Way Too Early Division Season Predictions

[candyman4881]

Here are my way too early predictions for the division this year. I know folks like to say, Seattle will be 13-3 or San Fran will be 8-8, but until you actually look at their schedule, it is hard to dissect. Here is what I have:

Seattle 12-4
San Francisco 10-6
St Louis 8-8
Arizona 8-8

Rams (8-8):
Vs. Minnesota – W
@ Tampa Bay – W
Vs Dallas – W
@ Philadelphia – L
Vs San Francisco – W
Vs Seattle – L
@ Kansas City – L
@ San Francisco – L
@ Arizona – L
Vs Denver – L
@ San Diego – W
Vs Oakland – W
@ Washington – L
Vs Arizona – W
Vs New York Giants – W
@ Seattle – L


Seahawks (12-4):
Vs Green Bay – W
@ San Diego – W
Vs Denver – W
@ Washington – L
Vs Dallas – W
@ St Louis – W
@ Carolina – L
Vs Oakland – W
Vs New York Giants – W
@ Kansas City – L
Vs Arizona – W
@ San Francisco – L
@ Philadelphia – W
Vs San Francisco – W
@ Arizona – W
Vs St Louis – W


49ers (10-6):
@ Dallas – W
Vs Chicago – W
@ Arizona – L
Vs Philadelphia – L
Vs Kansas City – W
@ St Louis – L
@ Denver – L
Vs St Louis - W
@ New Orleans – L
@ New York Giants – W
Vs Washington – W
Vs Seattle – W
@ Oakland – W
@ Seattle – L
Vs San Diego – W
Vs Arizona – W


Arizona (8-8):
Vs San Diego – W
@ New York Giants – W
Vs San Francisco – W
@ Denver – L
Vs Washington – L
@ Oakland – W
Vs Philadelphia – L
@ Dallas – W
Vs St Louis – W
Vs Detroit – W
@ Seattle – L
@ Atlanta – L
Vs Kansas City – W
@ St Louis – L
Vs Seattle – L
@ San Francisco - L

 

[Dodgersrf]

I'm not looking forward to that 5 game losing streak.

 

[TGZ]

If we really lose to Washington, that's a huge embarrassment

 

[RAM's-NWST]

Prediction....Rams with a 9-7 record. My changes to the above are wins at Washington and Arizona, but a loss at San Diego. I believe that both Wash and AZ will struggle more to run the ball this year with their defense also regressing while SD actually improves in both areas.

 

[iced]

I think we actually have a pretty good shot at beating the Eagles.

they'll be coming off a physical game @ San Fran...

our players will be coming off rested from a bye, while also giving coaches more time for game planning...

 

[Rams and Gators]

I don't see us going 0-2 against the Seahawks.

 

[Robocop]

Here are my way too early predictions for the division this year. I know folks like to say, Seattle will be 13-3 or San Fran will be 8-8, but until you actually look at their schedule, it is hard to dissect. Here is what I have:

Seattle 12-4
San Francisco 10-6
St Louis 8-8
Arizona 8-8

Rams (8-8):
Vs. Minnesota – W
@ Tampa Bay – W
Vs Dallas – W
@ Philadelphia – L
Vs San Francisco – W
Vs Seattle – L
@ Kansas City – L
@ San Francisco – L
@ Arizona – L
Vs Denver – L
@ San Diego – W
Vs Oakland – W
@ Washington – L
Vs Arizona – W
Vs New York Giants – W
@ Seattle – L


Seahawks (12-4):
Vs Green Bay – W
@ San Diego – W
Vs Denver – W
@ Washington – L
Vs Dallas – W
@ St Louis – W
@ Carolina – L
Vs Oakland – W
Vs New York Giants – W
@ Kansas City – L
Vs Arizona – W
@ San Francisco – L
@ Philadelphia – W
Vs San Francisco – W
@ Arizona – W
Vs St Louis – W


49ers (10-6):
@ Dallas – W
Vs Chicago – W
@ Arizona – L
Vs Philadelphia – L
Vs Kansas City – W
@ St Louis – L
@ Denver – L
Vs St Louis - W
@ New Orleans – L
@ New York Giants – W
Vs Washington – W
Vs Seattle – W
@ Oakland – W
@ Seattle – L
Vs San Diego – W
Vs Arizona – W


