Predicting the NFC South, It is never too early to start
by MentallyMIA on Jun 9, 2009 7:06 PM EDT
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It is never too early to start making predictions. What better place to start predicting than within our own division?
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Join me after the jump where I'll be breaking down the schedules of every team in the division. This is an excellent opportunity to discuss how well you think the other teams in the NFC South will fair against their schedules. How many wins you think it will take to win the division? Who is our biggest rival going to be this season?
Some quick notes before we hit my lists to explain my predictions. In my opinion, Atlanta has made the most significant offensive improvements this offseason but our defensive changes are what make the team a gamble. Carolina just flat out hasn't changed much but unfortunately for them, their schedule has. New Orleans has made some significant defensive improvements with a solid offense that hasn't changed. Tampa Bay is definitely in the huge gambling stage on both sides of the ball... where I think they are going to surprise some teams, they are going to get dominated by others. Oh... and all these predictions are assuming all these teams are going to remain healthy for the entirety of the season (which is unlikely, but for predictions sake, it's how they are going to stay).
aaaaaand, here we go
* = won their division in '08
ATLANTA FALCONS |
Prediction 10-6
| Week | Game | '08 Record | My Prediction | Explanation |
| 1 | MIA | *11-5 | W | This game is really going to test our new defense while the Dolphins come out with their new style of offense. I think our offense is going to be able to put up bigger numbers by the time the game is said and done with though. |
| 2 | CAR | *12-4 | W | Carolina couldn't beat us in the GA Dome last season and they aren't going to be able to start doing so this season. The Falcons should be able to put up points early and force the Panthers to rely on their passing game. Steve Smith will be their biggest playmaker, but I don't think he'll be enough to score them the win. |
| 3 | @NE | 11-5 | L | As much as I would love a win here... I just don't see it happening. Tom Brady is going to look as good as he did in 2007. Belichick makes that team and he still hasn't gone anywhere. I bet both teams scores are at least in the high 30s though. |
| 4 | Bye | |||
| 5 | @SF | 7-9 | W | Depending on Crabtree's development, he's going to really try our questionable secondary but our pass rush should be solid enough to assure us a W against their questionable QB situation. |
| 6 | CHI | 9-7 | L | We beat them by the grit of our teeth in the Georgia Dome last season, but their improving run game and now franchise QB are probably going to be too much for our developing secondary. |
| 7 | @DAL | 9-7 | W | Dallas defense hasn't improved much this offseason and their offense didn't do much better. Tony Romo is pretty 'hit or miss' as a QB. I'm predicting he'll be a 'miss' in this game. |
| 8 | @NO | 8-8 | L | The Saints are going to look good this year and in the Superdome, they probably won't have much trouble exploiting the weaknesses in our young defense. |
| 9 | WAS | 8-8 | W | Albert Haynseworth isn't going to be enough to make this team much better than they were last season. If the Falcons can control their running game, we should be able to seal a win through the air. |
| 10 | @CAR | *12-4 | W | Carolina beat us early last season because our offense was still very much developing. I don't forsee the same problems and if our team stays healthy to this point, I am presuming they are going to have developed enough to be more than solid. |
| 11 | @NYG | *12-4 | L | The Giants are a very solid football team even without Plaxico. Eli Manning is another QB that I think is very capable of exploiting the question marks on our defense even with a mean pass rush. |
| 12 | TB | 9-7 | W | I don't think the Bucs will win many games next season. Especially not this one. |
| 13 | PHI | 9-6-1 | L | I am already predicting the Eagles are going to win the NFC East next season. They are a solid team with a very solid defense. |
| 14 | NO | 8-8 | W | They may beat us in the Superdome but they won't beat us in our Dome. |
| 15 | @NYJ | 9-7 | W | Mark Sanchez should be labeled a bust by this point. If he isn't, he still won't be good enough to match up against the Falcon's pass rush. |
