NFL Review

Back in August I did a preview of the divisions and offered my long term pointers for what I thought a selection of NFL teams would do this year.

Of course over the course of a season such views are hostages to fortune. They cannot be altered as more information and results happen, but I think it is valuable to analyse early thoughts and see how right or wrong I was.

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AFC

New England Patriots – picked them for the play-offs and Division champions and they were our long term bet for the Superbowl. EXCELLENT

Indianapolis Colts – Picked them to lose more games this year as they were a target and some players had moved on for more money elsewhere, as Peyton Manning dominates the salaries there. WON 13 LOST 3 and struggled much more. MIDDLING TO GOOD

Tennessee Titans – my surprise team to watch this year and made the wild card playoff and lost. WON 10 LOST 6 — GOOD

San Diego Chargers – play-off guaranteed was the call and they scraped it but are now looking in good form. GOOD

Denver Broncos – strugglers was my thought in August. WON 7 LOST 9 and never fired as they bedded in new QB. GOOD

Kansas City Chiefs – easily opposable was the gist and they were with a 4-12 record. GOOD

Pittsburgh Steelers – Much improved on last year’s 8-8 record and my shock pick to do well. Came 5th in Division and earned wild card, losing to Jaguars by two points. Record was 10-6. GOOD

Jacksonville Jaguars – Did not fancy them then – though they would be a team to keep eye on. Ended up doing well and now in play-offs POOR

New York Jets – Was wary of these Jets and it depended on RB Jones as to how they went. Did not expect them to be so bad though with record of 4-12. MIDDLING TO POOR

Baltimore Ravens – playoff bound but no further was my tip as I pinpointed a weak offense. They turned out weak all over and suffered injuries. POOR

NFC

Dallas Cowboys – was wary and put Tony Romo and defense as the keys. They have excelled. MIDDLING TO POOR.

Philadelphia Eagles – Oppose was the rule with these and they struggled to a poor 8-8 record. GOOD

New York Giants – these were my sell in the Division and it did not work as they are now in the play-offs. TERRIBLE

Chicago Bears – good side but little offense meant not Superbowl material. As it transpired they were poor with 7-9 record. AVERAGE

Atlanta Falcons – Vick in jail was all I said. No more was necessary as they endured a terrible season both on and off field. GOOD

NFC SOUTH – worst bunch in the whole league. Lived up to that although Tampa Bay picked up a wild card and lost. GOOD

Seattle Seahawks – best side in Division was the call and they proved it in coming third in the conference. Still going strong into this week. GOOD

Overall I am content with how my pre-season analysis panned out. Some were easy – Falcons and Patriots but I did have a couple of bolters like the Titans and Steelers and three good ones to oppose that others fancied in Eagles, Denver and Kansas.

Play-off matches later this week so let’s start the New Year with some good calls. 2007 was great on NFL – let’s make it same again for 2008