2014 predictions: NFC reporters

[Cotton]

2014 predictions: NFC reporters


Originally Published: September 1, 2014
ESPN.com

Our ESPN Power Panel, comprised of more than 80 people, has predicted the 2014 division winners, wild cards, individual award winners, conference champions and Super Bowl titlist.NFL Nation: AFC reporters | National contributors | Other ESPN personalities
Note: These predictions pages do not include everyone who voted.
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Super Bowl winner: Denver; AFC champion: Denver; NFC champion: San Francisco

AFC East: New England; AFC West: Denver; AFC North: Cincinnati; AFC South:Indianapolis; Wild cards: San Diego, Kansas City

NFC East: Philadelphia; NFC West: Seattle; NFC North: Green Bay; NFC South: New Orleans; Wild cards: San Francisco, Chicago

MVP: Aaron Rodgers; Coach of the year: Chip Kelly; Offensive ROY: Brandin Cooks;Defensive ROY: Jadeveon Clowney

NFL Season Predictions: NFC Reporters

	Todd Archer, ESPN.com	Terry Blount, ESPN.com	Rob Demovsky, ESPN.com	Ben Goessling, ESPN.com
SUPER BOWL CHAMPION
AFC East	Patriots	Patriots	Patriots	Patriots
AFC North	Steelers	Bengals	Bengals	Ravens
AFC South	Colts	Colts	Colts	Colts
AFC West	Broncos	Broncos	Broncos	Broncos
AFC wild cards	Bengals, Chargers	Chargers, Texans	Steelers, Chargers	Bengals, Texans
NFC East	Eagles	Redskins	Eagles	Eagles
NFC North	Packers	Packers	Packers	Packers
NFC South	Saints	Saints	Saints	Saints
NFC West	Seahawks	Seahawks	Seahawks	Seahawks
NFC wild cards	49ers, Falcons	49ers, Cardinals	Bears, 49ers	49ers, Bears
AFC champion	Patriots	Colts	Broncos	Colts
NFC champion	Packers	Seahawks	Packers	Saints
Coach of the year	Mike Tomlin	Bill O'Brien	Chip Kelly	Chuck Pagano
MVP	Aaron Rodgers	Drew Brees	Aaron Rodgers	Aaron Rodgers
Offensive ROY	Johnny Manziel	Blake Bortles	Brandin Cooks	Brandin Cooks
Defensive ROY	Jadeveon Clowney	Jadeveon Clowney	Jadeveon Clowney	Jadeveon Clowney

NFL Season Predictions: NFC Reporters

	Dan Graziano, ESPN.com	Paul Gutierrez, ESPN.com	John Keim, ESPN.com	Vaughn McClure, ESPN.com
SUPER BOWL CHAMPION
AFC East	Patriots	Patriots	Patriots	Patriots
AFC North	Bengals	Bengals	Bengals	Ravens
AFC South	Colts	Colts	Colts	Colts
AFC West	Broncos	Broncos	Broncos	Broncos
AFC wild cards	Chargers, Texans	Ravens, Chargers	Jets, Dolphins	Chiefs, Jets
NFC East	Redskins	Giants	Eagles	Eagles
NFC North	Packers	Packers	Lions	Packers
NFC South	Saints	Saints	Saints	Saints
NFC West	49ers	Seahawks	Seahawks	Seahawks
NFC wild cards	Seahawks, Bears	49ers, Cardinals	Packers, Cardinals	49ers, Bears
AFC champion	Patriots	Broncos	Patriots	Broncos
NFC champion	Saints	49ers	Saints	49ers
Coach of the year	Sean Payton	John Fox	Jim Caldwell	Rex Ryan
MVP	Drew Brees	Peyton Manning	LeSean McCoy	Colin Kaepernick
Offensive ROY	Brandin Cooks	Sammy Watkins	Carlos Hyde	Teddy Bridgewater
Defensive ROY	C.J. Mosley	Jadeveon Clowney	Jadeveon Clowney	Jadeveon Clowney

NFL Season Predictions: NFC Reporters

	David Newton, ESPN.com	Michael Rothstein, ESPN.com	Phil Sheridan, ESPN.com	Mike Triplett, ESPN.com
SUPER BOWL CHAMPION
AFC East	Patriots	Patriots	Patriots	Patriots
AFC North	Steelers	Steelers	Bengals	Steelers
AFC South	Colts	Colts	Colts	Colts
AFC West	Chargers	Broncos	Chiefs	Broncos
AFC wild cards	Broncos, Ravens	Chargers, Bengals	Broncos, Steelers	Texans, Bengals
NFC East	Eagles	Eagles	Eagles	Eagles
NFC North	Packers	Packers	Packers	Packers
NFC South	Saints	Saints	Saints	Saints
NFC West	Cardinals	49ers	49ers	Seahawks
NFC wild cards	Panthers, 49ers	Seahawks, Panthers	Falcons, Seahawks	49ers, Bears
AFC champion	Chargers	Colts	Colts	Patriots
NFC champion	Saints	Saints	49ers	Seahawks
Coach of the year	Bruce Arians	Mike Tomlin	Jim Harbaugh	Bill O'Brien
MVP	Drew Brees	Andrew Luck	Drew Brees	Drew Brees
Offensive ROY	Kelvin Benjamin	Kelvin Benjamin	Sammy Watkins	Brandin Cooks
Defensive ROY	Jadeveon Clowney	Jadeveon Clowney	Jadeveon Clowney	Jadeveon Clowney

