Surprised you’re so low on the Saints. They were 9-3 last year when they started Winston or Hill, but 0-5 with Trevor Siemian and Ian Book. Their roster is stacked, especially if their two 1st rounders hit as rookies and Michael Thomas comes back in decent shape. I think they have a better chance of finishing 1st in their division than 3rd — they have the Bucs number, and Brady is going to show his age eventually.
Yes, I've bookmarked it for later. I don't think any regression take is bold. Regression is the rule in the NFL. Evans as Mr. Mankato is bold. More likely Ty Chandler will get a lot of carries vs second-tier defenses and I trust Mannion and Mond to be able to hand-off the ball more than deliver catches to our #6 receiver :-). Happy to be wrong.
Matthew, I think you need to revisit this column next year. I want to see how well you did!
Dude, the nice thing about PI is they aren't afraid to look back. https://purpleinsider.substack.com/p/revisiting-our-subpar-preseason-predictions?s=r
Thanks... That is good news!
Surprised you’re so low on the Saints. They were 9-3 last year when they started Winston or Hill, but 0-5 with Trevor Siemian and Ian Book. Their roster is stacked, especially if their two 1st rounders hit as rookies and Michael Thomas comes back in decent shape. I think they have a better chance of finishing 1st in their division than 3rd — they have the Bucs number, and Brady is going to show his age eventually.
Fun read. I hope you're wrong about number of sacks, but very fun read.
Yes, I've bookmarked it for later. I don't think any regression take is bold. Regression is the rule in the NFL. Evans as Mr. Mankato is bold. More likely Ty Chandler will get a lot of carries vs second-tier defenses and I trust Mannion and Mond to be able to hand-off the ball more than deliver catches to our #6 receiver :-). Happy to be wrong.
I can't imagine you voted against Cooper Rush. Dak will be injured by then.