patsfan55
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every year i amaze myself how great i do at picking the sleepers
in 1999 i said the titans---went on to go to the sb
in 2000 i said the ravens---went on to win the sb
2001 i said pats, 49ers, bears----all went to the playoffs, pats won sb
last yr my three sleeper teams were the bengals, jags, and bucs
so, this year i'm giving you two teams as well as one that will be decent and on their way
two team: cleveland browns, detroit lions
other team on their way: new orleans saints
BROWNS:
take a look at their results last year
their wins: at green bay, vs chicago!!, vs tennessee, vs miami (shutout!, and miamis last loss), at oakland, vs baltimore
not bad, not great either
but take a look at their losses
vs cincy by 14
at indy by only 7
at baltimore by 13
vs detroit by only 3
at houston by only 3
at pitt by 13
at minny by 12
vs jax by only 6
at cincy by only 3!!!
vs pitt by 41, lol
they def hafta get better vs pitt, but look at those close road games vs the great offenses/turnover defenses of cincy and indy
they also played pretty well against some hard nosed d minded teams by beating the bears coming close against the jags, beating the ravens
as you know i love willie, but this isnt the only reason i love this team this year
the biggest question mark in my mind is what will charlie frye do this year, if he jus does decent this team will be a playoff team
they have a very good defense and some big-time playmakers on offense
biggest question marks other than what frye will do are at cornerback and oline
but, i love rueben droughns, and i love braylon edwards
LIONS:
honestly with detroit im not even lookin at last yrs results, cuz this is just a classic example of me having a gut feeling about them
i dont think they'll make the playoffs but 8 or 9 wins is what im feeling, and i think lions fans wouldnt mind that at all
i love what theyre doin with the coaching staff
roy williams is in his third year and you know what happens with third yr wideouts, AND he has mike martz as his offensive coordinator
their defense forced a lot of turnovers last year and they added the terrorizing ernie sims on the weakside, AND they are in an awful division
SAINTS:
i LOVE drew brees, always have
when he was drafted i said hed be a better pro than michael vick
i liked donte stallworth, and am not crazy they shipped him off, but they knew they werent gonna sign him after the year and he wasnt gettin the new playbook all that well
i love the duo of mcallister and bush (if used correctly)
the defense just plain stinks though
but they are starting to add pieces (aka danny clark)
this team wont win a whole lot of games this year but they will be a tough team to beat with that offense and they are well on their way
in 1999 i said the titans---went on to go to the sb
in 2000 i said the ravens---went on to win the sb
2001 i said pats, 49ers, bears----all went to the playoffs, pats won sb
last yr my three sleeper teams were the bengals, jags, and bucs
so, this year i'm giving you two teams as well as one that will be decent and on their way
two team: cleveland browns, detroit lions
other team on their way: new orleans saints
BROWNS:
take a look at their results last year
their wins: at green bay, vs chicago!!, vs tennessee, vs miami (shutout!, and miamis last loss), at oakland, vs baltimore
not bad, not great either
but take a look at their losses
vs cincy by 14
at indy by only 7
at baltimore by 13
vs detroit by only 3
at houston by only 3
at pitt by 13
at minny by 12
vs jax by only 6
at cincy by only 3!!!
vs pitt by 41, lol
they def hafta get better vs pitt, but look at those close road games vs the great offenses/turnover defenses of cincy and indy
they also played pretty well against some hard nosed d minded teams by beating the bears coming close against the jags, beating the ravens
as you know i love willie, but this isnt the only reason i love this team this year
the biggest question mark in my mind is what will charlie frye do this year, if he jus does decent this team will be a playoff team
they have a very good defense and some big-time playmakers on offense
biggest question marks other than what frye will do are at cornerback and oline
but, i love rueben droughns, and i love braylon edwards
LIONS:
honestly with detroit im not even lookin at last yrs results, cuz this is just a classic example of me having a gut feeling about them
i dont think they'll make the playoffs but 8 or 9 wins is what im feeling, and i think lions fans wouldnt mind that at all
i love what theyre doin with the coaching staff
roy williams is in his third year and you know what happens with third yr wideouts, AND he has mike martz as his offensive coordinator
their defense forced a lot of turnovers last year and they added the terrorizing ernie sims on the weakside, AND they are in an awful division
SAINTS:
i LOVE drew brees, always have
when he was drafted i said hed be a better pro than michael vick
i liked donte stallworth, and am not crazy they shipped him off, but they knew they werent gonna sign him after the year and he wasnt gettin the new playbook all that well
i love the duo of mcallister and bush (if used correctly)
the defense just plain stinks though
but they are starting to add pieces (aka danny clark)
this team wont win a whole lot of games this year but they will be a tough team to beat with that offense and they are well on their way