2017 NFL Season Predictions - NFC & AFC North

2017 NFL Season Predictions

NFC North

Green Bay Packers (10-6)

The Packers benefit from being in the worst division in the league, because overall the Packers aren’t much of a team outside of Aaron Rodgers. It’s obvious Rodgers is one of the best quarterbacks in the league, but the unfortunate thing is the Packers rely on him too much, so if he ends up getting injured or if a defense is able to figure him out then the Packers are in trouble. The offensive line has never been good for most of Rodgers career and I find that amusing because I can only imagine how insane his stats would be if he had more time in the pocket to just stand there! Instead the Packers have him running for his life which means he gets hit more and this means there is more of a chance he gets injured and misses some time. When will they ever invest in a quality running back? Or how about a number one wide receiver? Don’t even get me started on their defense because the Packers defense is older than dirt! The problem with the Packers is they have no interest in improving any other aspect of this team to give Rodgers a chance. The Packers are always a threat with Rodgers and I expect them to compete this season, but could fall short of a Super Bowl because of these dumbass mistakes they could easily have fixed long ago.

Minnesota Vikings (7-9)

Any team led by Sam Bradford is for sure going to go nowhere! You will get to see a few decent wins because the Vikings do have an excellent defense, but on offense they are completely pathetic. No ground game, no threat at wide receiver, and an overrated piece of shit quarterback who is known to bust his vagina at any given moment on the field! All of this adds up to a worthless, going nowhere season for the Vikings.

Detroit Lions (4-12)

The Lions had a small window of contention which closed just about three or four years ago, now it’s back to the same old Lions. Are they going to suck or are they going to ULTRA suck? I have a feeling this could be one of those seasons where the fans bust out those paper bags they rocked back in the nineties!

Chicago Bears (2-14)

This year, the only thing the Bears will be competing for is the first pick in next years’ draft!

AFC North

Pittsburgh Steelers (11-5)

The Steelers have probably the best offense in the league when you combine Ben Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown, and LeVeon Bell. This combo is unstoppable, because you never know which one will bust out and take over the game! Over the past couple of seasons the Steelers defense has just grown old and tired, and they didn’t do much to attempt to improve it. They drafted TJ Watt, who I believe is the future of this franchise and the perfect guy to build a defense around. He had an impressive college career and has already began to make his mark in the preseason. They also picked up corner back Joe Haden, whose talent was being wasted in Cleveland and now has a shot to show the rest of the league what he can do! The Steelers are pretty stacked on offense and defense, they will be a tough to keep up with if they catch fire early!

Cincinnati Bengals (10-6)

The Bengals, to me, are an under the radar kind of team and I understand why. You never know what you’re going to get with the Bengals, but I believe this could be a good season for them. On defense they are scrappy and have all of their opponents on their toes. On offense they can keep pace with the best of them, it just depends on whether they can stay healthy or not. If this team is able to keep playing at a consistent level throughout the entire season then they will be a tough team to play against.

Baltimore Ravens (6-10)

The only thing I’m expecting from the Ravens this season is a whole lot of mediocrity! The offense is sub-par and who knows what’s going on with the defense. This team is slowly aging and they didn’t do much in free agency or the draft to take care of that problem. This is one of the toughest divisions in the league, so the Ravens already had an uphill battle as it is. With their team full of mediocre you can’t expect much other than mediocre.

Cleveland Browns (4-12)

There is never any point in analyzing the Browns because the most consistent thing the Browns have been known for is losing. Until this organization changes that I don’t bother paying much attention to anything they do.

2017 NFL Season Predictions - NFC & AFC East

2017 NFL Season Predictions

NFC East

Dallas Cowboys (12-4)

The Cowboys are coming off of a very unexpected season, so it should be interesting to see how they bounce back. They made some improvements this offseason on defense in the pass rush and secondary. Both, Orlando Scandrick and Jaylon Smith are coming off of injury and I believe will make a huge impact on the defense this season. Offensively the Cowboys should pick up right where they left off. Even in the absence of Ezekiel Elliot the Cowboys have two veteran backups, Darren McFadden and Alfred Morris, who will be able to take advantage of this great offensive line and give Prescott two more weapons to work with on offense. I don’t believe Prescott will suffer any set backs as this offense is essentially the same as last year. Defense is where the Cowboys have had the most issues and I believe will finally make an impact to help propel the Cowboys to become a legitimate playoff contender this season.

