Seahawks-Chargers game thread

By Kshell

This year the NFL preseason starts by showcasing our Seattle Seahawks against the San Diego Chargers. The "Charlie Whitehurst" bowl we'll call it since it's a preseason game. I'm excited that football is finally starting this year as our Seattle Mariners continue to struggle. There will be a ton of players to watch for none bigger than Tarvaris Jackson the new quarterback of the Seattle Seahawks. He'll be watched very closely by Seahawks nation. We can save our opinions of him now and support our quarterback. Jackson could be the guy for the future or he could just be a one year stop gap. Who really knows? I'm just excited to finally see the defending NFC West champions take the field in year two of the Pete Carroll regime. In this post I'll have a game thread chat which will start at 4 p.m. hope everyone is there. I'll continue this chat throughout the entire game regardless of if the game is close or a blowout. We'll discuss the game, the Seahawks and the NFL if you want.

Who is Charlie Whitehurst?

By Kshell

This Sunday when the Seattle Seahawks take on the New York Giants you'll notice a different starting quarterback back there. The guy that fans love to boo is out with a concussion in Matt Hasselbeck so filling in for him is Charlie Whitehurst. Which begs the question who is Charlie Whitehurst?

When I had heard that Pete Carroll had traded a third round pick and traded down 20 spots in the draft to the San Diego Chargers I was actually excited. The Seahawks finally filled a need which was get a defensive end. What? He's a quarterback?! How come I never heard of him? So he was in the league for a year then right? Nope he has been in the NFL since the 2006 season. He has held a clipboard for the San Diego Chargers for four seasons. Well I did some research and was thinking he must have looked good in garbage time. That wasn't the case either as Whitehurst was always third string as he could never beat out Billy Volek. In fact Whitehurst had played in just two games both of which were his rookie year in 2006 and he has yet to throw an NFL pass.

Despite not ever throwing a pass in four NFL seasons Pete Carroll decided to give up a third round pick, trade 20 spots back in the second round(Could have drafted Colt McCoy or Jimmy Clausen and pay them LESS money than Whitehurst). Whitehurst must have torn it up in college right? Well not exactly. He was a three year starter and started five games as a freshman. As a starting quarterback he went 25-15, threw for 9,665 yards with 49 touchdowns but 46 interceptions and a completion percentage of just 59.7. Now early on in his career at Clemson there was plenty of hope. In fact in his first career start he threw for 420 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions. He followed that start up with another four touchdown and no interception game. Not bad for a freshman Whitehurst ended the year with 10 touchdowns and six interceptions.

Whitehurst continued his career with a great sophomore season which saw Clemson go 9-4. During that year Whitehurst completed 61.9% of his passes threw for 21 touchdowns to 13 interceptions and threw for 3,561 yards. He also ran in four touchdowns that year. Then for Whitehurst he took a huge step backwards in his years where you typically see most quarterbacks show huge improvement. During his junior year Clemson started off 1-4 and ended up just 6-5. Whitehurst was terrible his junior year completing just 50.7% of his passes passing for just seven touchdown passes and 17 interceptions. His senior year he would complete 67.4% of his passes but throw for just 11 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Despite a rough end to his career Whitehurst was selected in the third round of the 2006 draft by the San Diego Chargers.

When Carroll traded a third round pick and went back 20 spots in the second round for Whitehurst he must have saw something in preseason. Like Mike Holmgren did when he traded for his former quarterback who was an unknown at the time Matt Hasselbeck. Hasselbeck had just 29 pass attempts under his belt at the time. The difference is the Seahawks just traded 10 spots back in the first round and that was it. Hasselbeck was also the highest quarterback for the previous two years in preseason while Whitehurst hasn't been so great. Keep in mind he was mostly playing against third and fourth stringers aka people without jobs at San Diego where was his stats. He completed 104 of 197 passes for for just 52.6% for 1031 yards, threw for five touchdowns but seven interceptions while fumbling 13 times and had a wonderful QB rating of 60.6. Sounds like the Seahawks got bent over right? Well not so fast.

