Now that the schedule has been released what are your way too early predictions for record
Since i love to hear myself talk, i'll go first
i'm saying 11-6 and division champs again
WK1 - @Falcons - WIN
Cousins had our number last year but Penix still has limited experience and i think we get a tough divisional win on the road
WK2 - @HOU - LOSS
Prime time game
WK3 - V NYJ - WIN
Should be a home win
WK4 - V PHI - WIN
Philly was a buzz saw last year. Think they will come back down to earth but still be a playoff team. We also seem to play them well under the current Nick S/J Hurts regime.
3-1 through first quarter of season
WK5 - @SEA - WIN
Think they will be worse with one year wonder Sam Darnold
WK6 - V 49ers - LOSS
Many are writing them off but i still think they have some fight left in them and they have our number
WK7 @ DET - LOSS
Oh, no, is this the typical Todd Bowles mid season collaspe?
WK8 @NO - WIN
phew...good thing we have a division game mixed in there
5-3 heading into our bye week
WK10 V NE - WIN
should be a home win
WK11@BUF - LOSS
Buffalo at home is a tough game
WK12@LAR - LOSS
just screams loss - prime time and west coast and Rams who have our number
WK13 V ARZ - WIN
should be a home win
7-5 through 3 quarters of the season
WK14 - NO - WIN
should be a home win
WK15 - ATL - LOSS
We weren't going to go undefeated in the division. Heck, i think we been 4-2 through our 5 season playoff streak
WK16 @CAR - WIN
Carolina will have to improve eventually but i still think we are superior talent wise and should sweep them
WK17 - @MIA - WIN
Could go either way but i think we are the better team
WK 18 - V CAR - WIN
to likely clinch the division over the dirty birds. Likely a game that is closer than it should be of course!
too early to predict
as every year we will do it 1-2 weeks before the season
anyway, first 8 weeks look much harder than what comes after. we might be looking to finish strong one more time. hopefully injuries spare us!
Way too early, post-free-agency, post-draft, pre-camp, enthusiasm-fueled prediction:
5-3 at the bye.
11-6 on the season.
Love the week 9 bye. The schedule is pretty rough.
Thank God our division sucks.
11 wins of Bowles can field an ACTUAL average defense that can force some turnovers.
Early prediction: 11-5 is very doable.
WK1 - @Falcons - WIN Falcons could self destruct this year. I don't see them having a lot of fortitude.
WK2 - @HOU - WIN - Overrated team.
WK3 - V NYJ - WIN
WK4 - V PHI - LOSS - I don't think we'll be ready for them.
WK5 - @SEA - WIN - Team in transition.
WK6 - V 49ers - WIN Another transition team.
WK7 @ DET - LOSS
WK8 @NO - WIN
WK10 V NE - WIN
WK11@BUF - LOSS
WK12@LAR - LOSS
WK13 V ARZ - LOSS Annual midseason slump. String 3 losses in a row and everybody will be calling for Bowles' head on a platter.
WK14 - NO - WIN Thankyou New Orleans Slumpbusters.
WK15 - ATL - WIN
WK16 @CAR - LOSS
WK17 - @MIA - WIN Coach's seat will already be very hot and this could be the nail in the coffin.
WK 18 - V CAR - WIN
Thank God our division sucks
That certainly hasn't hurt the last few years.
I don't like the two sets of back to back road games vs good teams. But those last games are looking like 6-0.
But those last games are looking like 6-0
A statistical lock if ever there was one!
Id be happy to see a season without the Bowles Valley of Losses in the middle! No need to win out those 6 games in a row!
Lots of reason it could be (on paper) an 11 win season. Need to avoid injuries (especially at LB) and overcome the probability challenge of 5 in a row D champs and 6 of playoffs, I think? "Only team in NFC" territory.
I don't like the two sets of back to back road games vs good teams.
One on each end of the country, no less.
I saw a tough stretch for the Falcons, not sure about the others. We have a late run of division games, so what kind of condition will those teams be in late?
ESPN take on the Bowles Valley
"The Bucs have had back-to-back seasons featuring four-game slides starting at roughly midseason before turning it on in the end, and they can certainly do it here when you consider that after Week 12 at the Rams, four out of their final six games are at home and just one of the two road games is out of state. Minimal travel in December is a nice perk."
Strength of schedule: The Bucs are tied for the 14th-easiest schedule in the league (opponents had .481 winning percentage in 2024).
Over/Under: 9.5 wins
I can't count - 11-6. I think they could do better, but it's the same team and they'll probably hit the same slump. They didn't address the linebackers, so it's not an invincible team. 11 - 6 will win the division and get us a home playoff game.Early prediction: 11-5 is very doable.
WK1 - @Falcons - WIN Falcons could self destruct this year. I don't see them having a lot of fortitude.
WK2 - @HOU - WIN - Overrated team.
WK3 - V NYJ - WIN
WK4 - V PHI - LOSS - I don't think we'll be ready for them.
WK5 - @SEA - WIN - Team in transition.
WK6 - V 49ers - WIN Another transition team.
WK7 @ DET - LOSS
WK8 @NO - WIN
WK10 V NE - WIN
WK11@BUF - LOSS
WK12@LAR - LOSS
WK13 V ARZ - LOSS Annual midseason slump. String 3 losses in a row and everybody will be calling for Bowles' head on a platter.
WK14 - NO - WIN Thankyou New Orleans Slumpbusters.
WK15 - ATL - WIN
WK16 @CAR - LOSS
WK17 - @MIA - WIN Coach's seat will already be very hot and this could be the nail in the coffin.
WK 18 - V CAR - WIN
I can't count - 11-6
Part of what makes NFL football great is that the margins are so close. The Bucs could easily start the season 1-4. I worried about that kind of start last season and was happily wrong, but slow starts can really set a team back
I predict the Falcons will be in destruct mode. They have big expectations with the skill position players that won't be met, and the coach will be on the hotseat. 7-10.I saw a tough stretch for the Falcons, not sure about the others. We have a late run of division games, so what kind of condition will those teams be in late?
The Panthers will continue to progress and will probably improve to 8-9 - that's a 3 game improvement. They'll take one of two from the Bucs. Will the last game of the year be for the division title? I don't think so. It may be a meaningless game for both teams.
The Saints will be the worst team in the league and may go winless. The only hope for them is Giants, Jets or Titans. They'll win one of those... maybe. Record 1-16.
