Monday, August 27, 2012

AFC & NFC South Predictions

NFC South

Carolina Panthers (10-6)

Cam Newton is coming off of one of the best statistical seasons that a rookie has ever had and I don't think he will be cooling off at all this season. On Offense they still have their two running backs Johnathan Stewart and Deangelo Williams, Steve Smith is still their top receiver and they boosted their offensive line by drafting Ryan Kalil so Newton will have even more time to make plays. The Panthers improved their defense this offseason which was a big reason why they finished at the bottom of the league. They drafted Luke Kuechly who already has been looking good in the first preseason games. The Panthers are going to be one of the surprise teams this year.

Atlanta Falcons (9-7)

The Falcons are probably never going to go anywhere with Mike Smith as their coach. He is a pussy and a terrible decision maker. The Falcons are full of talent, but yet keep falling short and it's because he's such a shit bag coach. The Falcons should spend this season falling short yet again!

New Orleans Saints (8-8)

The Saints will have no Sean Payton coaching them all season long and I think it will take a HUGE toll on the team. Nothing but drama surrounded The Saints this offseason and I think it will have a huge effect on the team as a whole at every position because they also lost their defensive captain Jonathan Vilma for the season. The only good thing that happened for The Saints during the off season was locking Drew Brees even though it took them a million years to finally sign the only good quarterback they've ever had in the entire team history!! But even with signing him I think all the drama will be too much for them to overcome.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-9)

The Bucs are in a rebuilding/transition phase with a brand new coach. They do have some talent and should get some good wins, but when you're rebuilding it's usually an uphill battle.


AFC South

Houston Texans (12-4)

The Texans are coming off of one of their best seasons as a franchise, they finally made it into the playoffs and did so after Matt Schaub got injured towards the end of the season. The Texans are stacked on offense and defense and also benefit from being in a mediocre division. The Texans should be one of the best teams this season with Schaub's return and even though they lost Mario Williams in free agency I don't believe it's a big deal because he was injured for the second half of last season.

Tennessee Titans (9-7)

The Titans in my opinion are a pretty mediocre team, they're going to start Jake Locker at quarterback who actually looks like he is a decent quarterback, but when it comes to his receiving core he doesn't have much to go to. Chris Johnson should bounce back from his weak season last year, but they won't get many wins if he has to do everything on offense. The Titans will benefit from being in a weak division and get some wins, but I think the majority of their season will be up and down hovering around .500.

Indianapolis Colts (3-13)

The new Colts era begins with Peyton Manning headed to Denver and The Colts drafting Andrew Luck with the first overall pick. So far in the preseason he looks like he is the future of the team, but this is his rookie season so he is going to make mistakes. The Colts offense has absolutely no talent on it outside of Luck and on defense there isn't much else outside of Dwight Freeney. The Colts should have yet another long season and a good draft pick!

Jacksonville Jaguars (2-14)

The Jaguars season has already started off bad with Maurice Jones- Drew holding out with a contract dispute and he is their only good player at this point. The quarterback situation is still suspect because Blaine Gabbert hasn't proven he is the guy to lead this team and they did draft Justin Blackmon who should help the offense but there are a lot of things to fix with The Jaguars. On defense they're pretty pathetic and I think it's going to be a long season for The Jaguars, even if they get Jones- Drew back during the season he's not going to be able to do it all!

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