Scott Merryfield
Senior HTF Member
The preseason is almost over, so it's time to start discussion on the 2010 regular season -- yes, summer is almost over.
Originally Posted by Ockeghem
Scott,
I don't see the Lions finishing behind the Bears, but we'll see. (Then again, I picked Detroit to finish 6-10 last year.) Mike Martz and Jay Cutler -- are you kidding? I don't see Cutler making it through the season under his system.
I think the Lions will finish either 5-9 or 6-10 this year. I think they can sweep the Bears and split with the other teams in their division. They've also got the Rams, Bills, and Bucs, so that's three possible wins. I like their defensive line (especially their front four). But, it's their secondary that worries me quite a lot. I do think that Stafford will get a bit more protection this year, too. One announcer today (Ray Bentley, a former NFL defensive player who played in two Super Bowls) picked Detroit to finish 10-6! But Bentley has them defeating the Eagles and (on Thanksgiving Day) the Patriots. I think that is a bit too optimistic. You should have heard his co-announcers giving him quite a hard time about predicting a 10-6 finish for Detroit.
I like most of your picks. I am trying to envision the Packers ahead of the Vikings, but given that Favre had quite an impressive year last year and is probably due for a mediocre year, I guess I can see this happening.
I would have picked the Jets to win their division this time around, but given what they've had to deal with with Revas, and the recent injuries during the pre-season, I think that the Patriots will probably be able to take their division again.
I will digest what you've written a bit before commenting too much more at this point.
Originally Posted by Ockeghem /forum/thread/303498/nfl-2010-regular-season-discussion-thread#post_3727940
Originally Posted by Dheiner
The Lions got hosed. That may be "the rule" but it's still wrong.
Originally Posted by Dheiner
The Lions got hosed. That may be "the rule" but it's still wrong.