2011 NFL Season prediction thread

[Mizzougrad96]

I thought we might need a separate thread than the off-season thread.

Here's the shell...

NFC West Champ -
NFC East Champ -
NFC North Champ -
NFC South Champ -
NFC Wild Card -
NFC Wild Card -

AFC West Champ -
AFC East Champ -
AFC North Champ -
AFC South Champ -
AFC Wild Card -
AFC Wild Card -

Super Bowl pick -

MVP -
Defensive Player of the year -
Rookie of the year -
Coach of the Year -
First coach fired -

 

[NickMordo]

NFC West Champ - Rams
NFC East Champ - Eagles
NFC North Champ - Packers
NFC South Champ - Saints
NFC Wild Card - Falcons
NFC Wild Card - Cowboys

AFC West Champ - Chiefs
AFC East Champ - Jets
AFC North Champ - Ravens
AFC South Champ - Colts
AFC Wild Card - Chargers
AFC Wild Card - Patriots

Super Bowl pick - Eagles

MVP - Peyton Manning
Defensive Player of the year - Revis
Rookie of the year - Fairley
Coach of the Year - Jason Garrett
First coach fired - Chan Gailey

 

[Pancamo]

NFC West Champ -Rams
NFC East Champ - Giants
NFC North Champ - Packers
NFC South Champ -Falcons
NFC Wild Card -Saints
NFC Wild Card -Eagles

AFC West Champ -Chargers
AFC East Champ - Patriots
AFC North Champ - Ravens
AFC South Champ -Colts
AFC Wild Card -Texans
AFC Wild Card -Steelers

Super Bowl pick -Falcons

MVP -Rivers
Defensive Player of the year -Revis
Rookie of the year - Ingram
Coach of the Year - Smith
First coach fired -Sparano

 

[nck228]

NFC West Champ - Rams
NFC East Champ - Eagles
NFC North Champ - Packers
NFC South Champ - Falcons
NFC Wild Card - Saints
NFC Wild Card - Giants

AFC West Champ -Chargers
AFC East Champ - Patriots
AFC North Champ - Steelers
AFC South Champ - Colts
AFC Wild Card - Jets
AFC Wild Card - Ravens

Super Bowl pick - Falcons

MVP - Matt Ryan
Defensive Player of the year - Nnamdi Asomugha
Rookie of the year - Julio Jones
Coach of the Year - Steve Spagnuolo
First coach fired - Marvin Lewis

 

[Mizzougrad96]

The Bengals will never fire a coach in the middle of the season. They're too cheap.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

NFC West Champ - Rams
NFC East Champ - Eagles
NFC North Champ - Packers
NFC South Champ - Falcons
NFC Wild Card - Saints
NFC Wild Card - Giants

AFC West Champ - Chargers
AFC East Champ - Jets
AFC North Champ - Steelers
AFC South Champ - Colts
AFC Wild Card - Pats
AFC Wild Card - Ravens

Super Bowl pick - Packers over Jets

MVP - Aaron Rodgers
Defensive Player of the year - Suh
Rookie of the year - Julio Jones
Coach of the Year - Ryan
First coach fired - Kubiak? Tough one...

 

[nck228]

MVP - Aaron Rodgers
Defensive Player of the year - Suh
Rookie of the year - Julio Jones
Coach of the Year - Ryan
First coach fired - Kubiak? Tough one...

Was thinking Kubiak too, but I have a suspicion the Texans would just wait until the offseason to can him (as is rumored every year).

 

[Mizzougrad96]

MVP - Aaron Rodgers
Defensive Player of the year - Suh
Rookie of the year - Julio Jones
Coach of the Year - Ryan
First coach fired - Kubiak? Tough one...

Was thinking Kubiak too, but I have a suspicion the Texans would just wait until the offseason to can him (as is rumored every year).

I almost thought about putting down that no coach would be fired during the season, but that would be chicken****. Most of the trainwreck teams have new or relatively new coaches. The Bengals are too cheap to fire anyone when they're under contract. I could see Coughlin getting canned if the Giants struggle. I could see Kubiak getting fired. I could see Haley getting fired.

 

[nck228]

MVP - Aaron Rodgers
Defensive Player of the year - Suh
Rookie of the year - Julio Jones
Coach of the Year - Ryan
First coach fired - Kubiak? Tough one...

Was thinking Kubiak too, but I have a suspicion the Texans would just wait until the offseason to can him (as is rumored every year).

I almost thought about putting down that no coach would be fired during the season, but that would be chicken****. Most of the trainwreck teams have new or relatively new coaches. The Bengals are too cheap to fire anyone when they're under contract. I could see Coughlin getting canned if the Giants struggle. I could see Kubiak getting fired. I could see Haley getting fired.

Agree with you on Coughlin, but the Giants would have to REALLY be struggles. The Mara family wouldn't just cut with Coughlin for anything (and if they do, it'd be in the offseason).

Could see Haley too... didn't really think of him, but there's an outside shot he could get canned.

The Bengals are dysfunctional. Sure, they might normally be too cheap to fire someone mid-contract, but someone's going to get the ax for the ****storm that's about to hit. And I get the feeling that it's the very last straw for Lewis.

