2023 NFL Regular Season Through Super Bowl LVIII

[Unocal]

2 hours ago, BBTV said:

They should be careful what they wish for. Harris was the one who hired Hinkie to initiate “the process”, then essentially abandoned that team to go buy more toys, and is now involved in a war against an entire community. 

 

Counterpoint: he's not Dan Snyder

[DG_ThenNowForever]

It's really funny to remember the time when Dan Snyder came in, signed Bruce Smith, Deion Sanders and Andre Reed and it seemed like they were going to run the NFC. Plus they had drafted LaVar Arrington too, who at the one seemed like the next Lawrence Taylor (obviously he wasn't).

 

Those weren't great signings, but it was at least an investment to go all in on the team.

 

Guess he just got used to free money for doing nothing.

[tBBP]

9 hours ago, DG_ThenNowForever said:

It's really funny to remember the time when Dan Snyder came in, signed Bruce Smith, Deion Sanders and Andre Reed

 

Cripes, man...I forgot all about that.

 

If ever there were a candidate for players in the wrong uniform thread....

 

 

Wrong uniform, wrong number...just wrong all the way around.

 

Spoiler

Oh but wait, it gets worse...apparently he too had a Jerry Rice moment in Bronco blue:

 

 

 

[BBTV]

2 hours ago, tBBP said:

 

Cripes, man...I forgot all about that.

 

If ever there were a candidate for players in the wrong uniform thread....

 

 

Wrong uniform, wrong number...just wrong all the way around.

 

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Oh but wait, it gets worse...apparently he too had a Jerry Rice moment in Bronco blue:

 

 

 

 

I'll raise you Mark Rypien and Art Monk

 

 

[Red Comet]

 

Warren Moon as a Kansas City Chief

 

And for an additional bit of weirdness, Mike Vrabel as a Chief in those Texans uniforms they wore in 2009. They were playing the Cowboys and I believe this was Miles Austin’s breakout game too. 

 

 

 

And this is Larry Johnson carrying the ball in that same game in one of his last games as a Chief. Guy got hit in the head so many times he believes in QAnon now. 

Edited July 21, 2023 by Red Comet

[tBBP]

2 hours ago, BBTV said:

 

I'll raise you Mark Rypien and Art Monk

 

 

 

Ha, I knew about Art Monk (and John Riggins and Ronnie Lott and LaDanian Tomlinson and every other retread vet that ended up signing in green ). I even knew about Thurman Thomas and Cris Carter somehow finishing up in Miami...but I mean I COMPLETELY forgot about Andre Reed. That's a whole other level of WTFery. And no one should never be sentenced to having to remember the greatest journeyman backup Super Bowl-winning starting quarterback in NFL history*...

 

Spoiler

Rypien, of course.

 

[BBTV]

29 minutes ago, tBBP said:

And no one should never be sentenced to having to remember the greatest journeyman backup Super Bowl-winning starting quarterback in NFL history*...

 

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Rypien, of course.

 

Nick Foles says hi

[GDAWG]

 

 

[Sykotyk]

On 7/20/2023 at 8:11 PM, DG_ThenNowForever said:

It's really funny to remember the time when Dan Snyder came in, signed Bruce Smith, Deion Sanders and Andre Reed and it seemed like they were going to run the NFC. Plus they had drafted LaVar Arrington too, who at the one seemed like the next Lawrence Taylor (obviously he wasn't).

 

Those weren't great signings, but it was at least an investment to go all in on the team.

 

Guess he just got used to free money for doing nothing.

Snyder: We can make more money with a flop than we can with a hit!

[SeaTac]

On 7/18/2023 at 9:54 AM, tigerslionspistonshabs said:

Early predictions anyone?

