Thursday, September 9, 2004

Fearful Forecast '04

So here it is. Bear in mind that the top five or so NFC teams are pretty much interchangeable, and none of them are better than the Patriots (and may not be better than the Colts, either)

NFC EAST
(3) Philadelphia - Birds going for broke
Washington - No pass rush, but at least they're not...
Dallas - When Vinny Testaverde is your quarterback... well, you all know the rest
N.Y. Giants - Eli's over/under: Week 9

NFC NORTH
(2) Minnesota - No pressure. Really! *rolls eyes*
(6) Green Bay - Favre/Green combo still dangerous
Detroit - Will make a move, but probably a year away still
Chicago - Is Lovie his real name?

NFC SOUTH
(4) Carolina - 3 D's (Delhomme, Davis, and defense) win four-way toss-up
New Orleans - We're gonna find out about Haslett... and I don't think it'll be pretty
Atlanta - Now to build the rest of the team
Tampa Bay - Too many losses to overcome

NFC WEST
(1) Seattle - How about winning some road games?
(5) St. Louis - Martz's last stand
San Francisco - WHA HAPPENED?
Arizona - I'll say it again: Dennis Green better be right about McCown

AFC EAST
(1) New England - This time, Pats improved after Super Bowl
N.Y. Jets - A healthy Pennington is key
Miami - I may be quarterback by Week 10 at this rate
Buffalo - Who knows, man... who knows

AFC NORTH
(4) Cincinnati - Why the hell not
Pittsburgh - Over/under on Rothlisberger: Week 13
Baltimore - Could face 11-man fronts. No, REALLY
Cleveland - Don't like this defense one bit

AFC SOUTH
(2) Indianapolis - But that D's stil a concern
(5) Tennessee - Titans reshuffling the deck
Jacksonville - Leftwich on move upwards
Houston - As is Carr

AFC WEST
(3) Denver - Champ will be worth the price paid
(6) Kansas City - Can Gunther pump life into defense?
Oakland - Over/under on QB controversy: Week 3
San Diego - LDT one step closer to DEATH

WILD CARD
Philadelphia over Green Bay; Carolina over St. Louis
Denver over KC; Tennessee over Cincinnati

DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS
Philadelpha over Minnesota; Seattle over Carolina
New England over Tennessee; Indianapolis over Denver

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Philadelphia over Seattle
New England over Indianapolis

SUPER BOWL 39
New England over Philadelphia

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