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2006 NFL Season Predictions

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Well, today is the day. Not only do I celebrate my 30th birthday, but the NFL season kicks off this evening. No better time to take some time and make some predictions. I’d love to hear your thoughts on how the NFL will play out this year. It should be interesting.

AFC

North
Cincinnati Bengals - Carson Palmer takes the next step and leads this team to a division title
South

Indianapolis Colts - How can you pick against this team? Too stacked even with Edgerrin James.

East

Miami Dolphins - Daunte Culpepper puts this team in the upper-echelon of the AFC. Tough defense and a balanced offense will carry the Dolphins.

West

Denver Broncos - In one of the deepest divisions in the NFL, the Broncos are at the head of the class. Adding Javon Walker to the running game of the Broncos will make this offense that much more potent.

Wildcards

Jacksonville Jaguars, New England Patriots - The Jags are the up-and-coming and will give teams fits in the playoffs. And the former champs still have a lot in the tank, especially with rookie Laurence Maroney giving them a boost when Corey Dillon proves ineffective.

NFC

North

Chicago Bears - As much as I love the Bears, this pick is more about lack of options. The Bears offense as it stands right now, is terrible. When Griese takes over at QB look for them to get a little better. Still, this division sucks.

South

Tampa Bay Bucaneers - The trendy pick is Carolina, I don’t see it. Tampa Bay is tough on D, and they have an offense that’s ready to bloom. Not sure if Chris Sims is the real deal, but he looks like he can run an offense. I think it’ll be enough.

East

New York Giants - Eli Manning will grow up a lot this year. I wouldn’t be suprised if he knocks off big brother in week 1. If Tiki Barber can stay healthy this team looks solid.

West

Seattle Seahawks - My new hometown team. That’s not why I’m picking them though. I don’t think any other team has improved to be considered with the Seahawks. It’ll be nice to watch a quality offense every week in Seattle.

Wildcards

Carolina Panthers, Arizona Cardinals - While I don’t think the Panthers are Super Bowl bound, I do think they’ll make the playoffs. And I think the Cardinals have done enough (especially on offense) to play beyond the regular season.

Some notable absences: Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs, and Dallas Cowboys.

What do you think?

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2 Responses to “2006 NFL Season Predictions”

  1. joshua Says:
    September 26th, 2006 at 8:43 pm

    carson already led the bengals to a division title, the next step would be a playoff win………

  2. Kendall Says:
    September 26th, 2006 at 8:51 pm

    Joshua - You’re right. I think he’d probably settle for a playing a complete playoff game. But the way they’ve been playing I think we’ll see both.

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