The Seahawks fans are slow to embrace Whitehurst because we have been down this road before. Back in the late 80's and early 90's the fan base wanted to run off at the time the Seahawks best quarterback in franchise history Dave Krieg. The team traded a first round pick and Seahawks legend Kenny Easley for Kelly Stouffer in 1988. It should be noted Easley never played for the Cardinals. After seeing that Stouffer wasn't the guy in the 1991 NFL draft the Seahawks in the first round selected Dan McGwire(Mark's brother). Then headcoach Chuck Knox advised they draft this young gunslinger Brett Favre. So it could have been the Seahawks who were stabbed in the heart by Favre. The team finally released Krieg after the 1991 season. The team didn't have a winning record until 1999.

The Seahawks finally struck gold in Matt Hasselbeck in 2001 but there has been some whiffs in the middle. In 2002 they drafted athlete Seneca Wallace in the fourth round. Wallace has career backup written all over him which is fine. In Seattle he started 14 games and passed for 3,547 yards with 25 touchdowns to 14 interceptions. Wallace had a solid rating of 83.1 but he also was just 5-9 as a starting quarterback. Wallace was also undersized. The Seahawks got enough mileage out of Wallace who is 30 years old now to say that pick worked out. The Seahawks in the 2005 draft took David Greene out of Georgia in the third round. After two seasons of holding a clipboard he was released in favore of Charlie Frye. Frye was the opening week starter for the Cleveland Browns in 2007. After a solid preseason in 2008 Frye got a chance to start a game for the Seahawks. The Seahawks lost 27-17 and Frye was horrible passing 12 of 23 for 83 yards. Save to say Frye wasn't the answer either. So now it goes back to Charlie Whitehurst. Who is Charlie Whitehurst?

When you look at Charlie Whitehurst he is a big physical quarterback with a strong arm and is mobile. He is 6'4" and at times during this preseason he looked pretty good. In fact he was the guy who got Mike Williams noticed when he audibled a play to check it down to Mike Williams on a comeback route. Williams busted the tackle and went 51 yards for the touchdown in the first preseason game. Whitehurst is a bit of a wildcard in this game against the Giants. He has been viewed as the "savior" despite being 28 years old.

At the end of the day tomorrow's game is a bit of a mystery. Sure the Seahawks could be starting Seneca Wallace tomorrow against the Giants and he would be steady. The problem with Wallace is he is just that steady he doesn't do anything positive or negative so that is why the Seahawks typically lose with him. So if the Hawks still had Wallace they'd probably lose tomorrow. As for Whitehurst well that is a huge question mark. When Whitehurst throws his first pass on Sunday it will be his first pass in the NFL despite being in the league for four and a half years. Whitehurst could implode as Mark A. Miller predicts or he could have a great game and create a quarterback controversy. One thing is for sure after Sunday we'll finally find the answers to who is Charlie Whitehurst?

Leon Washington sets franchise record in Seahawks 27-20 win over Chargers

By Kshell

The Seattle Seahawks(2-1) led by 2008 pro bowl kick returner Leon Washington's career day prevailed over the San Diego Chargers(1-2) 27-20 in front of Qwest field in Seattle. The Seahawks won the game despite allowing a franchise record worst 455 yards passing and gaining just one first down in the second half. The Seahawks blew several opportunities in the first half to put the game open. Good teams find ways to win and with Leon Washington returning not one but two kickoffs for touchdowns the Seahawks found a way to win.

The game started off slow for both teams as the game was scoreless in the first quarter. Seattle facing a 3rd and 5 from the seven yard line elected to call a toss sweep to Justin Forsett which was blown up for a loss. The Seahawks had to settle for a field goal. The first of many wasted opportunities. On the Seahawks next possession Matt Hasselbeck found Deion Branch for a 41 yard touchdown. After San Diego had challenged the play it was ruled a fumble out of the end zone. It was the correct call as Branch had fumbled the ball before crossing the pylon and the ball had squirted out of bounds for a touch back so Seattle still remained up just 3-0.