| 16 | BUF | 7-9 | L | Here is our surprise loss of the season. In this scenario, Terrell Owens finally has found a home and out of nowhere Edwards has become a successful QB and the Bills somehow manage to best the Falcons on their home turf. |
| 17 | @TB | 9-7 | W | Tampa Bay's team is still loaded with question marks and they still can't find a way to beat the Falcons. At least they'll get to pick early in the draft. |
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS |
Prediction 11-5
| Week | Game | '08 Record | My Prediction | Explanation |
| 1 | DET | 0-16 | W | By some miracle, Detroit may have managed to create a football team in one offseason, but that team is still going to take some time to develop and it isn't going to have happened by this point. At least the Lions will look darn flashy in their new uniforms when the Saints start working on their ungodly high passing numbers. |
| 2 | @PHI | 9-6-1 | L | The Eagles are looking really great for 2009 and they are going to look even better on their own turf. The Saints aren't going to be able to bring in a win in Philly. |
| 3 | @BUF | 7-9 | W | Edwards is going to make Malcom Jenkins Pepsi's Defensive Rookie of the Week in this game. |
| 4 | NYJ | 9-7 | W | Everyone in NY might still have faith that Sanchez might still be able to develop into a franchise QB but he won't show it in this game. |
| 5 | Bye | |||
| 6 | NYG | *12-4 | L | The NYG are going to be continuing to prove that with their solid run game and an ever-improving Manning brother, they don't need Plaxico to be a championship caliber team. |
| 7 | @MIA | *11-5 | L | Miami lost to the last NFC South team they played, but they aren't going to let themselves lose in Miami. They are going to surprise the league with a win here. |
| 8 | ATL | 11-5 | W | Atlanta is going to put up a fight and the score is going to be through the roof for both teams, but the Saints are going to score their W in their own Dome. |
| 9 | CAR | *12-4 | W | Carolina swept the Saints last season, but it isn't going to happen again this season. |
| 10 | @STL | 2-14 | W | I actually envy the Saints for getting this easy of a schedule. The Rams aren't going to get their upset. Another W for the Saints. |
| 11 | @TB | 9-7 | W | TB can't even manage to beat a Division opponent in Tampa. Poor guys... |
| 12 | NE | 11-5 | L | Tom Brady will exploit the Saints questionable secondary and make Malcom Jenkins look like a rookie like no other QB had managed to do up to this point of his phenomenal rookie season. |
| 13 | @WAS | 8-8 | W | Haynesworth may be able to hold the Saints running game to negative yards, but Drew Brees will answer with over 400 passing yards and a W. |
| 14 | @ATL | 11-5 | L | Come on Saints fans. You don't really think you'll be beating us in the Dome this year do you? |
| 15 | DAL | 9-7 | W | Dallas has imploded by this point of the season yet again. After realizing they aren't going to be able to make a run for the playoffs, fits are going to be thrown and the team is going to continue to progressively decline. |
| 16 | TB | 9-7 | W | Poor Tampa Bay. They never stood a chance. |
| 17 | @CAR | *12-4 | W | Carolina makes quite the ball game out of this one and with New Orleans' hopes of still being able to win the division it is going to be a monster shootout and the Saints are going to score the W by the grit of their teeth. |
CAROLINA PANTHERS |
Prediction 8-8
| Week | Game | '08 Record | My Prediction | Explanation |
| 1 | PHI | 9-6-1 | L | The Eagles exotic pass rush and ever-improving defense is going to be too much for even the Panther's run game. |
| 2 | @ATL | 11-5 | L | Peria will get his first professional sack on Jake Delhomme and Trey Lewis is going to prove himself as an elite run-stopper. After the score starts to stack on the Panthers, they are going to try to answer through the air, but it won't be enough to bring them close to a W. |
| 3 | @DAL | 9-7 | L | Morale will be low for Carolina and Dallas is still going to look sharp in their new stadium. The game will be close, but Dallas is going to come up with the win. |
| 4 | Bye | |||
| 5 | WAS | 8-8 | W | Washington is going to be in the market for new management by the end of the season. They'll already be talking about it at this point, Carolina scores their first win. |
| 6 | @TB | 9-7 | W | Poor Tampa Bay just can't manage to beat anyone in this division. |
| 7 | BUF | 7-9 | W | Buffalo isn't going to have what it takes to beat Carolina in their own stadium. |
