GOTR - 2021 Season Prediction: General (record, AFCS, playoffs)

[EastStreet]

Going to do several "season" polls as time permits on this long weekend. General, O and D, and units possibly

[EastStreet]

FYI - GOTR = Get on the record.....

 

Figured in addition to the fun, gives folks the opportunity to lock their opinions in, good or bad.

[EastStreet]

Picked 11, second, and Wildcard.

 

It's a coinflip to me on who wins the AFC South, so I could go either way. Right now, TN looks to have improved their passing O as well as their Defense in general. We have a lot of question marks.

[coming on strong]

As a colts fan i wanna say we will be a super bowl team , but being objective we might start out 1-4 .   carson has had like 3 or 4 practices in his first year with the team .  He and nelson might be in some pain the first couple weeks ,also  ty and fisher being out for first couple weeks will hurt .   we have un proven nfl guys at DE and Wr even though they showed flashes and look good .  I do think by the half way part of the season this team will start to click like in 2018 and we will see the colts true potential .If all goes right and wentz is back to being top ten and our youngs guys take the next step , next year we will be a true super bowl team.

[EastStreet]

28 minutes ago, coming on strong said:

As a colts fan i wanna say we will be a super bowl team , but being objective we might start out 1-4 .   carson has had like 3 or 4 practices in his first year with the team .  He and nelson might be in some pain the first couple weeks ,also  ty and fisher being out for first couple weeks will hurt .   we have un proven nfl guys at DE and Wr even though they showed flashes and look good .  I do think by the half way part of the season this team will start to click like in 2018 and we will see the colts true potential .If all goes right and wentz is back to being top ten and our youngs guys take the next step , next year we will be a true super bowl team.

 

The first 5 games were always going to be rough/tough even with healthy guys. Honestly though, I'm most worried about our DBs in general the first 5 games, and our OL in game 2. We play some great run defenses as well to start the year.

 

Good news is, after the first 5, pretty easy schedule except for a few games here and there. Just need to get healthy and gel by game 6 and make a run.

[SteelCityColt]

I've always thought it would be interesting to recap predictions later down the line, but it can easily spill out into personal shots etc. Reading back through draft topics is pretty fun at times. 2018 I for one was annoyed we didn't trade down out of #6, especially after picking a G, and wanted Edmunds further down. 

 

Shows how much I know.

[EastStreet]

Just now, SteelCityColt said:

I've always thought it would be interesting to recap predictions later down the line, but it can easily spill out into personal shots etc. Reading back through draft topics is pretty fun at times. 2018 I for one was annoyed we didn't trade down out of #6, especially after picking a G, and wanted Edmunds further down. 

 

Shows how much I know.

We all get it wrong some times.

I'm actually hope I'm wrong about a few things lol... 

[Solid84]

9-8, 2nd, don’t make the playoffs. 
 

I think we’ll lose to:

Seahawks

Rams

@Titans

Baltimore

49’ers

Bills

Buccaneers

@Jax

 

Yes, at Jax. We haven’t beaten them on their turf since 2014. 

[EastStreet]

4 minutes ago, Solid84 said:

9-8, 2nd, don’t make the playoffs. 
 

I think we’ll lose to:

Seahawks

Rams

@Titans

Baltimore

49’ers

Bills

Buccaneers

@Jax

 

Yes, at Jax. We haven’t beaten them on their turf since 2014. 

 

[chickenMan]

I see this season exactly the same as last year; feast on easy teams, lose to harder opposition, with one surprising win and one surprising loss to mix it up (for the record, I think that will be vs Tampa Bay and at Houston, respectively). I do think we squeak past the Bills in Buffalo this year as the 6 seed, then take down the Titans in Nashville by 10, before crashing to earth with a close loss to the Chiefs in OT of the AFC championship game. After all, it wouldn’t be a Colts season without staggering highs and miserable lows.

 

I also predict at least two forum-wide meltdowns after every loss, as well as two “Super Bowl Bound” threads after each win, as per the usual around here.

[chickenMan]

3 hours ago, SteelCityColt said:

I've always thought it would be interesting to recap predictions later down the line, but it can easily spill out into personal shots etc. Reading back through draft topics is pretty fun at times. 2018 I for one was annoyed we didn't trade down out of #6, especially after picking a G, and wanted Edmunds further down. 

 

Shows how much I know.

To be fair, if it was anyone other than Q I would agree with that....but the best OL in the league is worth even more than a #6 in my book.

[JediXMan]

I keep forgetting not only are the first 5 games tough but there’s no bye until week 14. Would’ve definitely preferred week 11-12 bye but whatever.

[CoachLite]

10 hours ago, EastStreet said:

FYI - GOTR = Get on the record.....

 

Figured in addition to the fun, gives folks the opportunity to lock their opinions in, good or bad.

It's not Gangsters on the Run??!

[chickenMan]

On 9/5/2021 at 6:19 PM, JediXMan said:

I keep forgetting not only are the first 5 games tough but there’s no bye until week 14. Would’ve definitely preferred week 11-12 bye but whatever.

I guess it was our turn to get the bad schedule this year

[The Fish]

10-7, Wildcard team

 

Basically all of this prognostication is based on a few variables that we haven't really seen yet. So it's even more of a wild guess than the usual wild guess's.  I'm pretty sure the Colts are deeper in spots that many teams in the NFL are deficient at and that's going to be a variable in games against teams like Seattle. They've got some top shelf guys, but in the 4th quarter when Q is looking to slap some DL opponent again and again.. that's a way to win too.. If the back half of the roster participates in bullying guys in the trenches- that's going to be a variable that's not "how good is the QB to WR 1", which is how this stuff usually get's analyzed.

[compuls1v3]

If we run the damn ball and pass to keep them honest. I could see us winning 3 of the first 5, honestly.