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RazorStar
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 Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 9:57 am Post subject: Razor's 2012 Season Predictions |
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All the cool kids are doing it, so why can't I? I went through all the games, picked the teams I thought would win, and eventually I got this mess. If you like the Bills, Bucs, Colts, or Bengals prepare for disappointment. If you're a Jags or Rams fan you're already prepared for disappointment.
AFC East
Pats: 12-4
Jets: 10-6
Dolphins: 6-10
Bills: 4-12
AFC NORTH
Steelers: 13-3
Ravens: 13-3
Browns: 6-10
Bengals: 4-12
AFC SOUTH
Texans: 11-5
Titans: 8-8
Colts: 3-13
Jags: 3-13
AFC West
Chiefs: 10-6
Broncos: 8-8
Chargers: 7-9
Raiders: 6-10
NFC East
Eagles: 9-7
Giants: 6-10
Skins: 6-10
Cowboys: 6-10
NFC North
Packers: 13-3
Bears: 11-5
Lions: 8-8
Vikings: 7-9
NFC South
Saints: 10-6
Falcons: 10-6
Panthers: 8-8
Bucs: 4-12
NFC West
49ers: 12-4
Seahawks: 12-4
Cards: 9-7
Rams: 3-13
Seeding
AFC
1. Steelers
2. Patriots
3. Texans
4. Chiefs
5. Ravens
6. Jets
NFC
1. Packers
2. Seahawks (tiebreaker over 49ers)
3. Saints (tiebreaker over Falcons)
4. Eagles
5. 49ers
6. Bears
PLAYOFFS
Wildcard round
Texans > Jets
Ravens > Chiefs
Bears > Saints
49ers > Eagles
Divisional Round
Ravens > Steelers
Texans > Patriots
Packers > Bears
Seahawks > 49ers
Conference Championships
Packers > Seahawks
Texans > Ravens
Superb Owl 40something
Packers > Texans
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steadypimpin
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| Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 10:04 am Post subject: |
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No.
I don't see 2 different divisions having 2 12+ win teams in it.
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RazorStar
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| Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 10:06 am Post subject: |
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All about the weak schedules and tough teams playing those weak schedules. The Seahawks record is entirely dependent on them not starting TJack, which is no guarantee.
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| RazorStar wrote: | | All about the weak schedules and tough teams playing those weak schedules. The Seahawks record is entirely dependent on them not starting TJack, which is no guarantee. |
While I hope my Niners go 12-4, our schedule is far from weak. We play a first place schedule. We play the NFC North outside of our own division and the 2 #1 teams the Giants and Saints. Then we play a much improved AFC East. Far from an easy schedule. I'd say its way harder of a schedule than last season.
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Eagles_808
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| Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 10:15 am Post subject: |
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I think you're selling the NFCE a little short IMO.
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I'm actually glad to see some people are still down on the Bills. It's hard to keep the underdog feeling when so many analysts are predicting big things for the Bills this year. It's more fun to prove someone wrong who thinks your team will stink than it is to simply live up to high expectations.
That said, I still think you're crazy to believe that Bills will drop from 6-10 to 4-12. Why?
1. Easier schedule. Bills basically have the second easiest schedule in the NFL this year after the Pats.
2. Injuries. Bills were way above the NFL average in how badly they were hurt by injuries last year. You can't predict this with any certainty, but odds favor it being less impactful this year.
3. Stronger roster. Who did we really lose that mattered? Demtress Bell, Roscoe Parish, and Drayton Florence are the only three names I can come up with, and none of them were near the upper echelons of even Buffalo's admittedly less than stellar roster.
Call them overrated, overpaid, or whatever, can you really argue those three are worth more than Mario Williams, Mark Anderson, Vince Young, and even just the top two Bills draft picks, Stephon Gilmore and Cordy Glenn?
Even if they don't make the playoffs, it's pretty hard to argue they'll regress this year. |
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Remixxxxxxx
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| Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 10:54 am Post subject: |
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| Eagles_808 wrote: | | I think you're selling the NFCE a little short IMO. |
A little short is an understatement.
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RazorStar
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Giants will choke out of playoff contention next year because that's what they do. The Redskins may surprise but don't count on it, Griffin doesn't have nearly the advantage Newton does coming in with an offseason. and the Cowboys? Just a hunch is all, but playing the AFC North is at least 3 losses for most of these teams, and the NFC South is another 2 at least.
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RazorStar
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| EccentricFan wrote: | I'm actually glad to see some people are still down on the Bills. It's hard to keep the underdog feeling when so many analysts are predicting big things for the Bills this year. It's more fun to prove someone wrong who thinks your team will stink than it is to simply live up to high expectations.
That said, I still think you're crazy to believe that Bills will drop from 6-10 to 4-12. Why?
1. Easier schedule. Bills basically have the second easiest schedule in the NFL this year after the Pats.
2. Injuries. Bills were way above the NFL average in how badly they were hurt by injuries last year. You can't predict this with any certainty, but odds favor it being less impactful this year.
3. Stronger roster. Who did we really lose that mattered? Demtress Bell, Roscoe Parish, and Drayton Florence are the only three names I can come up with, and none of them were near the upper echelons of even Buffalo's admittedly less than stellar roster.