| 8 | @ARI | *9-7 | W | Arizona was lucky to make a run for the superbowl last season, but their defense won't be able to answer Carolina's powerful run game. |
| 9 | @NO | 8-8 | L | New Orleans is going to be a good team this season, even better in the Superdome. |
| 10 | ATL | 11-5 | L | This will be a close game and make Falcons fans question our run defense, but in the end, the Falcons will prevail. |
| 11 | MIA | *11-5 | W | Miami's offense is going to be running out of tricks and Carolina's dominant run game is going to be more than enough to secure them a W |
| 12 | @NYJ | 9-7 | W | Carolina's aging QB proves to still be more valuable than the Jets rookie who should probably be getting benched by this point of the season. |
| 13 | TB | 9-7 | W | Tampa Bay isn't going to get any surprise upsets in the division this season. |
| 14 | @NE | 11-5 | L | New England is still looking incredibly solid at this point in the season and the Panthers are just outmatched. |
| 15 | MIN | *10-6 | W | In this prediction, Minnesota was able to get Brett Favre and 3 interceptions later, Carolina scores a W. |
| 16 | @NYG | *12-4 | L | Another NFC East team that is just too much for the NFC South. |
| 17 | NO | 8-8 | L | The Saints are too solid at this point of the season and have too much at stake to let Carolina steal a win from them here. |
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS |
Prediction 2-14
Disclaimer for Bucs fans: I promise you I am not trying to be biased against the Bucs... I just don't forsee them being much of contenders this season, they are very much rebuilding and I think their record will show it
| Week | Game | '08 Record | My Prediction | Explanation |
| 1 | DAL | 9-7 | L | Even if the Bucs do manage to see surprise success, they are still going to be outmatched by the Cowboys early in the season. |
| 2 | @BUF | 7-9 | L | This game is going to give Bucs fans everywhere hope, but it won't be enough to bring in a W. |
| 3 | NYG | *12-4 | L | The Bucs might manage to surprise people, but again, another team here where they are outmatched. |
| 4 | @WAS | 8-8 | L | Haynesworth is going to be enough to strike fear in the eyes of whichever of their 5 QBs wins the starting spot. |
| 5 | @PHI | 9-6-1 | L | Thoroughly outmatched away from their home stadium. The Eagles get an easy W. |
| 6 | CAR | *12-4 | L | A close game in Tampa, but Carolina comes out on top. |
| 7 | NE | 11-5 | L | Do I really need to say it again? Yeah... it's fun to say... outmatched. |
| 8 | Bye | |||
| 9 | GB | 6-10 | W | Two young teams face off. Tampa finally gets a win at home. |
| 10 | @MIA | *11-5 | L | Tampa puts up a strong fight, but they still lose another one. |
| 11 | NO | 8-8 | L | As hard as the Bucs try to score a win against a division rival, it still won't happen. |
| 12 | @ATL | 11-5 | L | No win for the Bucs in the Georgia Dome this season. |
| 13 | @CAR | *12-4 | L | Another division loss for the Bucs. |
| 14 | NYJ | 9-7 | W | Two young teams face off and it almost looks like a ball game. The Bucs are able to drag in another W and now they have to pick 2nd overall in the draft instead of 1st. |
| 15 | @SEA | 4-12 | L | Houshmanzadeh and a healthy Hasselbeck prove to be quite the formidable combination and they continue their run for the playoffs. |
| 16 | @NO | 8-8 | L | No winning in a Dome this season for the Bucs. |
| 17 | ATL | 11-5 | L | As hard as the Bucs try for an upset, it doesn't happen here. |
Well, there are my predictions, go ahead and use the lists as a reference and predict away. If you would rather just tell me how much of an incompetent idiot I am for my predictions, that is also acceptable.
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woah...
I just realized that I predicted the Saints to win the division… well… that sucks. They do have the easier schedule, but I sure do hope I’m wrong.
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Color me impressed. Can’t say I completely agree w/ you (I think you probably gave the Saints a little too much credit). I actually think the Bucs could be that bad. Their schedule is downright brutal.
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by FrankyWren on Jun 9, 2009 9:28 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
well, I was trying to keep my predictions logical
and under those same terms (basing most of my predictions on ’08 stats vs. offseason adjustments) then I guess I could have marked us a win against the 49ers and that would have tied things up and given us the division after tie-breakers.
