2008 predictions Stories - Turf Show Times
Week 5: NFL Picks & Pans
After a pretty decent last week of picks (9-4), including the sad, but true pick of the hated Steelers over my upstart Ravens, I look ahead to this coming week's games with some rebounding by not only the Ravens, but some of the other losers from last week. Here goes: Carolina over Kansas City:...
Ravens Host Browns in Week 2
The Baltimore Ravens will host the Cleveland Browns in what may end up being a defining game for both teams very early in the 2008 season. The Ravens have only played one game so far, thanks for Hurricane Ike cancelling the game in Houston originally scheduled for week 2, and stand 1-0 due to their...
Stampede Blue Prediction Contest
We here at Stampede Blue would like to invite everyone to participate in our Year Long Prediction Contest. Each pick will be made against the spread, and each week I'll hopefully have the picks up by Tuesday evening, so that everyone has enough time to make their picks. With a Game on Thursday...
ESPN 2008 Predictions and the 49ers
ESPN ran a feature yesterday with predictions for the upcoming season. Dallas is the overwhelming favorite to win the NFC, while San Diego, New England and Indianapolis are the AFC favorites. Personally, I see now way in hell the Chargers win the AFC as long as Norv Turner is in charge. I'm...
PUT YOUR NAME ON IT: Texans Will Finish 9-7
Egged on by Buck and Norm, I think it's high time I memorialize my idiocy anew. I'll take a shot at predicting the Opening Day roster in the next day or so. Now, however, here's my game-by-game look at how your Houston Texans will do in 2008. As always, this is guaranteed to be wholly inaccurate...
Glass much more than half full: Who do the 49ers have to beat?
If I had to classify myself, I'd say I'm somewhere between a realist and an optimist. For example, using this year as an example I think 8-9 wins is a possibility for the 49ers. What would that kind of prediction make me? My guess is just above realist but not quite a crazy-eyed optimist. We've...
Answering questions
ESPN has a post-draft, pre training camp feature up for the NFC West, with Mike Sando's piece on the Rams appearing today. Concurring with the sentiments of so many Rams fans (myself included), Sando notes the team's most important offseason acquisition is new Offensive Coordinator Al Saunders....












