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Really? Why?

Assume Standard Scoring and Positions. 14-team Mocks Team 1 QB: Andy Dalton, Josh Freeman RB: Trent Richardson, Frank Gore, Ahmad Bradshaw, Isaiah Pead WR: Andre Johnson, Antonio Brown, Steve Smith, Kendall Wright, Michael Floyd TE: Brandon Myers, Brandon Pettigrew K: Lawrence Tynes D/ST: Baltimore Ravens Team 2 QB: Andy Dalton, Christian Ponder RB: CJ Spiller, Chris Johnson, Reggie Bush, Danny Woodhead WR: Andre Johnson, Greg Jennings, Stevie Johnson, Percy Harvin, Brandon LaFell TE: Brandon Myers, Jermichael Finley K: Lawrence Tynes D/ST: New York Giants Team 3 QB: Eli Manning, Jake Locker RB: Trent Richardson, Matt Forte, Darren McFadden, Johnathan Franklin WR: Marques Colston, DeSean Jackson, Greg Jennings, Kendall Wright, Ryan Broyles TE: Fred Davis, Dustin Keller K: Lawrence Tynes D/ST: Green Bay Packers Team 4 QB: Matthew Stafford, Jay Cutler RB: Ray Rice, Frank Gore, Chris Ivory, Eddie Lacy, WR: Demaryius Thomas, Pierre Garcon, TY Hilton, Percy Harvin, Ryan Broyles TE: Jared Cook, Dustin Keller K: Lawrence Tynes D/ST: Atlanta Falcons

Addressing all the Falcons comments, I'm sorry if my post offended you. I'm being bold. The Falcons haven't won a divisional title since 2010 and it's because the Saints had such a terrible year. And although, I didn't watch every game last year, the games I watched made me think, "Wow, this team's not as good as everyone says." Let me explain. The first game I watched was Week 2, versus Denver. They looked good. They looked solid. The refs were terrible and I eventually turned it off but that was a big win. Week 4 versus Carolina. They were down the whole time. If I remember correctly, it was a blown coverage last second play that got them the win. But they were getting beat. Week 11. Matt Ryan had 5 picks. 5! You don't deserve to win a game with those numbers. But they did, because Cardinals suck. Week 12, Buccaneers miss the field goal as time expires. Lucky break. These are the games they won. What concerns me is the games they lost. All 3 were to their NFC South rivals. But the biggest giveaway is the way they handled the Seahawks and 49ers in the playoffs. It seems to me like this team didn't know what to do in crunch time. They were leading Seattle 27-7 in the 4th quarter and completely fell apart. Down 28-27, their kicker saved them. But they should've never been in that position in the first place. Then it happened again next week! They had the Niners beat! And then they imploded and let them come back from 17 points down. This team had one chance last year, and they blew it. As for Miami, you're right, they're a big gamble. Nothing I've seen yet makes me believe they're worthy of even a playoff spot. However, I believe the AFC East is now the worst division in football. And they've done all they can to surround Tannehill with players. Maybe they won't make this much of a splash, but I think they have the potential to.