Thing that makes me think so highly of the Saints is I’m assuming Shockey is finally going to step up to the plate and be the fix to their offense’s very minute missing link from last season. I really like their defensive adjustments too. They aren’t solid yet, but their fix at CB is going to make a quick impact. They still lack a good pass rush and LB corps, so their offense is still going to have to keep that team winning. The only place I can really see a lot of losses for them is against the potent passing teams that are capable of putting up high points that exploit their secondary.
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Kind of agree with you on the Saints
And I still think they’re our biggest competition.
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by Dave Choate on Jun 10, 2009 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
As a Saints fan,
I really like your predictions. If only it would be that easy for us. This season all depends on Gregg Williams and his ability to orchestrate a competent defense. If he can do that and at least get us into the top 15 league defenses, look out! So far, it’s looking good. It’s obvious from the OTA’s that the D won’t be as predictable and leaky as last season.
I would only offer disagreements on your New York Giants and New England predictions for us. Those two will be in the Superdome, which will give us the edge. Payton will be pumped up to beat his former team when the Giants come to town and he’ll be extra pumped up to beat Bill Belichick when the Patriots arrive. I expect those will both be exciting games that could go either way. I not sold yet that Tom Brady will immediately return to form after having a year off. Regardless of what the sports media would have us believe, he’s not Superman. He should be back to the 2007 Brady by week 12 though. Brees vs. Brady will be an awesome matchup.
The Falcons definitely have the toughest schedule of the division. Still, I expect it to be a shootout between the Saints and Falcons for the division title that won’t resolve itself until season’s end. Of course, after last season and the successful year the Falcons had after no one expected they could, the Bucs may just go 14-2 for all we know.
Go Saints!!!! Deuce may be gone, but he will never be forgotten.
by David "Satch" Kelly on Jun 9, 2009 10:32 PM EDT reply actions
thanks for stopping by
I’m not sure how everyone else feels, but I am a big fan of visitors… it always provides much different insight.
I think the Falcons truly demonstrated that morale and motivation for the win do play pretty large factors in determining the winner of the game, you could be very right about the NYG and NE games.
The thing about the Patriots that makes me think that they are going to still look great is because a benchwarmer since high school came in and that team remained a contender. I don’t think that has anything to do with the Patriots ability to pick players in the draft, but it has everything to do with that team’s coaching staff’s ability to orchestrate players. You could be very right though and Tom Brady could prove to need some time to “redevelop himself” back into the NFL.
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You’re always welcome here, my friend. Even if your team is vile.
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by Dave Choate on Jun 10, 2009 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions
lol!
Thanks for the warm regards. Vile huh? HA! Gotta love these rivalries. For anyone interested, please feel free to come on over to Canal Street Chronicles and post. There’s not much going on there either, so some friendly “my team is better than yours” talk may help us all get through this boring period until the start of training camp.
Personally, my long time love of Bobby Cox and the Atlanta Braves just won’t allow me to hate too much on the Falcons, no matter how hard I try. I much prefer them to the “vile” Bucs and Panthers.
Go Saints!!!! Deuce may be gone, but he will never be forgotten.
by David "Satch" Kelly on Jun 10, 2009 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I have to say
The Panthers are going to be good next year. They won’t have the ability to run the ball quite like they did last year but the defense will be improved. Their “aging quarterback” will play well in the start of the season to prove himself. You also have to wonder if the sophomore slump won’t hit Matt at some point this season. Not that I think he’ll be bad but there will be times when the defenses get some of his habits on tape and take advantage of them. The Saint’s need a defense. Maybe they’ve found one but I don’t know. I also don’t believe that the Buc’s are going to be as awful as you think they will but I don’t have an understanding of what their doing very well.
Thanks for coming by
There’s a lot of unknowns out there, including whether Delhomme will be anything worth talking about next season. I like the guy, but for obvious reasons I’m hoping he doesn’t return to form. Sorry, Panthers fans! I’m a jerk.
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by Dave Choate on Jun 10, 2009 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Recommended!
Great research and one hell of a post in general. Big ups, MentallyMIA, and I hope we’ll see more content like this in the future.
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One more win..
I like your predictions for the Falcons but I think we win the Giants game and Saints split the season series with the Panthers, hence us winning the division.
