AFC & NFC North 2014 Season Predictions

AFC & NFC North 2014 Season Predictions

NFC North

1          1.       Detroit Lions (12-4)

The Lions are one of my sleeper picks for the season, I think they will end up being one of the most dominant teams in the NFC. They’ve been putting together the pieces over the years and I think they are finally at the point where it will pay off. On the offensive side of the ball they have one of the best players in the league at wide receiver, Calvin Johnson, he’s an absolute beast who seems to get better every season. Outside of him they have numerous weapons for Matthew Stafford to choose from including Reggie Bush in the backfield. On the defensive side Ndamukong Suh is going into a contract year which will benefit The Lions this season because he should end up having one of his best seasons to try and get the big pay day on his next contract, I feel like he will be in the running for The Defensive MVP. There is a lot of depth on this team and I think that gives them an edge in this tough division.

2          2.       Chicago Bears (10-6)

The Bears I feel like will be an under the radar team who will get some surprise upset wins, but also lose games they “should” win. On offense they are loaded with receivers so Jay Cutler shouldn’t look that bad, he’s actually going to look a lot better than he deserves credit for because of all the offensive weapons he will have to choose from. It doesn’t hurt having Matt Forte in the backfield who is a good running back when he isn’t injured. On defense they added Jared Allen who should dominate on this defense, he has some help in the linebacking core led by Lance Briggs and keep your eye on Jonathan Bostic, I think he will have a huge year for The Bears and don’t forget about Tilman in the secondary who is always known to cause turnovers! They lost Devin Hester which will hurt them on special teams, but I think their additions on offense will outweigh that loss and help them stay competitive in the division!

3          3.       Green Bay Packers (9-7)

I’m not sold on The Packers like a lot of people seem to be, I understand Aaron Rodgers is a good quarterback, but how is he going to do anything this season behind an awful offensive line, a depleted receiving core and no ground game? This is a tough division and while they should be pretty good on the defensive side, offensively outside of Rodgers, there ain’t shit going on! Rodgers is good for some wins, but I don’t believe The Packers will be a legit playoff contender. Don’t be surprised if Rodgers gets hurt again because this offensive line will be one of the worst in the league and he will be getting sacked quite a bit!

4          4.       Minnesota Vikings (5-11)

It must suck to be Adrian Peterson, he’s a great running back stuck on a God awful team! This is going to be yet another season of the revolving quarterback for The Vikings, which means it’s going to be a long season full of losing!

AFC North

1          1.       Baltimore Ravens (12-4)

The Ravens are in an awful division which will be helpful to them having such a nice record. Don’t get me wrong The Ravens still have a good team from top to bottom and they are only two years removed from their Super Bowl, but being in such a weak ass division will help them out with playoff seeding at the end of the season. They added Steve Smith, which I think helps from a leadership stand point and will also give Joe Flacco a reliable target who can actually hang onto the ball in the clutch moments of the game. The defense will still be dominant with the addition of Chris Canty that gives them a lot of depth on the defensive line, if they can stay healthy watch out this defense will dominate! 

2          2.       Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7)

The Steelers are just old! Ben Roethlisberger still plays well and will be good for some wins and big plays, but the defense is sooooo OLD!!! They didn’t do anything to solve that problem this offseason so watch them all get injured and hobble around all season, AGAIN, because I can’t stress this enough about The Steelers…they…are…..OLD!!!

3          3.       Cincinnati Bengals (8-8)

The Bengals always seem to disappoint no matter what they do. They have a decent team, but until they prove they can win on a consistent basis I’m not even going to analyze them because it’s a waste of time! They don’t even have anything I can make fun of except for Andy Dalton is a ginge….

4          4.       Cleveland Browns (3-13)

I’m so amused by all this hype surrounding Johnny Manziel, this dude is destined to be the next Tim Tebow, except for he’s SLIGHTLY more talented. But hey at least Tim Tebow was a winner in college UNLIKE “Johnny Football” that dude didn’t even contend for a National Championship let alone win one! I mean has anybody really watched how homeboy throws a football? His elbow sticks out like a WNBA player shooting a basketball, it looks awkward and stupid! The even more amusing thing about all this “Manziel Hype” is that it keeps everybody from talking about that there isn’t anything else going on, on the offensive side of the ball especially now that it looks like Josh Gordon is going to miss the entire season due to a suspension. So have fun being excited Cleveland fans, for the time being, but once the season starts it’s back to the norm losing all the time!