The Season is Coming FAST!!

Hello again, everybody! I have not posted about football lately because I have been extremely busy working on my newest CD that I plan to release next month titled "Taking Over YOUR World". I did everything within a month, got the art work done, the songs recorded, and  got permission to use any samples we used. But now that I am almost completely done with all of that, I can start talking about football again!

So far, the pre-season in the NFL is a shocking one. Showing upsets galore and exposing weaknesses and strengths in the teams. As a lions fan, I know that winning in the pre season doesn't mean your team is going to be good, but it really does expose a lot of things.

For example, I know that the Chicago Bears are going to have a HORRIBLE offensive line this year, because they allowed NINE sacks in one game against the Buffalo Bills. I also know that the Patriots are going to be very good, because they are the only team that seems to easily run through their opponents each week (which reminds me, The Patriots are playing the Lions in a couple of days. I want to see how this turns out). Everyone can also see the progress of the new fan favorite rookie stars (Cam Newton watch, anyone?)

Although, I actually watch pre-season football, a lot of fans would rather do without. They want the season and they they want it as soon as possible; because those are the only games that "matter". Well,  good news for all of you out there who believe that! After this week, there is just one more week to go before the official NFL Season begins! That's right, Weekly Sundays, Mondays, and sometimes Thursdays of football at its highest level. Each game won or lost determines the outcome of your team. How well do you think your team will do?

I believe my team is going to be great. I would like to say that I predict my team to win the super bowl. If I could, I would say that my team would go 230-0 for the next ten years and be ten time super bowl champs. I know that the probability of that is low, so I will tell the truth, I think Detroit will make playoffs. How far they will go? Who knows? But Detroit is definitely going to be a good team this year.

A few weeks into the pre-season, I really haven't seen too many changes in my old predictions. Except maybe the Eagles aren't as good as I thought they were? We are still yet to find out.

Thanks for reading,

RyMic

Football is Coming!

I do not know why, but every year around this time, my mind is taken over by football. The offseason in the NFL consists of moves being made by every team to better themselves. Free agent signings, trades, The NFL Draft. They all add new and exciting new players to your home teams and you get an idea of which teams will be good and which ones will be horrible.

In a league such as the NFL where every player was one of the best players in college and high school, you can never tell for sure who is going to be good, but you can have a really good idea (especially when pre-season starts). You watch the pre-season and you can tell which teams are going to be good, not because of their record in the pre season, but by watching how well they play together. My favorite team is the Detroit Lions and they start the pre season on the twelfth of August against the Cincinnati Bengals. On that day, I will have no other plans.

I read a lot between the lines for a lot of things and I make predictions before the pre season starts, but they will change after the next few weeks. Here are some of my off season predictions.

Who will win the divisions?


NFC:
North: Detroit Lions. The Packers have won the Super Bowl last year, but they are not going to repeat. Last year the Lions beat out the packers once and lost to them by three points another time. The Lions had a few close losses last year and beat some good teams and they have only gotten better in the off season. Not to mention, looking at their schedule this year, there aren't many teams that look worthy of beating them.

South: Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons are just a really good team. They will build off of what they had last year and take down every other team in their division. It is a tough division, but the Falcons are the team to beat.

West: Seattle Seahawks. They won the division last year and with the addition of Sidney Rice and a few other players, they will be even better. A lot of people are saying they will be worse without Matt Hasselbeck, but Hasselbeck really didn't have too good of a year last year.

East: Philadelphia Eagles. This is another tough division. If I didn't pick the Eagles I would have to go with the Giants, but the moves that the Eagles made to improve their already good team this off season are still lingering in my head. Then again, I haven't seen these teams play yet.


AFC:

North:Pittsburgh Steelers. I hate to pick an obvious team like the Steelers, but their division is weak outside of the Ravens. Every player and coach just seems to be better put together than the Ravens are and they always seem to beat them.

South:Texans. Surprised?  Everybody picks the Colts every year, but this year I see the Texans taking it. They have an increasingly good team every year and last year they had one of the league's top running backs in Arian Foster. As well as one of the best QB-Receiver tandems in Matt Schaub and Andre Johnson. Their Defense isn't bad either.

West: I'm going to have to go with the Sand Diego Chargers. This is just a process of elimination. The Raiders were okay last year, but they just got worse in the off season. The Kansas City Chiefs were alright, but I feel like they got a little bit lucky last year and their talent isn't really anything to brag about. As for the Broncos, they're still a big media spectacle over whether or not they are going to keep their starting QB.

East:Patriots. The Patriots are consistently good every year and with a few key additions from the off season, they will be good again.


Worst team this year: Cincinnati Bengals. They lost nearly every one of their key players this off season and nobody seems to really want to play there. This is definitely a re-building year for these guys.

Best team: That is really hard to say without seeing the teams actually play, but as a Lions fan, you know I'm a wee bit biased. I'm going to go with the Detroit Lions ;-).

What I'll be watching for: This year could be Matthew Stafford's first 16 game season. I will be watching really closely on how well he does and be nervous about injuries all year long. Stafford is expected to be one of the league's future best players if he stays injury free.

Well, there you have it. This is everything I have to say about football before the pre-season goes underway. I can not wait (obviously). Enjoy watching your favorite teams, whoever they are.