NFC Season Predictions

I'll calm down now and write about something more soothing, football.

NFC EAST

NFL Work Release- 11-5. Jerry Jones is rapidly overtaking the Crypt Keeper for reclamation projects and problem children. First there was TO and his 25 million reasons to live, then Tank Johnson and the league suspension, the weapons and drug charges. Then there is the signing of Adam "Pacman" Jones this offseason. You know Pacman who has been arrested multiple times, loves strip clubs, even built a stripper pole in his home. Jones was involved in a shooting in a strip club where he walked in with 80,000.00 in cash and "made it rain", by throwing the money in the air. In the ensuing melee for cash, someone was shot. Jones was suspended all of last year, and has yet to be reinstated by the league office, but is expected to be by the start of season.
Work release went 13-3 last year, but the personalities will come to a head this season and they will fall a bit short of last seasons achievements.

Giants- 8-8. The Super Bowl hangover bites another franchise again this season. The injury bug has already begun to strike with Osy going down for the year. Strahan is retired, Stevens has been shipped off to New Orleans. The Giants caught lightening in a bottle last season and came together as a team late in the season when it matters most. This is a team which won 11 games in a row on the road, thats nearly impossible in the NFL, especially when it was 3 on the road in the playoffs. 2007 was a great season, but a repeat is out of the question.

Buzzards- 7-9. Philly is a tough sports town, and it's not going to be any better this NFL season.

Crackheads- 6-10. Daniel Synder pulls another wildcard out of his hat this offseason and replaces retiring Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs (who couldn't wait to get out of town) with former QB Jim Zorn. Ths past week, the Crackheads were absolutely pasted by the Kittys 47-3 in a preseason game. Synders approach to building a team has been overpaying for over aged talent by mixing all sorts of personalities in the off season hoping that all the overpaid over aged players would meld as a team to make a run at a championship. Following in the footsteps of the Crypt Keeper, but he did his work 30 years ago, when there was no salary cap.

NFC North

Nordic Wannabees- 9-7. A great running game, a great defense, a huge question mark at quarterback. Everyones' favorite sweetheart team to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl this year, will struggle.

Teddy Bears- 8-8. Once again, a quick start and a fizzle at the finish. Jon Kitna guaranteed another 10 win and playoff season. How'd that work out for you last year Jon? You can get back to me.

Bears- 7-9. Orton is named the starter this week. Grossman is pissed. This team is plain and simply bad.

Packers- 6-10. The training camp distraction with Favre and the pressure placed on Aaron Rodgers will be too much for him to overcome.

NFC West

Ospreys- 12-4. Once again, they coast to an easy division championship and boosted by a potent 1-2 punch in the backfield. Once again, another early checkout in the playoffs as well.

49'ers-8-8. Lots of question still at QB, but I believe that will be figured out bu the end of the season, and the 9er's will make the usual late season push, but they fall short once again.

Ewes- 7-9. Bulger is hurt again in preseason. Steven Jackson has held out wanting more money. This is a team with serious division on it, no unity, no playoffs.

Nomads- 6-10. Former first round draft choice QB Matt Leinert has a preseason QB rating which rivals his career GPA at USC, 2.8. This is not the performance you want for the QB of the future. Once again, Kurt Warner has been named the starter. The wideouts are upset with their contracts, players are unhappy with ownership. Whats new? Atleast there was some championship football played on their field last February.

NFC South-

Bucs- 11-5. Regular readers know my reasons why I support this record.

Reggie's Team- 9-7. Duece looks like he might be not the featured back with an injured knee. Jeramy Stevens has been added at TE from the Giants. Last season when his team was playing in the Super Bowl, even though he was injured, he was seen on camera double fisting drinks in a luxury box. So much for the team work ethic. Reggie's team did nothing to shore up the porous pass defense.

Kittys- 7-9. This team used to have the best front 4 on the DL in the league a few years ago. Julius Peppers which was once a monster on the end, was a mere mortal last season, registering fewer sacks than Bucs rookie Gaines Adams. QB is a question still for the Kittys. John Fox needs to make a push towards the playoffs this year or he could find his parking spot replaced by someone name Bill Cowher.

Pigeons- 3-13. Mike Vick, Ron Mexico? Jail? Rich McKay has made a train wreck of this franchise and why Arthur Blank still allows him in the front office building is beyond me. He should be parking cars in the lot outside of the stadium. His bad decisions will be felt for a few more years in this franchise. Michael Turner and Matt Ryan don't overcome the lack of talent this season.