Surprise and fallout team of 2013

[Qwiz]

at the posters saying Broncos fall out. Please.. they are already the favorites in Vegas to win it all next year.

Well we'll just have to wait and see how that goes....and I highly doubt it's going to go down like that.

[IndyTrav]

One team I have yet to see mentioned, but I consider dropping significantly. The Bears. They have 6-10 written all over them.

As for surprise. Ill take the Bucs in the crazy NFC south. Getting in over both NO and Atl.

[tonychen]

Suprise: Eagles, Chiefs

fallout: Colts, Redskins

[Jules]

Surprise:

 

Colts-I don't think a lot of people believed in the Colts run last year. But, they will.......

 

Lions-I think I am searching too hard for a surprise NFC team nobody is really high on. I am not super high on the Bears, the longevity of the Vikings and while the Pack have Rodgers and could very well win the North again that D in GB is broken.......gotta fix it. And check out the o line too GB, needs help. Lions are dumb but talented IMO. Who knows?

 

Ravens-Too many counting them out. Great coach, good drafting every year and if Flacco can hold ship they should be back in the playoffs IMO. We lost players on D after our SB win in 2006 and everyone counted us out too for 2007 too.

 

Someone new in the NFC East not called RGIII?: Giants/Cowboys/Eagles? Maybe.......

 

Chargers? Every year I tend to think Rivers and company will go on a roll again. Tough to say if it will ever happen, again.

 

 

Fallout:

 

Broncos and Patriots: But, this is mostly an early playoff prediction. If both get there again I am not expecting either Brady/Manning to hoist the Lombardi right now. I never bet on a QB 37 or 36 years old no matter how heavily favored they are and I will eat crow if it happens to either winning it all. I did not love how either looked vs. Baltimore either, left a lingering effect on my mind I think until proven otherwise next winter.......

 

49ers-Risky. Not sure about this with all their talent but the SB loser often struggles and I think that passing defense is overrated. And if they have a down year this season that's not maybe the division to do it in anymore. With NE last year they didn't have a down year; 12-4 and a trip to the AFC title game. But, Brady had been there before. Can Kaepernick keep it going?

 

Packers: Maybe, depends on that D and also depends on if someone else in the division will rise up and challenge them seriously.

 

Falcons? Maybe, maybe not. I mean, the Saints hired a DC I am not very high on and they were possibly the worst D last year. Payton is back but is that enough to spark them to another playoff run? Unsure yet on how much faith I have in Carolina too or even the Bucs.