J dog
Practice Squad
im glad to see were predicted to be 12-4, but i can tell you right now that the bills and jets wont be 9-7
RiderOnTheStorm said:I guess the Phins will live and die by the QB spot and who plays in it.
If C-Pepp is fully fit and back to his all pro form, then Miami have the capability to win 12 plus games. If he is out for a few months or off form, then the Dolphins may struggle under the guidance of Joey H who has not shown much form during his NFL career.
The one bright spot is that we are in a division with 2 duff teams and we should record at least 3 wins against them both.
I'm sorry but your an idiot theres no other word to describe it. our front 7 is the same and will be even better with another year together. our o-line is even further improved. our secoundary is better. we added a pro bowl QB and a good back-up QB. our WRs have better depth as do our TEs. how the hell are we not going to win at least 10 games?Kinzua said:The Fish aren't going to win 12 games this season; they aren't that good. They will have to have everything go right to equal last year's 9-7 much less better it, and that includes having Daunte be ready for September and be the Daunte of 2004 not 2005.
NE got worse and Buff didn't do too muchJohn from Hemet said:They still have to go out and play the games Nick....
There are a lot of things that could happen.....last year you had the advantage of having 2 quality backs.....now you are down to one....
Injuries can happen.....
The teams in your division did get better.....
nick1 said:I'm sorry but your an idiot theres no other word to describe it. our front 7 is the same and will be even better with another year together. our o-line is even further improved. our secoundary is better. we added a pro bowl QB and a good back-up QB. our WRs have better depth as do our TEs. how the hell are we not going to win at least 10 games?
nick1 said:NE got worse and Buff didn't do too much
Kinzua said:It's a pity that reading comprehension isn't your strong suit. I said 12-4, which seems to be the favorite number Felonfans keep tossing about, is too high. I didn't rule out 10 wins, but I did say "everything has to go right" to equal last year's 9-7.
Let's look at your vaunted "front 7". Is that the same "front 7" that includes Keith Traylor who may be dealing with legal problems in Oklahoma, aging bros-in-law Taylor and Thomas, and sophomore Crowder? The last I heard, Miami was in desperate need of more LBs and was trying to get a discontented one from New Orleans, which means that going to the 3-4 doesn't look too good ... of course, if tubby Manny Wright doesn't shape up (pun intended), then the 4-3 ain't so great either.
How is your secondary better, and even if it is, so what? You swapped out Sam Madison for Will Allen and think you've gotten better? Hope for a wash there. Jason Allen was a cornerback in college who is likely to be switched to safety, and learning both the pro game and a new position takes a while, sweetpea. JA will struggle for a while if he starts
Please explain how your oline has "even further improved". It's decent at best, but nobody's going to mistake it for Pitt's, Indy's or CHags'. Your team ran the ball well last year, but you don't have Ricky to make his own holes. With only have 1 decent RB on the team, best hope -- no, pray -- Ronnie stays healthy ...
Your "pro bowl quarterback" is rehabbing his knee. Maybe he'll be ready, but maybe he won't, and even if he is, he's learning a new system and new receivers and he won't have much, if any, game-time experience with them before he starts. That leads to bad passes and INTs. He also has fumbleitis -- and last year he threw twice as many INTs as he did TDs.
As for your "good back-up QB", ROFLMAO. If Harrington has to start at the beginning of the season, winning half of those games will be more than a challenge.
Chambers is a decent WR, but he's hardly in the same class as Randy Moss, and the others aren't even as good -- and Daunte has be prove that he can do well without Moss to snag his errant passess. Depth's good, but great starters is even better!
Oh, and that doesn't even take into account that both the Jests and the Bills are coming in with new coaches and new systems, and may very well be better this year than last. Besides, it's too early to make real predictions.
Kinzua said:I think NE might have gotten a little worse by losing Vinatieri, especially if they don't get somebody better than Mare by September, but don't think they aren't a solid team.
Getting rid of Jerry Grey alone makes the Bills' defense better, and the Bills have shed some over-priced, temperamental (Sam Adams) or declining vets (Lawyer Milloy) on their D to be replaced by solid FA signees and rookies. Both of B-lo's first rounders will likely see a lot of action this season, and Whitner could be a starter early on. Look for the Bills D to resemble the tough units that were a hallmark of the 1990s clubs by the end of the season.
I think the Jets are still a good defensive team, and they've invested in their oline for the future while shoring it up for this season. If Penney comes back sound, or if Ramsey lives up to the promise he showed coming out of college, I think the Jets will surprise a lot of people.
Besides, no matter how good one AFCE team is and how bad the other, every AFCE game is a scrap. A split in the division is the best you can expect, so that's three losses right there.