On the eve of the 2009 NFL Season, it's time for us to unveil our Super Bowl Picks. Who will survive the March to Miami? You've seen our Over/Under predictions for each team, but who will lift the Lombardi Trophy in the end? And we'll give you some bonus predictions as well, because let's face it, everybody has a Super Bowl pick, that would just be boring...
Super Bowl Picks
Y1: Giants over Steelers
The easy pick is New England, but with what has happened to that D and Tom Brady's comeback from injury, there are just too many question marks for that team (weird to say that I know). The question is, who has surpassed the Steelers in the AFC? Right now, nobody. It's hard to say that San Diego, or Baltimore, or Tennessee have improved enough to get by the defending champs.
In the NFC, it's even tougher to pick a Super Bowl team. My heart of course is in New Orleans, but I can't risk cursing the Saints by picking them, right? The Giants just might sneak up on everybody though. With PlaxGate behind them, most of their D still in tact, and a dominant run game, they might win a tough NFC East, march through the playoffs, and cause another Super Bowl upset. Eli Manning to win his 2nd Super Bowl Ring in Februrary... I'm going to go check myself into the nuthouse.
Y2: Steelers over Bears
The popular pick has been Tom Brady's Patriots to make it back to the Super Bowl, but the Pats are another year older, changing to another new offensive coordinator, and have lost (via trades or retirement) much of the core of their defense. Meanwhile, the Steelers come back largely in tact. The defending champs have something special going on, especially with the way they are lead by Head Coach Mike Tomlin. There's something very special about him that will motivate this team to defend its crown and begin a new Steel City Dynasty.
Meanwhile, in the NFC, many will accuse me of homerism for picking the Bears, but there isn't really a favorite that jumps out at me. Every contender has its issues: Minnesota has the uncertainty of Brett Favre, Green Bay has a new defense, Dallas has leadership questions, and so on. The infusion of Jay Cutler and the revival of Brian Urlacher will be enough to lead the Monsters of the Midway through the NFC, but the Steelers will win the big game.
21 Random Predictions
1. Brett Favre starts less than 10 games in Minnesota, and his last game will be a national holiday.
2. Vince Young will start more than 8 games in Tennessee, and lead the Titans to the playoffs.
3. Reggie Bush will make the Pro Bowl for the first time, and have 5 receiving, 5 rushing, and 5 return TD's.
4. Matt Leinart will continue to rot on Arizona's bench and wonder how Mark Sanchez became more popular than him... at least Kyle Orton is now nearby to party with!
5. Joe Flacco and Matt Ryan both see sophomore slumps as their teams will miss the playoffs.
6. Keith Olbermann is sneak-attacked by a lead-pipe wielding Glenn Beck during the Week 6 St. Louis/Jacksonville highlights, I actually hope this comes true more than any other prediction.
7. Michael Crabtree is crazy enough to sit out the season, especially after being mooned by Mike Singletary... he then won't be drafted in the 1st Round of the 2010 Draft.
8. Brett Favre will be cheered in his return to Green Bay... especially when he throws 4 picks and loses.
9. Jerry Jones will begin to deliver "State of the Cowboys" messages during games while punters attack his videoboard and he slowly loses his mind.
10. Detroit will win a game this season... just one.
11. Jay Glazer will continue to get the scoops over ESPN, until John Clayton challenges him to a UFC fight... and wins.
12. Another major star will be suspended for violating the league's personal conduct policy... it's bound to happen, don't ask for who specifically... Roger Goodell just hopes it doesn't happen during an episode of Daisy of Love.
13. The labor situation will not be resolved during the season. The threat of a strike/lockout will cause a deal to get done, but not soon.
14. Jon Gruden will be the breakout broadcasting star of the season in the MNF booth, while Dick Stockton will continue to become more confused, especially by working with Charles Davis.
15. Aaron Curry of Seattle will win Rookie of the Year.
16. Tom Brady will win Comeback Player of the Year.
17. Josh McDaniels will NOT win Coach of the Year... Mike Tomlin will.
18. Drew Brees will win the League's MVP and break Dan Marino's passing yards record.
19. Eric Mangini will quit the Browns before Week 3 after constant leaks to the press over his ever-changing QB dilemma. He will then move to Cape Fear and change his name to Homer Thompson.
20. Chad OchoCinco will be the first and last player to Tweet during a TD celebration.
21. This will be the most unpredictable NFL season that we've seen in our lifetimes.
If you have any predictions of your own, make sure to leave them in the comments below! Enjoy the 2009 NFL Season. Up next on the RSS docket, a look at the United States' World Cup Qualifying campaign and a look ahead to the football weekend, here and around the world, bye for now.
1 comment:
I can't argue with the AFC Superbowl representative, but I can argue with the NFC choices your guys made. Eli now has no primary WR to throw to in the mold of Burress and with them paying him oodles of money, its going to be on his shoulders. I'm not sure if they can win more than 8 games this year.
The Bears? Come on! They will be much improved with Cutler and Forte entering his 2nd campaign, but Urlacher is aging and not what he once was. Defensive staple, Mike Brown, is no longer there and they secondary showed issues in the preseason that will have to be corrected in a hurry. Chicago may win 10 games but they will be the third best team in the division. The Bears will be last years Patriots.
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