Arizona (8-8):
Vs San Diego – W
@ New York Giants – W
Vs San Francisco – W
@ Denver – L
Vs Washington – L
@ Oakland – W
Vs Philadelphia – L
@ Dallas – W
Vs St Louis – W
Vs Detroit – W
@ Seattle – L
@ Atlanta – L
Vs Kansas City – W
@ St Louis – L
Vs Seattle – L
@ San Francisco - L

dude all you did was literally split every division in half that the rams play with wins and losses. KC and Washington? can you give some reasoning why certain games cus I don't get it at all

 

[ChrisW]

Tell me you did this before Dansby got hurt...We'd really have to blow in those games not to pick off the cards.

 

[LazyWinker]

I want the Rams to go undefeated and make that whooping the Broncos got in the Superbowl look like a skinned knee when they demolish the Patriots in the Superbowl. If they fall short, I'll be disappointed.

 

[Ozoneranger]

8-8? With a five game losing streak?

Screw that. I'm going all optimistic.

11-5 and in the playoffs.

Five losses: Philly, KC, @ SF (I will witness this atrocity), Denver, @ Seattle (with a playoff spot locked up).

 

[candyman4881]

dude all you did was literally split every division in half that the rams play with wins and losses. KC and Washington? can you give some reasoning why certain games cus I don't get it at all

No problem whatsoever.

I have the Rams winning the first 3 as I believe the Rams are stronger than all 3, especially since Minnesota will either be starting a rookie QB or Matt Cassel. The pass rush will eat them alive. Adrian Peterson will still get his runs against us, but the Rams overcome him. The Bucs have a new scheme on offense and defense, and wont be ready for us come week #2. Tony Romo will be sacked at least 4 times and the Cowboys D is atrocious, so I see the Rams beating them as well.

Now for the rough part of the schedule:
- @ Philadelphia - I think their speed and playing on the road will give us our first loss. Philadelphia is very difficult to beat at home.
- Vs San Francisco - I do see a win here as San Francisco will still be dealing with injury losses, and the Rams will be up for a Monday Night Game (hopefully)
- Vs Seattle - I thought about this one for a while, but I just think the Seahawks are much better than us right now - just an honest observation. I hope I am wrong with this one
- @ Kansas City - Kansas City is a different team at Arrowhead than on the road - if this was in St Louis, I think we win, but this will be a difficult game for us to win. Again, I hope I am wrong
- @ San Francisco - Always difficult to win in San Fran, and the Niners at this point will be playing with a little more confidence with some injured/suspended players back for a few weeks. They will look to send a message after getting blown out by Denver the week before
- @ Arizona - I thought about this one for a while as well, but I don't think we get 2 wins over the Cardinals this year unfortunately. The Rams and Cardinals are similar in talent wise, and both would win a number of divisions in the NFL, but unfortunately we both play in the NFC West
- Vs Denver - Peyton will dissect our secondary in this one - this is the game I have about 5% chance of us winning
- @ San Diego - Plain and simple, I think the Rams are better than this team and could beat the Chargers anywhere they play
- Vs Oakland - no explanation needed here
- @ Washington - This one will be a close game, however Washington is still a solid team, especially on defense. Offensively, they have some weapons, especially with the addition of Desean Jackson. I think they have a chance to win their division this year. Of course this all falls on the hopes that RG3 is healthy this year
- Vs Arizona - Thursday night game we should win
- Vs Giants - Game we should also win, I am not going to say easily but this should be a win - much like the Tampa game last year
- @ Seattle - unless Seattle has home-field advantage sown up or unless they cannot gain anywhere in their playoff seedings, I don't see us winning up there


Hope this helps - just my opinion.

 

[dieterbrock]

As if Rams fans dont have enough reasons to be bi-polar, 2 seperate streaks of 4 wins in 5 games, yet only winning 8 total? Man, that sounds like the life of a Rams fan....

