ESPN's Staff Predictions

[Rob0729]

Have at it:

NFL: For the 2009 season, many of our experts contend that Tom Brady is your MVP and the New England Patriots are your next Super Bowl champions. - ESPN

Five of them have the Pats winning the Super Bowl. Pittsburgh is the consensus pick with seven votes.

 

[Rob0729]

Here is the consensus NFL standings too:

NFL: Consensus of ESPN experts on team finishes - ESPN

The Pats are obviously ranked first in the AFC East.

 

[Rob0729]

And here is Patriots specific Preview:

Team Preview: New England Patriots - NFL - ESPN

 

[jmt57]

Just for fun, here's the 2008 version of this thread: http://www.patsfans.com/new-england-patriots/messageboard/10/104639-espn-nfl-2008-predictions.html - and the link to espn'ss '08 story: Cowboys emerge as Super Bowl favorites - NFL - ESPN

I know all about the benefits of 20-20 hindsight and can understand picking the Cowboys or Chargers, but how do you justify the prediction of Wade Phillips, Brad Childress or Norv Turner as Coach of the Year?

If you want to check out other '08 predictions, scroll through some of these: New England Patriots Forums - PatsFans.com Patriots Fan Messageboard - Threads Tagged with 2008 predictions

Michael Wilbon had the Pats going 9-7 - before Brady's injury; Mike and Mike went with the Cowboys and Vikings; Marshall Faulk had the Jets winning the AFC East; Peter King had the Pats over the Cowboys; Tom Curran had the Eagles over the Chargers; and eerily, Don Banks predicted in preseason that Brady would miss some time in '08 (though one to three games was his call.)

 

[mgteich]

Not much love for the NFC
The only SB predictions are Pitt, NE and SD.

 

[Patsfanin Philly]

Not much love for the NFC
The only SB predictions are Pitt, NE and SD.

The title of the link is "
NFL: For the 2009 season, many of our experts contend that Tom Brady is your MVP and the New England Patriots are your next Super Bowl champions. - ESPN"
but the breakdown is--- Pittsburgh 7---NE 5--SD 4
More picked Pittsburgh to repeat!!!

 

[Rob0729]

Just for fun, here's the 2008 version of this thread: http://www.patsfans.com/new-england-patriots/messageboard/10/104639-espn-nfl-2008-predictions.html - and the link to espn'ss '08 story: Cowboys emerge as Super Bowl favorites - NFL - ESPN

I know all about the benefits of 20-20 hindsight and can understand picking the Cowboys or Chargers, but how do you justify the prediction of Wade Phillips, Brad Childress or Norv Turner as Coach of the Year?

If you want to check out other '08 predictions, scroll through some of these: New England Patriots Forums - PatsFans.com Patriots Fan Messageboard - Threads Tagged with 2008 predictions

Michael Wilbon had the Pats going 9-7 - before Brady's injury; Mike and Mike went with the Cowboys and Vikings; Marshall Faulk had the Jets winning the AFC East; Peter King had the Pats over the Cowboys; Tom Curran had the Eagles over the Chargers; and eerily, Don Banks predicted in preseason that Brady would miss some time in '08 (though one to three games was his call.)

My favorite phrase for this time of the year is: Preseason Predictions are like arseholes, everyone has one and most stink. It isn't a tired phrase because it isn't true. I look at preseason predictions for laughs.