AFC EAST :
Eric : New England Patriots- The Patriots still have one of the greatest defensive minds in the NFL and probably even one of the best coaches. I expect Mac Jones to have a great sophomore year.
Mike : Buffalo Bills – The Bills have one of the best rosters in the NFL. I expect the Bills to repeat as AFC East champs.
Mark: Dolphins- They have done the most outside of the draft and have built a hell of team lets see what happens
Jeff: Buffalo Bills
Allison: Patriots- As much as I want the Bills to win, I want to see an underdog story with the Bills ending up in the Super Bowl.
Bill :Buffalo Bills
Patch-Man: Buffalo Bills. This Division belongs to the Bills. Nothing against Tua and the Dolphins, Mac Jones and The Pats and Joe Flacco and the Jets The Bills just have the best roster in the division Josh Allen, Stephen Diggs, Gabe Davis, Devin Singletary is great in the Red Zone. The Bills should easily go 6-0 in division play.
AFC NORTH :
Eric : Baltimore Ravens- Jackson is the key to that offense plus a great defense.
Mike : Baltimore Ravens : There was not a team more decimated with injuries last season than the Ravens. And if Lamar Jackson doesn’t have his extension that could be an added chip to his shoulder.
Jeff: Ravens
Mark: I like the Bengals to repeat this division with that young team they have.
Allison: Ravens-It’s their comeback year and they will win the 1st seed in the AFC.
Bill: Bengals I really like the combo of Jamarr Chase and Joe Burrow
Patch-Man: Baltimore Ravens with Lamar Jackson looking for a contract extension he will be going all out and he can lead the Ravens to a DT even with Joe Burrow and company.
AFC SOUTH :
Eric : Indianapolis Colts– Great OLine to protect Matt Ryan. Good defense. And the rest of their division either took a step down or just not there yet or are the Texans.
Mike : Indianapolis Colts : Matt Ryan getting Jonathon Taylor, Michael Pittman and with arguably the best offensive line in the game the Colts offense should be solid. The defense added Stephon Gilmore and Yannick Ngaukoke.
Mark: Indianapolis Colts. Simply it is their division to lose.
Jeff: Colts
Allison: Titans, As much as I want to say the Colts, I feel that somehow there might be some injuries or games with surprising losses.
Bill : Colts , a new QB with Pittman and Taylor could be a force to reckoned with . The Titans concern me , with seeing what happens to Tannehill ,Derrick Henry had an injury riddled season and they no longer have AJ Brown. They need Treylon Burks to have a big rookie season
Patch-Man: It may be crazy to go this route but Jacksonville Jaguars/ Trever Lawrence is out to prove that he can get past the failed experience with Urban Myer. Looking at the rest of the division Titans are injury prone, Colts minus JT, MP Jr Indy i don’t like them. Matt Ryan is up there in age and one bad hit he could miss significant time. With Houston Texans i mean the writing is their they got out of a bad situation with Deshaun Waston and are the rebuild.
AFC WEST :
Eric : Kansas City Chiefs– Pat Mahomes.
Mike : Los Angeles Chargers : After the disaster that was week 18 for the Chargers they should be motivated. Khalil Mack and J.C. Jackson should help the defense. A lot of experts expect Justin Herbert to be an MVP contender.
Mark: Denver Broncos: Call me crazy but I like this group of talent. Wilson has the experience and has a lot of youth in his team. Jeudy and Sutton will have big year cause of Wilson.
Jeff: Broncos
Allison: Chiefs
Bill :Chiefs
Patch-man: Denver Broncos Russel Wilson gets paid and is ready to start the new chapter in his life. If Willison can pull this off and bring the Broncos a division title the young guns in Pat Mahomes and Justin Herbert will know the Vet of the division can still pull it off. This division will also be a close one like the AFC East.
WILD CARDS (3)
Eric: Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, Cincinnati Bengals
Mike : Cincinnati Bengals, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins
Mark :Bills ,Chiefs ,Ravens
Jeff: Patriots, Bengals and Chiefs
Allison: Bills, Raiders, Broncos
Bill : Ravens Patriots Broncos
Patch-Man: KC, CIN, MIA
NFC EAST :
Eric : New York Giants
Mark: DALLAS COWBOYS: With a healthy Zeke, Dak and young core of receivers Dallas owns NFC EAST this year.
Mike : Dallas Cowboys. They took a massive shot this week with Tyron Smith being down until potentially December but they are the only team to have confidence in right now in this division.
Jeff: Cowboys (that hurts to say)
Allison: Cowboys :(-Same as Jeff
Bill : Cowboys ( hurts to say but we all know they are going to get eliminated in the first round )
Patch-Man: The Cowboys should run away with this division they have the best team on paper and are overall are probably a top 5 team in the NFC.
