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NFL 2008 Season Predictions (pre-season)

I [again] used the "Peter King Challenge" to help me pick the winner of every game throughout the entire 2008 NFL Regular Season.  I then documented the results in a spreadsheet and tallied up the totals.

See my pre-training camp picks here:

Greatest Player In Franchise History

Who is the greatest player in franchise history?

ESPN's SportsNation posted polls for all 32 NFL franchises and here's current results:

[results sorted by most-consensus to least-consensus]

TEAMPOSPLAYER

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LionsRBBarry Sanders95.2%BroncosQBJohn Elway91.9%DolphinsQBDan Marino90.7%BrownsRBJim Brown87.5%GiantsLBLawrence Taylor85.3%PatriotsQBTom Brady84.1%RavensLBJamal Lewis83.7%BearsRBWalter Payton81.2%TexansWRAndre Johnson72.2%PackersQBBrett Favre71.5%JetsQBJoe Namath62.1%ColtsQBPeyton Manning57.4%49ersQBJoe Montana55.0%SeahawksWRSteve Largent52.1%BengalsOLAnthony Munoz51.8%CowboysRBEmmitt Smith51.5%ChargersRBLaDainian Tomlinson50.6%EaglesDEReggie White50.4%RaidersRBMarcus Allen49.0%BuccaneersLBDerrick Brooks45.1%JaguarsRBFred Taylor44.3%PanthersWRSteve Smith42.2%SteelersQBTerry Bradshaw42.0%RamsRBMarshall Faulk40.1%ChiefsLBDerrick Thomas39.5%TitansRBEarl Campbell34.9%FalconsCBDeion Sanders33.7%VikingsQBFran Tarkenton33.4%BillsDEBruce Smith32.5%SaintsQBArchie Manning31.5%CardinalsCB**** Lane29.7%RedskinsCBDarrell Green27.3%

 

NFL 2008 Season Predictions (pre-training camp)

I used the "Peter King Challenge" to help me pick the winner of every game throughout the entire 2008 NFL Regular Season.  I then documented the results in a spreadsheet and tallied up the totals.

NFC North

Rick Reilly's Ridiculous Racial Rant

Am I the only one who was irritated by Rick Reilly's ridiculous racial rant while Justin Morneau took his first few swings in the Derby last night?

Honestly, how many of you even noticed that all eight participants in the Derby were caucasian before he started his monologue?  And during his rant he made reference to the eight Derby participants as the Kiwanis Club, effectively stereotyping Kwianis as an all-white organization.

58% of the Associated Press voters are idiots.

58% of AP voters voted for the coach who is a NFL-convicted cheater.

58% of AP voters voted for the coach with the most talented team.

58% of AP voters voted for the coach that maintained status quo; who accomplished what was expected of him.

58% of AP voters voted for the coach who had the easiest divisional competition in the NFL; including the 1-15 Dolphins and the 4-12 Jets.

58% of AP voters voted Patriots' coach Bill Belichick coach of the year.