Here are my predictions of who the guy for each team will be that gets injured in some way causing them to lose a game or miss the playoffs.
There will be one prediction for each team, with a brief analysis of why I believe in this possibility.
Enjoy!
2. St. Louis: Steven Jackson
This guy is a monster, but unfortunately he can't handle as many hits as he has in his career again since st.Louis has no offensive line talent that isn't gimped already.
3. Atlanta: Roddy White
He's the only true offensive weapon besides a running back who's never been a consistent starter, so it's only bound to happen when he comes across the middle once or twice in a game.
4. Oakland: Darren McFadden
He has the talent of a future hall of famer and I love his versaitility, but with Al Davis as the team's owner, he'll expect him to be an immediate reciever rather than a runner and it will cause Darren to be hit in the legs very often in the flats. If you didn't notice I hate Al Davis.
5. Kansas City: Larry Johnson
He's the next Shaun Alexander type of player...all the talent in the world, but it weill be overshadowed by a few injuries and the team will eventually quit on him.
6. New York Jets: Vernon Gholston
He's a lazy player with plenty of ability. The NFL isn't made for Lazy players like him and he'll end up taking the wrong play off at the wrong time.
7. New England: Tom Brady
His ankle seemed to be not that big of a deal when the Super Bowl started, but something seemed odd to me how he moved in the pocket, so watch for him to get biffed a little too hard...get ready to take care of him, Gisele.
8. Baltimore: Haloti Ngata
He went to Oregon and was a good Duck, so it sucks, but he is the central point of the defense (other than Ray Lewis) and teams will look to hurt him.
9. Cincinnati: T.J. Houshmandzadeh
He can't handle being the number one reciever and all alone without Chad Johnson for long...hope Cinci find a new reciever or makes Chad happy A.S.A.P.
10. New Orleans: Drew Brees
Without him, the Saints will become the "Aints" really fast, and New Orleans o-line isn't exactly stellar.
11. Buffalo: Trent Edwards
He's a great quarterback and the only reason Tavita Pritchard a.k.a. my ex- high school teammate didn't start right away, TC ostrander got lucky with his job, but yeah troy isn't going to have much time back there in the pocket.
12. Denver: Jay Cutler
He talks to much shite to keep playing without serios injury and he's fighting off diabeetus so he's got some problems headed for him.
13. Carolina: Deangelo Williams
Jonathon Stewart will make this team immediate contenders, but Deangelo will cost them a game or two because he's so versatile that he will be over-utilized.
14. Chicago: Rex Grossman
I highly doubt this is a bad thing, but he will get smashed around and be pitiful as usual...he's a waste of oxygen.
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8 months ago
11. Buffalo- Troy Edwards- he's a great quarterback and the only reason Tavita Pritchard a.k.a. my ex- high school teammate didn't start right away, TC ostrander got lucky with his job, but yeah troy isn't going to have much time back there in the pocket.
Who's Troy Edwards?
And I'm pretty sure whoever he is will have plenty of time with the line the Bills' FO has put together
8 months ago
pardon me...his name is Trent Edwards. I had a different player's first name on my mind when I wrote it, but yeah it's Trent Edwards
8 months ago
Interesting Article; this type of thing isn't done enough. However I ran into a few problems
Who's number 1?
18. Matt Schaub. While your right about his proness to injury you're wrong about the online. Before he got injured he was the least hit and sacked quarterback in the league. That all changed when Albert Haynesworth drove his entire 300+ pound frame onto Schaubs shoulder.
23. Ben Roethlisberger: The guy has a huge frame and decent mobility. I suppose he could get hurt but definitely not by Keith Rivers and that joke of a defense in Cincinatti. Moreover he shouldn't be labeled a cheater but rather someone who benefited from some of the worst officiating in a Superbowl ever. I'm not one to blame a game on officiating and i believe the Seahawks did alot to lose that game, but there is no argument against the fact that they were jobbed on more than one game altering call.
26. Maurice Jones-Drew: the guy has no history of injury and with FRED TAYLOR on the roster i think he would have been a better choice seeing as this was the first full season he's played in the last 5 years.
27. Shawn Merriman: "i truly think he isn't strong enough to handle top-notch offensive lineman"? You don't have to be strong enough when you can run right by them, and seeing as he does most of his pass rushing from a stading position in a 3-4 lineman rarely get their hands on him.
28. Patrick Willis: "He won't be able to handle Steven Jackson, Julius Jones, T.J. Duckett, Owen Schmitt, and Edgerin James punding him 2 times each in 2008" First off you say Steven Jackson will get injured and runs behind a bad o-line so that dosen't make much sense. Moreover Julius Jones is hardly a pounding running back; the guy never delivers hits and tends to run cautiously through holes. I haven't even seen T.J. Duckett in a few years and Edgerrin James is a shell of his former self. I suppose Owen Schmitt could do some damage but Patrick Willis is a unique talent and has the speed and agility to avoid guys like him.
Lastly if Walter Jones goes down you can pencil Matt Hasselbeck in on this list, but I hope your're right about Tony Romo haha.
8 months ago
well u seem to know alot about what u see in the nfl these days...I try to understand every possibility and in my views over the past 5 or so years of going to hawks games I thought these options for injury were very likely because every team had to get one person picked haha
6 months ago
trent edwards...oops I was slippin
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