The Big Lead NFL Predictions for 2013
By Jason Lisk
The NFL is back tonight with Denver hosting Baltimore. Here are a few season predictions from everyone at the Big Lead. We start with a few close calls (according to the oddsmakers) on some interesting questions
BETTER RECORD, NEW ENGLAND OR DENVER
LISK – New England
McINTYRE – New England
DOUGLAS – Denver
KOSTER- Denver
CARDILLO – Denver
DUFFY – New England
SHAMBURGER – Denver
RYAN – Denver
BETTER RECORD, SAN FRANCISCO OR SEATTLE
AFC NORTH WINNER
LISK – Pittsburgh
McIntyre – Cincinnati
DOUGLAS – Cincinnati
KOSTER- Pittsburgh
CARDILLO – Baltimore
DUFFY – Pittsburgh
SHAMBURGER – Cincinnati
RYAN – Cincinnati
BETTER RECORD, ATLANTA OR NEW ORLEANS
NFC EAST WINNER
LISK – Washington
McINTYRE – Philadelphia
DOUGLAS – Washington
KOSTER- Washington
CARDILLO – Washington
DUFFY – Philadelphia
SHAMBURGER – Washington
RYAN – Dallas. No really, Dallas.
MOST LOSSES: JACKSONVILLE, OAKLAND, OR ARIZONA (OR OTHER)
LISK – Arizona
McINTYRE – Oakland
DOUGLAS – Jacksonville
KOSTER- Jacksonville
CARDILLO – Arizona
DUFFY – Jacksonville
SHAMBURGER – Jacksonville
RYAN – Jacksonville, naturally.
NFL MVP
WILL ADRIAN PETERSON LEAD LEAGUE IN RUSHING YARDS?
LISK- No
McINTYRE – No (LeSean McCoy will)
DOUGLAS – Yes
KOSTER- Yes
CARDILLO – Yes
DUFFY – Yes
SHAMBURGER – Yes
RYAN – Nope (Keith Elias will)
OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
LISK- E.J. Manuel, Buffalo
McINTYRE – Eddy Lacy, Green Bay
DOUGLAS – Tavon Austin, St. Louis
KOSTER- DeAndre Hopkins, Houston
CARDILLO – E.J. Manuel, Buffalo
DUFFY – Tavon Austin, St. Louis
SHAMBURGER – E.J. Manuel, Buffalo
RYAN – Tyler Eifert, Cincinnati
DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
LISK- Kenny Vaccaro, New Orleans
McINTYRE – Jarvis Jones, Pittsburgh
DOUGLAS – Barkevious Mingo, Cleveland
KOSTER- Tyrann Mathieu, Arizona
CARDILLO – Barkevious Mingo, Cleveland
DUFFY – Ziggy An…. Eric Reid, San Francisco
SHAMBURGER – Tyrann Mathieu, Arizona
RYAN – Jon Bostic, Chicago
FIRST HEAD COACH FIRED
LISK – Mike Munchak, Tennessee
McINTYRE – Jason Garrett, Dallas
DOUGLAS – Rex Ryan, New York Jets
KOSTER – Rex Ryan, New York Jets
CARDILLO – Rex Ryan, New York Jets
DUFFY – Rex Ryan, New York Jets
SHAMBURGER – Rex Ryan, New York Jets
RYAN – Bill Belichick, New England Patriots (Actually, I’ll go with Jim Schwartz)
AFC PLAYOFF PICKS
NFC PLAYOFF TEAMS
SUPER BOWL WINNER
McINTYRE – Seattle over Cincinnati
KOSTER – Denver over Seattle
DOUGLAS – Green Bay over Denver
CARDILLO – San Francisco over Denver
DUFFY – New England over New Orleans
SHAMBURGER – New Orleans over Denver
RYAN – Denver over San Francisco
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