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I'll still watch every game but Jerruh needs to stop maing personnel decisions.

What the heck happened to my format?

Whatever; I'm not gonna fix it now.

[b]11. The Redskins will be the surprise team this year.[/b]
I'm gonna give myself credit for this one. Some fans might argue that the Skins weren't [i]the[/i] surprise team, but let's be real - NOBODY thought they'd win the East. And they did.

[b]12. Miami and Cleveland will go back to the QB-drawing board.[/b]
Tannehill's not going anywhere, and Weeden might not either. Strike six.

[b]13. The Jaguars will be semi-competitive.[/b]
Lol. What the deuce was I smoking??? Strike seven.

[b]14. The Rams are better than you think.[/b]
They were. Nerby knows what I'm talking about. St. Louis improved from 2-14 in 2011 to 7-8-1 in 2012, including a tie and a win against San Fran, and wins against Seattle and playoff-bound Washington. Pretty impressive considering where they were a season earlier.

[b]15. Randy Moss is going to have a really good year.[/b]
Nope. Strik eight.

[b]16. Tim Tebow will have an exceptionally quiet season.[/b]
Nailed it. Which is pretty impressive (if I do say so myself) considering he was the world's biggest celebrity after the 2011 season.

[b]17. Cam Newton is going to experience a sophomore slump.[/b]
Again, nailed it.

[b]18. Lesser-known Wide Receivers will break out in a big way.[/b]
Of all the guys I mentioned, only Torrey Smith had a big year. Strike nine.

[b]19. Arian Foster and Ray Rice will take a back seat to LeSean McCoy.[/b]
Argh... I still believe this one should've happened. Nevertheless, it didn't. Ten strikes.

[b]20. Peyton Manning and the Broncos are going to suck.[/b]
Well this one was just stupid. Eleven strikes? Yowza!!!

[b]BONUS. my new prediction for this season's Super Bowl is: Eagles 24, Ravens 21.[/b]
Now why'd I go and predict the stupid Super Bowl twice... anyhoo, strike twelve. Wack.


In summation, I nailed nine and bombed twelve. Pretty disappointing. Anyhoo, if you bothered to read this then now you know I suck at predictions. Hope you enjoyed it. See ya next year.

All right, the 2012 season has come and gone so now it's time for the fun stuff - time to review my predictions and solidify my status as a modern day Nostradamus. Here goes.

[b]1. RGIII is going to be better than Andrew Luck.[/b]
Well, I was right about that one. Good start for me.

[b]2. Alshon Jeffery is the next Calvin Johnson.[/b]
Hmmm... not quite. Course I still think Jeffery will get there, but he definitely didn't establish himself as Megatron 2.0 [i]this[/i] season.

[b]3. Gronkowski and Graham won't match last year's production.[/b]
Again, I was right. Neither guy matched their 2011 production and Gronk wasn't even close, although to be fair he did score 11 TD's and injuries were an obvious factor.

[b]4. Matt Ryan is going to lead the NFL in passing and win the MVP.[/b]
In hindsight, this was a pretty generic statement. "Lead the NFL in passing"? The fuccckkk does that even mean? Regardless, Matty Ice was great but he wasn't the MVP. Strike two for me.

[b]5. Aaron Rodgers is going to take a small step back[/b].
He did. He was still really good, but not untouchable like he was in previous seasons. Rodgers never really looked like the guy who could not be stopped during the 2012 season.

[b]6. The Saints will miss the playoffs[/b].
I was correctomundo.

[b]7. The replacement refs are going to be a non-issue.[/b]
This was probably my most egregious mis-prediction, as any GB Packers fan can attest. The replacement refs were, well, shittttty. Strike three for me.

[b]8. The 49ers, Falcons and Cowboys will be the NFC's best.[/b]
The 49ers and Falcons both made the NFC Championship game, and I guess two-out-of-three ain't bad. But my Cowboys proclamation was embarassingly off point. Strike three and a half.

[b]9. The Patriots, Ravens and Steelers will be the AFC's best.[/b]
Again, two-out-of-three ain't bad, but the Steelers were. Another half strike, bringing my total to four strikes. Suck on that one, baseball purists!!!

[b]10. SB prediction: Cowboys 21, Ravens 17.[/b]
Ouch. I picked Baltimore correctly, but I had them losing. And again, Dallas blew chunks. So that means strike five. Oh no!!!


Halfway through and I'm five up, five down. Pretty damn mediocre.

I'll see what I can do, my man.

Haha.

Damn... this kid has some serious obstacles to overcome before he's gonna get a chance.

Oh, that makes sense. He is a bit of a smaller back.

It'd also be cool to see what Taiwan Jones can do. This guy is supposed to be super fast and I always kinda envisioned him being a CJ Slipper type back. No clue if I'm right about that but it'd be nice finding out.

I wish I could argue that Dallas should be ranked higher but that's just because I wish they were a better team.

Good blog as always, Gus.

By the way, that non-existent Packers' running game is starting to piss me off. I've started Alex Green a few times in a couple different FF leagues and he hasn't done ****.

I like the word drubbing.