NFL Season Predictions: NFC Reporters

	Nick Wagoner, ESPN.com	Josh Weinfuss, ESPN.com	Michael C. Wright, ESPN.com	Pat Yasinskas, ESPN.com
SUPER BOWL CHAMPION
AFC East	Patriots	Patriots	Patriots	Patriots
AFC North	Steelers	Bengals	Bengals	Steelers
AFC South	Colts	Colts	Colts	Colts
AFC West	Broncos	Broncos	Broncos	Broncos
AFC wild cards	Chargers, Bills	Chiefs, Ravens	Chiefs, Ravens	Ravens, Chiefs
NFC East	Redskins	Eagles	Giants	Giants
NFC North	Bears	Packers	Packers	Packers
NFC South	Saints	Panthers	Saints	Saints
NFC West	Seahawks	Seahawks	49ers	49ers
NFC wild cards	49ers, Packers	Cardinals, Saints	Seahawks, Bears	Falcons, Seahawks
AFC champion	Broncos	Broncos	Patriots	Broncos
NFC champion	49ers	Packers	49ers	49ers
Coach of the year	Marc Trestman	Chip Kelly	Marc Trestman	John Fox
MVP	Peyton Manning	Andrew Luck	Peyton Manning	Peyton Manning
Offensive ROY	Bishop Sankey	Sammy Watkins	Eric Ebron	Mike Evans
Defensive ROY	Khalil Mack	Jadeveon Clowney	Jadeveon Clowney	Jadeveon Clowney

 

[skidadl]

The Cowboys are picked for absolutely nothing. lol

I bet it doesn't even sting Jerry.

 

[UncleMilti]

The Cowboys are picked for absolutely nothing. lol

I bet it doesn't even sting Jerry.

I bet it does....Jerry is the only one talking about the Cowboys, and thats a bit unusual. Usually theres a few talking heads yapping about them.

Not this year though.

 

[skidadl]

I bet it does....Jerry is the only one talking about the Cowboys, and that a bit unusual.

I damnsurehopeso.

 

[1bigfan13]

I bet it does....Jerry is the only one talking about the Cowboys, and thats a bit unusual. Usually theres a few talking heads yapping about them.

Not this year though.

There was some 'tard on FS1's 'America's Pregame Show' spouting that the Cowboys would win 10 games and that the defense would be much better.

So we have one guy in our corner.

 

[Plan9Misfit]

I bet it does....Jerry is the only one talking about the Cowboys, and thats a bit unusual. Usually theres a few talking heads yapping about them.

Not this year though.

Bullshit. Jerry doesn't care as long as the other idiot Cowboys fans keep giving that imbecile money. Jerry will only start caring about winning when his margins shrink.

 

[jsmith6919]

There was some 'tard on FS1's 'America's Pregame Show' spouting that the Cowboys would win 10 games and that the defense would be much better.

So we have one guy in our corner.

Sadly there's alot more koolaid drinkers than just that one, I had two trying to tell me Jerry can't make any moves without McClay & Garrett signing off on it & when I called them on it they said people inside the office said so. Then they blocked me after I asked if Broaddus was the source, you know the one that said 0% chance we sign Sam

 

[1bigfan13]

Sadly there's alot more koolaid drinkers than just that one, I had two trying to tell me Jerry can't make any moves without McClay & Garrett signing off on it & when I called them on it they said people inside the office said so. Then they blocked me after I asked if Broaddus was the source, you know the one that said 0% chance we sign Sam

Broaddus said there was a 0% we'd sign Sam?

Good. I loath that smug bastard.

 

[Cotton]

Broaddus said there was a 0% we'd sign Sam?

Good. I loath that smug bastard.

 

[boozeman]

Why are people picking the 49ers for the NFC champs?
I think Seattle actually widened the margin this off-season.

 

[Texas Ace]

Why are people picking the 49ers for the NFC champs?
I think Seattle actually widened the margin this off-season.

Exactly what I was going to say.

San Francisco is not beating them. For one, Seattle is a better team who just has their number, but being as I expect San Fran to take a few steps back this year, that only reaffirms it for me that Seattle will beat them again.

If Seattle stays healthy, they're winning the NFC again. You're not going into that stadium and beating them, especially in the playoffs.

 

[1bigfan13]

We need to do a predictions thread in the main forum.

League MVP, DROY, OROY, Super Bowl champs, etc.

 

[Cotton]

We need to do a predictions thread in the main forum.

League MVP, DROY, OROY, Super Bowl champs, etc.

goferit

 

[Clay_Allison]

Bullshit. Jerry doesn't care as long as the other idiot Cowboys fans keep giving that imbecile money. Jerry will only start caring about winning when his margins shrink.

Jerry also loves attention and being "relevant" too. During the Campo era we were getting dropped from national TV games and I think that was part of what led to the Parcells hiring. Sure, Jerry wanted his cursed Arlington stadium, but being in the news again and being high profile was part of his motivation.

 

[1bigfan13]

Jerry also loves attention and being "relevant" too. During the Campo era we were getting dropped from national TV games and I think that was part of what led to the Parcells hiring. Sure, Jerry wanted his cursed Arlington stadium, but being in the news again and being high profile was part of his motivation.

You know Clay, I've come along to this line of thinking as well. I think remaining relevant is as big of a motivator for Jerry as making money.

As long as the networks keep putting the Cowboys on prime time games and the Cowboys are being talked about on a national level the motivation to change courses of action just isn't there. In Jerry's mind I'm sure he wants to win but he needs to be relevant.

We all know the difference between want and need.

 

[Genghis Khan]

But wait, we didn't actually sign MichEAl Sam...

GSM for Broaddus MFers.