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I have a hard time agreeing with you concerning LBs. Guys like Urlacher and Lewis, while still excellent players, are not what they used to be. They also tend to get injured much more. Urlacher didnt miss a snap for years, now he cant stay on the field. Who would you rather have, Urlacher at 27, or now? Lewis at 27, or now? Nothing but respect for Brooking, but Atlanta didnt let him go because of cap space.

Trust me, I have been a 'Dump Alex Smith and move on" guy for years, but much to my consternation, he was nothing short of awesome last year. Having said that I do not have Smith on one single fantasy team, not even as a backup (where he belongs on a fantasy roster) and I have 40 different fantasy teams.

Wimbley was good, but I (being an obvious Raiders fan even though I live 20 miles from San Diego) have absolutely no fear of the Raiders' front 7 not doing their jobs well. Counter to my preseason means nothing argument that I cart out when it suits me, the Raiders' young LB corps looks friggin awesome. Marcellus Wiley of ESPN concurs, and if an ex Cowboy great says it, it HAS to be true (giggles).

Last edited by buzzerbeatme at 8/26/2012 7:58:27 PM

Lb for Lb. I wish Cleveland had Oakland's D-line. Period.

I don't envy your WR situation, but hey, I'm in no room to talk either...

I think the Raiders, if they can get something at WR should be a favorite. Between them, the best punter in NFL, Janikowski (I feel the best kicker in nfl), and their front 7. they are tough.

Although, I also, am not one to just toss out Manning because he missed last season due to injury. And, as the Lions, Packers, etc. pretty much almost every Superbowl winning team recently has proven... you don't need a good defense to win an SB. Just be able to outscore your opponents.

I think the Ravens were the last, with a young Ray Lewis (who got away with murder that same year)


:edit: not that lions won superbowl, just that last year they were a good team.

Last edited by LBJisaCancer at 8/26/2012 7:58:36 PM

I have a hard time agreeing with you concerning LBs. Guys like Urlacher and Lewis, while still excellent players, are not what they used to be. They also tend to get injured much more. Urlacher didnt miss a snap for years, now he cant stay on the field. Who would you rather have, Urlacher at 27, or now? Lewis at 27, or now? Nothing but respect for Brooking, but Atlanta didnt let him go because of cap space.

Trust me, I have been a 'Dump Alex Smith and move on" guy for years, but much to my consternation, he was nothing short of awesome last year. Having said that I do not have Smith on one single fantasy team, not even as a backup (where he belongs on a fantasy roster) and I have 40 different fantasy teams.

Wimbley was good, but I (being an obvious Raiders fan even though I live 20 miles from San Diego) have absolutely no fear of the Raiders' front 7 not doing their jobs well. Counter to my preseason means nothing argument that I cart out when it suits me, the Raiders' young LB corps looks friggin awesome. Marcellus Wiley of ESPN concurs, and if an ex Cowboy great says it, it HAS to be true (giggles).

Younger LBs don't read the offense and predict the plays as well, thats all.

One thing to point out about teams with prolific offenses, the defense numbers tend to be a bit scewed. Take the Packers, Saints, Lion, and Patriots for example. These teams put up points in such huge numbers that opposing teams tend to play less conservative. They take more chances, air it out more, and as a result get scored on more. Its the only shot you got when playing say....the Pats. You cant ground and pound with them, you will be down 28-6 at the half if you do. I telling stat when the defense of one of these teams is falsely or overly maligned is the high number of turnover these defenses produce, again because the opponent is less cautious. The Packers and Pats are an excellent example of this.

wow I was almost spot on with Chiefs record

and I was wayyyyyyyyyy off with my Vikings prediction lol

Things i notice after going through and reading almost this entire thread:

EVERYONE overestimated the Eagles (including me).

EVERYONE underestimated the Vikings, Redskins and Colts (including me).

Many people thought the broncos and Peyton Manning would not do as well as they have.

Nobody even talked about the Seahawks



Last edited by E.B.W. at 1/4/2013 7:23:39 PM

The Broncos are a joke, there's no way after a blue million neck surgeries that Manning will make it through the season with 340 lb. monsters chasing him around all day. If he miraculously somehow plays the season injury free there's still the full season of not playing to deal with, they might make the playoffs in a really weak division but it won't solely because of Manning. Oh yeah, the 49ers are gonna win the Superbowl.

This guy sure knows his football.....

A-OOOOOOOOOOO!
Broncos are going to suck, Manning isn't what he used to be, and they don't really have any weapons.
Raiders just suck, McFadden one of their few good players, #1 McFadden, #2 their Kicker and Punter lmao.

No weapons? 2 1,000 yard receivers with 10+ TDs each....

Dude, if a WR is a weapon for TEBOW, then for Manning, or Brady, or Aaron Rodgers, the guy is a HOF'er

AFC
1. Steelers (13-3)
2. Texans (12-4)
3. Patriots (11-5
4. Broncos (10-6)
WC1 Ravens (12-4)
WC2 Chargers (9-7)

Rest of AFC
7. Bengals (8-8)
8. Browns (7-9)
9. Jets (7-9)
10. Bills (7-9)
11. Titans (6-10)
12. Raiders (6-10)
13. Dolphins (6-10)
14. Colts (5-11)
15. Jaguars (4-12)
16. Chiefs (3-12)



NFC
1. Packers (14-2)
2. Eagles (12-4)
3. Falcons (11-5)
4. 49ers (10-6)
WC1 Giants (11-5)
WC2 Bears (9-7)

Rest of NFC
7. Saints (8-8)
8. Cowboys (8-8)
9. Lions (8-8)
10. Buccanders (7-9)
11. Panthers (7-9)
12. Cardinals (6-10)
13. Redskins (6-10)
14. Seahawks (5-11)
15.Rams (4-12)
16. Vikings (1-15

chiefs 16th?? that is crazy man.

he doesn't know that the Chiefs are the 2nd best team in the AFC West, and likely, the only AFC West team that could potentially make the playoffs over/instead of/with the Broncos.

I'll eat my words on this. Tough nailed the Chiefs.

Having so many insufferable Colts fans nearby, I gotta go Texans. That said, I'm still a Packers fan forever. I think Baltimore will win against Indianapolis today. Minnesota will not look like they did last week.