The Seahawks moved the ball on their next possession this time resulting in a Matt Hasselbeck touchdown strike to John Carlson for 9 yards to make the game 10-0. On the ensuing kickoff Seattle had forced a fumble. With just 12 seconds remaining in the half and Seattle facing a 3rd and 1 from the two yard line and no timeouts the Seahawks called a quarterback draw to the aging Matt Hasselbeck who was stuffed. He didn't make the first down so the Seahawks couldn't spike the ball and didn't get the field goal unit out in time so the score remained just 10-0 at halftime.

The second half began with Leon Washington taking the opening kickoff 101 yards for a touchdown. Washington who had made the pro bowl in 2008 with the Jets as a return man gives the Seahawks another weapon. The return was the longest kickoff return in franchise history.

The Chargers offense started to get in a groove. Led by Phillip Rivers 455 yards passing the Chargers would cut the lead to 20-12. The Chargers overcoming their own mistakes and penalties finally drove down the field into Seattle's red zone. Rivers hit Gates for a 12 yard touchdown to make the score 20-18, on the two point try Rivers hit former Boise State standout Legedu Naanee for the two point conversation to tie up the game.

With a little over six minutes left in the game and the Seahawks offense lacking any punch the Seahawks had to find a way to score again. On the ensuing kickoff Leon Washington ran it back again for a touchdown 99 yards. That was his second kickoff touchdown of the game which already makes him the franchise record holder for most kickoff return touchdowns in Seahawks history.

The Seahawks had to hold the Chargers on two red zone attempts. The first time Roy Lewis batted a ball away on 4th down. The second attempt with 20 seconds to go in the game Earl Thomas the first round pick had his second interception of the game off Rivers to secure the win.

This is a game the Seahawks found a way to win. The Chargers turned the ball over five times and were flagged another 11 times. The Chargers once again much like the Kansas City loss found a way to lose to an inferior team. The Seahawks are now 2-1 and head off to St.Louis(1-2) who they have beaten 10 consecutive times.

Observations:

- Seahawks have a dangerous special teams this year. With Leon Washington returning kicks(4 for 253, 2 TD's, 63.3) and Golden Tate returning punts(3 for 44, 14.7 avg)you can see why the Seahawks traded away Josh Wilson. The big cry about losing Wilson was because of his special teams well with these two along with Butler and Forsett the Seahawks special teams is fine.

- The Seahawks pass defense is bad. For the second straight week they were shredded by the opposing quarterback. Luckily for the Seahawks they play six divisional games vs a rookie QB(Bradford), Derrick Anderson(bad) and Alex Smith(bad) along with games vs Josh Freeman, Jimmy Clausen(rookie), and any Raiders quarterback. Thats over half the schedule against young inexperienced quarterbacks or crappy quarterbacks.

- Last week I had complained that the Seahawks need to give Forsett more carries and they did. Forsett ran the ball 17 times while Washington had just one carry and Julius Jones didn't even play in the game.

- The Rookies are making an early impact on the season. Golden Tate every time he touches the ball he is capable of turning that into a big play. Earl Thomas is that play making safety that Seahawks have lacked since Kenny Easley in the 1980's. Cham Chancellor and Walter Thurmond have stepped up and played well in Nickel and Dime coverage situations. The Seahawks when they get 6th overall pick Russell Okung back could be a very impactful draft class if not the most impactful class in Seahawks history.

- I watched the game at Muggy's sports bar in Meridian, Idaho. For those who don't know Meridian is a short drive from Boise like less than 15 miles. It was a great atmosphere and each room had a separate game for the particular fan base. Since I had a long drive ahead I didn't have any drinks but it was fun watching the game with those fans.

NFL Preview and Predictions

By Kshell

This 2010 NFL season appears to be wide open like every other NFL season has in the past few seasons. With free agency, the draft, and most importantly in previous years the salary cap there are no longer dynasties. The New Orleans Saints are looking to become the first team to repeat since the 2003-2004 New England Patriots.

