It's finally here ladies and gents!!!! Football season is fully upon us. Here's to a lot of excitement and good fortune to your team.
NFL: ***Official Week 1 Thread***
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The Vikings may indeed be terrible this year, but I wouldn't spend much time worrying about pre-season performances. They generally aren't an indicator of anything. Getting through healthy is the biggest thing.
That's the one hope I have but what bothers me is they barely showed a pulse.
My Colts featured in the Afterthought of the Week game vs. the Rams. Tolzien vs. Goff! Whoo boy, who's ready for a shootout!?
It beats the Bills v. Jets, and I'm kind of looking forward to seeing what that revamped Rams offense looks like.
Team Predictions:
NYG- Great team, but Eli may not be ELIte anymore
DAL- Drama, Drama, Drama. One year away
PHI- Dark horse? Maybe
WAS- .500 ish
DET- Stafford worth dough
MIN- elite defense, can Sam lead O?
GB- Playoff exit somewhere
CHI- REDSHIRT MITCHELL for 2017! ALL OF IT!
ATL- Cursed
TB- Talented but head coach seems difficult to work with
CAR- Cam bounceback
NO- Same average team since bounty gate
ARI- 1 year wonder in 2015
SEA- Superbowl appearance? Probably
SF- How is anybody supposed to ever trust Shanahan again?
LAR- Goffense or Gofful? Probably Goffull.
NYJ- Tank city
BUF- Joining tank city late
NE- First team to ever go 19-0
MIA- Jay finally has help
PIT- Not your grandfather's Steelers
BAL- Flucco isn't scary now
CIN- Will Marvin ever get in hot seat?
CLE- Hangover from drafting Manziel still (no pun)
KC- playoff hangover
DEN- declining
OAK- Carr might be repaired, but not defense
SD- Read Washington above
NYG- Great team, but Eli may not be ELIte anymore
DAL- Drama, Drama, Drama. One year away
PHI- Dark horse? Maybe
WAS- .500 ish
DET- Stafford worth dough
MIN- elite defense, can Sam lead O?
GB- Playoff exit somewhere
CHI- REDSHIRT MITCHELL for 2017! ALL OF IT!
ATL- Cursed
TB- Talented but head coach seems difficult to work with
CAR- Cam bounceback
NO- Same average team since bounty gate
ARI- 1 year wonder in 2015
SEA- Superbowl appearance? Probably
SF- How is anybody supposed to ever trust Shanahan again?
LAR- Goffense or Gofful? Probably Goffull.
NYJ- Tank city
BUF- Joining tank city late
NE- First team to ever go 19-0
MIA- Jay finally has help
PIT- Not your grandfather's Steelers
BAL- Flucco isn't scary now
CIN- Will Marvin ever get in hot seat?
CLE- Hangover from drafting Manziel still (no pun)
KC- playoff hangover
DEN- declining
OAK- Carr might be repaired, but not defense
SD- Read Washington above
Fans of anybody else out side of the Patriots just give up now. New England has the greatest quarterback of all time, greatest coach of all time, and maybe this year the greatest team of all time this year. Do people really think their team has a shot to do anything this year? If you root for a team like the Eagles, Vikings, Titans, or Rams and it'd be a successful season for you just to make the playoffs, then I won't stop you from having optimism and excitement for this season. But if you think your team can actually win the Super Bowl, sorry to say you are SOL.
Eli looks old now. Before ODB arrived, he looked like Rex Grossman. There is a reason why many are taking the Pats over the field. Nobody can compete with them in the AFC and while the NFC is much better than the AFC, the Pats will still be favored over them. I'm betting on the Pats all day, every day in 2018 (as long as the GOAT stays healthy).
