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<blockquote data-quote="Thirteen Below" data-source="post: 1064980" data-attributes="member: 18006"><p>I'm never one to make actual predictions, because there are just <em>sooo</em> many variable factors that can either happen or not happen. But I do some general expectations.</p><p></p><p>Your predictions look pretty close to what I expect. Only difference is, I think Detroit and Green Bay are a toss-up.</p><p></p><p>Losing both coordinators and 6 assistant coaches is going to hurt the Lions, especially early in the season as they work through the growing pains with the new coaches. No team has ever lost 8 members of their coaching staff before, and it's certain to have an impact.</p><p></p><p>I think Green Bay will improve significantly over last year, and Detroit will slip back a bit. I expect the Packers to be even with and maybe a wee bit better than the Lions; each team is probably going to be somewhere between 10-6 and 12-4 with 13-3 a realistic but outside possibility for either of them. There's an excellent chance the division crown will come down to Week 18, when we travel to Minneapolis and they play in Chicago.</p><p></p><p>I see the Vikings finishing 3rd, but could be 8-9 just as easily as 9-8. The wild card there is McCarthy - there's no way to even guess how good he'll be in his first year as a starter, but considering Minnesota's schedule is roughly the 5th toughest in the league, he's going to have a very challenging first year.</p><p></p><p>I, too, see the Bears ceiling as probably 7-10. There's just been too much instability and lack of leadership for too many years; Ben Johnson is the right man for the job, but even he's going to need more than a year to stop the slide and turn it around. Ryan Poles has done a very poor job of managing the club, and Johnson has his work cut out for him.</p><p></p><p>So I would guess Green Bay and Detroit neck and neck at the top, roughly 12 wins apiece. The division crown may come down to Week 18, when Detroit plays in Chicago and Green Bay goes to Minneapolis. I think it takes at least 11, maybe 12 games to finish first.</p><p></p><p>Minnesota probably takes 3rd, 8 or 9 wins. Chicago had one of the weakest schedules in the NFL last year, and only won 5 games. This year, they have roughly the 2nd or 3rd hardest schedule; I don't think it's likely they'll improve much.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thirteen Below, post: 1064980, member: 18006"] I'm never one to make actual predictions, because there are just [I]sooo[/I] many variable factors that can either happen or not happen. But I do some general expectations. Your predictions look pretty close to what I expect. Only difference is, I think Detroit and Green Bay are a toss-up. Losing both coordinators and 6 assistant coaches is going to hurt the Lions, especially early in the season as they work through the growing pains with the new coaches. No team has ever lost 8 members of their coaching staff before, and it's certain to have an impact. I think Green Bay will improve significantly over last year, and Detroit will slip back a bit. I expect the Packers to be even with and maybe a wee bit better than the Lions; each team is probably going to be somewhere between 10-6 and 12-4 with 13-3 a realistic but outside possibility for either of them. There's an excellent chance the division crown will come down to Week 18, when we travel to Minneapolis and they play in Chicago. I see the Vikings finishing 3rd, but could be 8-9 just as easily as 9-8. The wild card there is McCarthy - there's no way to even guess how good he'll be in his first year as a starter, but considering Minnesota's schedule is roughly the 5th toughest in the league, he's going to have a very challenging first year. I, too, see the Bears ceiling as probably 7-10. There's just been too much instability and lack of leadership for too many years; Ben Johnson is the right man for the job, but even he's going to need more than a year to stop the slide and turn it around. Ryan Poles has done a very poor job of managing the club, and Johnson has his work cut out for him. So I would guess Green Bay and Detroit neck and neck at the top, roughly 12 wins apiece. The division crown may come down to Week 18, when Detroit plays in Chicago and Green Bay goes to Minneapolis. I think it takes at least 11, maybe 12 games to finish first. Minnesota probably takes 3rd, 8 or 9 wins. Chicago had one of the weakest schedules in the NFL last year, and only won 5 games. This year, they have roughly the 2nd or 3rd hardest schedule; I don't think it's likely they'll improve much. [/QUOTE]
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