Colin Cowherd's 2018 NFL Season Predictions

Colin Cowherd has put together his list of predictions for the upcoming NFL season broken down by division!

Green Bay Packers 11-5
- Will win the division
- Aaron Rodgers returns with a chip on his shoulder
- Addressed cornerback issues
- Strengthened defensive front
Minnesota Vikings 9-7
- Will pull back a little this year
  - New QB
  - New coordinator
  - Injuries
  - Brutal starting schedule
Detriot Lions 7-9
- Won't be a homerun season
- I like Matt Stafford
- Bad offensive line
- Meh off-season
Chicago Bears 5-11
- Like players but don't trust ownership
- Season could be decided in the first 7 games
- Mitch Trubisky is unproven
- Don't have great vibes about them

Pittsburgh Steelers 12-4
- Number ONE seed
- Best Offensive personnel when you combine:
  - QB-RB-TE and O-Line
- No more Todd Haley
- Getting a lot of breaks in home games
Baltimore Ravens 7-9
- EITHER-OR Team in the League
  - EITHER Lamar Jackson will motivate Joe Flacco
  - OR will Lamar Jackson's popularity will push him to QB if Flacco struggles
- Tough games will be on the road
Cleveland Browns 6-10
- Most improved team in the NFL
- No pressure/expectations
- Nick Chubb will be Offensive ROY
- Tyrod Taylor
  - Took Buffalo to the playoffs...
  - Miles ahead of Baker Mayfield
  - Reliable and makes no mistakes
  - Nice passer rating
Cincinnati Bengals 6-10
- Needs a reboot
- Tough first-month schedule
- Likable defensive line
- Pacman Jones?
- Can't beat the Steelers

New England Patriots 10-6
- Will win the division but pulls back significantly
- Lost several good players
- Dont'a Hightower is their only special player in the front 7 defensively
- Still searching for a pass rusher (That's why Eagles beat them)
- O-Line is the weakest it's been
- Lost Matt Patricia
- Tough games in September
New York Jets 8-8
- I like Todd Bowles
  - Disciplined, no non-sense team that overachieved last year
- Upgraded at QB with Sam Darnold
- 3 of their 5 wins were against playoff teams and robbed in one other loss
- Workable schedule (Toughest games are mostly at home)
Miami Dolphins 7-9
- The return of Ryan Tannehill?
- Lost so many players in FA
- Tough games are on the road
Buffalo Bills 5-11
- No QB.
  - AJ McCarron is a backup
  - Josh Allen is an inaccurate rookie (possible bust)
- LeSean McCoy could be out the league...
- First 8 games are brutal without a QB

Philadelphia Eagles 11-5
- Will win the division but will pull back a bit from 13 wins (Stronger NFC)
- Defensive line is still the strength of this team
Dallas Cowboys 9-7
- They have issues
- Not Dynamic on the outside offensively
- Rough road schedule in the first 8 weeks
New York Giants 8-8
- Most improved team
- Improved LT, HC & RB
- They've got "REAL" players in every unit
Washington Redskins 6-10
- They've got stars and beasts in the O-Line
- New QB will take time
- Sean McVay is still missed especially for their offense

Los Angeles Chargers 11-5
- QB, O-Line, and RBs are a B+
- They have something almost no one in the NFL has...DUAL pass rushers
- Early schedule is workable
- Missing Electricity in their Receivers
Kansas City Chiefs 9-7
- TE Travis Kelce is the next Gronk
- Patrick Mahomes II?
- Lost several decent players
- BRUTAL early schedule.
Denver Broncos 7-9
- They have two great pass rushers
- 19th rated O-Line
- Case Keenum is NOT in Minnesota anymore.
Oakland Raiders 5-11
- This team has trainwreck written all over it
- Jon Gruden hasn't coached in a decade
- Gruden and GM aren't on the same page
- Lame stadium and the poorest owner in the league
- Messy secondary and not loving the LBs
- Marshawn Lynch?? Really?

Los Angeles Rams 11-5
- This Rams roster is filthy GOOD
- Only concern is how long can Andrew Whitworth play LT
- Most of the division is rebuilding
- Peters & Suh could be a problem
San Francisco 49ers 8-8
- Rebuilding
- O-Line needs help
- Secondary needs work
- Grade A Coach
- Grade B+ QB
- Grade B/B+ defensive line
- Talented Rookie WR
Seattle Seahawks 7-9
- O-Line is not good
- Rooke RB is questionable
- Lost their WR
- Team has lost momentum in general
- Too many questions marks
- Brutal Nov & Dec Schedule
Arizona Cardinals 6-10
- I like the future of Arizona
- Josh Rosen will be interesting
- O-Line is old and un-athletic
- Sam Bradford and Rosen can be Brittle
- Rough final six games

Houston Texans 10-6
- Will win the division with the return of Deshaun Watson
- Limited in the O-Line but returning players should help them win the division
- Workable schedule
Indianapolis Colts 9-7
- Andrew Luck is BACK with an Offensive coach
- Massively underrated
- Solved O-Line issues
- Defensive line is better than people think
- Won't leave Indy in November!
Jacksonville Jaguars 8-8
- Benefited from injuries in their division last season
- No chance they repeat their sweep of Colts and Texans
Tennessee Titans 6-10
- New coordinator and coach will take time to gel
- Decent RB decided to retire
- Tough November schedule
- Marcus Mariota is just okay
- I don't buy this team...

Atlanta Falcons 11-5
- Wins the division
  - Stable ownership
  - Good Roster
  - Good QB
  - Good Coach
- Most underrated O-Line
- Depth at RB and WR
- 5 of their first 7 games are at home
New Orleans Saints 10-6
- Best HC, QB GM combo in the league
- Drafted very well
- O-Line is below ATL, but it's elite
- Bound for the Playoffs
Carolina Panthers 8-8
- Cam Newton has never had back-to-back winning seasons
- Front 7 defensively is fantastic
- O-Line is not as good as Falcons or Saints
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3-13
- Not sure if team thinks Jameis Winston is the future
- O-Line is a work in progress
- Winston isn't ready to be an NFL QB
- Rough beginning in their schedule
- Good division, bad team.

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