2013 Predictions Week 1 Cardinals at RAMS FALCONS at Saints Ravens at BRONCOS (A little revenge Part 1) Patriots at BILLS SEAHAWKS at Panthers BENGALS at Bears Dolphins at BROWNS GIANTS at Cowboys Vikings at LIONS PACKERS at 49ers (A little revenge Part 2) TEXANS at Chargers Raiders at COLTS Jaguars at CHIEFS BUCCANEERS at Jets Eagles at REDSKINS Titans at STEELERS (Breakout game from LeVeon Bell) Week 2 Panthers at BILLS Browns at RAVENS COWBOYS at Chiefs BRONCOS at Giants (The Elder Manning shows his team is better, but plays worse) LIONS at Cardinals Jaguars at RAIDERS (Don't watch this game) DOLPHINS at Colts (Sophomore Battle) Vikings at BEARS SAINTS at Buccaneers (Close game. Brees over Freeman) Steelers at BENGALS CHARGERS at Eagles 49ERS at Seahawks (They're not going down so easily this time) Rams at FALCONS Titans at TEXANS Redskins at PACKERS Week 3 Cardinals at SAINTS Falcons at DOLPHINS Bills at JETS Bears at STEELERS BROWNS at Vikings Lions at REDSKINS Packers at BENGALS Texans at RAVENS (Joe Flacco's still got it) Colts at 49ERS JAGUARS at Seahawks (Seahawks had a magical year. This is the game where we realize what they really are) Chiefs at EAGLES GIANTS at Panthers Raiders at BRONCOS (FANTASY ALERT!!!) CHARGERS at Titans RAMS at Cowboys Buccaneers at PATRIOTS (Last second field goal to save the night) Week 4 Cardinals at BUCCANEERS RAVENS at Bills Bears at LIONS (Lions and Tigers and Bears O MY!) Bengals at BROWNS COWBOYS at Chargers COLTS at Jaguars DOLPHINS at Saints PATRIOTS at Falcons (Brady outthrows Ryan, even with a worser team) GIANTS at Chiefs (Alex Smith is struggling in Kansas City) Jets at TITANS (Big game from CJ2K) Eagles at BRONCOS Steelers at VIKINGS Seahawks at TEXANS 49ers at RAMS Redskins at RAIDERS Week 5 Ravens at DOLPHINS BILLS at Browns (EJ Manuel takes his first game and goes the distance) Panthers at CARDINALS BRONCOS at Cowboys Lions at PACKERS Texans at 49ERS JAGUARS at Rams Chiefs at TITANS SAINTS at Bears PATRIOTS at Bengals Jets at FALCONS Eagles at GIANTS CHARGERS at Raiders Seahawks at COLTS Week 6 Cardinals at 49ERS Panthers at VIKINGS Bengals at BILLS LIONS at Browns (Megatron gets shut down in the process) Packers at RAVENS (Big game from Ray Rice is the difference) Colts at CHARGERS Jaguars at BRONCOS SAINTS at Patriots (New Orleans make the Pats look bad in front of their home crowd) Giants at BEARS Raiders at CHIEFS Eagles at BUCCANEERS Steelers at JETS Rams at TEXANS (Arian Foster scores the OT game-winner) TITANS at Seahawks (Hawks are 1-5 right now people.) Redskins at COWBOYS Week 7 RAVENS at Steelers (Declining Rivalry? I don't think so) Bills at DOLPHINS Bears at REDSKINS Bengals at LIONS Browns at PACKERS Cowboys at EAGLES (C'mon Romo!) BRONCOS at Colts (Peyton gets some revenge on his old team in a rompin) TEXANS at Chiefs VIKINGS at Giants (Christian Ponder is enjoying his new weapons. Vikings get back to 3-3 after starting 0-3.) PATRIOTS at Jets (They have their number) Chargers at JAGUARS Seahawks at CARDINALS 49ERS at Titans RAMS at Panthers Buccaneers at FALCONS Week 8 Falcons at CARDINALS (Their defense keep the flashy offense stumped.) BILLS at Saints Panthers at BUCCANEERS Browns at CHIEFS Cowboys at LIONS (CMON ROMO!!) PACKERS at Vikings Dolphins at PATRIOTS GIANTS at Eagles (Close game.) Jets at BENGALS (Red Rocket lights up the field) STEELERS at Raiders (No upset this year) Seahawks at RAMS 49ERS at Jaguars (In London. Don't expect much of a game) Redskins at BRONCOS (Broncos are just too good) Week 9 FALCONS at Panthers RAVENS at Browns Bears at PACKERS (Clay Matthews gets 3 sacks) BENGALS at Dolphins COLTS at Texans (Colts make a run for the AFC South.) CHIEFS at Bills Vikings at COWBOYS SAINTS at Jets EAGLES at Raiders Steelers at PATRIOTS CHARGERS at Redskins (I really hope RGIII is healthy) Buccaneers at SEAHAWKS TITANS at Rams Week 10 Bills at STEELERS (The Rookies not looking so good now. Panthers at 49ERS (Kaepernick runs for 100+ while Newton is in the negatives) BENGALS at