Predictions for the 2012 NFL Season
Just
for fun, I have a few predictions for the 2012 NFL Season. I don’t really like
long-term picks because I’m very
conservative with, e’hm, my “points” that I allot to this type of
entertainment. But I think I have a few decent predictions this year.
Super Bowl Matchup: Broncos vs. Packers
Sleeper Super Bowl Champion: Broncos; Denver
got a playoff victory last year with Tim Tebow at quarterback, and now they
have Peyton Manning. It may be the greatest upgrade at the position ever. I
have to assume he’s healthy; the guy is just too smart to risk permanent
problems with his neck. Denver is +5000 to win the Lombardi trophy, which makes
them possibly the best bargain of the year. The problem is there’s just too
many things that can derail any team over the course of a season that turns
great odds into a loss, and if I actually get the matchup right, I think the
Packers are just better.
Super Bowl Champion: Packers; I still don’t get
how Green Bay lost to the Giants in the playoffs last year. At +500 to win it
all, they’re a very tempting pick. They
lost one game in the regular season last year, and last time I checked they
still had Aaron Rogers taking snaps.
Eagles. Every instinct I have tells me the Birds win
10 games, maybe get a Wild Card playoff win, then get trounced in the second
round of the playoffs. But every time I go through the schedule I come up with
8-8, so I’m sticking with it. Remember, this team was 4-8 last season before
the pressure was off and they ran off 4 meaningless wins.
Steelers. I’m not running from
anything; I gave myself a gift after last season and decided to make the
Steelers my rooting interest. I literally just looked at their schedule to
write this item, and I’m shocked at how easy it looks . . . if they can stay
healthy. Besides the opener against Denver, two games against Baltimore, and
maybe the Giants and Eagles games, I don’t see a potential loss. It’s not
because I’m going crazy over the Steelers. They play some drek – the Jets,
Raiders, Tennessee, which I don’t know much about, the Bengals twice, eh, Redskins,
the Chiefs, Browns twice, and the Chargers, who could be good. I really have not looked at this anywhere near as
closely as I did with the Eagles, but I’ll predict 12-4 – again, if they can
stay (or get) healthy, especially on
the offensive line.
Division winners. Giants, Packers,
Saints, 49ers, in the NFC. Patriots, Steelers, Houston, Denver, in the AFC. I
did this section by looking at the list of teams in each division for about 5
minutes. Houston is the one team I feel iffy on.
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