May 07, 2002

ESPN's Offseason Overview: They'll analyze all of the NFL teams over the next eight weeks. So far they've done the Cardinals and the Seahawks, and predict how they'll do in the NFC West. (Not good.)

posted by kirkaracha to football at 02:10 PM - 2 comments

I saw these and I love any football info I can get my hands on, especially in the offseason because that's when the shakes start... BUT, predicting anything now is pointless. I can ramble on about a draft or last years players or coaching changes, but every team is going to continue to change considerably between now and September so it doesn’t make a lot of sense to talk about December. How can someone predict anything now, when very few knowledgeable people have come close to predicting the last few Super Bowl winners at the start of the season? How can someone predict how a team will finish when no coach in the league could, right now, accurately predict their starting line-up for the first game of the year? And these are the coaches! Between now and week one we'll have injuries, hold-outs, retirements, trades, arrests, suspensions, June 1st cap cuts & post-June 1st signings. It's May, I still love football and football talk, but any predictions are worthless.

posted by 86 at 07:31 AM on May 08, 2002

Of course they are, but it can still be fun. That's the great thing about sports coverage on the Internet. There is little to no off season. It's wonderful for all of us looking for a football fix in the middle of summer.

posted by corpse at 09:31 AM on May 08, 2002

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