 

[That 1 Guy]

NFC West Champ - Rams
NFC East Champ - Eagles
NFC North Champ - Packers
NFC South Champ - Falcons
NFC Wild Card - Saints
NFC Wild Card - Bears

AFC West Champ - Chiefs
AFC East Champ - Jets
AFC North Champ - Steelers
AFC South Champ - Colts
AFC Wild Card - Patriots
AFC Wild Card - Ravens

Super Bowl pick - Colts over Packers

MVP - Peyton Manning
Defensive Player of the year - Clay Matthews
Rookie of the year - Julio Jones
Coach of the Year - Steve Spagnuolo
First coach fired - Norv Turner

 

[YGBFKM]

NFC West Champ - Cardinals
NFC East Champ - Cowboys
NFC North Champ - Packers
NFC South Champ - Saints
NFC Wild Card - Eagles
NFC Wild Card - Bears

AFC West Champ - Chargers
AFC East Champ - Patriots
AFC North Champ - Ravens
AFC South Champ - Colts
AFC Wild Card - Jets
AFC Wild Card - Chiefs

Super Bowl pick - Ravens over Saints (NFI)

MVP - Ray Rice
Defensive Player of the year - Darrelle Revis
Rookie of the year - Mark Ingram
Coach of the Year - Todd Haley
First coach fired - Mike Shanahan

Bonus: I think the Eagles will struggle early on to get all the new pieces to fit, especially given the historically short timeframe post-lockout, before putting it together around midseason. I think that's about the only way the team is comparable to the Heat. I still think Vick is a terrible leader and that will cost them. Also, it wouldn't surprise me to see him get hurt, like he did in Atlanta. His game just doesn't lend itself to good health.

 

[amraeder]

Since there's nothing I love in life more than being wrong....

NFC West Champ -Cardinals
NFC East Champ - Eagles
NFC North Champ - Packers
NFC South Champ - Saints
NFC Wild Card - Lions
NFC Wild Card - Bucs

AFC West Champ - St. Diego
AFC East Champ - Patriots
AFC North Champ - Steelers
AFC South Champ - Colts
AFC Wild Card - Jets
AFC Wild Card - Texans

Super Bowl pick - Packers over Patriots

MVP - Rivers
Defensive Player of the year - Suh
Rookie of the year - Patrick Peterson
Coach of the Year - Jim Schwartz (that's right, throwing all my eggs in the "Breakout year for Detroit" basket)
First coach fired - Del Rio (no clue. Really. Just closing my eyes and throwing something at the dartboard).

 

[albert77]

NFC West Champ - 49ers
NFC East Champ - Cowboys
NFC North Champ - Packers
NFC South Champ - Saints
NFC Wild Card - Falcons
NFC Wild Card - Buccaneers

AFC West Champ - Chargers
AFC East Champ - Patriots
AFC North Champ - Steelers
AFC South Champ - Colts
AFC Wild Card - Texans
AFC Wild Card - Ravens

Super Bowl pick - Saints over Patriots

MVP - Drew Brees
Defensive Player of the year - N. Suh
Rookie of the year - Mark Ingram
Coach of the Year - Jason Garrett
First coach fired - Lovie Smith

OK, I'll admit it, I'm a Saints' homer. Sue me

 

[YGBFKM]

Curious why you think Lovie Smith will be fired at all, much less the first coach to go?

I've been his biggest critic for a while, but he did a pretty good job last year and the Bears are not the type of organization to jettison a coach in mid-season.

 

[Uncle.Ruckus]

I'm waiting for Lovie Smith to adopt a sideline face other than "I smell a fart."

 

[YGBFKM]

Well, that's not happening.

 

[Beef03]

NFC West Champ - St. Louis Rams
NFC East Champ - Philadelphia Eagles
NFC North Champ - Chicago Bears
NFC South Champ - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
NFC Wild Card - Green Bay Packers
NFC Wild Card - Atlanta Falcons

AFC West Champ -Oakland Raiders
AFC East Champ - New England Patriots
AFC North Champ - Pittsburgh Steelers
AFC South Champ - Indianapolis Colts
AFC Wild Card - New York Jets
AFC Wild Card - Baltimore Ravens

Super Bowl pick - New England Patriots (and this sickens me) over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

MVP - Josh Freeman, Buccaneers
Defensive Player of the year - Julius Peppers, Bears
Rookie of the year - Von Miller, Broncos
Coach of the Year - Raheem Morris, Buccaneers
First coach fired - Norv Turner, San Diego CHargers

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Curious why you think Lovie Smith will be fired at all, much less the first coach to go?

I've been his biggest critic for a while, but he did a pretty good job last year and the Bears are not the type of organization to jettison a coach in mid-season.

The Bears will never fire a coach mid-season. If Lovie is in the final year of his contract (I don't think this is the case...) it would be a possibility, but the Bears don't like to fire coaches who have years left on their contracts. It's the reason they stuck with Jauron for so long. But as you point out, the Bears just aren't the type of team to make a mid-season move.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

That's actually a decent call on Del Rio. I didn't even think of him.

 

[Pancamo]

That's actually a decent call on Del Rio. I didn't even think of him.

Del Rio isn't getting fired. He is on the Jeff Fisher plan. Bunch of .500 seasons, a playoff run here and there and an owner that is cheap and likes him.

If the Jaguars suck this year he will get canned at end of year but not during.