I'm not going to waste anyone's time discussing the possible lockout for the 2011 season. This preview will focus on this season only. In the following post there will be a run down on each division and then predictions will be posted on the bottom.

NFC East: The NFC East is the hardest division in all of football. This division offers four teams who could win the division title and nobody would be surprised. I'll start with the defending division champions the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys earned their first post season win since 1996 last year then was destroyed by the Vikings. The Cowboys return 20 of 22 possible starters and added rookie wide receiver Dez Bryant.

The Philadelphia Eagles made some major changes this offseason. They released Brian Westbrook and traded away franchise quarterback Donovan McNabb away. Trading McNabb away was big news. Trading him away in division to the Washington Redskins sent shock waves throughout the NFL. The Eagles are in a bit of transition with Brian Dawkins, McNabb, Westbrook, Kearse, and Jeremiah Trotter. Any Reid still remains with the ball club and has new quarterback Kevin Kolb. Kolb like Aaron Rodgers a few years ago has some big shoes to fill.

Speaking of the Redskins it appears every year they make a big move in the offseason. Trading a 2nd rounder to acquire McNabb was a giant move. The Redskins released Jason Campbell and fired failing head coach Jim Zorn after just two seasons. The Redskins hired two time superbowl winning head coach Mike Shannahan to run the team and coach the team. One thing to watch out for is the constant feud between Shannahan and high priced defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth.

The New York Giants have had a quiet offseason. Its weird that a team in a big market with a Superbowl MVP quarterback in Elli Manning and a Superbowl winning coach in Tom Coughlin. This team is quietly flying under the radar. The Giants will need another big year from the other Steve Smith. The Giants must find someone in the running game to step up as well look for Bradshaw to be that guy.

NFC South: This division has the reigning Superbowl champions New Orleans Saints. This division has developed a weird trend over the years. Since 2002 the first year these divisions were formed every team who has taken last place the year before has made the playoffs the following season. In fact with the exception of 2008(Atlanta made it as a wild card) the last place team would go on to win the division title the very next season. With that in mind it appears the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will make the playoffs. I think all trends come to an end at some point.

The New Orleans Saints still have a powerful offense and nobody in the NFL much less the NFC South is going to stop this offense. The Saints should become the first team in NFC South history to repeat as division champions. The Sean Payton-Drew Brees duo has scored more points in the history of the NFL than any other head coach-quarterback combination.

The only threat at winning the division crown from the Saints is the Atlanta Falcons. The Atlanta Falcons for the first time in franchise history last season recorded back to back winning seasons. The Falcons were hurt last year with Matt Ryan banged up along with Michael Turner. This is a very good team but must improve on their 28th ranking against the pass to compete especially in this division.

The Carolina Panthers have finally ended the Jake Delhomme era. The Panthers still have a good offensive line. The Panthers still have the very dangerous Steve Smith at wide receiver. They were very fortunate to have someone of Jimmy Clausen's talent drop to them in the draft. The Panthers have a great running game in DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart. They could be a sleeper team.

Tampa Bay ended the 2008 season losing their last four games and costing themselves a shot at the playoffs. Then last year happened where they were disasterous. Trying to repeat the past they drafted defensive tackles with the 3rd pick overall and in the 2nd round as well. The Bucs season will hinge on how much Josh Freeman has developed.

NFC North: This division features two Superbowl contenders in the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers. The Vikings are the two time defending champions and swept the Packers last season. The Packers lost a crazy wild card game last season and are a young team on the verge of breaking out.

The Minnesota Vikings when its all said and done have Brett Favre back. Favre had a career best season last year throwing for 33 touchdowns and just 7 interceptions. He was also 40 years old which makes his season even more incredible. Most people forget about his great season and focus on the costly pick he threw in the NFC championship game. Thats a game that could haunt the Vikings into this season. The Vikings out played the Saints yet lost in Overtime. Then had to watch the Saints win the Superbowl. This year will be tough with Sidney Rice out for the first 9 games. Adrian Peterson is still an amazing running back and the Vikings still have a great pass rush.