New York Giants (10-6)

The Giants are always such an unpredictable team. They made a great move this offseason by signing Brandon Marshall to give Eli yet another big play wide receiver to work alongside Odell Beckham Jr. The problem is they still have no ground game and the defense is questionable, but for some reason I still believe they will make some noise in the NFC. They will more than likely have a roller coaster season with some drastic highs and lows, but I believe that’s the way the Giants like it, they seem more motivated when they hit rock bottom midway through the season. It should be another interesting year from the Giants, you know I’m always hoping for the worst with them!

Philadelphia Eagles (9-7)

The Eagles have made some improvements to their team during the offseason, but I still don’t believe they will be good enough to make a playoff run. On offense they have a ton of weapons and this will make them a tough team to outscore, but on the defensive side of the ball they aren’t that great. They don’t have much of a pass rush and the secondary is questionable at best. If they run into a high powered offense, or even a pretty good offense it won’t be difficult for the Eagles to be outscored. The NFC East is more than likely going to end up being one of the toughest divisions in the league and I think the Eagles will end up falling short due to how competitive the division is. The Eagles will make some noise this year, but not enough to even sniff the playoffs!

Washington Redskins (4-12)

For some reason there are people who actually think this team is going to be competitive this season, but I don’t see it! On offense they’re mediocre and on defense they’re old…so what do they have going for them? Bunk ass Kirk Cousins? Sorry bout ya Redskins fans your team is going to be horrendous this season!

AFC East

New England Patriots (13-3)

The Patriots are the defending Super Bowl Champions and haven’t lost a step in the offseason! The loss of Julian Edelman sucks, but the Patriots have always been able to deal with the loss of someone due to an injury. As long as they have Tom Brady everything works out well for the Pats! It helps that the division is terrible, but even if it wasn’t the Patriots are still one of the best teams in the league and until they have proven otherwise I can’t expect anything less than another run at the Super Bowl for the Patriots.

Miami Dolphins (9-7)

The Dolphins are always on the cusp of doing something and then the season begins and they end up going nowhere. Jay Cutler is not going to make this team any better than they were prior to Ryan Tannehill’s injury, both quarterbacks are fairly mediocre and have proven next to nothing. The Dolphins have some talent and are in a weak division so they should get some garbage wins that don’t really matter, but we all know this division belongs to the Patriots until another team finally steps it up and proves otherwise.

Buffalo Bills (4-12)

Not only do the Bills have an exceptionally mediocre team, but they are also in a division with the Patriots! I’m not quite sure what the Bills have to play for this season, but then again that’s how I’ve always felt about the Bills since I was a child!

New York Jets (1-15)

I predict the Jets will be the absolute WORST team in the league this season! There isn’t one positive thing that can be said about this team, except for they will have the first pick in the draft in 2018!

NBA Finals Prediction

First Round Record (7-1)

Semi-Finals Record (3-1)

Conference Finals Record (2-0)

NBA Finals Prediction

Cleveland Cavaliers Vs Golden State Warriors

My thoughts on this entire NBA season is this by far has been the worst basketball I have ever watched in my life. From start to finish this season has flat out been boring, I’ve barely been able to keep up with what’s even going on in every game I watch because I’m trying not to doze off! I was hoping that it was just a regular season thing, but the playoffs have been just as uninteresting as the regular season was. The competition in each conference has been so awful and unbearable, that no team even comes close to the Warriors and Cavaliers! I have a feeling the NBA Finals are going to follow this season’s theme of boringness.

This matchup looks great at first, especially with what these two teams have done in the past two Finals matchups, but I get the feeling that we are going to see a dud here. The only team who has shown any type of consistency this season has been the Warriors. Throughout the regular season the Cavs were fumbling and stumbling all over themselves and were not impressive in any way, so I am interested to see what happens in this matchup. I believe the Warriors will end up dominating the Cavaliers on offense and will wear out LeBron, since he constantly has to carry his team on his shoulders. LeBron has been playing out of his mind this postseason and has been pretty much unstoppable, but he hasn’t faced a team who can actually play defense!  The Warriors are underrated on the defensive side of the ball and I also believe their bench is more likely to step it up and help win them a game or two in this series. I am looking forward to the end of this insanely boring NBA season!

