Chris Johnson is the most dynamic back in the NFL today, and maybe history...but he won't have 2,500 rushing yards. He may hit that in combined, however. CORRECT: Sadly, correct.
Aaron Rodgers will explode this year (not in the bad way) and will light up every team he faces, even in losses. Three little letters for him. M...V...P. KINDA: He was MVP...just not of the season. OF THE SUPERBOWL! I am calling this a half point.
Sam Bradford will be eating a lot of turf this year, the Rams will lead the league in sacks allowed. WRONG: Bradford did well.
Brett Favre is still old...really old. CORRECT: Yup, the Junk Slinger is old...and now we have seen even more parts of him to prove that.
I am happy that the Cardinals cut Leinart, it saves me predicting that he will be the starter for the whole season because Dereck Anderson is terrible. So, my new, safer prediction, Derrick Anderson will be terrible. The Cardinals will not make the play-offs and will be lucky to break even. CORRECT: I think the Cardinals may be the only team that had a worse QB situation than the Titans. Win!
Expect erratic coaching moves from Seattle. Carroll will be mixing things up a lot and not giving things a chance to work. Seahawks fans will begin to ask, "I wonder if Spurrier is available?" KINDA: Somehow, this terrible team was play-off worthy, so even though most of the prediction was true, I am giving myself a half point.
Jay Cutler will continue to play poorly and remind everyone that he was never a winner in college, no time to start now. CORRECT: They made the play-offs and all, but come on, he was a huge joke in the league, this is a big win for me!
No one will remember the name Tim Tebow as the season goes on. Orton will play well, but Denver will have too many other issues to focus on. Sure, he will come in for a gimmick play or two and everyone will get happy, but no more than 20 plays the whole season. WRONG: Hard to call. I mean, he only played in 5 games...but he did have some starts and more than 80 passes. I still think he is terrible, but this was wrong.
The Texans will take a step backwards. WRONG: Though it is important to point out the hardly went that far forward either.
Tomlinson will start out hot for the Jets, leading to talk about how much he still has left in the tank...until the tank runs dry around game 11 or so. CORRECT: Starting game 11, he had 36 yards rushing and then never broke 50 yards after.
C.J. Spiller will come on for the Bills after about 4 games. He will become the home run hitter they have needed for a long time. WRONG: I barely remember he played there.
Despite a big tight end and T.O., Carson Palmer will have a so-so season. Nice play, but way too many picks. CORRECT: The only thing I got wrong here was saying so-so...he was the suck.
Haynesworth will be good for about 10 wheeze-filled plays a game. WRONG: He was good for zero plays a game, but did still wheeze cause the sidelines are like, really far from the locker room.
Kevin Kolb...man do I hate Kevin Kolb. Not that I dislike him personally, I just don't think he is the answer that Andy "has anyone seen my whole chicken mid-day snack" Reid does. Reid has always been the thing weighing the Eagles down (cause he is huge), not McNabb. CORRECT: I hated being right since that means Vick did well...but I still called this one big time.
McNabb will weigh the Redskins down. CORRECT: Like a lead weight that ate 5 pizzas before the game.
Do not expect big things from Michael Crabtree, Frank Gore will continue to be half of the 49ers offense. KINDA: Crabtree did well in some situations, but Gore was still clearly the man.
What the heck is with Tom Brady's hair. I mean, I know he is a full time male model/part time football player and all, but is he auditioning for a boy band and I don't know about it. His play will be good but not great this year. Cracks in the Patriots offense will really start to appear this year. WRONG: His hair is still terrible, but he did win that MVP thingy.
Clinton Portis will have a bad season. He will not break 1000. CORRECT: The only thing he broke was the hearts of all those fans foolish enough to keep buying his jersey.
The Raiders will have a better record than the Chiefs...but let's stop all the play-off dark horse talk right now. KINDA: Yikes...really wrong on the Chiefs...but the Raiders didn't even sniff the play-offs, so half right.
Panthers will have over 2,150 team rushing yards but a losing record. WRONG: Lots of people ran the ball, but they didn't break 2,000 combined.
Joe Flacco's play will look mediocre most of the time, but in such a weak division, it won't matter much. CORRECT: Made the play-offs, but often it seemed in spite of the guy who can't help but throw it to Troy Polamalu.