 

AFC

EAST

1. Miami

2. Buffalo- WC

3. NY Jets- WC

4. New England

 

NORTH

1. Cincinnati

2. Baltimore

3. Cleveland

4. Pittsburgh

 

WEST

1. Kansas City

2.  LA Chargers- WC

3.  Denver

4. Las Vegas

 

SOUTH

1. Jacksonville

2. Tennessee

3. Indianapolis

4. Houston

 

NFC

EAST

1. Philadelphia

2. Dallas 

3. NY Giants

4. Washington

 

NORTH

1. Detroit 

2. Minnesota- WC

3. Chicago

4. Green Bay

 

WEST

1. San Francisco

2.  LA Rams- WC

3.  Seattle

4. Arizona

 

SOUTH

1. New Orleans

2. Carolina- WC

3. Atlanta

4. Tampa Bay

 

 

PLAYOFFS

 

AFC

Cincinnati gets bye

 

KC over NY Jets

Jacksonville over Buffalo

LA Chargers over Miami

 

Cincinnati over LA Chargers

Jacksonville over KC

 

Cincinnati over Jacksonville

 

 

NFC

Philly gets bye

 

San Francisco over Carolina

Detroit over LA Rams (Stafford's return to Detroit results in the Lions' first playoff win in forever)

New Orleans over Minnesota

 

Philly over New Orleans

San Francisco over Detroit

 

Philly over San Francisco

 

SUPERBOWL

Cincinnati over Philadelphia

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'll just pick the top 7 seeds in each conference for now:

 

AFC

1. Buffalo

2. Cincinnati 

3. Kansas City 

4. Jacksonville 

5. Miami

6. Baltimore 

7. NY Jets

 

NFC

1. Dallas

2. San Francisco 

3. New Orleans 

4. Green Bay

5. Philadelphia 

6. Seattle 

7. Chicago (surprise team)

[GDAWG]

 

[Rockstar Matt]

On 7/18/2023 at 9:54 AM, tigerslionspistonshabs said:

Early predictions anyone?

 

AFC

EAST

1. Miami

2. Buffalo- WC

3. NY Jets- WC

4. New England

 

NORTH

1. Cincinnati

2. Baltimore

3. Cleveland

4. Pittsburgh

 

WEST

1. Kansas City

2.  LA Chargers- WC

3.  Denver

4. Las Vegas

 

SOUTH

1. Jacksonville

2. Tennessee

3. Indianapolis

4. Houston

 

NFC

EAST

1. Philadelphia

2. Dallas 

3. NY Giants

4. Washington

 

NORTH

1. Detroit 

2. Minnesota- WC

3. Chicago

4. Green Bay

 

WEST

1. San Francisco

2.  LA Rams- WC

3.  Seattle

4. Arizona

 

SOUTH

1. New Orleans

2. Carolina- WC

3. Atlanta

4. Tampa Bay

 

 

PLAYOFFS

 

AFC

Cincinnati gets bye

 

KC over NY Jets

Jacksonville over Buffalo

LA Chargers over Miami

 

Cincinnati over LA Chargers

Jacksonville over KC

 

Cincinnati over Jacksonville

 

 

NFC

Philly gets bye

 

San Francisco over Carolina

Detroit over LA Rams (Stafford's return to Detroit results in the Lions' first playoff win in forever)

New Orleans over Minnesota

 

Philly over New Orleans

San Francisco over Detroit

 

Philly over San Francisco

 

SUPERBOWL

Cincinnati over Philadelphia

 

 

 

 

 

 

Why not predict something that'll be horrifically false: 

 

AFC

EAST

y-Buffalo 12-5 (3)

x-NY Jets 11-6 (6)

Miami 9-8

New England 9-8

 

NORTH

y-Cincinnati 12-5 (2)

x-Pittsburgh 10-7 (7)

Baltimore 8-9

Cleveland 5-12

 

 

WEST

*-Kansas City 13-4 (1)

x-LA Chargers 11-6 (5)

Denver 7-10

Las Vegas 5-12

 

 

SOUTH

y-Jacksonville 12-5 (4)

Tennessee 8-9

Houston 7-10

Indianapolis 4-13

 

 

NFC

EAST

*-Dallas 13-4 (1)

x-Philadelphia 11-6 (5)

NY Giants 8-9

Washington 4-13

 

 

NORTH

y-Detroit 10-7 (3)

x-Chicago 10-7 (6)

Minnesota 8-9

Green Bay 6-11

 

 

WEST

y-San Francisco 10-7 (2)

LA Rams 9-8

Seattle 9-8

Arizona 5-12

 

 

SOUTH

y-New Orleans 9-8 (4)

x-Carolina 9-8 (7)

