In case you guys have been wondering, I've had tons of work this past week. I'm almost done the AFC East Preview and it'll be up as soon as it is complete.
I figured you would have Washington v.s Green Bay and Dallas v.s Seattle. Then I figured you would have Washington v.s Atlanta and Seattle v.s Philly. Then Atlanta v.s Philly and Atlanta win. In the AFC I thought you would have Jets v.s Tennessee and Jacksonville v.s Kansas City. In the 2nd round Titans v.s. Patriots and Jaguars v.s Ravens. In the Championship I figured Pats v.s Ravens and since your biased you would have Ravens winning and then beating Atlanta in the SB. But thats just what I thought you would do.
With Jamal Lewis' Kobe Bryant like court appearences, it's going to be hard for me to have the Ravens winning the Super Bowl. Atlanta probably doesn't have the defense to advance to the Super Bowl either. I'll have the playoffs posted soon. What do you think will happen, given the playoff setup?
I would say in Wildcard weekend, the Cowboys will go into Seattle and do to the Seahawks what Carolina did to the Rams last year, beat a hometeam that was undefeated in their home during the regular season. Then the Skins go into Lambeau and embarass the Pack, Redskins by 18. The Jags will go to Kansas City ( The Jags wont even be in the playoffs.) And be destroyed by the Chiefs, Chiefs by 32. Titans would put up quite a fight but the Jets would win by 3 in Overtime.
In the divisional playoffs, the Redskins would beat the Falcons by 4 by intercepting Vick, and keeping him off of the field. The Cowboys would get a win with another Overtime over the overrated Eagles, Cowboys by 14. The Jets would lose to the Ravens by 1. After having a late lead of 6 but the Ravens get a TD. Then the Patriots will destroy Kansas City, 45-0.
In the Conference title games, the Patriots will beat Baltimore by 14, Patriots to the Superbowl again. Then the Cowboys will beat the Skins by 18 in Washington. Cowboys to the SuperBowl.
In the Superbowl, the Cowboys will beat the Pats, because this time the Cowboys defense is better than New Englands, plus Dallas finally has a running game and Quincy Carter has solidified himself as an NFL Quarterback. Cowboys by 5. Cowboys are Champs again.
I think their defense is okay, but they have a questionable defensive line and no depth anywhere. Also, their linebackers are nothing more than average.
I agree. And that O Line hurts them more than anything else. Without an O Line Domanick Davis cant run all over the Defense. But, I plan for them to attempt a monster of a trade.
TENNESSEE V.S SEATTLE! That would be a superbowl that I wouldnt watch. So when McNair had a Supporting cast you didnt pick them to win much, but now that he does, you pick em to win it all. Tennessee though, they will always hover around .500 they will never make it as far as the Divisionals again.
I had the Titans going to the AFC Championship last season. McNair still has support. He has 1,300 yard receiver Derrick Mason and a great offensive line. That's actually more support than Tom Brady had on offense. He lost Eddie George, but George's 3.3 yards per carry can easily be replaced. The Titans still have one of the better defenses in the NFL, and Jeff Fisher is definitely one of the best coaches in pro football.
I was wondering about Strahan because Iwas thinking that the Texans would try and get a trade for him, but I guess they wont be able to.
With Mason, it is just like Philadelphia you cannot bet your entire season on a reciever who will catch the ballonly about 8 times a game. McNair is a great QB but Tennessee is not strong enough for the postseason.
Smith is a fraud, but Chris Brown is the Titans' starting running back. How can the Titans not be strong enough for the playoffs when basically the same cast went 12-4, despite McNair being hurt the second half of the season? I mean, Billy Volek was 2-0...
You will see just how much Eddie George helped the Titans this season. I have them finishing with a 9-7 record, but I just think the AFC is too strong right now for them to make the postseason.
Eddie George helped more as a leader than anything. Steve McNair and Keith Bulluck are still there, so George may not be missed that much. Besides, I still believe that Chris Brown is a better running back at this stage of George's career.
Maybe the Texans will be ahead of the Titans in 2005, but not now. Not with that offensive line or defensive line. Not with mediocre linebackers. Houston will be in playoff contention but I think they'll fall a bit short.