1. I’ll agree with LiveinDC above: Arizona makes the playoffs this year.
2. Quinn isn’t in Cleveland by the end of the year.
3. The Chargers make it to the Super Bowl.
4. Jeremy Shockey finds something new to bitch about. (I really love ya, Jeremy, but I wish you could just shut the f* up sometimes…)
5. Brett Favre will spend all season talking about how he wishes he was still playing as Green Bay deteriorates this year.

1. The Steelers will finish at 11-5 and win the division by at least 3 games. The new additions to the offense make us very explosive, combined with the improvement of Ben throwing the ball away more and dumping off to backs to avoid drive killing sacks. Derek Anderson comes back to earth when the rest of league catches on to his and the Browns game and they actually play some teams above .500. Quinn finishes the season strong for them but it’s too little too late.

2. Tom Brady gets hit a few times in the regular season and suffers a major injury. Kaczur is off the oxycontin and his wear and tear directly affects the amount of times Brady is hit. I mean, Tom Brady – hottest girl in the world, 3 super bowl rings, still under 30 years old, never suffered an injury until this season = something bad has to happen to this guy no one’s life can be this easy and perfect. Belichick can’t use his cameras and the league catches on to their video game offense, he returns to his Browns days form, but they still win a weak East.

3. The Jags will win the South, Colts will struggle to make the playoffs but get a wildcard along with Denver.

4. Cowboys will win the NFC and advance to the Super Bowl only for the Steelers to get revenge from 1995.

5. Cardinals make the playoffs and win a game behind Kurt Warner. Matt Leinart becomes the next JP Losman

the last couple were kind of off the top of my head, i will make 2 more later to make up for it

sees a return to titles much like Lakers vs. Celtics in the NBA this year, with the Steelers and Cowboys squaring off in the Super Bowl.

Steelers O-line is much improved, Offense is top 10 in league in most major categories; Pro Bowlers: Ben, Marvel, Holmes…. FWP and Mendy cut into each other too much for either to make it

Steelers Defense makes a run at historical numbers (before injuries they were on this pace last year as well); as such, Ike, Woodley, Smith, Snack, Troy make the Pro Bowl.

the Packers go 10-6 without Favre. Favre plays somewhere else, and misses the playoffs, playing like crap.

Buffalo, Cleveland, Arizona all do faceplants under the weight of being this years winners of the “teams expected to be alot better than they were last year”.

ok a 6th prediction for me, cause I need a surefire thing: Seattle makes the playoffs.

1. Brett Favre for the first time stops being Brett Favre, he instead shows that he’s actually been played by Tom Hanks for the last 2 years. This instantly gives Tom Hanks another Oscar. Both Big Ben and John Madden have a hard time answer questions about him as their first response of, “Well, Brett Favre’s Brett Favre” is taken away from them.

2. Tony Romo moves on from Jessica to Britney. Britney’s weirdness drives Romo to practice constantly and study film any time he’s home to avoid her. Thus he wins his first playoff game.

3. Philip Rivers talks trash to the wrong person as he does not know that the person in the stands is actually James Harrison, who in the next game proceeds to rip two limbs off (not sure which) and beats Rivers with his them till the refs finally step in and hit Silverback with 5 tranq darts calming him down. The Steelers are penalized 15 yards.

4. BTSC is recognized as the #1 source for Steelers news and players and coaches stop in to hear our opinions on team directions.

5. A small rebel ship infiltrates the Patriots complex shooting a single missile into a 2 meter exhaust tube. Bill Belichick is thrown down a long shaft as lightning arcs from his fingers.

Cleveland starts at 0-2, losing to the Cowboys and Steelers and never quite recover, missing the playoffs again.

The NFC East ‘flips’. The Eagles and Redskins reassert themselves while the Giants and Cowboys slip. Cowboys make playoffs as wildcard.

New England’s window of opportunity closes. They lose in the wildcard round.

Pittsburgh enjoys a resurgence of national popularity as they post a 12-4 regular season record. Their ‘Bataan Death March’ of a schedule means that they are a constant presence on national television, and their successes makes Coach Mike Tomlin and many of their key players household names. The following are keys to their success:
1. The hand wringing by both fans and pundits over the O-Line will seem like some much nonsense by mid-September. There will be some grumbling because players who performed well in the preseason (Colon, Stapleton, Capizzi, Hills) can’t break into the lineup.

2. Fan favorites will be the core of special teamers (Fox, Davis, Humpal, Moore, Sweed, Harrison and Russell) that will completely reverse the fortunes of special teams and bring them to near parity with Offense and Defense.

