NFL Week 1: PUT IT ON THE BOARD!

[sekaran]

Division Champion:
AFC East: New England Patriots
AFC South: Indianapolis Colts
AFC West: San Diego Chargers
AFC North: Cincinnati Bengals

NFC East: New York Giants
NFC South: New Orleans Saints
NFC West: San Francisco 49ers
NFC North: Green Bay Packers

Wildcard Spots: Miami Dolphins, Houston Texans, Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings

AFC Title game: Houston Texans @ Indianapolis Colts
NFC Title Game: Minnesota Vikings @ San Francisco 49ers
Superbowl Champion: Indianapolis Colts over San Francisco 49ers

Rookie of the year: Ndamukong Suh & Ryan Matthews
Most Valuable Player: Peyton Manning

Five bold predictions:
1. Frank Gore will lead the league in rushing.
2. Bruce Gradkowski replaces Jason Campbell in Week 5.
3. Henne has a better year statistically than Brady.
4. Patrick Willis will be defensive player of the year.
5. Jets don't make the playoffs.

Week 1

Minnesota at New Orleans
Miami at Buffalo
Detroit at Chicago
Oakland at Tennessee
Cincinnati at New England
Carolina at NY Giants
Atlanta at Pittsburgh
Cleveland at Tampa Bay
Denver at Jacksonville
Indianapolis at Houston
San Francisco at Seattle
Green Bay at Philadelphia
Arizona at St. Louis
Dallas at Washington
Baltimore at NY Jets
San Diego at Kansas City

Go 49ers!

[Chun Liroy]

I'm with Demos, people picking giants are high.

[Kyo]

They're picking the giants based on the fact ELi is better than Peyton, get with the program.

Spoiler: show

Or they dont watch football

[Gadritan]

Annnnnnnnnd Sage to Giants. THERE'S YOUR SUPERBOWL!!!

[Penthesilea]

Alright, this has been pissing me off the entire thread so far.

People there are TWO (2) fucking ROY awards. One for Defense and one for Offense. Pick both fuckheads.

[Headspace]

Alright, this has been pissing me off the entire thread so far.

People there are TWO (2) fucking ROY awards. One for Defense and one for Offense. Pick both fuckheads.

Rookie of the year: Jermaine Gresham and Eric Berry

nigga I gotchu

[Akiyama]

Alright, this has been pissing me off the entire thread so far.

People there are TWO (2) fucking ROY awards. One for Defense and one for Offense. Pick both fuckheads.

Nah, I don't really give a shit what rookies do in football. Let Suh win both, dude deserves it for throwing clutch around like a ragdoll.

[Plow]

Someone is on crack.

lol whoops, raiders

although i do like the redskins winning the east @5-11

[Mertron]

Thought this was interesting so I guess I'll post this here, Michael Silver rates the NFL owners from first to worst. Here is his criteria:

The list is based on several factors, some related to the owners’ involvement on a league level and others based on the way they preside over their respective franchises. I’m partial toward owners who are proactive in their pursuit of revenue and who aggressively spend money in an effort to enhance their on-field product. I like winners – not the accidental kind, but the bosses whose relentless pursuit of excellence translates to sustained success – and I despise whiners.

Most of all, I try to ask myself a single overriding question: If you were a fan of this team, how would you feel about this person running the show?

And here is his list:


1(tie): Jerry Jones (Cowboys), Robert Kraft (Patriots)
3: Jerry Richardson (Panthers)
4: Dan Rooney (Steelers)
5: John Mara (Giants)
6: Jim Irsay (Colts)
7: Steve Bisciotti (Ravens)
8: Dan Snyder (Redskins)
9: Green Bay Packers, Inc.
10: Bob McNair (Texans)
11: Jeffrey Lurie (Eagles)
12: Woody Johnson (Jets)
13: Zygi Wilf (Vikings)
14: Alex Spanos (Chargers)
15: Clark Hunt (Chiefs)
16: Denise/John York (49ers)
17: Pat Bowlen (Broncos)
18: Stan Kroenke (Rams)
19: The Glazers (Bucs)
20: Arthur Blank (Falcons)
21: Paul Allen (Seahawks)
22: Tom Benson (Saints)
23: Wayne Weaver (Jaguars)
24: Bud Adams (Titans)
25: Stephen Ross (Dolphins)
26: Ralph Wilson (Bills)
27: Bill Bidwill (Cardinals)
28: Virginia McCaskey (Bears)
29: Randy Lerner (Browns)
30: William Clay Ford (Lions)
31: Mike Brown (Bengals)
32: Al Davis (Raiders)

Here are the articles if you want to read his explanations:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slu...spartone090210 (part one, 17-32)

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_yl...sparttwo090310 (part two, 1-16)

[Chun Liroy]

that nigga is dum.

[Flarega]

Dan Snyder shouldn't be in the top 20 let alone the top 10.

[Cleverness]

At least the first and last are right.

[Chun Liroy]

^wat.

[Cleverness]

Are you confused because I gave Jerry Jones a compliment?

[Chun Liroy]

Yes.

[Cleverness]

Even if I do not like his team, Jerry Jones is obviously a very successful owner. When your name comes up in conversations of successful teams which generally consist of baseball teams + your NFL team, you are doing something right.

[jmc]

Cincinnati at New England (-4.5) - Maybe the best game of the week. Bengals are for real, especially their defense. Not sure about the Patriots. Brady has his weapons, but does he have the line to get them open? Their defense is looking bush league, too.

I'll just be more worried about the secondary, than brady getting a open man.

If moss is not open, he now has a pretty solid TE that can catch....... not to mention welker is looking extremely good for a recovery season and then there is welker junior. It really all depends if teams can keep moss covered while fully locking down the short gains.

[Akiyama]

Don't agree with Jerrah Jooones being #1. All those years the Cowboys went without winning a single playoff game.. he was still the team owner there right? Yeah. He was. I'm a bigger fan of Irsay and Kraft, personally.

Don't get me wrong, I like Jerry Jones. I think it's good to have a guy that actually knows what he's going on, and not a husk of a man in Al Davis.. but the dude needs to learn how to butt out sometimes.

[Plow]

Jerry Jones is just a tiny bit less senile version of Al Davis

[Gadritan]

Good to see Jerry Richardson up there too. He's truly a class act.