Are you ready for some Football?!? (NFL)

[Crothian]

The season starts tonight and it should be a good one. Steelers need to prove they can win and not come down from a the Superbowl High and Miami needs to prove they can beat a good team. With so many players in new places and places with new coaches, this could be a topsy turvy year.

My odd ball prediction for the Superbowl: KC verse Dallas. And we will have Arizona and New England loose in the Championships games. There is a reason for the maddness though besides the teams being good. KC and Dallas's QB's were each the started replaced after an injury of Superbowl teams. Bledsoe with New England and Green with the Rams. The QBs that replaced them (Brady and Warner) would then be losing in the Championships game. Like I daid, odd ball predicition.

 

[MavrickWeirdo]

No

 

[Crothian]

No

Then get ready!! Go get some beers, chicken wings, steaks, brauts, cheerleaders...whatever you need!!

 

[Hairy Minotaur]

I like Cincinnati vs. Carolina for Super Bowl. Cincinnati. beats the Steelers last year if Palmer's leg doesn't break, and Carolina is scary good. I think New England and Seattle lose in the championship games.

 

[GlassJaw]

Yes, yes I am.

(especially since the Red Sox completely fell apart a few weeks ago).

 

[GlassJaw]

I like Cincinnati vs. Carolina for Super Bowl. Cincinnati. beats the Steelers last year if Palmer's leg doesn't break, and Carolina is scary good. I think New England and Seattle lose in the championship games.

You heard it here first: Cincy is overrated. If they went 8-8 or 9-7 and missed the playoffs, I wouldn't be surprised.

It will probably come down to the Pats and Colts again this year. The only NFC team with a shot is maybe Carolina.

 

[Infiniti2000]

I'm happy to see everyone thinks the Pats will do well enough to make it into the playoffs, but even as a Pats fan, I'm nervous. They got rid of so many good players that I'm not sure they are Superbowl-quality anymore. I can't wait to see how some of these players do in the regular season, though.

I'm just hoping that the new rookies (on all the teams) live up to the hype. As most people, I'm particularly interested in Bush and Young.

 

[drothgery]

AFC Division Winners: NE, Pitt, Indy, KC
AFC Wild Cards: Denver, Cinci

NFC Division Winners: Philly, GB, Tampa, Seattle
NFC Wild Cards: Chicago, Washington

Super Bowl: Seattle over Indy.

Curse? What curse?

 

[Hairy Minotaur]

I'm just hoping that the new rookies (on all the teams) live up to the hype. As most people, I'm particularly interested in Bush and Young.

I've heard so many bad things about Young from the "experts" that he's just not an NFL quarterback, mainly that he can't throw downfield. In College his running ability got him most places and his throws were short little drop passes that his receivers turned into big gains. They likened him to Vick with no arm and that's not good enough.

I want to see Jeff George play at least one series with the Raiders this year, because well, I think it's funny. I don't know how this guy gets so many chances to fail, I just don't get it.

And While I'd love for my Beloved Steelers to repeat, that's just not going to happen unless the defense plays like the "Steel Curtain" of old.

 

[drothgery]

I'm happy to see everyone thinks the Pats will do well enough to make it into the playoffs, but even as a Pats fan, I'm nervous. They got rid of so many good players that I'm not sure they are Superbowl-quality anymore. I can't wait to see how some of these players do in the regular season, though.

The Pats are in a division with the Bills, Dolphins, and Jets. It shouldn't take much to win it.

I'm just hoping that the new rookies (on all the teams) live up to the hype. As most people, I'm particularly interested in Bush and Young.

Bush is the next Marshall Faulk. Young is a slower Mike Vick with a better attitude (which means that he, like Vick, has a top-end of being an average NFL starting QB). But my bet for the guy GM's are kicking themselves over not taking five years from now is Leinart.