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[JLP]

Comments, predictions and smack talk should be posted here.

CK, please tell big kenlow what to think about the Bucs. (Don't get your hopes up big Ken.)

[PBR]

Well Steelers should just not show up to the games and get #1 pick next year -- lol ------ don't think we will even make the playoffs this year but will wait and see

[JLP]

I haven't looked to in depth around the league due to being incredibly busy, but I think the Colts and Browns really killed it early in the off-season.

Giants and Steelers got much worse. I think the Packers made some questionable signings.

My bears filled some holes with mid level FAs. I love the cordarelle Patterson signing. KR was awful last year and I think he can contribute as a 4th WR. I like getting Clinton-Dix on the cheap. Bears definitely downgraded at slot CB. Still need to get a kicker. I think they'll bring in a bunch of fringe guys and hope they get lucky, I'm not very confident in that plan.

[Jacman]

I was really hoping my cardinals would make a move for AB or preferably OBJ but they just sat around and did nothing. I just wish they would have moved Rosen and another piece for one of them. I really dont know what they plan to do with the pick but offense is in shambles so we need to do something.

Raiders might low key have a bounce back year if they draft the right guys. Although getting the 24th pick for Mack wasnt very much for such a beast but if they get some good guys maybe it wont be such a steal for the bears.

[Gonzasco]

Texans filling holes with mediocre talent while keeping terrible higher-ups running the team into the ground. I expect another disappointing entry and quick exit in and out of the playoffs. 

[Jackking]

Well Steelers should just not show up to the games and get #1 pick next year -- lol ------ don't think we will even make the playoffs this year but will wait and see

 

I'd be on board with this!     (Ravens fan here)

 

Ravens have been one of the hardest hit in terms of FA departures in the league and it's all from their #1 Defense.  8-8 will be a successful 2019.

 

As much as it pains me to say it, nobody in the league has had a better off-season than the Browns; even before the Odell trade... if they make the playoffs, as expected, they should throw Sashi Brown and John Dorsey a parade.   

[Rambo]

Steelers should be on the rise after cutting ties with Brown and Bell.  Raiders and Browns both miss the playoffs, guessing AB finishes with around 900 something yards with Oakland.  OBJ will do better in Cleveland if he stays healthy.  Raiders will be trash, Browns might be competitive.

 

Patriots might repeat with Brady at the helm.  Brady doesn't retire at the end of the year unless he gets hurt during the season or they win a superbowl.  Still think he'll come back to try to make it a three-peat if that happens.

 

Bucs will be about the same, mid-tier at best. Unless paying Smith all that money at LT means he's going to juice to the gills and become a super-human version of himself I wouldn't be overly optimistic about how the season will pan out.  If Devin White is the next Ray Lewis, which is highly unlikely, than we might be alright.  Defense wins championships... we need one.

[kenlow73]

I don't really follow any of it but was Howard not doing enough in Chicago to get traded to the Eagles?

[Tev]

Now the eagles got Howard we will be in running for a superbowl foreal again this year and yes i did call it out the year we won before season started if u dnt believe me go look at the nfl chat on forum for 2017

[JLP]

You don't get a guy who is a difference maker for a 6 round pick. Howard is decent back, not really suited for the modern NFL. If you think he's a difference maker that's going to lead you to the Superbowl then you'll be disappointed.

[Jackking]

I don't really follow any of it but was Howard not doing enough in Chicago to get traded to the Eagles?

 

Correct.  This past season he was basically in a 50/50 snaps split with Tarik Cohen that shifted in favor of Cohen as the year went on.  Cohen was a much better fit for the new offense.  Then when Chi signed Mike Davis (former seattle RB) in FA it was a certainty that they wanted to move Howard. 

While I initially thought this was a steal for the Eagles, I now think a 6th rd pick is close to even value for him.  Especially when you consider that he's on the last year of his rookie deal so this is essentially a 6rd pick for a 1 yr rental.  

[Tev]

If u kno the eagles we dnt need 1 main back we need pieces we have running back by committee and he fits perfect as our 1st amd 2nd dwn back plua the guys had 1000+ yrds each of his nfl seasons

[Tev]

And the eagles have gottwn key pieces ovee the last few seasons for low draft picks

[JLP]

If u kno the eagles we dnt need 1 main back we need pieces we have running back by committee and he fits perfect as our 1st amd 2nd dwn back plua the guys had 1000+ yrds each of his nfl seasons

So a backup running back (who had one good year) is going to make you a super bowl team? That sounds like dopey homerism.

[Tev]

Dude has been in the league for 3 seasons and each season 1000 plus yrds rushin thats one hell of a backup plus we got ajayai for a 5th and won a ship with a backup and yes of course the team has changed a lot but is also the same in key ways the yr we won and all im saying is come playoffs u dnt wanna play the eagles idc who you are

[Tev]

Would anyone like to place a wager on how far they will go vs any other team in the nfc i only say nfc cause then they would have to beat us to make it all the way unless we lose for example afc can go further an not even play us

[JLP]

5.2, 4.1, 3.7. That's howards ypc. The only acceptable number was the first year where John Fox ran him into the ground. 1000 yard years in 2 of 3 seasons are just counting stats, the bears fed him so much that he got there despite being a mediocre starting RB. He was great in his first year, but he's visibly gotten slower and a little more contact shy since then. He's a decent short yardage back. The only aspect of his game that is elite is pass blocking.
I hope he has a good season so the pick becomes a fifth. If he has a good season it's likely a bad thing for the eagles because they needed to rely on a very inefficient offensive player

[kenlow73]

Fly Eagles Fly...straight into a wall or a jet engine....

[Tev]

Eagles 10-6 and will make alotta noise in playoffs my prediction for this year watch and learn