NFC NORTH :
Eric : Green Bay Packers
Mark: Green Bay Packers: the lions and bears will be at the bottom and the Vikings blow way too many games.
Mike : Packers : Aaron Rodgers numbers may dip due to young receivers but Aaron Jones, AJ Dillon and that Packer defense should help them win the North again.
Jeff: Packers
Allison: Packers-Not a surprise at all
Bill – Packers
Patch-Man: Packers : Not being bias but GB AR back to back MVP will find a way with his young receivers to win another division tittle but if he can pull this off we might be saying back to back to back MVP.
NFC SOUTH :
Eric : Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Mark: Tampa Bay Bucs: The division is less than stellar. Unless we see something out of the new Panthers team it’s Bucs all the way
Mike : Bucs : Some guy named Tom Brady retired but returned. Bucs should still be very good but I am concerned about the offensive line Ryan Jensen is hurt, Ali Marpet retired and Alex Cappa went to the Bengals so let’s see how Tom is protected.
Jeff: Bucs
Allison: Bucs- Yes he who shall not be named will win and get a 1st seed bye in the NFC
Bill: Bucs the immortal one will go back to the playoffs.
Patch-Man: The Panthers. This is Baker Mayfield’s time to shine and play the role of Spoiler in the NFC South and I will even say that the Bucs will miss the playoffs.
NFC WEST :
Eric: Los Angeles Rams
Mark: LA RAMS: With the 49ers and Seahawks rebuilding and the Cardinals still trying to find out what team they are it is a no doubter that Rams run away with it.
Mike : Rams : The reigning Super Bowl Champs traded Robert Woods but acquired Allen Robinson to pair with Cooper Kupp. Oh and there is no stopping Aaron Donald.
Jeff: Rams
Allison: Rams-Will most likely make it to the super bowl for a second year in a row.
Patch-Man: Rams best team in the division to possibly end the back to back streak of a team finally repeating. But don’t sleep on the 49ers they might give them a run for their money .
WILD CARDS (3)
Eric : Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles
Mark: Panthers, Saints and Cardinals.
Mike : Saints, Vikings, 49ers
Jeff: 49ers, Saints and Eagles
Allison: 49ers, Giants, Vikings
Bill: Cardinals , Panthers , Giants
Patch-Man 49ers, Vikings, NO
AWARDS
MVP (GIVE A PREDICTION AND A DARK HORSE CANDIDATE) :
Eric – Josh Allen
Dark horse: Eric – Russell Wilson
Mark:-Jonathon Taylor
Dark Horse: Dak Prescott
Mike : Josh Allen. Dark horse: Kirk Cousins
Jeff: Josh Allen – Dark Horse: Justin Herbert
Allison: Devin Singletary (Bills)/Dark Horse: Russell Wilson (Broncos)
Bill : Jonathan Taylor Dark horse : Russell Wilson
Patch-Man Josh Allen, Dark Horse Aaron Rodgers
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR :
Eric : Justin Herbert
Mark: Zeke Elliot
Jeff: Josh Allen
Allison: Lamar Jackson
Bill : Cooper Kupp
Patch-Man: Stefon Diggs
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR :
Eric : TJ Watt
Mark: Micha Parsons
Mike : Jalen Ramsey
Jeff: Aaron Donald
Allison: Khalil Mack (Chargers)
Bill :TJ Watt
Patch-Man: Nick Bosa
COACH OF THE YEAR :
Eric : John Harbaugh
Mark: Robert Saleh
Mike: Kevin O’Connell
Jeff: Andy Reid
Allison: Sean McDermott (Bills)
Bill: Doug Pederson
Patch-Man: Matt LaFleur
ROOKIES OF THE YEAR (OFFENSE AND DEFENSE)
Eric : OROY: Breese Hall/ DROY: Kayvon Thibodaux
Mark: OROY: Chris Olave/ DROY: Ahmed Gardner
Mike : OROY : Chris Olave / DROY :Kyle Hamilton
Jeff: OROY – Chris Olave / DROY: Aiden Hutchinson
Allison: OROY-Chris Olave (Saints)/DROY: Evan Neal (Giants)
Bill : Chris Olave / Aiden Hutchinson
Patch-Man: Drake London/ Aiden Hutchinson
SUPER BOWL PREDICTION:
Eric Ford: Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Cincinnati Bengals: Bengals 35 Bucs 34
Mark: Dallas Cowboys vs Denver Broncos : Dallas 38-Denver 31
Mike : Bucs vs Ravens: Ravens 28 – Bucs 24
Jeff: Bill vs Bucs – Bucs 30 Bills 24
Allison: Bills vs Rams- Bills 27 Rams 21
Bill : Bills Vs TB – Bills 28 Bucs 24
Patch-man: Bills 31 Packers 28
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