I think
We are more likely to lose to the Jets or Redskins than to Buffalo and Chicago. The record I think is pretty close to correct though. We may only win 10 games, but I predict an upset win in NE.
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by Hardcore Falcon on Jun 10, 2009 8:02 AM EDT reply actions
Oh and...
The Saints suck always, no matter what, if you are a true Falcon fan. LOL!
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by Hardcore Falcon on Jun 10, 2009 8:04 AM EDT up reply actions
more than anything
I’d love that upset win in NE.
I really think that Chicago is going to come out as a force this season and the Redskins are going to be a flop. The last team I expect to be beating us is going to be the Jets. I really don’t think Sanchez is going to do anything this year. I am not completely opposed to rookie QBs though… I think Stafford is going to have a noteable season (nothing phenomenal, but not a Ryan Leaf sorta thing either)
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I think the better talent in the DBs negates the loss of vets.
They will be out of position more, but they can recover quicker. I don’t think they start the season better, but I expect that group to be solid by the last 6 games. What about the Eagles makes you think their better than last year? Atlanta wins that game, and handily because Ryan learned to deal with the pressure from their defense last year. That was one of those games it was evident he got better as the game went on, just like the TB loss and the playoff game. The offense got better by adding a quality TE, they’re will be no learning curve with the system this year. He running the same offense with Mularkey still at the helm.
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I am a believer in the power of an offensive line
The Eagles beefed up their offensive line this offseason and the key thing with my predictions is “this assumes that everyone on the roster remains healthy” – the Eagles offense with a healthy Westbrook and a solid O-Line is a scary thing.
I am sure the Falcons are capable of winning a lot more games than what I predicted… at the same time though, I think they are going to have some surprise losses – I’d be very happy with a 10-6 season which I think will either be enough to win the division or at least score us a wildcard spot.
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10-6 is a good call....
That is what I predicted for them this season, with two 5-3 halves. the first half I have them losing against miami,@new england, and @ new orleans. the second half I have them losing @ carolina, @ the giants and @ the jets. So we will be 7-1 at home and 3-5 on the road. Our road victories will be @ SF, @ dallas, and @ tampa. The last loss @ tampa could be a win depending on if tampa has anything to play for in the last game of the season, so we could go 11-5 again. Either way I predict we CAN win the division if everything goes the right way for us, if not we’ll still get a wildcard spot, but a home playoff game this year should be the falcons first goal, followed by the NFC title game and lastly of course superbowl 44!!!!! Fingers crossed!!!!!!
L-Dawg
I actually concidered the possibility of us losing that Miami game
the Miami has a unique look on their offense and we have a young and experienced defense. Really though, I think our defense is going to be what works against Miami – because they aren’t used to the “normal pace” of the NFL, they’ll handle the college style offense a little better… who knows. I like 10-6 any way you look at it and it does seem like the likely option.
Interesting how you think the Jets are going to beat us… I think Sanchez is going to be a bust. That’s just me though apparently.
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Sanchez
I couldn’t agree more about Sanchez turning out to be an overly-hyped bust. He started at USC for one season, right? The sports media seems to have some sort of infatuation with USC players. Who from USC in the past several years has lived up to the hype surrounding them before and after the draft? Matt Leinart? no, Reggie Bush? no. I like Reggie as a dynamic player and potential game-breaker, but he’ll never live up to the 2006 media hype. USC plays in a weaker division, IMHO, and they tend to look good during the season mostly because their competition isn’t that great. I think they’d be in for a rude awakening if they suddenly had to compete against the SEC.
Sanchez is gonna have a rough start. It’s going to be a tough transition for him.
Go Saints!!!! Deuce may be gone, but he will never be forgotten.
by David "Satch" Kelly on Jun 16, 2009 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I loved your well thought out article BUT
the atlanta falcons will play AFC and NFC East teams this year. Last year both conferences had excellent records BUT they drew teams from the west coast. The easiest conference in the last 20 years. I dont expect the East conferences to do near as well this year against tougher competition.
Whoops
forgot my prediction……atlanta beats eagles and buffalo to make thier record 12-4 to match the Saints.
With that in mind the Saints have an easier schedule with the west coast teams so the Falcons win the division by Strenght of Schedule.
we still wouldn't win with a tied record in this scenario
NFL tie breaking procedures go in this order (got this from NFL.com)… so strength of schedule wouldn’t even be looked at until after they got the win from having more NFC wins.
1. Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games between the clubs).
2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the division.
3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games.
4. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
5. Strength of victory.
6. Strength of schedule.
I think that Buffalo is going to surprise some people this year, but the more I think about it, I don’t think we are going to lose that game (so I agree with you there). To be honest with you too, I’m not a huge Eagles fan, but I’m predicting big things from them. With their new receiver, improvements to the O-Line, and a potentially healthy Westbrook – they are going to be one of the biggest threats in the NFC East (I could be very wrong about this, but this is just where my opinion lies). I don’t think the Falcons will beat the Eagles this season.
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by MentallyMIA on Jun 17, 2009 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Eagles
I’m not so sure about them being as good as you think, simply because, isn’t it about tie for another McNabb injury? Where’s Chad Lavalais at when we need him?
Yeah, I probably just hacked his name, but I’m being lazy and not looking it up. Sue me.
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Not bad, but realistically
I like alot of your choices with New Orleans and Atlanta, but I have to disagree with the Tampa and Carolina predictions. Also, keep in mind, the NFC South is brutal to each other. I think its the only division with the most parity, therefore, every division game is like a bitter rivalry and in division games ALL bets are off. I’ve run over it about 5 times and came up with best case scenarios (discounting 16-0 records). I think it will be a log jam for first, sorry Tampa, your log didnt make it.
Atlanta, Carolina, and New Orleans all have the potential to go 10-6…dont give the eagles so much credit and dont underestimate buffalo. Flip the record for Tampa. They should have kept Gruden.
you make some good points
but unless Carolina makes some significant changes to the way they play football, they didn’t make any significant off-season changes. I think that they faired well against their opponents last season, but they won’t be near as impressive this season – I think that playoff game was a show of things to come.
You are very right though, the NFC South is very hard to predict. I tried to keep most of my predictions on what the teams did during the offseason. New Orleans has been an improved defense away from a playoff run, Carolina has been doing nothing but getting older and I don’t forsee them improving much until they start to revamp some of the positions they are satisfied with just “decent” players, and Tampa Bay is gambling the wrong way, I forsee it blowing up in their face pretty bad. Atlanta is really left to how well our rookies are going to perform this year… they were probably the hardest to predict.
and, of course, welcome to the site
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by MentallyMIA on Jun 18, 2009 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions
All I know is
We are on the way up, not down. the rest of these guys are either going the other direction or trying to maintain. I still think we win the division.
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by Hardcore Falcon on Jun 22, 2009 2:53 PM EDT reply actions
well put
and I think you could very well be right…
I am kinda leaning towards the same mind set, I just try to take my optomism with a side of caution.
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and some humilty for desert
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I reckon
I have been wrong before, but I feel really good about this team.
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by Hardcore Falcon on Jun 23, 2009 2:28 PM EDT reply actions
"I feel really good about this team"
Me too. But I remember 1973 when the Falcons, coming off a near miss for a 1972 playoff berth, had me feeling really good about them … so I went to Lake Tahoe and plunked down $100 taking the Falcons over the Saints in a game played in New Orleans. The Falcons scored 62 and the Saints 7.
Now I felt REALLY GOOD about the birds and calculated how, by letting my winnings ride for the entire season, our undefeated year to be would net me about $800,000. Unfortunately, the Falcons lost the next three before running off seven straight wins, eventually finishing 9-5 but missing the playoffs as the Rams (those Los Angeles ones) finished 12-2.
lol
never bet on sports man.
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by Hardcore Falcon on Jun 24, 2009 9:31 AM EDT up reply actions
nothing wrong with betting on sports
never bet on your own team
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by MentallyMIA on Jun 24, 2009 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions
we will see your wrong
First your way off, the bucs defense always play good especially against the falcons,second the saints defense dont scare nobody, third carolina defense is the best against out-side opponents.Atlanta might have a agood qb be he wont catch anyone off guard this year and tony has lost a step ,i think the bucs will surprise many but its a close race…the panthers have the best running attack most experience ..best receiver..most dominent defensive player….plus a hunger to get back….theyll be tough against anybody they play .falcons are good but carolina is the best against the schedule period…
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