Ravens (Bengals try to take the AFC North) Cowboys at SAINTS Broncos at CHARGERS Lions at BEARS (I'm not sure how I feel about Trestmann yet.) TEXANS at Cardinals (Exhausting game in the desert) Jaguars at TITANS DOLPHINS at Buccaneers Raiders at GIANTS Eagles at PACKERS SEAHAWKS at Falcons (I know Seahawks don't play road well and Matty Ice doesn't lose at home. But Seattle is desperate) RAMS at Colts Redskins at VIKINGS Week 11 Cardinals at JAGUARS FALCONS at Buccaneers RAVENS at Bears Browns at BENGALS Lions at STEELERS Packers at GIANTS (Remember last year's 38-10 blowout? Ya. It'll happen again.) Colts at TITANS Chiefs at BRONCOS Vikings at SEAHAWKS Patriots at PANTHERS (Brady's missing all his toys. Patriots are still 7-3) JETS at Bills Raiders at TEXANS CHARGERS at Dolphins 49ers at SAINTS REDSKINS at Eagles Week 12 Panthers at DOLPHINS (Cameron Wake and Dion Jordan put on a show in South Beach) Bears at RAMS Cowboys at GIANTS (This will either be real close, or a blowout. Both teams are just so inconsistent.) Broncos at PATRIOTS (AFC Championship preview? Maybe. I'm taking the home team) COLTS at Cardinals Jaguars at TEXANS Vikings at PACKERS (Packers won't drop a divisional game at home) SAINTS at Falcons (Saints on the road prove they're the NFC South team to beat) JETS at Ravens Steelers at BROWNS CHARGERS at Chiefs (I just don't see the Chiefs standing up to the hype they're getting.) 49ers at REDSKINS (Only way to beat San Francisco is in the air. Griffin can do it) Buccaneers at LIONS Titans at RAIDERS Week 13 JAGUARS at Browns Cardinals at EAGLES Falcons at BILLS Bears at VIKINGS PACKERS at Lions Bengals at CHARGERS Dolphins at JETS Saints at SEAHAWKS Patriots at TEXANS Giants at REDSKINS Raiders at COWBOYS BRONCOS at Chiefs Steelers at RAVENS (I always make sure to DVR when these two play.) Rams at 49ERS (Last year's tie was nice. 49ers are too good though) Buccaneers at PANTHERS (Close game. Both teams still in playoff hunt) Titans at COLTS Week 14 Falcons at PACKERS Bills at BUCCANEERS Panthers at SAINTS (Saints are back baby) Browns at PATRIOTS Cowboys at BEARS (Can either of these teams steal a spot in the playoffs?) Lions at EAGLES TEXANS at Jaguars Colts at BENGALS Chiefs at REDSKINS (Chiefs are now out of playoff contention.) DOLPHINS at Steelers (I have faith in Dolphins. Don't ask me why.) Vikings at RAVENS GIANTS at Chargers RAIDERS at Jets Seahawks at 49ERS Rams at CARDINALS Titans at BRONCOS Week 15 CARDINALS at Titans (Jake Locker chokes when his team needs him most) Ravens at LIONS Bills at JAGUARS BEARS at Browns Bengals at STEELERS PACKERS at Cowboys Texans at COLTS Chiefs at RAIDERS Saints at RAMS (Just a hunch) SEAHAWKS at Giants Patriots at DOLPHINS Jets at PANTHERS Eagles at VIKINGS Chargers at BRONCOS 49ERS at Buccaneers REDSKINS at Falcons Week 16 Cardinals at SEAHAWKS Falcons at 49ERS (NFC Championship Rematch) Bears at EAGLES BROWNS at Jets (Mark Sanchez seals his fate with the Jets. He finishes the season, but look for a new team next year) Cowboys at REDSKINS BRONCOS at Texans (Broncos lock up homefield advantage with this win.) COLTS at Chiefs Dolphins at BILLS Vikings at BENGALS Saints at PANTHERS PATRIOTS at Ravens (AFC Championship Rematch) Giants at LIONS Raiders at CHARGERS Steelers at PACKERS (Packes clinch NFC North for a 3rd straight year) Buccaneers at RAMS TITANS at Jaguars Week 17 Ravens at BENGALS (Winner of this game wins the AFC North) Bills at PATRIOTS Panthers at FALCONS Browns at STEELERS BUCCANEERS at Saints Broncos at RAIDERS (Denver rests their starters) Lions at VIKINGS Packers at BEARS Texans at TITANS Jaguars at COLTS CHIEFS at Chargers Jets at DOLPHINS Eagles at COWBOYS 49ERS at Cardinals Rams at SEAHAWKS Redskins at GIANTS (Winner of this game wins the NFC East) I made all these predictions before choosing seeds or final records. So, let's see how they turned out. AFC WEST Denver Broncos* (13-3) (Number 1 seed in the AFC) San Diego Chargers* (10-6) (Good for them) Oakland Raiders (6-10) Kansas City