The ONE and ONLY 2005-2006 NFL Thread!

[Wolfman]

Rearrange the living room, pick up your fantasy mags, and cross off all remaining Sundays from your 2005 calendar.  It\'s August and that could only mean one thing...NFL PRESEASON!  Hut hut!

NBA? Booooring.
MLB? Who cares, the Red Sox won in our lifetime.
NHL?  Wait...who?  
The NFL rules the sporting universe as we know it.  

Here are my insomnia-aided picks for this season:

AFC East
New England 12-4
Buffalo 10-6
Jets 9-7
Miami 5-11

AFC North
Pittsburgh 11-5
Baltimore 9-7
Cincinnati 9-7
Cleveland 4-12

AFC South
Indy 12-4
Houston 10-6
Jacksonville 7-9
Tennessee 5-11

AFC West
Denver 10-6
San Diego 10-6
Oakland 8-8
Kansas City 6-10

AFC Playoffs:
R1: Buffalo over Pittsburgh, San Diego over Denver
R2: New England over Buffalo, Indy over San Diego
AFC Championship: New England over Indy

NFC East
Dallas 10-6
Philly 10-6
Giants 7-9
Washington 5-11

NFC North
Minnesota 9-7
Green Bay 9-7
Chicago 5-11
Detroit 5-11

NFC South
Atlanta 10-6
New Orleans 9-7
Carolina 8-8
Tampa Bay 6-10

NFC West
Seattle 8-8
Arizona 8-8
St. Louis 8-8
San Francisco 4-12

Playoffs:
R1: Philly over Seattle, Minnesota over New Orleans
R2: Philly over Dallas, Minnesota over Atlanta
NFC Championship: Minnesota over Philly

Super Bowl:
Patriots 34, Vikings 7.

For those of you who need a refresher as to where we left off with the NFL, here\'s some reminders from the last episode:

[Spacey]

With you here Wolfman.

Go Patriots!

This is really the only sport/season I care for.

[SlimPickens]

Philly fans must be lovin\' life - TO walks outta camp today.

[Spacey]

Philly fans must be lovin\' life - TO walks outta camp today.

as if this was any surprise

[Blackieshamps]

go Giants!

[antbach]

The Dolphins will win more than 5 games, Wolfman. I\'d be SHOCKED if they didnt go .500. \'Eh who the hell am I trying to kid. . .

[Wolfman]

Anthony, are you a Dolphins fan?  Just curious.  

The Dolphins would be best off tanking the entire season and getting another year\'s worth of high draft picks.  I think they will show moderate improvement from last year, but being in a division with the invincible Patriots, the up-and-coming Bills, and the not-bad Jets, they\'re still a long way from any legitimate contention.

[kyndkate]

You have the Vikings and Packers ranked neck-and-neck...interesting. Most people fart in the Packers\' general direction these days. I\'m not hoping for a fantastic season from them, but hopefully it\'s better than last season\'s mediocre performance.

Let\'s see if the Colts actually don\'t suck in the playoffs and blow everything like last season.

Mary Mother of Jesus I love the NFL.

[ChrisPitch]

As a fan of the NFL, I\'m obviously pumped the game is back. As a fan of the Browns, I\'m hoping for a .500 season. As a non-fan of Wolf\'s, I hope the Patriots do not accomplish the unprecedented and win three straight Bowls. My predictions to follow. Bet the house on the opposite.

[SlimPickens]

wow, i didn\'t know the browns actually had fans

[ChrisPitch]

The Browns have fans. It\'s football players they seem to be lacking.

[antbach]

Anthony, are you a Dolphins fan?  Just curious.  

The Dolphins would be best off tanking the entire season and getting another year\'s worth of high draft picks.  I think they will show moderate improvement from last year, but being in a division with the invincible Patriots, the up-and-coming Bills, and the not-bad Jets, they\'re still a long way from any legitimate contention.

Seth, yes, and I am not ashamed of it. I do agree. I think they should tank the season to draft Matt Leinart #1 overall next year. Pretty-southern cali boy, he\'d fit right in on south beach, not to say he doesn\'t have a damn good arm either. I\'ve been saying it since they first got Ricky that they were a quarterback short from contending. I am still pissed off they passed on Drew Brees when they had the chance a few years ago. Knew the kid was gonna be good since Purdue.

[Wolfman]

As a non-fan of Wolf\'s, I hope the Patriots do not accomplish the unprecedented and win three straight Bowls.

Haha bitch.  Prepare the VCR.  You might as well write my name on this year\'s Super Bowl tape now.

Seth, yes, and I am not ashamed of it.

Hey, there\'s nothing to be ashamed of.  So you happen to suck right now, so what.  It\'s a very good franchise and they\'ll be back before you know it.

Oh yeah, Pitchie, remember when Bill Belichick was your head coach?  Losing Belichick as coach due to franchise ceasing to exist = worst move ever.  Man, think of what coulda been.  Who knew in 1994 when Belichick\'s browns beat the Patriots in the playoffs what would become of him, and the two franchises.  Now that I think about it, that was the last time the Browns won a postseason game.  In the words of the inimitable Mr. Pecoraro: "Oof."

[WALSH]

Bills will win the AFC east this year...Pats lost too many players and even worst lost the 2 best asst coaches in the league...Bellichek will bite off more than he can chew trying to run everything an the team will falter.

Bills= 2nd rated D in NFL 2yrs. running
       Best Rec trio in NFL(Moulds, Evans and Parrish)
       Best Special teams in NFL last year
       S.T.U.D. RB that WILL win the rushing title in his 1st full year
       Unproven but exciting, MOBILE, QB(I know this is the dark horse)

Who\'s got better as of right now?

[Spacey]

Who is the starting running back going to be this year for the Bills?

Gates or McGahee?

I can\'t wait for opening night.