THE SIX STALLIONS OF THE NFC---PICK EM

[pbmax]

Seems a lot of people are down on the Falcons. There's a lot to like about that team (Ryan, Turner, Gonzalez, White, Jones, resigned most of their OL, and their defense has good players). I know they got crushed by us in the playoffs. Then again, everybody's darling (the Saints) got beat by the 7-9 Seahawks in the playoffs.

Ryan is not a world beater despite his fanboys in the Northeast and that team is facing a tough schedule in a tough division following a year that they had good injury luck. Seems a recipe for coming down to earth.

[3irty1]

this is not a thread for comments w/o Iron Clad Predications .....make your six picks !!

North: Packers
South: Saints
East: Eagles
West: whocares/Cardinals

WC1: Bucs
WC2: Falcons

The Packers really have by far the best defense in the NFC don't they?

[Cheesehead Craig]

Division
Packers
Falcons
Iggles
Rams

WC
Saints
Bucs

[Upnorth]

1 - Packers 12-4
2 - Saints 12-4
3- Eagles 11-5
4- Sheep 8-8
5- Falcons 11-5
6- Lions 10-6

[smuggler]

The Packers really have by far the best defense in the NFC don't they?

Depends on the amount of pressure the Eagles can generate. They have kinda crappy LBs, but their secondary is siiiick.

[Lurker64]

Depends on the amount of pressure the Eagles can generate. They have kinda crappy LBs, but their secondary is siiiick.

It's not just about personnel, it's about scheme. Dom Capers is one of the great defensive minds of our era, whereas the Eagles DC is their old OL coach... who hasn't coordinated defense since he was a linebacker's coach at a Texas high school in 1989.

[Brohm]

Division winners
Packers
Saints
Eagles
Cardinals

Wildcards
Bucs
Atlanta

[Bretsky]

Couple comments

Lots of RAM love in here....I like it.....but could not pick them in hopes perhaps my reverse whammy cardinal prediction would propel them to a division title
Da Bears....terrible offseason by their GM; I think they fall off some
Saints....like the Ealges they made several nice offseason moves.
Falcons have a rough road but I still think the quality of that team makes it to the playoffs

[Brando19]

1. Packers
2. Falcons
3. Eagles
4. Rams
5. Saints
6. Lions (Yes...that's right...I said the Lions!)

[Iron Mike]

this is not a thread for comments w/o Iron Mike Predictions .....make your six picks !!

Alright......Jesus Christ, I just woke up!!!!

NFC-N GB

NFC-S Tampa Bay

NFC-E Philly

NFC-W SF

WILD CARD Atl, Dallas

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

NFC division winners:

North: Packers
South: Saints
East: Cowboys
West: 49ers

Wild card teams:
Eagles
Bucs

AFC division winners:

North: Ravens
South: Texans
East: Patriots
West: Chargers

Wild card teams:

Steelers
Broncos

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

No Falcons in the NFC and no Jets in the AFC. I see either the Bucs or Falcons missing the playoffs in the crowded NFC south. The Jets lost a lot of players this off season so they will take a step back. I think the Broncos will surprise a lot of people. Von Miller and Elvis Dumervil rushing from the edges will take that defense into the top half of the league.

Colts don't make it this year b/c they probably start slow with Manning not a 100%.
49ers start hot and hold on the win the division 9-7.

[TennesseePackerBacker]

NFC Division winners:

NFC North: Packers
NFC East: Eagles
NFC South: Falcons
NFC West: Seahawks (strongest team in the west, but no QB)

Wild Cards:

Saints
Tampa Bay

Just missed:

Giants
Bears
Cardinals (Taking the NFC West that is)

[hoosier]

NFC Division winners:

NFC North: Packers
NFC East: Eagles
NFC South: Falcons
NFC West: Seahawks (strongest team in the west, but no QB)

Wild Cards:

Saints
Tampa Bay

Just missed:

Giants
Bears
Cardinals (Taking the NFC West that is)

I don't meant this to sound like picking on you, TPB, but one of my few self-imposed rules for prognosticating is do not pick all of last year's division winners to repeat. It never happens. One or more of them always disappoint, either because of injuries or because the previous year they in fact overachieved.

EDIT: Ok, I now see you didn't pick the Bears to repeat. Well done.

[Upnorth]

It would be interesting to have a separate sub forum on here for predictions and bets and the like. That way we can gloat and hack on each other (even more).
Here are my afc picks
Pats 12-4
Steelers 11-5
Colts 10-6
Cheifs 10-6

Wc ravens 11-5, jets 10-5. I just realized how little competition is in afc. The only other teams that might come close are sd and hou. Also I picked kc over sd just so hoosier wouldn't hack on me!