Chiefs (5-11) (I was pretty rough on them. I'm waiting for some proof) AFC SOUTH Houston Texans* (10-6) Indianapolis Colts (9-7) (Andrew Luck just misses playoffs) Tennessee Titans (8-8) Jacksonville Jaguars (6-10) AFC NORTH Cincinnati Bengals* (10-6) Baltimore Ravens (9-7) (3rd time in 5 seasons Super Bowl Champions miss playoffs) Pittsburgh Steelers (7-9) (This is too safe. They'll either be playoffs or terrible) Cleveland Browns (5-11) (They're a better team than their record shows) AFC EAST New England Patriots* (11-5) (Just another day in the life of Tom Brady) Miami Dolphins* (9-7) Buffalo Bills (7-9) New York Jets (5-11) NFC WEST San Francisco 49ers* (12-4) (Number 2 seed in the NFC) St. Louis Rams* (9-7) Seattle Seahawks (8-8) (They're not going to repeat. Mark my words) Arizona Cardinals (5-11) NFC SOUTH New Orleans Saints* (10-6) Atlanta Falcons (7-9) (I don't trust this team when they matter most.) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-10) Carolina Panthers (4-12) (I didn't pick this team to have the #1 pick in the 2014 draft before. Must be a tough schedule) NFC NORTH Green Bay Packers* (12-4) (That Week 1 revenge game turns out to be the tiebreaker) Detroit Lions* (10-6) (Hit or Miss. I'm rolling the dice) Minnesota Vikings (7-9) (Sorry AP) Chicago Bears (6-10) NFC EAST New York Giants* (10-6) Washington Redskins (8-8) (1 game short, they had the tiebreaker of New York) Dallas Cowboys (6-10) Philadelphia Eagles (6-10) (Prove you're as good as you say) Wild Card Round 6) Miami Dolphins-24 at 3) Cincinnati Bengals-21 (Can they not win a playoff game? Try again next year Cincy. You'll be back) 5) San Diego Chargers-7 at 4) Houston Texans-10 (Surprisingly low scoring, grinding game. Houston has more experience) 6) St. Louis Rams-6 at 3) New York Giants-14 (They step up big in the playoffs, especially against a rookie postseason team) 5) Detroit Lions-37 at 4) New Orleans Saints-32 (Lions have a better defense and can stop the Saints offense more often in this game between 2 5000+ yard passers.) Divisional Round 6) Miami Dolphins-24 at 1) Denver Broncos-20 (They beat up on the worser teams in the regular season, but Peyton missed out on the clutch gene in his family. Tannehill will show he's got it.) 4) Houston Texans-13 at 2) New England Patriots-24 (We've seen this game before guys.) 5) Detroit Lions-20 at 1) Green Bay Packers-39 (I just see this game becoming one-sided really quick) 3) New York Giants-23 at 2) San Francisco 49ers-30 (Colin Kaepernick is the real thing. He shows it with a 4th quarter comeback over Mr. Clutch himself.) Championship Round 6) Miami Dolphins-20 at 2) New England Patriots-40 (The miraculous run ends at the team that knows the Dolphins inside and out) 2) Green Bay Packers-20 at 1) San Francisco 49ers-24 (Kap won't be able to run like he did last year, but the run game will still be strong. Defense wins championships.) SUPER BOWL San Francisco 49ers-23 New England Patriots-21 It seems like Patriots are a little lucky to be here, only beating the Texans and Dolphins. Their team isn't as strong as it's been the past decade, even with a strong running game. But they've had their ups and downs. The only constant is Brady and Belichick, and that's what makes this team great. San Fran has really stepped up the last couple of years, with back to back Championship games. They are young, smart, and freakin good together. Time will tell of course whether they keep it up, but I don't see them losing a fair game to anyone right now. This game will be good, and not as high-scoring as you think. They played last year and Brady did all he could to lead his team out of a 28-point hole. But with another time to plan, Belichick and Jim Harbaugh will study these teams like hell and have fantastic gameplans. I give the QB edge to Brady, but surprisingly, the offense as a whole to 49ers. Defense and Special Teams also go to Niners. The only thing keeping this game close is Brady. And damn, if he's not gonna give it all he's got.