potential to be good, but not this year)

NFC South
1st: Saints (3) (Clearly the best of the bunch down in the South)
2nd: Falcons (What happened last year that really made this team go down the drain?)
3rd: Buccaneers (Experienced Coach and QB won't be enough to lift Tampa from the depths
4th: Panthers (No team has ever repeated the NFC South and the Panthers never made back to back playoff appearances, plus they had a yard sale of players)

AFC South
1st: Colts (3) (Easy favorites to win division, and they can be really good this year)
2nd: Texans (This team better not repeat last year )
3rd: Jaguars (Nothing much to cheer for down in Jacksonville, but they are making some good improvements)
4th: Titans (Did anything happen to this team during the Draft and the offseason? )


NFC East 
1st: Eagles (4) (The best in the NFC Least, Nick Foles should kill this division)
2nd: Cowboys (Forever 8-8 Cowboys )
3rd: Redskins (RG3 should be fully recovered now, plus Washington has DeSean Jackson now)
4th: Giants (Another quiet team, Eli might want to leave New York soon)


AFC East
1st: Patriots (2) (Tom & Bill, enough said)
2nd: Jets (They will be better, but not playoff ready. Maybe in 2015)
3rd: Dolphins (Can't say much about the Fins, they will be average)
4th: Bills (So poor, unlucky, and cursed team. Will they go to Toronto?)


NFC West
1st: Seahawks (1) (The defending Champs look tough to beat, but might not repeat)
2nd: 49ers (5) (Second best is really good in this division, but San Fran might not make it to the NFC title game this year)
3rd: Rams (6) (YES, THE RAMS! This is my surprise team this year. They have a good defense and should be fine on offense if Bradford can stay healthy, but that is a big if)
4th: Cardinals (Super Bowl home team curse, moving on)


AFC West
1st: Broncos (1) (They will stay here until Manning retires)
2nd: Chargers (They struck gold in December, but don't expect the Bolts to do it again)
3rd: Chiefs (After being my surprise team last year (and they were), KC will take a step back)
4th: Raiders (Let's play Where will the Raiders play next year A. Oakland B. 49ers stadium C. LA D. San Antonio)


Playoff predictions


NFC

Wild Card
(3) Saints beat (6) Rams
(5) 49ers beat (4) Eagles

Divisional
(1) Seahawks beat (5) 49ers
(2) Packers beat (3) Saints

NFC Title
(2) Packers beat (1) Seahawks

AFC
Wild Card
(3) Colts beat (6) Bengals
(5) Ravens beat (4) Steelers

Divisional
(1) Broncos beat (5) Ravens
(3) Colts beat (2) Patriots

AFC Title
(3) Colts beat (1) Broncos

Super Bowl 
Packers beat Colts

[AimYourBrent]

I'll throw in mine.

NFC North
1. Packers
2. Lions
3. Bears
4. Vikings

NFC East
1. Eagles
2. Redskins
3. Cowboys
4. Giants

NFC South
1. Saints
2. Falcons
3. Panthers
4. Buccaneers

NFC West
1. Seahawks
2. 49ers
3. Rams
4. Cardinals

AFC North
1. Bengals
2. Steelers
3. Browns
4. Ravens

AFC East
1. Patriots
2. Dolphins
3. Jets
4. Bills

AFC South
1. Colts
2. Jaguars
3. Titans
4. Texans

AFC West
1. Broncos
2. Chargers
3. Chiefs
4. Raiders

Playoffs Seeding:

AFC:
1. Patriots
2. Colts
3. Broncos
4. Bengals
5. Chargers
6. Chiefs

NFC:
1. Seahawks
2. Packers
3. Saints
4. Eagles
5. Lions
6. 49ers

Wild Card Round:
Broncos over Chiefs
Chargers over Bengals
Saints over 49ers
Lions over Eagles

Divisional Round:
Patriots over Chargers
Colts over Broncos
Seahawks over Lions
Packers over Saints

Conference Championships:
AFC: Colts over Patriots
NFC: Seahawks over Packers

Super Bowl:
Colts over Seahawks

[The Red Jaguars]

Preseason football is pretty lame. I went to a game once (Redskins @ Ravens), and the teams hardly played their starters and instead played their second and third string players. I guess it is enough to get us by one more month of no regular season football. I can't believe it is around the corner!

Also, I want to join you guys with making predictions for the new season. That is one of my favorite things to do. For now, I will post where I will see each team rank. And before the season starts, I will also post their records too.