The Green Bay Packers are the trendy team this season to pick to advance to the Supebowl. The problem is the Packers under Aaron Rodgers have never won a playoff game. The good news for the Packers is that Rodgers became the first quarterback to throw for over 4,000 yards in his first two seasons as a starter. The Packers-Vikings rivalry might be the most intense rivalry in football right now. With Favre going to the Vikings this went from a good rivalry to a hateful rivalry.

The Chicago Bears are hoping the magic of Mike Martz sparks the offense. Jay Cutler and Matt Forte had dissapointing season. Peter King of Sports Illustrated picked them to win the Superbowl last season. The Bears are still lacking a #1 wide receiver and the defense is still another year older.

The Detroit Lions seem to be a team that people are high on. The Lions are also just 3-37 in their last 40 games. The Lions have tons of young talent but still could be a year or two away.

NFC West: This is by far the worst division in all of football. The two time defending division champion Arizona Cardinals lost a ton of key players in the offseason. The 49ers appear ready to take the division.

The Arizona Cardinals lost Kurt Warner to retirement, traded away Anquan Boldin and released middle linebacker Dansby. Matt Leinart who was supposed to take over as the next starting quarterback was instead released. Derek Anderson the former probowl quarterback in 2007 coming off a disasterous season throwing 3 touchdowns to 10 interceptions takes over. The Cardinals hope to pound the ball behind Beanie Wells and Tim Hightower. The Cardinals still have Larry Fitzgerald.

The San Francisco 49ers appear to make the playoffs for the first time since 2002. The team has all the ingredients to be a successful football team. Run the ball well? check. Play good defense? check. Good offensive line? Check. Playmakers in the passing game? check. Playmakers on defense? check. Tough hard nosed football team? check. Good quarterback? undecided. Thats the only glaring weakness of the 49ers is former #1 overall draft pick Alex Smith. If Smith can finally materialize into that starting quarterback or at the very least be a game manager the 49ers can go deep this year.

Seattle Seahawks well just check out my 2010 season preview. They are in blowing up the team mode.

The St.Louis Rams have won just three games total the last two seasons. In fact the Rams have had the 2nd worst record in the NFL in 2007, 2008 and 2009 they finally achieved the worst record in the NFL. The Rams are a long shot to win this crappy division. This season will be about developing #1 pick overall Sam Bradford.

AFC East: This is an interesting division that features three teams who have made the playoffs in the past two seasons. The division features the hoody, the swear machine, the wild cat, and the checkdown.

The New England Patriots when Tom Brady is healthy have won the division every season with the exception of 2002. The Patriots not the Jets won the division title last year. The Patriots were one fluke catch away from 2007 being crowned as the greatest team in NFL history. This year Brady appears to be fully healthy. He also just signed a nice extension making him the highest paid player in NFL history. The Patriots still have Bill Bellicheck, Tom Brady, Randy Moss and Wes Welker so they'll score plenty of points. The defense still appears a few years away. Holding the Oakland Raiders 2011 first round draft pick should help them in the future.

The New York Jets are a team everyone feels like they know so well. They had by far the best Hard Knocks. Revis is in camp and will be tested early facing the Ravens then Randy Moss. Every year Rex Ryan has been a coach his defenses have been ranked in the top 6 in the NFL. This year should be no different. The Jets were one game away from the Superbowl and with better production from second year quarterback Mark Sanchez they might kick the door down.

Miami Dolphins are an interesting team. They acquired Dansby on defense to shore up the defense. The Dolphins also traded for big play receiver Brandon Marshall. Marshall just catches 100 passes regardless who his quarterback is. The Dolphins with Marshall and the wild cat will be a hard team to game plan for.