The Vikings and Packers will split games this year. WRONG: My boy Rodgers won both.
Mark Sanchez had better hope that a lot of agents are watching Hard Knocks...maybe he and Leinart can get a movie deal for a buddy cop flick. WRONG: No movie...yet!
Still depressed by the lack of faith on 4th and 1 against the Colts last year, the Patriots defense will have another down year, particularly against the run. CORRECT: My boss Steve says their defense was average.
The Ravens will struggle against the pass, even after Ed Reed comes back. CORRECT: Their lack of corners continues to haunt them.
The Vikings defense will be an awesome force this year and will be the safety net against a Favre interception-filled year. WRONG: Yeah, I really regret telling my wife to draft them in her fantasy league.
The Falcons...are a team...that plays football...that's all I got. CORRECT: You can't prove otherwise, and they did make the play-offs.
Remember how much I hate Kevin Kolb...double that for Michael Vick. Expect no meaningful play, a completion percentage below 50%, and no more than 3 rushing TDs. WRONG: Should have known that my earlier prediction would make this one wrong.
Aaron Rodgers (I really, really like him) will throw the most TDs and Adrian Peterson will run for the most TDs. WRONG: Nope, Brady and Foster.
Chad Henne will be mess this year, the Dolphins will be lucky to break even. CORRECT: Henne was hot and cold, Dolphins did not reach .500.
Brandon Marshall will not break 1,000 yards or 6 TDs. KINDA: Over 1,000 yards, but 3 TDs.
Vince Young will complete over 65% of his passes. WRONG: In a lot of ways, but more importantly, he completed just under 60%.
The Titans D-line will look great this year. WRONG: Parts looked great, parts had huge holes and the lack of LBs that were not terrible hurt their ability to stop the run.
The Titans secondary...not so much. Look for them to struggle in the passing game. CORRECT: Yup, terrible.
Kenny Britt will get his head in the game, but won't break 1,000 yards receiving. CORRECT: Let's ignore this off season however.
Jason Jones will lead the Titans in sacks with Tony Brown a close second. KINDA: Babin dominated with 12.5, BUT Jones and Tony Brown tied at 3.5 a piece.
Dallas will make the play-offs, but will lose early and late due to Romo struggles. WRONG: No Romo to struggle.
Lions will break 5 wins. CORRECT: 6 wins baby. Now, notice I was not one of those idiot talking heads who thought they would win the NFC North.
Tampa Bay will be a phantom team, you will barely know they exist. WRONG: Pretty good season.
The over/under on Roethlisberger sexual assault charges is 3. I will take the under...but I won't bet the mortgage on it. CORRECT: This one worried me the most.
Jake Delhomme will be benched at least once this season. CORRECT: Ding, Ding, Ding!
The Redskins will lose to the Titans...mainly because I will be there and the team I want to win at games I am at in person always win. WRONG: ...I don't even want to talk about this one.
Rex Ryan will curse in a press conference (I need at least a few easy ones here). CORRECT: Uh huh.
Drew Brees, consider yourself struck with the Madden curse. Not sure how it will come about, but they will not be going to the Superbowl and it will be his fault. KINDA: No Superbowl, but Brees did well...of course, he sued the NFL and caused the lock out, so he cursed everyone else.
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Ryan Matthews (Spiller will get attention as well, but plays for a terrible team) WRONG: Not even close!
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Ndamukong Suh CORRECT: DOMINATE!
AFC Play-off Picture: Chargers, Colts, Ravens, Patriots, Bengals, Titans 3 for 6...ick.
NFC Play-off Picture: 49ers, Saints, Vikings, Cowboys, Packers, Falcons 3 for 6...ick.
In the game everyone cares about, the AFC will destroy the NFC. Contact your bookies, catch ProBowl fever NOW! I...uh...can't even remember this one.
Superbowl (the other game everyone cares about): Packers v Titans (gotta have faith!) CORRECT: Uh, we all knew the Titans part was a joke...so as far as I am concerned, I PICKED THE SUPERBOWL IN THE PRESEASON!!!!!!
OVERALL: 53%...I am just slightly better than adequate, and that I can live with. YAY ME!