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Super Bowl winner

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by NDJournalist, Aug 7, 2013.

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Who wins the Super Bowl this year?

  1. Arizona Cardinals

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  2. Atlanta Falcons

    2 vote(s)
    4.4%
  3. Baltimore Ravens

    1 vote(s)
    2.2%
  4. Buffalo Bills

    1 vote(s)
    2.2%
  5. Carolina Panthers

    0 vote(s)
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  6. Chicago Bears

    1 vote(s)
    2.2%
  7. Cincinnati Bengals

    1 vote(s)
    2.2%
  8. Cleveland Browns

    1 vote(s)
    2.2%
  9. Dallas Cowboys

    2 vote(s)
    4.4%
  10. Detroit Lions

    2 vote(s)
    4.4%
  11. Green Bay Packers

    3 vote(s)
    6.7%
  12. Houston Texans

    1 vote(s)
    2.2%
  13. Indianapolis Colts

    1 vote(s)
    2.2%
  14. Jacksonville Jaguars

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  15. Kansas City Chiefs

    2 vote(s)
    4.4%
  16. Miami Dolphins

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  17. Minnesota Vikings

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  18. New England Patriots

    1 vote(s)
    2.2%
  19. New Orleans Saints

    1 vote(s)
    2.2%
  20. New York Giants

    2 vote(s)
    4.4%
  21. New York Jets

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  22. Oakland Raiders

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  23. Philadelphia Eagles

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  24. Pittsburgh Steelers

    2 vote(s)
    4.4%
  25. San Diego Chargers

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  26. San Francisco 49ers

    11 vote(s)
    24.4%
  27. Seattle Seahawks

    3 vote(s)
    6.7%
  28. St. Louis Rams

    1 vote(s)
    2.2%
  29. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

    1 vote(s)
    2.2%
  30. Tennessee Titans

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  31. Washington Redskins

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  32. Denver Broncos

    5 vote(s)
    11.1%
  1. H.L. Mencken

    H.L. Mencken Member

    Ignore the silly poll, post your choice here.

    Gimme perennial under-achiever Houston.
     
  2. Mark2010

    Mark2010 Active Member

    They're cursed, just like the team that preceeded them.

    I'd take a winner coming from a group of maybe 6-8: 49ers, Packers, Falcons in the NFC. Patriots, Broncos, Texans and possibly Steelers in the AFC. I suspect the Ravens (along with the Colts, Redskins, Vikings and Seahawks) will slide back a little in a parity-driven league. Bears could be a surprise, maybe the Rams as well.

    The thing that sells the NFL is that about 25-30 teams or so head to training camp with a realistic vision of at least winning their division and making a playoff run. That's a far greater percentage of the whole than any other pro league and it keeps the fan interest bubbling.
     
  3. H.L. Mencken

    H.L. Mencken Member

    Who is going to run the ball on the Steelers? Seriously?

    The Ravens will backslide, but not for the reason everyone thinks. Their defense will actually be better. But they are one more injury away on offense from being in major trouble. The quarterback will be decent, but I bet someone on their line goes down (or Ray Rice) and he's running for his life. The Bengals will be the surprise winner of the division, then get housed in the playoffs.

    Pats win their division by default.

    Aaron Rodgers wins another MVP.

    49ers just miss the playoffs when Kaepernick misses five games with an ankle sprain.

    Saints go on a FU Tour of the NFC, but lose in a shootout in the title game to Green Bay.

    Houston over Green Bay.
     
  4. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    Need to wait a couple of weeks until one of the favorites loses their QB to an ACL in an exhibition game.
     
  5. Charlie Brown

    Charlie Brown Member

    Who wins the Super Bowl this year?

    The Ravens won the Super Bowl this year. I don't know who will win it next year. Let me think about it.
     
  6. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    Nicely done.
     
  7. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    I think the Bears may surprise and win the North.
     
  8. KYSportsWriter

    KYSportsWriter Well-Known Member

    You expected otherwise?
     
  9. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    He's as predictable as this response was.
     
  10. I like the way you think.
    Particualrly with the Ravens. The defense will get better, but I also think they will backslide. The Bengals are the sexy pick to win the division. I've even seen them tapped to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl.

    I like the Falcons, but I am convinced they are choke artists. The same with Houston.

    That said ... I'll take 'em both in the Super Bowl.
     
  11. H.L. Mencken

    H.L. Mencken Member

    People who think the Ravens will struggle on defense because Lewis and Reed are gone aren't very adept at understanding football. Lewis was truly, truly bad at the end of the last season, a total liability in the playoffs, an embarrassment in the Super Bowl. Pollard was a lunatic hitter, but also shitty in coverage. Reed unwillingness to tackle and inability to stay healthy was impossible to ignore. Cary Williams was one of the league's softest corners. Their absence is addition by subtraction across the board. Yet I've seen numerous tired previews of that team where authors speculate how they'll deal with the loss of Ray-Ray.

    Probably by replacing him with someone who doesn't run a 5.3 40-yard dash is my first thought.
     
  12. KYSportsWriter

    KYSportsWriter Well-Known Member

    Oh please. If anyone else says this, you don't say shit.
     
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