Commanders, 49ers in Wild Card, Ravens AFC North champs make Colin's playoff predictions | THE HERD

So this is my pre camp before any injuries pre camp predictions. Let's start in the AFC East. The Bills have won the division four straight years. To them. The dolphins, it's an offensive league had the number one total offense in the NFL and 2 it threw for 4600 passing yards. It's an offensive league. The Jets third. Yes, they have a great defense. O-line questions head coach is defensive. Aaron has not taken a snap more than four snaps in 559 days in the NFL hasn't taken more than four snaps. Sorry about the great defense jets, third Patriots fourth. I think that's the first or second worst offensive roster in the league. AFC north, it's the best division in football, so it's inches, not feet. Listen, the Ravens top five offense top five defense and the best special teams coach in the league I have them winning the division. Zac Taylor and Joe Burrow have proven when Joe is healthy, they win. What do you want me to say. Last year with Jake Browning, they had a winning record with Jake Browning Burrow's back in. They're a playoff team. Steelers they can't figure out their o-line or their offensive coordinator. I love their roster. Frankly I worry in an offensive league about getting it right on that side of the ball. Love the coach in Cleveland. Total question Mark on Deshaun Watson. Weird personality weird injuries. I'll just put him fourth for now. AFC West. Kansas City. Until further notice, they've won the division eight straight times. Best coach in football, best quarterback. They get it. I think the Chargers have limitations on the perimeter, but don't be shocked if they don't make a move for Brandon Aiyuk and potentially give up Mac or Bosa on their edge. They've got two good edge rushers. They need a star receiver. They may make a move, in my opinion. I'll take him second. I like the Broncos more than Vegas, but PFF says worst roster in the league Broncos third Raiders fourth. They've got a rookie coach and quarterback issues finally AFC South really much better division than people give it credit for. I worried about the Texans pulling back but they had another really strong draft and free agency period. Stefon Diggs, Joe Mixon I'll take them to win. I think it's Trevor Lawrence's best roster yet. Jaguars finished second. They were 9 and 8 last year and Trevor Lawrence fell apart down the stretch. They'll rebound. I like the colts, but I question Anthony Richardson's playing style and staying healthy. They're third and the Titans. I have questions at quarterback and their offensive line's worth worse than will levis, so I'll take them. Fourth, we go to the NFC. By the way, I have three new playoff teams in the AFC Bills chiefs, Ravens Texans winning the division. Bengals chargers, Jaguars wild card team. So that's three new playoff teams. That's the average 3 and 1/2 to four is the average per year. I've got three. Let's go to the NFC where Philadelphia easily the best roster in the division. Nick Sirianni did he hire better assistants? They started last year, 10 and 1. Then they fell off a cliff. I think they rebound. Maybe not a Super Bowl team, but very good. I'm going to go with Washington. New coach, new oc, new quarterback, new owner. I think they use that energy and juice to catapult. I think they're the surprise team in the NFL. Washington second, Dallas is a very viable third but I think they're top heavy and overly dependent on Dak and CeeDee Lamb to carry the entire offense. Giants just not good enough at quarterback I pick them fourth let's go to the NFC North. Detroit number one offensive line in football. If you have the best offensive line in football, it's like having the best starting pitching staff in baseball. It gives you so many advantages over everybody else. I love their front office. You know, I love Goff, not great defensively. They've tried to shore it up. I have Green Bay second best young offensive talent to me in the sport. They're not paying anybody until Jordan Love here in about a week I take them for second by the way they close the season out winning six of eight games and hammered the Cowboys in the playoffs. Chicago's a viable third. Can't wait to watch them play, but it's a defensive coach on the hot seat and a rookie quarterback O line's good not great there. Third, I think Minnesota's going to be the best fourth place team in the NFL. I love their offense and I'm rooting for Sam darnold, but the division is too good. I think by the end of the year we'll say this is the best division in football. I'll pick the Vikings is a really fun dynamic. Number four, let's go to the NFC West. Yes, I like the Rams. I thought they had a back to back sensational drafts finished top 10 in total offense and scoring last year. I really like what they've done with their defensive front in the last two drafts. Niners are good, but they're an old expensive football team team watch out for injuries and the Brandon Aiyuk noise. Seattle hey, they finished 9 and 8. Geno Smith's good enough to win you games. They have a new staff, a new coach. I'm going to take Shanahan and McVay over the rookie coach. Their third. I love Kyler Murray, but I just don't think Arizona roster right now can compete with the rosters above them. Finally, the worst division in football I do think Atlanta getting Kirk Cousins and Michael Penix will stabilize the quarterback position. Second best offensive line in football. It's hard not to be a playoff team when you have that good of an offensive line. Bucs have made the playoffs four straight years. Baker is more than capable. Carolina Saints not very good. I don't like New Orleans situation right now coaching at all. NFC playoff teams. Eagles Falcons. Lions Rams. Niners Commanders. Packers are wild card teams, but only two new playoff teams. So the problem I have only three new playoff teams in the AFC only two new playoff teams in the NFC. I'm at five. The average is 7.