Crab's Picks

Crab's 2008-09 Playoff Picks

AFC

North- Pittsburgh Steelers
East- New England Patriots
South- Jacksonville Jaguars
West- San Diego Chargers

Wild Card- New York Jets, Indianapolis Colts

NFC

North- Minnesota Vikings
East- Dallas Cowboys
South- New Orleans
West- Arizona Cardinals

Wild Card- Green Bay Packers, New York Giants


AFC Champions- Jacksonville Jaguars over the Indianapolis Colts in an AFC South showdown.

NFC Champions- Dallas Cowboys over the Minnesota Vikings


SUPER BOWL CHAMPS- Dallas Cowboys over the Jacksonville Jaguars in the year that America's team returns to the top after 2 years of being overrated and a disappointment in the playoffs.

Steak's NFL Forecast

Let me roll out my forecast for the upcoming season and get these picks written down so I can brag about how good they are (or bad) in January:

NFC EAST: Dallas Cowboys
NFC NORTH: Minnesota Vikings
NFC WEST: Seattle Seahawks
NFC SOUTH: New Orleans Saints
NFC Wild Cards: Philadelphia Eagles & New York Giants

AFC EAST: New England Patriots
AFC NORTH: Pittsburgh Steelers
AFC WEST: San Diego Chargers
AFC SOUTH: Indianapolis Colts
AFC Wild Cards: Jacksonville Jaguers & Denver Broncos

NFC Championship: Minnesota Vikings over New Orleans Saints
AFC Championship: San Diego Chargers over Indianapolis Colts

Super Bowl: San Diego Chargers over Minnesota Vikings

MVP: LaDanian Tomlinson

Curry's Predictions

Curry's NFL Predictions (just peeking into my crystal ball)

AFC

East- Patriots
North- Browns
South- Colts
West- Chargers
AFC Wild Card- Jaguars and Steelers


NFC

East- Eagles
North- Vikings
South- Saints
West- Seahawks
NFC Wild Card- Cowboys and Giants


AFC Champion- Chargers
NFC Champion- Saints

Superbowl Champion- Chargers
MVP - LaDainian Tomlinson

Terps in the NFL

The Baltimore Sun did an excellent job of running down some of the recent football Terps and their where abouts this training camp. The only Terp to be drafted this year was Dre Moore, who went to Tampa Bay. Here are some of the highlights of the article:

-According to Scout.com, Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Jon Gruden thinks defensive tackle Dre Moore -- Maryland's lone draft choice -- has a ways to go before making an impact:It was obvious, though, that Gruden thought fourth-round pick Dre Moore, a defensive tackle out of Maryland, was behind the rest of the class."You know, this is not a game where you want to do too much thinking at that position," Gruden said. "You've got to get off the ball, you've got to be disruptive, and he is getting better. I think he's getting in better shape. The tempo and the speed of this game is probably a little bit foreign to him but he does have talent."

- Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress told the Star Tribune of Minneapolis that an injury to backup linebacker Heath Farwell will open the door for Erin Henderson to receive more playing time.Childress said Henderson, the undrafted free agent, will get more reps in practice. Henderson has shown flashes in camp and had a solid debut Friday with five tackles.

- An injury to Green Bay Packers backup tight end Tory Humphrey could pave the way for Joey Haynos to claim the No. 2 spot on the depth chart. The Green Bay Press-Gazette reports that Haynos' speed and blocking have impressed Packers coaches:Haynos is extraordinarily long-levered at 6-8, 268 pounds. He primarily worked as a blocker and possession receiver at Maryland, where he had 67 receptions for 687 yards and three touchdowns over his last two seasons. McAdoo said Haynos is the most fundamentally sound blocker among the rookie tight ends, and in training camp, Haynos has shown an ability to get downfield, too.

You can read the rest of the article here . A highly recommended read!

BONUS CUTS:
- SI.com has its ACC preview up, the Terps are predicted to finish 3rd in the Atlantic at 4-4 in ACC play
-They also pegged Darrius Heyward-Bey as the 5th most outstanding player in the ACC