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September 05, 2002
The NFL season is now upon us and Dr. Z has made his picks.: What are yours? (more inside)
Ahem, my SuperBowl Picks: Eagles vs. Colts.
posted by ttrendel at 02:09 AM on September 05, 2002
Here are mine: AFC North: Cleveland Browns Superbowl: Cleveland Browns Do any other picks actually matter?
posted by elsoltano at 07:10 AM on September 05, 2002
Please tell me the Cowboys pick is due to homerism, ttrendel. I think they'll be 2 or 3 wins better this year, but not enough for a playoff spot. My picks for the NFC divisions are the Eagles, Packers, Bucs and Rams with the 49ers and Seahawks as wild card teams. The Rams will beat the Eagles in the NFC championship. My AFC division picks are the Dolphins, Steelers, Colts and Raiders with the Patriots and Jets as wild cards. The Steelers will beat the Colts in the AFC championship. Super Bowl: Rams over the Steelers.
posted by rcade at 07:42 AM on September 05, 2002
Go Bills? No? Sigh.
posted by grum@work at 07:42 AM on September 05, 2002
NFC East: Eagles NFC North: Bears NFC South: Bucs NFC West: Rams Wildcards: 49ers and Redskins AFC East: Jets AFC North: Steelers AFC South: Colts AFC West: Broncos Wildcards: Titans and Raiders Superbowl: Rams over Colts I think the Bills and Patriots also have legit playoff shots
posted by owillis at 07:57 AM on September 05, 2002
NFC East: Eagles NFC North: Bears NFC South: Bucs NFC West: 49ers Wildcards: Rams and Seahawks AFC East: Jets AFC North: Bengals AFC South: Flaming Thumbtacks AFC West: Chiefs Wildcards: Broncos and Raiders Superbowl: 49ers over Flaming Thumbtacks MVP: Terrel Owens Coach: Dick LeBeau ROY: Julius Peppers
posted by corpse at 08:12 AM on September 05, 2002
NFC East: Eagles NFC North: Packers NFC South: Buccaneers NFC West: Rams Wildcards: 49ers and Bears AFC East: Dolphins AFC North: Steelers AFC South: Colts AFC West: Raiders Wildcards: Patriots and Titans NFC Championship: Eagles over Rams AFC Championship: Steelers over Raiders Superbowl: Steelers over Eagles
posted by rosey8810 at 08:28 AM on September 05, 2002
All this Steelers talk is making me sick. Guh.
posted by elsoltano at 08:31 AM on September 05, 2002
I'll jump in: NFC: East - Iggles, Wild 1: Skins North - Pack South - Bucs West - Rams, Wild 2: 49ers Winner - Iggles AFC: East - Phins, Wild 1: Jets North - Steelers South - Titans, Wild 2: Jaguars West - Broncos Winner - Phins Super Bowl Winner - Iggles MVP: McNabb ROY: William Green
posted by bcb2k2 at 09:16 AM on September 05, 2002
I'm looking forward to the NFC East this year - I grew up liking the Cowboys, I live in Virginia where the Potomac Watershed Indigenous Persons are worshipped, and I've sort of adopted the Iggles since my girfriend is now in Philly. That said, I'll take the Rams over the Steelers.
posted by mbd1 at 01:14 PM on September 05, 2002
Wait a minute, mbd1, wait a minute....grew up liking the Cowboys and adopted the Iggles in the same sentence?!?! That's just not possible in Philly, we just plain hate them too much. You must cleanse and rid yourself of the rest of the NFC East, and make the Iggles your own. :) elsoltano, I'm not a Steeler loyalist, sorry to make you sick. Just have a feeling Kordell will have his stuff together this year enough to take them to the top.
posted by rosey8810 at 03:21 PM on September 05, 2002
I assure you that I didn't pick the Cowboys out of homersism. You know when you fill out an NCAA bracket and feel like you have to have your fair share of Cinderellas and early busts? Same here. The probability is low, but I think the Cowboys have a decent chance of making it. The NFC East is pretty open. Same goes for the Rams. I still gave them a wildcard spot, but I don't think I could pick them as the champ. I don't know if I get that from gut feeling or the deep desire to watch them fall apart.
posted by ttrendel at 05:03 PM on September 05, 2002
In other words- the cowboys are my cinderella pick and the rams are my bust pick.
posted by ttrendel at 05:04 PM on September 05, 2002
rosey8810, no worries. Now that the season has begun (err, well, in a couple more minutes) I'm going to have to seriously sedate myself on these boards from just shouting CLEVELAND CLEVELAND CLEVELAND every five seconds. I see a lot of people picking the Colts as having a big comeback this year and I tend to agree. I'm also expecting big things from Miami.
posted by elsoltano at 06:49 PM on September 05, 2002
NFC East: Philadelphia NFC South: New Orleans NFC North: Green Bay NFC West: St. Louis AFC East: Miami AFC South: Tennesee AFC North: Pittsburg AFC West: Oakland Super Bowl: Green Bay over Miami
posted by shackbar at 07:19 PM on September 05, 2002
Yeah yeah yeah, I know, I know. I didn't say that I still like the Cowboys. They were just the default team in Arkansas in the early 90's when I became aware of the NFL. I have no deep connection with that team, and I'll be rooting for Philly every game this season. Do you live in the city?
posted by mbd1 at 09:17 AM on September 06, 2002
Here are mine: NFC East: Cowboys NFC North: Packers NFC South: Bucs NFC West: 49ers Wildcards: Rams and Eagles AFC East: Dolphins AFC North: Steelers AFC South: Colts AFC West: Broncos Wildcards: Titans and Bengals Any prophecy beyond that is futile.