2009 Season Predictions

The 2009 season is finally almost here. Having the great football mind that I do, here is my predictions for the 2009 season.

NFC East
NY Giants
Eagles *
Cowboys
Redskins

I know everyone is high on the Eagles but I still think the G men get it done on the ground and with Defense. I think the Boys will miss T.O. and the Skins will fail once more to buy a championship.

NFC South
Saints
Falcons *
Panthers
Buc's

The last to first trend continues in the South. The Falcons and Panthers have never put back to back winning seasons together. I do feel the Falcons will get that done this year and sneak in the playoffs as the last wild card team.

NFC North
Packers
Bears
Vikings
Lions

The addition of Dom Capers may end up being the biggest move of the off season. Cutler still has no WR, and the Vikings will collapse as the old man falls apart. The Lions will win a game.

NFC West
Seahawks
Cardinals
49ers
Rams

I'm going out on a limb and saying that the Seahawks will bounce back and win the division once more. The Cardinals will continue the Super Bowl looser curse, and just miss the playoffs.

AFC East
Patriots
Dolphins
Jets
Bills

Tom terrific is back and that's enough to put the Pats back on top of the East. The Dolphins will have a hard time repeating last years success. The Jets will be competitive but a rookie QB will leave them short in a few games this season. The Bills will be the best last place team in the AFC.

AFC South
Colts
Texans *
Titans
Jaguars

The Colts will win the division but won't be as good without 3 key coaches. The Texans finally take the next step and get into the playoffs. Titans will come back down to earth. The Jags are rebuilding, again.

AFC North
Ravens
Steelers *
Browns
Bengals

This is a two team race that could go either way. Now that Flaco has a year under his belt the Ravens are primed for a long playoff run. The Steelers have O-line issues and this will prevent them from repeating. The Browns and Bengals, well they are the Browns and Bengals.

AFC West
Chargers
Chiefs
Broncos
Raiders

The Chargers are Super Bowl contenders while the rest of the division is garbage.

NFC Championship Game
NY Giants vs Green Bay Packers

AFC Championship Game
Chargers vs Ravens

Super Bowl
Chargers vs Packers

The Lombardi trophy goes back home to title town as the Packers win there 13th championship.

The season is here.

I must admit I don't watch a lot of preseason football. I will however catch the first half of the HOF game and maybe the Packers if there on. So I wont be saying very much until the season gets going. One thing that bothered me last night as a fan was the fact that the Titans ran another fake punt in a preseason game. Last year they did the same thing against Green Bay. What bothers me the most is they executed both to perfection. So whats the problem. Why are you wasting a great play in the preseason, why not save it for week 1? I know coach Edwards says "We play to win the game" but is winning a glorified scrimmage really all that important. I mean just look at last year. The Lions were 4-0 in the preseason and we all know how that worked out for them. So here is a request to all NFL teams don't show your hand with all the trick plays in games that don't mean anything.