3. The Tomlin Steelers will be known as an ensemble effort, with different players stepping up to star. This may mean that in spite of outstanding, show stopping performances from many players, few will make the Pro Bowl, particularly on offense. But the depth and variety is key to the successful handling of such a difficult schedule.

4.The defense will be compared to the 2000 Ravens, ‘85 Bears and ‘70s Steelers. They’ll be that good.

5. Ben takes it to another level and the whispers begin that he may the best playing the game today.

1. I will get herpes from the hooker i was with last night
2. steelers will win the division
3. my herpes will never be cured
4. steelers will win at least one playoff game
5. i will regret sleeping with that hooker for the rest of my life

1) The Steelers defense regresses. An aging d-line is exposed, and fans everywhere are frustrated to see opponents run on us far more than we’re used to. The defense still ranks in the top half because of an improved pass rush and healthy secondary.

2) The offense improves due to the running game. Hines Ward slows down, and defenses focus on Santonio. Miller, Washington, and Sweed don’t quite make up the difference, though Ben still wins some games through sheer force of will. Mwelde Moore is more of an early season sensation that Mendenhall, but this isn’t the case by January.

3) Kick and punt coverage improves, with Fox, Humpal, Mundy, and some other smart and / or hard-nosed FA’s or recent day 2 picks (like McBean, who becomes Keisel take 2) from the past 2 drafts making all the difference. Punt returns improve with Moore, but with the kick return game being so so, the Steelers return game is still mediocre.

4) The o-line improves, especially in run-blocking. Chris Kemoeatu proves to be a mauler in the run game. Kendall simmons suprisingly wins over steelers fans when he is used as a pulling guard more often, taking advantage of his athleticism but relative lack of strength. Max Starts shows up in really good shape and wins the right tackle spot; Colon sits on the bench pending injuries as an insurance policy in case we can’t sign starks at the end of the season. Hartwig / Mahan turns into as much a farce as Mahan / Okobi – despite the coaches pronouncements, the writing is on the wall.

5) The Steelers make the playoffs despite their tough schedule and with an unspectacular record. Tomlin decides to play some young players heavily (either due to injury or looking back on last season) and they step up big time. Accustomed to big games and tough opponents after their schedule, and with youngsters stepping in for weary veterans, the Steelers make a deep and suprising run into the post-season.

miss the playoffs

1. Favre will be released and sign with the Vikes, who become an immediate contender, stomps the Pack twice and defeat the Boys to go to their 1st superbowl in decades. Aaron Rodgers sheds tears at least three times this season.

2. Winslow won’t make it through the season healthy.

3. Steelers win the division.

4. Shockey’s numbers explode, just like someone said above, Brees loves tight ends.

5. Ben reaches elite status after this year as he posts career numbers, again.

1. People will look at the numbers and start to realize that Vince Young combines the passing game of Tavares Jackson (except with more picks) with the running game of T.J. Duckett (except with a lower YPC average) and finally admit that he SUCKS.

2. Kevin Jones will have a pair of 100yd games against the Lions ricepaper defense.

3. The Saints will have another post-season gunshow.

4. Ben will have another season in which he puts up better numbers than Manning due to MarHar’s declining health, the rise of Holmes and Miller and an improved backfield receiving game. Commentators will start talking about Tom, Ben and Peyton in the same breath.

...and

5. Willie Parker will score more than 2 touchdowns this season!

Week 1 vs. Texans: W- I sense a big game for Willie.
Week 2 Browns: W- tough game that we will edge out.<br />Week 3 Eagles: W-tempted to put an L but I think McNabb is slowing down, we will sack him plenty of times and stuff the run.
Week 4 vs. Ravens: W-poor Ravens best hopes rely on a rookie QB coming out of a D-II college. We should crush them in this game.
Week 5 Jaguars: W- give us 5 more minutes in last years playoff game and the Steelers would have moved on. We know their tricks now, it's going to be a smashmouth game but I feel that we will come out on top.<br />Week 6: Bye<br />Week 7 Bengals: W- We will beat them in this game they have too many question marks coming into the season with team chemistry falling apart.
Week 8 vs. Giants: L- that D-line will give us fits. Ben will be sacked many times and it’ll be ugly if we can’t establish the ground game/short yardage passing.

Halfway point Steelers are 7-1. Talk of the AFC right up there along with Colts/ Chargers and Pats could be around 5-3.