 

[DaveFan'51]

Here are my way too early predictions for the division this year. I know folks like to say, Seattle will be 13-3 or San Fran will be 8-8, but until you actually look at their schedule, it is hard to dissect. Here is what I have:

Rams 12-4
Seattle 11-5
San Fran 10-6
Arizona 9-7

Rams (12-4):
Vs. Minnesota – W
@ Tampa Bay – W
Vs Dallas – W
@ Philadelphia – W
Vs San Francisco – W
Vs Seattle – W
@ Kansas City – L
@ San Francisco – L
@ Arizona – L
Vs Denver – W
@ San Diego – W
Vs Oakland – W
@ Washington – W
Vs Arizona – W
Vs New York Giants – W
@ Seattle – L


Seahawks (11-5):
Vs Green Bay – W
@ San Diego – W
Vs Denver – W
@ Washington – L
Vs Dallas – W
@ St Louis – L
@ Carolina – L
Vs Oakland – W
Vs New York Giants – W
@ Kansas City – L
Vs Arizona – W
@ San Francisco – L
@ Philadelphia – W
Vs San Francisco – W
@ Arizona – W
Vs St Louis – W


49ers (10-6):
@ Dallas – W
Vs Chicago – W
@ Arizona – L
Vs Philadelphia – L
Vs Kansas City – W
@ St Louis – L
@ Denver – L
Vs St Louis - W
@ New Orleans – L
@ New York Giants – W
Vs Washington – W
Vs Seattle – W
@ Oakland – W
@ Seattle – L
Vs San Diego – W
Vs Arizona – W


Arizona (9-7):
Vs San Diego – W
@ New York Giants – W
Vs San Francisco – W
@ Denver – L
Vs Washington – W
@ Oakland – W
Vs Philadelphia – L
@ Dallas – W
Vs St Louis – W
Vs Detroit – W
@ Seattle – L
@ Atlanta – L
Vs Kansas City – W
@ St Louis – L
Vs Seattle – L
@ San Francisco - L

There IFIFY!! And I don't see us losing to Philly, with us going in their coming off a Bye week!

 

[Philly5]

Looks about right to me. Little less hopeful on the upside related to having a dominant Defense. Fast start is critical.

 

[candyman4881]

As if Rams fans dont have enough reasons to be bi-polar, 2 seperate streaks of 4 wins in 5 games, yet only winning 8 total? Man, that sounds like the life of a Rams fan....

It does - the schedule also demands the Rams have a good start - anything less than 2-1 to start the season out could spell trouble for 2014.

 

[JackDRams]

Theres no way I see us losing to KC or Washington. Losing twice to Seattle is a stretch too. We play them well, as we do all teams in our division. The rest I can't really argue with. You say 8-8, with my changes I say we go 11-5. May sound like homerism, but I have losses to San Fran, Seattle, AZ, Denver and Philli.

 

[WvuIN02]

Good assessment.

I can't be playoff optimistic until Bradford a) can stay healthy and b) be a consistent top threat in the league at the QB position. Maybe this is the swing year, but I don't see it yet. He doesn't have to be Peyton Manning, but as a Steelers fan as well, the leadership and clutchness of Big Ben would be plenty to get there behind a dominant defense. I don't think the Rams defenses are anywhere as good as those Steeler ones though, not yet anyways, which is the problem. Not until there are some legit studs on the backend to give that pass rush a half a second or more to consistently pressure the QB or stuff the run.

 

[bomebadeeda]

Number 1..... I think when the dust all clears, the NFC West will not be considered the toughest division in football. (Things change every year and I see the AZ problems and the SF problems to change the whole outlook....). And I'm not going to throw out any predictions...... but I didn't think Philly was that tough last year. I just thought they got an easy schedule (.496 http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000137115/article/teambyteam-strength-of-schedule-for-2013 ). And even w/ playing on the road, Philly don't scare me. (bye week.....remember the Whiners game we were supposed to lose big in 2012....) And w/ the Whiners having to rely on Kap's arm than others legs.....I don't see that offense as tough as the past. And not having Narvorro until mid season will hurt. AZ isn't the same team (defensively) as last year. And Seattle doesn't play quite as well on the road. And now everyone, not just their division rivals....will be up for them.

I'll just watch what happens and accept it. And I think the Rams are there in the mix. Solid defense and a better than expected passing game will move them forward.

 

[Sum1]

Teams that don't scare me. San Fran, KC, Oakland, Dallas, Washington, Arizona, New York

 

[iced]

I don't know if I'd call Phillie tough at home..

Last season -

Lost their first 4 home games before getting their first home win in week 11 against the redskins... 1-4 at home before their week 12 bye, and finished out 4-4