Atlanta 7-10

Tampa Bay 3-14

 

PLAYOFFS

 

AFC

 

LA Chargers over Jacksonville

Buffalo over NY Jets

Cincinnati over Pittsburgh

 

Kansas City over LA Chargers

Buffalo over Cincinnati

 

Buffalo over Kansas City

 

NFC

 

Philadelphia over New Orleans

Detroit over Chicago

San Francisco over Carolina

 

Dallas over Philadelphia

San Francisco over Detroit

 

Dallas over San Francisco

 

SUPER BOWL LVIII

 

Buffalo over Dallas

 

AFC feels absolutely stacked this year. Top 4 from last season just seem to be far and away the best 4 teams in the conference, if not the league. I'd be stunned if the eventual champion is not Kansas City, Cincinnati, Buffalo or Jacksonville. The Chargers, Jets and Dolphins all have the quality to knock off one of those elite four teams and insert themselves into the conversation. Tennessee, Baltimore, New England and Cleveland have shown the ability to be playoff contenders in the recent past too. 4 really good teams will miss the playoffs in the AFC

 

In the NFC it really feels like a 3-team race, with Philly, San Francisco and Dallas being the main contenders. Teams that lose in the Super Bowl typically have a difficult time in the following season (though the last two teams who lost the previous year's Super Bowl both made their conference championship games) but more crucially for the Eagles, they struggled against elite QB's last season and this season they face a gantlet of the league's best QB's. San Francisco's biggest question mark is QB health and can their defense remain this elite unit following Demeco Ryan's departure to Houston. If Trey can make the jump this season, the 49ers look to be far and away the best team in the conference. If he's not and they're still dependent on Brock Purdy who's coming off of a major injury, I expect the 49ers to regress a little bit.

 

It really does seem like it's lined up for Dallas in a sense. There's really only two other elite teams in the conference (one of whom hasn't beaten the Cowboys with Dak at the helm since 2019), the Cowboys addressed all of their needs on paper, have arguably the best defense in the league and have consistently proven to be one of the league's best offenses for the last 4-5 seasons. It just feels like if it's not this season for the Cowboys to make a deep playoff run, then they never will. 

 

Which of course means the Cowboys will finish 7-10 and miss the playoffs entirely because that's what they do when they're playing with expectations.

[oldschoolvikings]

Who’s picking Dallas?  Did they get a new coach and QB?

[DCarp1231]

The QB market is exaggerated and outrageous.

[Unocal]

On 7/25/2023 at 7:43 PM, oldschoolvikings said:

Who’s picking Dallas?  Did they get a new coach and QB?

 

Outside of PHI/SF, the rest of the NFC is meh. Who else are they going to pick- THE LIONS?

[oldschoolvikings]

7 hours ago, Unocal said:

 

Outside of PHI/SF, the rest of the NFC is meh. Who else are they going to pick- THE LIONS?

I would agree that outside of Philly and SF there’s not much to pick from in the NFC. I would just say that the mass of mediocrity certainly includes Dallas.  
 

Let me make the safest prediction possible in the NFL. The Cowboys will make the playoffs and lose in the divisional round.  It’s the only thing that always happens.  

[tBBP]

2 hours ago, oldschoolvikings said:

Let me make the safest prediction possible in the NFL. The Cowboys will make the playoffs and lose in the divisional round.  It’s the only thing that always happens.  

 

Speaking of things that always happen...

 

 

 

 

 

 

(so good had to capture it twice)

 

 

 

It just is what it is at this point...death, taxes, and the patented #CowpokeChoke. 

[SFGiants58]

 

[oldschoolvikings]

4 hours ago, tBBP said:

 

Speaking of things that always happen...

 

 

 

 

 

 

(so good had to capture it twice)

 

 

 

It just is what it is at this point...death, taxes, and the patented #CowpokeChoke. 

What’s amazing is they had this history of playoff exits and then went out and hired a coach who was basically known for that.  Funny stuff.  

[tBBP]

4 hours ago, oldschoolvikings said:

What’s amazing is they had this history of playoff exits and then went out and hired a coach who was basically known for that.  Funny stuff.  

 

A coach who will also now call the plays this coming season...