Tuesday, August 23, 2011

NFL preseason predictions

Here we are, the NFL regular season is sneaking up on us, and its gonna be an exciting year (besides this new kickoff rule which will hurt teams like the Chicago Bears.  Well, heres my predictions for division winner, wild card winners, and some of the individual awards.


AFC EAST

1. New England Patriots (12-4)
2. New York Jets (10-6)
3. Miami Dolphins (6-10)
4. Buffalo Bills (5-11)

The Patriots look scary this year, and the Jets have also improved, but the Patriots just look good so far this preseason, and they might win more than the 12 I am giving them, but we will see .  Jets win one wild card slot

AFC NORTH
1.  Pittsburg Steelers (12-4)
2. Baltimore Ravens (11-5)
3.  Cleveland Browns (8-8)
4. Cincinnati Benglas (2-14)

Baltimore and Pittsburgh... one will win the division, the other is getting in the playoffs in the wild card slot, leaving the other two divisions that much more important to win
AFC NORTH
1. Indianopolis Colts (11-5)
2. Houston Texans (9-7)
3. Jacksonville Jaguars (8-8)
4. Tennesee Titans (6-10)

Close division here, and these numbers are based on IF peyton is healthy all 16 games.   If he comes back week one, expect a slow start to the season for the colts, but its peyton, he finds a way to win.

AFC WEST
1. San Diego Chargers (11-5)
2. Kansas City Chiefs (9-7)
3. Denver Broncos ( 6-10)
4. Oakland Raiders (5-11)

QB advantage here is San Diego,  and thats why i have them winning the division.

Wild Card Jets and Ravens.

NFC EAST
1. Philadelphia Eagles (12-4)
2. New York Giants (9-7)
3. Dallas Cowboys (8-8)
4.  Washington Redskins (6-10)

sorry rex grossman, but the Eagles are gonna win this year.

NFC NORTH
1. Green Bay Packers (13-3)
2. Detroit Lions (10-6)
3. Chicago Bears (8-8)
4. Minnesota Vikings (6-10)

Packers if healthy will win this division running away, but the Lions (this is a heart pick, but i really see a 10 win season here) will have a good season, and make the playoffs

NFC SOUTH
1. New Orleans Saints (11-5)
2. Atlanta Falcons (10-6)
3.Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-7)
4. Carolina Panthers (4-12)

After a great season last year, everyone will be more prepared with Tampa Bay, but they will still have a decent year, but fall one game short of the playoffs.

NFC WEST

1. St. Louis Rams (9-7)
2. Arizona Cardinals (7-9)
3. San Francisco 49ers ( 5-11)
4. Seattle Seahawks (4-12)

Weakest division in football, and once again, the only reason why St louis wins is cuz they have the best qb, and thats y the other 3 teams arent winning.  Ari has a good qb, but fall short, and SF and Sea are rebuilding teams.


Wild Card Atlanta and DETROIT!!!

heres some of the awards too

MVP Tom Brady

Rookie Offense: Mark Ingram NO

Rookie Defense: Jimmy Smith Bal

Comeback Player Matthew Stafford.

Offensive Player of year Tom Brady

Defensive Player of year Ndamukong Suh

Coach of the year:  no question here, if they do what I think they can do this year, you have to give it to Jim Schwartz

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

MLB predictions

Its here, the dog days of summer.  The last month and a half or so of the regular season of baseball.  Most of the divisions are in a tight race right now, and even awards like the cy young and MVP awards for both leagues are in tight races.. So heres my vote and prediction for the winners of each division, wild card, and MVP/ CY Young

Lets start with the senior circuit.. the national league

the current standings in each division are: 



National League
East: 


Philadelphia 


Atlanta 8.5 GB

NYM 17.5 GB

WASH 19.5 GB

FLA 20 GB

The East, well, just look at the standings, Philly, unless they have a huge letdown that I dont see happening, is going to win this division


Central: 

Milwaukee

St. Louis 3 GB

Pittsburgh 9.5 GB

Cincinatti 10 GB

ChiC  16 GB

Hou 27 GB

This division is probably the hardest to pick in the NL.  Even though the West race is closer, the Central has 2 teams that have the talent to run away with the division.   I think that St Louis will win the division, but it will be a fun race. 


West 

SF 

Ari .5 GB

Col 9 GB

LAD 10 GB

SD  12. GB

The West, even though is closer, I dont think it will be a tight race towards the last few weeks.  Arizona is a young team, and I think the pressure of the late season will get to them, while San Francisco is the reigning MLB champs, and has a great pitching staff, and the addition of Carlos Beltran will help.  


NL Wild card
Atlanta.  

Great team, they might be 8.5 games back of Philly, but they are 4.5 up in the Wild card, and I feel they have the pitching and hitting to get them in the playoffs. 

NL MVP: 

This isnt who i think will win, this is who i would vote for if I had a vote this year.   My NL MVP is Lance Berkman of the Cardinals.  Pujols missed a few weeks with a injury earlier this year,  and Berkman kept the team in the hunt of things. 

NL Cy Young-  Roy Halladay Philadelphia.   Easy pick, no pitcher in the NL has dominated like he has so far this year. 


Now time for the American League.  
East

Bos 

NYY 1.5 GB

TB 11 GB

Tor 13 GB

Bal 26 GB

I am not a Yankees fan, so my heart picks Boston (actually, I would love to see Baltimore win this division, but  I pick Boston to win the division this year

Central

Det

Cle 4 GB

ChiW 5 GB

Minn 10.5 GB

KC 12.5 GB

What a crazy year in this division. Cleveland came running out of the gates on fire, great start, but they have cooled down since, and find themselves in second place.  I dont see them getting past Detroit, the Jimenez deal for Cleveland was a good move, but I think the Tigers will win it. 

Tex

LAA 1.5 GB

Oak 13 GB

Sea 15 GB


Another fun race here, but Texas has too much depth EVERYWHERE on this team.  They win the division. 

AL Wild Card

The yankees will win this, but they have alot of issues with some players right now, and they wont win the world series this year. 

Al MVP 

again, this is my vote, not what i say will happen, but who i say deserves. 

Asdrubel Cabrera from Cleveland.  Someone from Boston will win it, but their lineup is stacked, and if one of them gets hurt, someone else will pick up the slack. 

AL Cy Young... 
Hardest pick of all the races, but I give it to my boy Justin Verlander.  3 games so far he has taken a no hitter into the 7th inning .   Every time he goes on the mound people watching the game expect something great.