Thursday, September 4, 2008

Stolen from the Dan Patrick Show:

Okay, I stole these questions from the Dan Patrick Show. But I'd like to answer them, seeing how it's opening night for the NFL.

1. True or false, the Giants will make the NFC Championship Game again.
False. Okay, so I'm not so sure on this one, but I'm pretty sure they'll finish third in their division, making it hard to get that last Wild Card spot for the playoffs. Besides, their defensive line has been utterly decimated.

2. Who will be Rookie of the Year?
There's a lot of hype around this guy now, but I'm going to say Eagles receiver DeSean Jackson. And not just because he's on my fantasy football team. We'll soon find out if it's all just hype, but his teammates have been talking him up quite a bit.

3. Which of the following quarterbacks is most likely to make the Pro Bowl -- Brett Favre, Eli Manning or Aaron Rodgers?
Eli Manning. I almost said Brett Favre, but he's in the same conference as the other Manning, Tom Brady and Chad Palmer (if the Bengals play decently this year).

4. Who will start more games this year -- Matt Leinart or Kurt Warner?
Kurt Warner. At least he's the better quarterback. But Wisenhunt wants to develop Leinart and will likely try to get him more snaps. But if Warner stays healthy he shouldn't be giving Wisenhunt reasons to get Leinart more snaps.

5. Who will have the No. 1 pick in the 2009 NFL Draft?
Kansas City Chiefs. The only other option would be Oakland, and I think they'll surprise a few teams this year. (Not many, just a few.)

6. Which one team would you tune in to watch?
In all honesty the Buffalo Bills, but I was raised in Western New York and grew up a Bills fan. I am also interested to see how the revamped New York Jets do this year. And there are a lot of expectations surrounding the Eagles this year. So yeah, the Bills. There aren't a lot of expectations for them outside of Orchard Park, New York this year but they're a team on the rise and I'd really like to see what Trent Edwards can do when the coaching staff really turns him loose on the field.

So what are your answers?

1 comments:

Scott said...

1. False - It could happen, but it won't.

2. Presumably we're talking Offensive Rookie of the Year. I don't think it will be Jackson, even as an Eagles fan. Rookie wideouts don't usually make big waves. I'm gonna say it comes from this group of rookie running backs - Matt Forte, Kevin Smith, Jonathan Stewert, Darren McFadden, and I'll take Forte, because his job is most secure.

3. Eli - for the same reasons as Jeff, not buying Rodgers yet, AFC is too deep at QB.

4. I'm gonna say Leinart. If the Cardinals drop out of things quickly, there's no reason to stick with Warner.

5. It's really hard to tell at this point. I'll go with Atlanta, but I have no clue.

6. The Eagles, of course.