Saturday, August 25, 2007

NFL Projections, Part 1


I apologize for the delay between posts. I've been out of town for work, and had family in from out of town this week.

As promised, this blog will also project results for the National Football League. Picking a 16-game season in advance is a lot trickier than projecting college football results. There is a lot more parity in the NFL, and a horrible team one year can be a good team the next.

We will begin in the NFC. Today, this blog will project the NFC East and NFC Central.

In the East, the Philadelphia Eagles will once again be the team to beat, with quarterback Donovan McNabb and running back Brian Westbrook. But, right with them will be the Dallas Cowboys, with new head coach Wade Phillips. The New York Giants look to slip just a bit, while the Washington Redskins will be hapless as long as Daniel Snyder owns the team.

NFC East Projections:
Philadelphia 11-5
Dallas 11-5
NY Giants 7-9
Washington 5-11
(Philadelphia wins the division on a tiebreaker)

In the Central, the Chicago Bears return to defend their NFC championship. The Bears look to be good once again, in spite of quarterback Rex Grossman. Detroit will be much-improved, while the Green Bay Packers will be fair to mediocre. The Minnesota Vikings are projected to bring up the rear here.

NFC Central Projections:
Chicago 11-5
Detroit 7-9
Green Bay 7-9
Minnesota 6-10

Next: NFC South, NFC West

3 comments:

Zee said...

You homer. The cowboys will not do that well. Everyone is hyping them off of the sorry pre-season games. It's okay, I love it when cowboy fans get their hopes up like this.

John said...

This projection isn't a whole lot better than they did last year. Last year, they were a wild card team, and I look for Philly to win the division.

The Cowboys have talent, and no longer have the cranky Parcells running the show. I don't think this is a Super Bowl team, but they won't suck, either.

Zee said...

Boy, those cowgirls really kicked some ace this weeke n d ... oh wait ... it's only preseason, right? lol