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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Pat Kirwan authored part of the preview having to do with the X's and O's, he thinks the O will be better than last year. He mentions how Lloyd will impact the passing game.
His most interesting comments were about some of the rookies on D. Hen mentioned that BB likes to make it hard for the QB to read the D and when the Pats had a great D Bruschi, Willie Mac and Vrabel were the wild cards.
He sees Hightower filling the Bruschi role, C Jones in the MacGinest role and Bequette in the Vrabel role, be still my heart...
The rest is meh. PAt K is always a good read.
He's also got the Giants at 13-3 when they'll be lucky to get another wild card this season against Philly and Dallas.
All of Prisco's record predictions are simply terrible... the Texans are going 9-7 in that division? The Ravens are going 9-7? Colts are going 1-15 with Luck? And somehow the Pats are coming out of all of this undefeated? LOL at a team winning its conference by 5 games.. Take a Pats homer who is really, really drunk and ask him to pencil in records, and he'd come up with this.
Prisco said:Brady once again will throw the ball 40 times a game on average and still manage to rush for over 100 yards a game.
14-2 is a realistic aspiration with a return to the big game and I hope the Giants are there too meet us. Paybacks a *****. Just ask the the Yank-mee's. I don't know who your loyalties are with Salva but I think this team is feeling pissed-off and villified again.
If you think NE finishes less then 10-6 this year your a fool. Then were a hard out perioed.
0-4 preseason, 19-0 real season. Can't wait. Then NFLN and Espn will have to talk about us. Swallow your NE hate and suck it.
I know you're a fan, we're goin' on another good ride this year which will culminate in ring #4. Go to to the hall after all is said and done. You'll be proud. Trust me, I've been there.
A few things:
- A Ravens drop is not that crazy. They likely lost Suggs for the season. Ray Lewis is 37. Ed Reed is going to be 34 at the start of the season. Three of their four biggest playmakers on defense could fall off in production, two by age and one by injury.
- The Colts went 3-13 in Peyton Manning's rookie season. The Colts getting three or less wins or even only one win is not all that crazy. They really don't have a lot of talent on that team and they are changing their schemes.
- The Texas could go 9-7. Schaub staying healthy all season is a big question. Also, many times teams who take big leaps into strong playoff competition one year can fall off the next. Teams like the Texans and 49ers could see themselves coming down to earth a little bit.
- I do agree that 16-0 prediction is a little ridiculous.
If this happens, the offense will be unstoppable.
A few things:
- A Ravens drop is not that crazy. They likely lost Suggs for the season. Ray Lewis is 37. Ed Reed is going to be 34 at the start of the season. Three of their four biggest playmakers on defense could fall off in production, two by age and one by injury.
- The Colts went 3-13 in Peyton Manning's rookie season. The Colts getting three or less wins or even only one win is not all that crazy. They really don't have a lot of talent on that team and they are changing their schemes.
- The Texas could go 9-7. Schaub staying healthy all season is a big question. Also, many times teams who take big leaps into strong playoff competition one year can fall off the next. Teams like the Texans and 49ers could see themselves coming down to earth a little bit.
- I do agree that 16-0 prediction is a little ridiculous.
I mean, they're all a bit plausible, but no other team in the AFC even wins 12 games? I find that very hard to believe. And as far as the Texans go, they have 4 almost automatic wins against the Colts and Jags this season, for them go 9-7 with that much talent on offense and defense is just extremely difficult to imagine. That team is legit, and people should not be sleeping on them as competitors for the AFC crown, they arguably were the best team in the conference prior to Schaub getting injured. You could make a case for any of his predictions, but they all seem off to me. But whatever.
the texans are legit... and play in a weak division.
I don't know. The AFC may be as weak as it has been since the early to mid 90s. It is conceivable, but unlikely that only one team will have a 12 win record. I think it has happened more than once in the NFC over the last 15 years, but I could be wrong.
I think the Texans should have over 10 wins especially with the division they are in, but we see all the time a team that goes from .500 or under to 11-13 wins to go back the next year to have 8-10 wins. Atlanta was such a team last year.
You are misjudging the Texans' schedule though. The Texans' non-division schedule is not pretty though. They have the NFC West which is arguably the best division in football. They have the AFC East where the Pats are great and either the Jets or Bills could be playoff contenders (I personally think the Bills will be, but the Jets won't). They have Baltimore and Denver as their SOS games. There are potentially 6-7 losses in that bunch for even a good team.
I don't know. The AFC may be as weak as it has been since the early to mid 90s. It is conceivable, but unlikely that only one team will have a 12 win record. I think it has happened more than once in the NFC over the last 15 years, but I could be wrong.
I think the Texans should have over 10 wins especially with the division they are in, but we see all the time a team that goes from .500 or under to 11-13 wins to go back the next year to have 8-10 wins. Atlanta was such a team last year.
You are misjudging the Texans' schedule though. The Texans' non-division schedule is not pretty though. They have the NFC West which is arguably the best division in football. They have the AFC East where the Pats are great and either the Jets or Bills could be playoff contenders (I personally think the Bills will be, but the Jets won't). They have Baltimore and Denver as their SOS games. There are potentially 6-7 losses in that bunch for even a good team.
Since when?
I think it will be this year. They have arguably the best team in the NFC, if not the NFL. The Lions could be a legitimate Super Bowl contender. The Bears are a legitimate playoff contender. All three could have 10 or more wins. Only the Vikes suck in that division.
Yeah but when did all of these teams migrate over to the NFC West?
If this happens, the offense will be unstoppable.