Since I will be unable to post next week, I'm doing two this week including looking into the crystal ball.....
Call me an optomist or call me a homer, I don't care. My prediction is that the Patriots will win the super bowl this year. What kind of fan would I be if I didn't truly believe the Pats will win it all? After my in-depth look at the schedules, it's safe to say that you don't even have to watch football this season - it's a foregone conclusion. (please note the sarcasm) So here goes:
IN THE AFC
The Pats Win the AFC East with a 13-3 record. One loss each to the Bengals and Dolphins for sure, and one loss to a team to be determined but not Denver or Indy.
Indy wins the AFC South with a 13-3 record. Because the Pats win the regular season meeting, the Pats will have home field for the playoffs.
Pitt wins the AFC North via tie-breaker with Cincy. Both finish with 11-5 records.
The meager AFC West is won handily by Denver at 12-4.
The wild card teams are the Bengals and Dolphins at 11-5.
Pats and Indy have a bye week for the first week in the playoffs.
Denver at home beats Miami
Bengals upset Pitt in Pitt
Pats home winners over Cincy
Denver wins at Indy, lack of a running game undoes Manning.
Pats get playoff revenge on Denver and win handily at home.
IN THE NFC
In the NFC East the Cowboys survive and win the division on tie breakers at 9-7.
In the NFC South Carolina edges out Atlanta for division with an 11-5 record.
The NFC North is a tie, with the Bears and Lions at 10-6, Bears get the division on coin toss.
Seattle once again easily wins the AFC West at 13-3.
Wildcards are Detriot and Atlanta.
Seattle and Carolina have first week playoff byes
Cowboys upset Bears in Chicago
Atlanta wins easily at Detroit
Seattle at home dismantles Atlanta
Cowboys' use Parcells magic and upset Carolina on the road.
Bledsoe to T.O. in the final seconds lifts the 'Boys over Seattle to win the NFC Title.
Thus begins the most over-hyped superbowl ever:
Pats v. 'Boys
Brady v. Bledsoe
Bill v. Bill
Harrison v. T.O. again
The Cowboys keep it interesting in the first half, but Super bowl MVP Laurence Maroney dominates the second half and the Pats win easily, 41-20.
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oh my.
It'll be a great year for Bill Belichick and Scott Pioli to prove that winning a superbowl only need good coaching and good front office, but not good players like Branch.
You missed my point. Let's see Bill and Scott suit up. It's one thing to be tight fisted, but this pair is getting pigheaded and did not learn from losing Adam V. Many suggested that Branch's stats don't deserve the bucks he demands. They forget how a piece fit in a jigsaw puzzle cannot simply be measured by the size/color etc. of the piece itself. Do they think that someone like T.O. with his great stats will ever fit and be productive with the Pats?
Other players, including Brady, will learn from how Branch got screwed and keep that in mind. Kraft is probably not pleased with this situation either.
I don't think Branch is getting much love from the rest of the league either. I think Mangini was the only one interested and he's desperate. It's a good think Bill and Scott didn't think a second round draft pick was worth the same as Branch.
I think they've shown what Branch is worth, and it's not peanuts.
While I would love to see a Pats 'Boys Super Bowl, I don't think the Parcells magic will pull it out over Carolina, much less a second time over Seattle.
You can guarantee I'll be referring back to this post come Feb 4th.
Another comment about Branch from another blog I frequent. Very good point regarding Section 1b of 1998 CBA.
http://tinyurl.com/syo9t
Great prediction. The pats injury depleted 31st ranked defense, inceredibly hard schedule, Tom Brady magic, lack of running game, and Adam V. with his worse fg % in recent years got them to within a couple of bad return turnovers of the AFC championship game last year. THEY STILL WON MORE PLAYOFF GAMES THAN THE HIGHLY TOUTED COLTS!! The addition of a running game and a healthy defense closes the deal again in 06/07!!
I still think the Pats will go all the way with what they have right now. The Colts are not a threat. I can't wait for Ely to beat his brother and the Colts handily. We all know that Peyton can't win the big one.
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