MOCHARGERFAN
01-01-2007, 03:32 AM
Donovan McNabb (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/players/4650) will be comeback player of the year. The Eagles quarterback will recover from his torn ACL to lead Philly back to the playoffs -- and three random yahoos will still take potshots at him.
Vince Young (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/players/7752) and Jeff Fisher will make beautiful music together. As the Titans return to the ranks of AFC contenders, fans in Young's hometown will continue to berate the Texans for passing up Young to draft Mario Williams (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/players/7750).
The Steelers will choose offensive line coach Russ Grimm to succeed Bill Cowher. Spurned for the job, Ken Whisenhunt, the Steelers' brainy offensive coordinator, will get another head coaching gig and craft a "Beat Pittsburgh" game plan that will make his former bosses pay.
Randy Moss (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/players/4262) will say something outlandish on national radio. Nobody, not even Raiders coaches or players, will notice. Moss will demand a trade only to learn that no one wants him.
The Saints will continue to be a feel-good story. In the meantime the team, whose success has helped galvanize the Gulf Coast, will emerge as the front-runner to relocate to Los Angeles.
The Redskins will win the NFC East. Joe Gibbs will get a Gatorade bath -- and leave football for NASCAR again.
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison will buy the 49ers. Having failed to land a new stadium in Santa Clara, Niners owner John York will come crawling back to San Francisco, whose officials are still upset over the Niners' November announcement that they no longer want to build a stadium in their city, torpedoing its 2016 Olympic bid. When Ellison makes an offer for the team, the franchise's true power broker, York's wife, Denise, will say yes.
Tom Brady (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/players/5228) will throw a surprise retirement party for Jason Taylor (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/players/3968). In an effort to end his twice-annual tormentings at the hands of his Dolphins' nemesis (and good friend), the Patriots quarterback will fete the Miami defensive end at a Star Island mansion a few days before Super Bowl XLI. Taylor will retaliate by calling the publicists for Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan and providing them with Brady's cellphone number.
Chad Johnson (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/players/5483) will devise a new celebration. The Bengals receiver will catch a pass in stride, race into the end zone and, like the Spinal Tap drummer, spontaneously combust.
Marshawn Lynch will be Rookie of the Year. Inspired by the Cal runner's signature smile, thousands of kids will ask Santa for a "golden grill."
Bears defensive coordinator Ron Rivera will succeed Dennis Green as Cardinals coach. Arizona will make the playoffs , Edgerrin James (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/players/4652) will run for 1,500 yards, and safety Adrian Wilson (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/players/5511) will be defensive player of the year. And then the Valley of the Sun will freeze over.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/nfl/12/19/predictions2007/?cnn=yes
Vince Young (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/players/7752) and Jeff Fisher will make beautiful music together. As the Titans return to the ranks of AFC contenders, fans in Young's hometown will continue to berate the Texans for passing up Young to draft Mario Williams (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/players/7750).
The Steelers will choose offensive line coach Russ Grimm to succeed Bill Cowher. Spurned for the job, Ken Whisenhunt, the Steelers' brainy offensive coordinator, will get another head coaching gig and craft a "Beat Pittsburgh" game plan that will make his former bosses pay.
Randy Moss (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/players/4262) will say something outlandish on national radio. Nobody, not even Raiders coaches or players, will notice. Moss will demand a trade only to learn that no one wants him.
The Saints will continue to be a feel-good story. In the meantime the team, whose success has helped galvanize the Gulf Coast, will emerge as the front-runner to relocate to Los Angeles.
The Redskins will win the NFC East. Joe Gibbs will get a Gatorade bath -- and leave football for NASCAR again.
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison will buy the 49ers. Having failed to land a new stadium in Santa Clara, Niners owner John York will come crawling back to San Francisco, whose officials are still upset over the Niners' November announcement that they no longer want to build a stadium in their city, torpedoing its 2016 Olympic bid. When Ellison makes an offer for the team, the franchise's true power broker, York's wife, Denise, will say yes.
Tom Brady (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/players/5228) will throw a surprise retirement party for Jason Taylor (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/players/3968). In an effort to end his twice-annual tormentings at the hands of his Dolphins' nemesis (and good friend), the Patriots quarterback will fete the Miami defensive end at a Star Island mansion a few days before Super Bowl XLI. Taylor will retaliate by calling the publicists for Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan and providing them with Brady's cellphone number.
Chad Johnson (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/players/5483) will devise a new celebration. The Bengals receiver will catch a pass in stride, race into the end zone and, like the Spinal Tap drummer, spontaneously combust.
Marshawn Lynch will be Rookie of the Year. Inspired by the Cal runner's signature smile, thousands of kids will ask Santa for a "golden grill."
Bears defensive coordinator Ron Rivera will succeed Dennis Green as Cardinals coach. Arizona will make the playoffs , Edgerrin James (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/players/4652) will run for 1,500 yards, and safety Adrian Wilson (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/players/5511) will be defensive player of the year. And then the Valley of the Sun will freeze over.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/nfl/12/19/predictions2007/?cnn=yes