Michael Moses | KentNewsNet.com
Today is like Christmas to me. The NFL opener is hours away, which means people will now have something to do on Sunday afternoons and something to talk about Monday mornings. Anybody can make predicitions- but you don’t look smart unless you make them public months in advance. So, here’s my attempt to look like Miss Cleo. Let’s look into my crystal ball…
- Chicago Bears human joystick, Devin Hester, will be lucky to get two touches a game with returns.
This counts fair catches. Honestly, why WOULD you kick to him? The man has 11 career return touchdowns. He is two shy of the greatest return man in the history of the game, Brian Mitchell, who holds the all-time record with 13. Mitchell had a 13 year career. Hester has two years under his belt. If coordinators are smart- if they have half a brain- just kick the ball away. And if the Bears’ head coach Lovie Smith is smart, he’ll find a way to get Hester the ball on offense more often.
- With Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Kevin Curtis out for the year, rookie wideout Desean Jackson will become the go-to guy.
In college, Jackson was known more for his return abilities at Cal than his receiving skills. Though he was still a stud, many scouts doubted his transition as an NFL caliber receiver. If anyone caught glimpses of him during the preseason, the potential is there. Now, it’s time to wait and see.
- Another rookie named Jackson- Tampa Bay’s Dexter- will blossom as a return man.
Appalachian State over Michigan- of course you remember. Now think about the highlights. Remember certain wide receiver who wore #2, blazing past the Michigan secondary on two separate plays for long touchdown receptions? Yep, that was this guy. He has world class speed (4.37 in the 40) and a knack for the home run ball (averaged over 28 yards per catch last year with 8 TDs). Twelve year veteran Joey Galloway, still a speedster, will take his young teammate under his wing.
- Broadway Brett is either going to save the Jets or embarrass them.
New York fans are much, much different than Green Bay fans. Bottom line.
- If the Pittsburgh Steelers win the Super Bowl, they will go down as the best unit in team history.
That is if their scheduled opponents do as well as they’re predicted. The Steelers have the toughest schedule in the NFL (ranked by pretty much every publication). Jacksonville, New York G-Men, Indianapolis, San Diego, New England and Dallas are all on the 2008 schedule. Basically, the black ‘n gold play every Super Bowl contender- with none left out. If head coach Mike Tomlin is holding the Lombardi trophy at the end of the year, he can officially say they had the hardest road there. And Pittsburgh fans that weren’t around during the dominating days of the 70s can claim they saw a better team.
Think about New England’s success last year after the fines and penalties were given out. Hmmm… win, win, win, etc. Until the Super Bowl, but you know, that’s still considered a fluke. The fine hurt Belicheck- I don’t care who you are, a half a mil’ will hurt anyone. But still, it just seems like some teams will keep doing it. We all know everyone steals signals in some way. They just haven’t been caught… yet. You watch, something else will come up.
If the game wasn’t on already, and my fantasy football wide receiver- Plaxico Burress- didn’t grab 3 passes for 60 yards during the first drive, I could go on and on. But, I’m ready for some football. So, keep those points in mind. And if they happen to turn out right, well, I told ya so…
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