Call them overrated, overpaid, or whatever, can you really argue those three are worth more than Mario Williams, Mark Anderson, Vince Young, and even just the top two Bills draft picks, Stephon Gilmore and Cordy Glenn?
Even if they don't make the playoffs, it's pretty hard to argue they'll regress this year. |
The Bills were a one man team last year, and Fred Jackson is still recovering from that broken fibula. I think the NFC West is a lot stronger this year, and Ryan Fitzpatrick doesn't scare me when he'll be facing constant pressure on his blind side. Bell was a big loss for you guys, and I don't see Cordy Glenn matching up against the better pass rushers in the game.
To be honest, I do have the Bills being upset quite a bit, the Rams, Browns and Jags are 3 could wins that I have as losses. I have them going 3-3 in their division and having their last win against the Colts.
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EccentricFan
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| RazorStar wrote: | | EccentricFan wrote: | I'm actually glad to see some people are still down on the Bills. It's hard to keep the underdog feeling when so many analysts are predicting big things for the Bills this year. It's more fun to prove someone wrong who thinks your team will stink than it is to simply live up to high expectations.
That said, I still think you're crazy to believe that Bills will drop from 6-10 to 4-12. Why?
1. Easier schedule. Bills basically have the second easiest schedule in the NFL this year after the Pats.
2. Injuries. Bills were way above the NFL average in how badly they were hurt by injuries last year. You can't predict this with any certainty, but odds favor it being less impactful this year.
3. Stronger roster. Who did we really lose that mattered? Demtress Bell, Roscoe Parish, and Drayton Florence are the only three names I can come up with, and none of them were near the upper echelons of even Buffalo's admittedly less than stellar roster.
Call them overrated, overpaid, or whatever, can you really argue those three are worth more than Mario Williams, Mark Anderson, Vince Young, and even just the top two Bills draft picks, Stephon Gilmore and Cordy Glenn?
Even if they don't make the playoffs, it's pretty hard to argue they'll regress this year. |
The Bills were a one man team last year, and Fred Jackson is still recovering from that broken fibula. I think the NFC West is a lot stronger this year, and Ryan Fitzpatrick doesn't scare me when he'll be facing constant pressure on his blind side. Bell was a big loss for you guys, and I don't see Cordy Glenn matching up against the better pass rushers in the game.
To be honest, I do have the Bills being upset quite a bit, the Rams, Browns and Jags are 3 could wins that I have as losses. I have them going 3-3 in their division and having their last win against the Colts. |
First off, I wouldn't consider Fred Jackson to be still recovering from his broken fibula. He's been fully cleared since February and participated without restriction throughout the preseason process. Age is more likely to be an issue than his injury was.
Even then, the Bills weren't the Jaguars. We had more than Fred Jackson. Stevie Johnson got over 1,000 yards and he wasn't the only passing target even if he was the most productive. Also, Spiller filled in quite admirably for Jackson after the injury, so even if Fred does sputter this year, our running game isn't dead.
And Fitz may not scare you, but a Fitz who's being coached to fix his mechanics should be at least as scary as the Fitz who played much of last year with broken ribs.
The final comment is that Bell is not a major loss for us. That's not even just homerism speaking, I can pull up comments I made on buffalo rumblings before he left saying we shouldn't put too much effort into resigning him.
Hairston played more games than he did last year, and while he had a bit of a rough start, by the end he was looking as good as Bell did at the start of the year. Not hard since Bell was never terribly good to begin with, but since Hairston was younger, and got there in less time, I think he has a higher ceiling.
We did have depth to address though, with no one behind him, and that's where Cordy Glenn comes in. If he wins out over Hairston, to me that means he's already surpassed Bell. If not, I still think we're no worse off than last season at the position. Better even since Eric Wood is back.
No to mention that with Buffalo's offense, Fitz gets rid of the ball quickly, so LT isn't quite as important is in most offenses. That's how we had the fewest sacks of any team last year despite being fairly soft at the position. |
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RazorStar
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| Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 11:44 am Post subject: |
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As much as you have a reason to be optimistic, it's still the Bills. They haven't made the playoffs since the Flutie curse. As good as they could be, something always goes wrong for them.
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JaguarCrazy2832
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How many SuperBowls do the Giants need to win to earn any respect?
I'll get to my Jaguars later, but seriously, wth? 
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WOW . . . this is the WORST.
Cowboys, Giants 6 wins, worse than the Vikings (7 wins) and Cards (9 wins).
QB league dude and the Giants and Cowboys have 2 great QBs.
Jags 3-13. Defense will hold them in more games than that.
Bengals 4-12. They have one the best trench teams in the game. Solid on D and an Oline that can protect and make lanes.
4-12 Bills- Offense was explosive and they overhauled the defense.
Sorry man. This is just a pedestrian effort with little to no knowledge of anything. Just throwing numbers at the wall.
The Ponder led Vikings and Kolb/Skelton led Cards trumping the Superbowl Champs is just in a word . . . dumb.
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I could see the Lions being 8-8. I'd hope to improve but their schedule isn't exactly easy.
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DreDay80
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No problems with Houston.  |
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