Week 9 Redskins: W- We will stuff the run once again thus forcing unproven Jason Campbell to beat us through the air. I see this as a big game for our secondary, with Ike and B-Mac intercepting multiple passes. <br />Week 10 vs. Colts: L- The Colts have a solid O-Line that will not only move the chains for the running game but keep Peyton Manning standing upright. This will be a gunfight between Peyton and Ben resulting in HUGE offensive numbers making both pass defenses look silly. Because its at Hines Field it will be close but Colts eek it out by a late field goal.<br />Week 11 vs. Chargers: L- The morale will be low from the previous week's loss. Chargers will jump all over the Steelers early. Forced turnovers by the Chargers defense will pay dividends for them, resulting in many scoring opportunites for the Chargers. 1st half blowout that will end in a blazing Steeler comeback but it will be too little too late.<br />Week 12 vs. Bengals: W- This should get the steelers back on the winning track after two rough games. <br />Week 13 Patriots: W- Sounds crazy right? Going into New England and beating them after last season’s beatdown. Well what’s not crazy about this is that we will be going into this game on 10 days rest, and the Patriots are an old team. All we have to do is contain the beast that is the Patriot’s offense by controlling the time of posession. Long drives and timely plays on offense and defense will allow us to do this. Keep the ball out of Brady’s hands and instead let Big Ben make plays for us. We can pull this off if we establish the running game.
Week 14 vs. Cowboys: L- They have so many weapons on offense and their defense is star studded to say the least. I think we will give them a good game but run out of gas late and allow them to go home victorious.
Week 15 @ Titans: W- Still not sold on Vince Young. The Titans just do not have enough offense to challenge us and the Steelers should be able to throw and run all over the defense.
Week 16 vs. Browns: W- It’s a home game against the Browns with possible home field advantage throughout the postseason on the line. Nuff said..
2008 Season prediction: 12-4, 3rd seed in AFC.

1) The offensive line will click in week 3 or 4. Idk what kind of magical power will be enchanted over them but they will become absolutely dominant..that is until the bye week in week 6 throws off the mojo and our line falls back into the “average” category. But in all seriousness I believe the O-Line will prove people wrong this year and once again regain Champsionship contending form by the end of this season. They will be able to keep Ben up long enough for him to put another outstanding season once again.
2) The D-Line will be just fine. The three starters are going to hold up all year and our depth (or lack there of) will yet to be exposed, giving us this next offseason and draft to shore up at the position.
3) The Steelers 4/5 wide-out formations will have teams horrified. We will be extremely deep at WR and be able to really stretch the field with all of our talent at the position. Sweed won’t be amazing until a couple years from now but he will be good in his role for us this year.
4) The duo of FWP and Rush-Hard Mendenhall will be unstoppable (or as close as can be to it). FWP will keep defenses on their toes and Mendy will run hard between tackles yet show the burst of speed he has that is capable of taking it all the way with a missed tackle or two. I can’t wait to see Mendenhall run some screen plays as well, he is exciting to watch when he carries the ball downfield in open space.
5) Linebackers will be, by far, the strength of the team. Whether it’s the outstanding special teams play I expect to see from Humpa/Davisl/J. Harrison/A. Harrison or Fox. Or the exciting proven playmaking ability from Lamarr Woodley/Harrison/Foote/and Farrior. Or even the supposed “beast in the making” I’ve been drooling over just to see get some play time, (Lawrence Timmons). I expect big things this year from this outstanding crop of talented players.

1) Steelers will finish top-five in sacks allowed per game.
2) Steelers will finish once again #1 in defense…as well as #1 in offense.
3) We will have all of our talent rewarded this year, by us sending a big group of players to the Pro Bowl. Ben Roethlisberger, Santonio Holmes, Willie Parker, Heath Miller, Marvel Smith, Chris Kemoeatu (thats bold!!!), Aaron Smith, Big Snack, Silverback, Lamarr Woodley, James Farrior, Troy Polamalu, and Ike Taylor will all make the Pro Bowl. That’s 13 players. We will send the most players as well.
4) FWP will rush for 1,400 yds./6 TD. Mendenhall will go for 800+ yds/9 TD. Hines will catch 70+ passes for 850 yds/7 TD. Santonio will have his big year: 75+ catches/1,250 yds/11 TD. Nate Washington will have 40+ catches/500 yds/5 TD. Limas will have 25 catches/350 yards/4 TD. Heath Miller: 55 catches/850 yds/8 TD. Ben will throw for over 3,800 yards with 35+ TD’s and
5) Ryan McBean isn’t a bust. He will play huge minutes that will give much needed breaks to the starters and will prove himself as a good backup. Lawrence Timmons will get adjusted into his position ans have a monster year. Two-three years from now he will become one of the most dominant linebackers in the entire NFL.