The Buffalo Bills have electric rookie runningback C.J.Spiller. Unfortunetly for the Bills they have no defense, no quarterback, no receivers. Their head coach hasn't coached in the NFL since the 90's. He was fired as an offensive coordinator last. Ralph Wilson appears to be setting the stage for a move to Toronto. Nobody circles the wagons like the Buffalo Bills so maybe they'll prove everyone wrong. Still haven't made the playoffs since the music city miracle in 1999.

AFC South: The Indianapolis Colts simply own this division. Peyton Manning just wins 12 games or more every season thats the bottom line. The only team who has ever dethroaned the Colts was the Tennessee Titans in 2002 and 2008.

The Colts head into this season as the heavy favorites to win the division. Manning simply is an amazing quarterback and although he tends to freeze up in the playoffs the regular season he rules. Manning just wins 12+ games every year and despite having a head coach who appears to be clueless on the sidelines the Colts lost just one game all last year when Manning finished the game(the Superbowl). The Colts despite all their success have just one championship but as long as Manning is there they'll always be on the short list of favorites.

The Texans are trying to make the playoffs for the first time in their history. The Texans have been that classic break out team for the past three seasons now. The Texans feature quarterback Matt Schaub and wide receiver Andre Johnson. The Texans must learn to defeat the Colts if they want to win the division. The Texans are just 1-15 vs Peyton Manning and the Colts.

The Tennessee Titans in 2008 had a 13-3 record which was the best record in the AFC. After going one and done to the Ravens in the playoffs the Titans struggled last year. When Vince Young took over as starter the team rallied behind Young and finished the year 8-8 after starting off 0-6. Chris Johnson ran for over 2,000 yards last season. The Titans could be a team who is ready to bounce back.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have Maurice Jones-Drew at runningback. That is about the only positive. Jack Del Rio still has a job despite making the playoffs just twice in his coaching career. Look for Del Rio to be fired at seasons end.

AFC North: This division features a team who won the division title(Bengals), a team who won the superbowl just two years ago(Steelers) and a team who has won a road playoff game the last two playoffs(Ravens). The other team just acquired Mike Holmgren in the offseason as team president.

I'll start with the defending division champions the Cincinnatti Bengals. The Bengals were a tough defensive team who ran the ball behind former first round bust Cedric Bensen. The Bengals picked up Terrell Owens in the offseason to team him up with Chad Ocho Cinco. Carson Palmer hasn't really looked the same since that injury in the 2005 playoffs. The Bengals swept the division last year going 6-0. The Bengals haven't won a playoff game since 1990.

The Baltimore Ravens are the trendy team this year to make the superbowl from the AFC. Joe Flacco already has 3 road playoff wins. The Ravens are a tough hard hitting football team. They talk a ton of trash and back it up. The defense still features Ray Lewis and Ed Reed. The offense finally has some stars in Ray Rice, Joe Flacco. They traded for Anquan Boldin, signed T.J.Houshmandzadeh and Donte Stallworth. The Ravens appear to have no weaknesses.

The Pittsburgh Steelers will start the year off with franchise quarterback Ben Roethlisberger serving a 4 game suspension for being a moron in the offseason. How the Steelers respond in those 4 games should decide how the rest of their season goes. The Steelers are still a tough defensive team with a two time superbowl winning quarterback and a superbowl winning head coach.

The Cleveland Browns brought in quarterback Jake Delhomme and Seneca Wallace to replace Derrick Anderson and Brady Quinn. This team appears to lack talent and given Lebron James "the decision" this should make for a very long year for Cleveland sports fans.

AFC West: The San Diego Chargers have owned this division. The Chargers have won the division four years in a row under Phillip Rivers.

The Chargers appear to be lacking in talent unlike previous seasons due to hold outs from Vincent Jackson and left tackle Marcus McNeill holding out. The Chargers also let go the face of the franchise LaDainian Tomlinson. Tomlinson is replaced by rookie runningback Ryan Mathews from Fresno State. With Mathews and Rivers the Chargers should appeared to be the favorites still. The Chargers need to find a way to get over the hump and make a Superbowl. Seeing Drew Brees a former Charger hoisting the Lombardi trophy must have been hard.