Warriors over Cavaliers in 5 games

MVP: Kevin Durant

NBA Conference Finals Predictions

First Round Record (7-1)

Semi-Finals Record (3-1)

NBA Conference Finals Predictions

Western Conference

San Antonio Spurs Vs Golden State Warriors

The Spurs are pretty much screwed if Kawhi Leonard’s ankle injury has any major effect on how he plays in this upcoming series against the Warriors. It was already going to be an uphill battle, but if Leonard can’t play at the level he has played at all season long the Spurs have no shot at all winning this series. The Warriors have played consistently played unbelievable basketball all season and have shown no mercy in the Playoffs thus far. The Warriors are the only team this season to even play legitimate fundamental basketball on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball. The Spurs on the other hand rely on their defense and cannot be trusted if the other team gets out of hand offensively. I was already a skeptic of this matchup before the Kawhi Leonard injury and now that he’s injured I have a feeling this will end up not being much of a series at all.

Warriors over Spurs in 5 games

Eastern Conference

Boston Celtics Vs Cleveland Cavaliers

The Eastern Conference Playoffs have been about as exciting as a WNBA game. We all have known from the jump that no one in the East will be able to compete with the Cavaliers and that still remains true. While the Celtics are a fun and young team, they still have plenty of growing pains and the Cavaliers don’t have time for that shit! The Celtics may get lucky and get a win out of this series, but that’s about it.

Cavaliers over Celtics in 5 games

NBA Semi Final Playoff Predictions

First Round Record (7-1)

NBA Semi Final Playoff Predictions

Western Conference

Utah Jazz Vs Golden State Warriors

The Jazz literally have no chance in this matchup, and what I mean by that is I don’t believe they will even be able to get ONE win in this series, let alone win four games in the series. The Warriors are playing the best basketball in the league right now and are pretty much unstoppable. Everything about the Warriors is perfect too, the way that they pass, the way that every player is in the exact spot he is supposed to be in at all times, and they just can’t miss a shot. We can’t forget about that defense either! This should be another quick one for the Warriors like it was against the Blazers in the previous round!

Warriors over Jazz in 4 games

Houston Rockets Vs San Antonio Spurs

Here it is! This is the first big test for the Rockets to prove whether or not they are contenders or pretenders in the post season. Houston has lived off of their lights out offense with a little touch of defense and have been able to make it work, but I’ve been skeptical of them all season. The Spurs are doing what the Spurs usually do just keep playing fundamental basketball and keep on winning. Kawhi Leonard has continued to play at a crazy level this season not only on the defensive side, but also he has turned into the clutch shooter and go-to guy when the game is on the line! The Spurs do have an old lineup, but I believe the bench of is deep enough to outlast an entire series against the Rockets. I expect the Rockets to wear the Spurs out, but overall the Spurs depth is one of the many reasons why they are so good. Like I say with every team in every sport, I can’t pick you in the critical moments until you have proven you can overcome the critical moments. While this Rockets team has no history of losing or really any history of any kind, I do know the history of Mike D’Antoni coached teams and so far what history has shown is his way of coaching doesn’t win Championships! On the other side of the court is Gregg Popovich one of the greatest coaches in the history of the sport who has proven time and time again he knows what it takes to win when it matters the most.

Spurs over Rockets in 6 games

Eastern Conference

Toronto Raptors Vs Cleveland Cavaliers

The thing about the Raptors is you can’t believe in them, ever! They prove time and time again that they can’t win in the post season, so naturally I expect this matchup to be a Cavaliers blow out! I’d love to see a team out in the Eastern Conference actually be able to beat the Cavaliers in the Playoffs, but that won’t be happening, at least in this round. The Cavaliers should have no problem moving onto the next round against the choke artist Raptors!

Cavaliers over Raptors in 5 games

Washington Wizards Vs Boston Celtics

At least there will be one halfway decent matchup in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals! During the regular season all four matchups between these two teams were a heated battle to the bitter end. There is already no love at all between the two and I expect the hatred to grow with each and every game they play against each other in this round! Both teams matchup very well against each other, especially at the guard position, either team can kill you with their back court on the offensive side of the ball. I believe the Wizards will have the edge in this matchup because they play better on the defensive side of the ball and they have also found a great chemistry with this team and seem to really be flying high right now! I was never sold on the Celtics this season as a real competitor in the post season and it showed in the last series. While they may have won that matchup I really think they got lucky with the injury to Rondo, had Rondo not been injured we may be talking about the Bulls right now. The Celtics don’t really have anyone who can step up beyond Isiah Thomas or Al Horford, who are both playing excellent basketball this year, but it’s been a struggle to get the rest of them team to step it up when they are down. I think the Wizards are ready to take the next step towards becoming a legitimate contender and they will come out on top in this matchup!

Wizards over Celtics in 7 games