AFC East
1.) Patriots (They are the class of this division, so I don't expect anyone to take it away from them with Brady and Bellichick at the helm)
2.) Dolphins (I have them as the dark horse candidate for the playoffs)
3.) Jets (They are just an average team despite what their fans think)
4.) Bills (Sorry TSM, but this is inevitable. )

AFC North
1.) Ravens (Homer pick. I think they will bounce back this year with a healthier offense and better defense)
2.) Bengals (Still a pretty solid team, but I see them regressing)
3.) Steelers (They haven't convinced me they are playoff bound yet)
4.) Browns (LOL! Another season of false hope for their fans)

AFC South
1.) Colts (Overrated, but they should win this division easily)
2.) Titans (The rest of the division sucks, but I think they are the second best team)
3.) Texans (They won't be the worst team again, but I don't expect them to be back to form either.)
4.) Jaguars (See Bills and Browns)

AFC West
1.) Broncos (The Super Bowl losers and Manning are not going anywhere)
2.) Chargers (They have a good team, but they need to find consistency)
3.) Chiefs (Will not be as good as last year. Probably an 8-8 year for them)
4.) Raiders (They have no chance with the other power house teams in this division.)

NFC East
1.) Eagles (They are a legit team and should win easy)
2.) Giants (Will probably be 8-8. They better pray that they don't start off ugly again)
3.) Redskins (I will not fall for the hype for this team. They are garbage until proven otherwise)
4.) Cowboys (LOL!)

NFC North
1.) Packers (Class of the division. With a healthier team, they should win it more easily)
2.) Lions (They need to find consistency in order to be a legit threat)
3.) Bears (Nothing remarkable about them)
4.) Vikings (They are a hot mess)

NFC South
1.) Saints (Hate to put them up there, but they have a great defense and offense)
2.) Panthers (I am glad they won the division last year, but I don't see them repeating again like they did before. Too bad, because I want to see them in the Super Bowl.)
3.) Falcons (They will rebound after a down year)
4.) Bucs (A young and upcoming team that will be a threat in the future)

NFC West
1.) Seahawks (They are the Super Bowl champs!)
2.) 49ers (I see them regressing a little bit this year, but otherwise they will be dominant)
3.) Cardinals (Might be a dark hose team for the playoffs)
4.) Rams (need to prove themselves more in a tough division)

[AimYourBrent]

I REALLY wanted to rank the NFC East the same way you did TRJ. I just can't figure out a way to justify it. But I really, really hope you're right!!!

[GreenMonkeys#1]

One really cool thing i'm trying here is that I'm getting an NFL strategy game, and with it comes 32 team magnets for the endzone, so I thought... "Why don't I make the games of the week on here and photoshop it with an check or an X for the picks?" So that is what I'm trying to do for this year.

[AimYourBrent]

Oh nice!! I approve!

[The Silver Monkey]

We have football tonight! 

[The Red Jaguars]

I like when teams go 4-0 in preseason and then become the Super Bowl favorites before the regular season starts.

*cough Browns cough* 

[AimYourBrent]

Per-season means nothing. Except that you have quality reserves. I don't even get excited for pre-season. But at least it means football is back!

[GreenMonkeys#1]

Preseason is a waste of space. It is only used just to see rookies and backups can do good before the season starts. 

Plus the record is useless. A certain team went 4-0 in a preseason then managed to lose... a lot... all the time... Literally.

[GreenMonkeys#1]

So here are the endzone magnets

[AimYourBrent]

Yeah I'm pretty sure my Lions went 0-16 in 2008 after going 4-0 in pre-season.

Those end zone magnets are awesome!!

[AimYourBrent]

And I see you arranged them based on last year's standings.

[GreenMonkeys#1]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000373822/article/andy-dalton-bengals-reach-sixyear-96m-extension

I guess the BengLOLs are idiots. The new motto in Cincy is be successful in the regular season, then suck in the playoffs. It's either that or "At least we're not the Dumbassville Jagturds"

[AimYourBrent]

Andy Dalton is like the most consistent QB they've ever had there though. I'm not surprised that they wanna lock him up. It's HARD advancing in the NFL playoffs because so few teams even make it compared to how many teams are in the league. It's, for the most part, the very best teams.

Remember, if the Bengals make it, they are looking at an inevitable showdown with Tom Brady's Patriots, Andrew Luck's Colts, or Peyton Manning's Broncos. Talk about a stacked deck!!