The rest of the division hasn't really competed with the Chargers. I'll go with an interesting team the Denver Broncos. Josh McDaniel has ran off their franchise quarterback(Jay Cutler) and top player(Brandon Marshall). He has also traded three draft picks to trade up for Tim Tebow a player many believed would have fallen to them in the 2nd round. The Broncos appear to be headed towards another bad season. The Broncos have just one playoff win since John Elway retired.

The Oakland Raiders are finally saved from the JaMarcus Russell horrible experience. Jason Campbell is just average quarterback but compared to Russell he looks like Joe Montana. The Raiders still have a shut down corner in Nnamdi Asomugha who in one season allowed just a paltry 65 yards passing. The Raiders are hoping this is the year they break through and surprise some people.

The Kansas City Chiefs look good on paper. They have been drafting well the last few seasons and have plenty of young talent. Charlie Weis and Romeo Crennel are the coordinators. When they were last coordinators together they won three superbowls. The Chiefs feature runningbacks Jamaal Charles who had more rushing yards than anyone in the 2nd half of the season besides Chris Johnson. The Chiefs are the biggest threat to dethroan the Chargers.

Now its on to the predictions hope you all enjoy.

Leon Neal: Washington Huskies runningback 1991-1995
AFC East: New England Patriots
AFC North: Baltimore Ravens
AFC South: Indianapolis Colts
AFC West: Oakland Raiders(sleeper)
Wild Card: San Diego Chargers and New York Jets
AFC Champion: New England Patriots

NFC East: Washington Redskins
NFC North: Minnesota Vikings
NFC South: New Orleans Saints
NFC West: Seattle Seahawks
Wildcards: Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers
NFC Champion: Minnesota Vikings

Supebowl Champion: Minnesota Vikings

Pinnin4Gold: Contributer to Seattle Sports Blog

NFC West
San Fran
Seattle
Arizona
St Louis

NFC North
Packers
Vikings
Bears
Lions

NFC South
New Orleans
Atlanta
Carolina
Tampa Bay

NFC East
Dallas
Washington
Philli
New York Giants

NFC Wild Cards: Vikings, Atlanta

NFC Championship: Packers vs Cowboys

AFC East
New England
NY Jets
Miami
Buffalo

AFC North
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Cleveland

AFC South
Indianapolis
Tennessee
Houston
Jacksonville

AFC West
Chargers
Kansas City Chiefs
Denver Broncos
Oakland Raiders

AFC Wild Cards: NY Jets, Tennessee

AFC Championship: Baltimore vs Colts

Super Bowl: Packers vs Ravens

Champion: Ravens

Patton Richard: Contributer to Seattle Sports Blog
AFC East: New England Patriots
AFC North: Baltimore Ravens
AFC South: Indianapolis Colts
AFC West: San Diego Chargers
Wildcards: New York Jets, Cincinnati Bengals

1st round:
Jets at Ravens
Bengals at Patriots

2nd round
Ravens at Chargers
Patriots at Colts

3rd round
Ravens at Colts

NFC East: Dallas Cowboys
NFC North: Green Bay Packers
NFC South: New Orleans Saints
NFC West: San Francisco 49ers
Wildcards: Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings

Seahawks Record: 5-11

NFL Playoff Matchups:
Eagles at Saints
Vikings at 49ers

2nd round:
Eagles at Packers
Vikings at Cowboys

3rd round:
Packers at Cowboys

Superbowl: Ravens vs Cowboys
Champion: Ravens

NFL MVP: Aaron Rodgers
NFL DMVP: Patrick Willis
NFL ROY: Jahvid Best

3 Bold Predictions: Detriot Lions win as many games as the Seattle Seahawks

Oakland misses the playoffs by tiebreakers

Kevin Kolb makes the pro bowl.

