Thursday, September 7, 2017

A Super Bowl Prediction

The NFL season is coming around tomorrow night when the Patriots welcome the Chiefs to town. I'm more of a baseball blogger these days, but I am still a football fan and have opinions. I feel like, since I just had my 4th fantasy football draft tonight, I have just as much insight into the league as anyone.
Since the Super Bowl is in Minnesota this year, but mostly because I know, at this point, nobody cares about who I think will finish third in the AFC West (Chargers, by the way) I'll cut right to the chase. The Seattle Seahawks are going to win the Super Bowl this year.

I think Seattle getting to the Super Bowl is the easiest choice I have this year. They don't have much competition in the NFC West, and should have home field against whichever other team emerges out of the NFC (I suspect the Packers will be good, as will the entirety of the NFC South) It gets tougher in the AFC.
The Patriots will always be the popular pick in the AFC, but I remember what happened the last time they opened the season with the Chiefs. Do you? Here is a hint. Matt Cassel had an NFL career because of it. Even if Tom Brady doesn't get hurt 8 minutes into the season, he is 40 years old, and the history of quarterback success at age 40 is very limited. The rest of the team is really good, and the AFC East is pretty bad, so they will definitely be a playoff team, but not one with a good shot at the Super Bowl.
But then what else is there in the AFC? The Raiders are a hot choice, but I don't like their running back situation, or Derek Carr coming back from a serious injury. The AFC South is a mess, but I think people will be surprised by the ease at which the Titans win the division. That leaves the AFC North. Ugh, I guess I'll pick the Steelers to win the AFC, but lose to the Seahawks.
Oh, and Bon Jovi will play half time.

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