Seattlehawk94: Contributer to Seattle Sports Blog and Seahawkshuddle.com
NFL:
AFC:
WEAK: SuperChokers
Norte: Ravin Maniacs
lEast: Belicheats
Sur: Cults
Jokers: Bungholes, J-E-R-K-S

NFC:
Wee-st: Whiners
Norse: Viqueens
SEC: Ain't's
lEast: Eggles
Jokers: OGmen, Pantaras

Seahawks 4-12

AFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Belicheats over SuperChokers

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Ain't's over Viqueens

Superbowl
Belicheats over Ain't's

Andrew Gragg: Highschool soccer coach and Cougar Fanatic
AFC
Ravens
Colts
Patriots
Chargers

Wild Card
Bengals
Texans


NFC
Packers
Saints
Cowboys
49ers

Wild Card
Falcons
Vikings

Super Bowl
Ravens over Packers

NFL MVP
Aaron Rodgers

Michael Clouse: Friend of the Seattle Sports Blog and huge Buffalo Bills fan
AFC Division winners:
West - Chargers
North - Ravens
South - Colts
East - Patriots

Wild Card - Texans and Bengals

NFC Division Winners:
West - 49ers
North - Packers
South - Saints
East - Giants

Wild Card - Cowboys and Vikings

SB - Packers over Ravens

MVP Aaron Rodgers
Offensive ROY: CJ "The Thriller" Spiller

Marc Hewitt: High School ref and former High School coach
NFC East Cowboys
NFC North- Packers
NFC South- New Orleans
NFC West- Cardinals.
Wild Card- Vikings, Eagles

AFC East Pats
AFC North- Ravens
AFC South- Colts
AFC West-Chargers
Wild Card- Bengals and Jets.

Superbowl- New Orlenas vs Pats

MVP Tom Brady

Alex Brink: Former WSU starting quarterback from 2004-07, went 3-1 in Applecups
AFC East: New York Jets
AFC North: Baltimore Ravens
AFC South: Indianapolis Colts
AFC West: San Diego Chargers
Wild Card: Houston Texans and New England Patriots
AFC Champion: Baltimore Ravens

NFC East: Dallas Cowboys
NFC North: Green Bay Packers
NFC South: New Orleans Saints
NFC West: San Francisco 49ers
Wild Card: Minnesota Vikings and Atlanta Falcons
NFC Champion: Green Bay Packers
Supebowl Champion: Green Bay Packers

Geoff Baker: Seattle Mariners beat writer for the Seattle Times since 2007
AFC East: New York Jets
AFC North: Pittsburgh Steelers
AFC South: Indianapolis Colts
AFC West: San Diego Chargers
Wild Cards: Balitmore Ravens and Tennessee Titans
AFC Champion: Pittsburgh Steelers

NFC East: Dallas Cowboys
NFC North: Vikings
NFC South: New Orleans Saints
NFC West: Arizona Cardinals
Wild Cards: Green Bay Packers and New York Giants
NFC Champion: New Orleans Saints
Superbowl Champion: Pittsburgh Steelers

Kshell: The main author of the Seattle Sports Blog
NFC East: Dallas Cowboys
NFC North: Green Bay Packers(Have a $50 bet they win the division over Vikings)
NFC South: New Orleans Saints(Have a $50 bet they go further than Vikings)
NFC West: San Francisco 49ers because the other three teams are terrible
Wild Cards: Minnesota Vikings and Atlanta Falcons
NFC Champion: Green Bay Packers

AFC East: New England Patriots- They still have Tom Brady
AFC North: Baltimore Ravens
AFC South: Indianapolis Colts
AFC West: San Diego Chargers
Wild Cards: Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs
AFC Champion: San Diego Chargers

Superbowl: Green Bay Packers over San Diego Chargers

NFL MVP: Phillip Rivers(He is my fantasy quarterback in my keeper league so wishful thinking perhaps).

Well thanks to everyone who posted me their predictions and hope you enjoyed the predictions. Interesting stat last year 10 of the 12 playoff teams won in week one so keep an eye out for week one winners.