By Big Man Mike
Big Man Mike here with my hot takes of the season. While these takes are pretty spicy, they are actually takes that I can reasonably see happening during the 2019 season. If you want to argue them, agree with them, or tell me my thoughts are stupid, throw them down in the comments below.
Playoff Hot Takes
NFC playoff teams will be 1. Saints 2. Rams 3. Redskins 4. Bears 5. Cowboys 6. Falcons
AFC playoff teams will be 1. Chargers 2. Colts 3.Patriots 4. Browns 5. Chiefs 6. Texans
NFCCG will be Saints vs. Falcons
AFCCG will be Chiefs vs. Chargers
Super Bowl will be Saints vs. Chiefs, with the Saints winning 31-27
Rams completely collapse in the Divisional round, losing to the Bears 27-10
Patriots also lose their Divisional round matchup to the Colts 24-21
Bears vs. Cowboys ends as the lowest scoring game of the season
Player Hot Takes
Lamar Jackson fails to throw for 2,500 yards, but rushes for over 1,000 yards
Patrick Mahomes will throw for 400 yards and 3 touchdowns 6 times in the season
Ezekiel Elliott leads the league in rushing with 1,600 yards and 12 TDs
Julio leads the league in receiving with 1,900 yards and 7 TDs
Patrick Mahomes and Matt Ryan both throw for 5,000 yards
Saquon Barkley marks 1,000 yards rushing and receiving
Antonio Brown fails to break 1,000 yards receiving
Once reinstated, Josh Gordon averages 90 yards per game
Leonard Fournette averages 3.5 yards per carry and still breaks 1,000 yards rushing
Travis Kelce and George Kittle both break 1,300 yards, are the only TEs to break 1,000 yards
Nick Foles fails to break 3,500 yards, but manages to throw 24 TDs
Only one of the rookie RBs breaks 1,000 yards, and it isn’t Josh Jacobs
Tom Brady puts up numbers outside the top 10 at QB
Matt Stafford rebounds for 4,200 yards and 27 TDs to only 11 interceptions
Matt Ryan wins the MVP again
Brandin Cooks, Robert Woods, and Cooper Kupp all break 1,000 yards receiving
Jameis Winston has a 2.5:1 TD to interception ratio
Andy Dalton fails to impress, throwing for 3,400 yards for 20 TDs and 13 interceptions
Le’Veon Bell fails to reach 1,000 yards rushing, but has 1,700 yards from scrimmage
Sterling Shepard breaks 1,100 yards receiving
JJ Watt leads the NFL in sacks with 18.5
Ronald Jones rushes for 1,000 yards
Devonta Freeman rushes for 1,300 yards
Eric Ebron leads the league in receiving TDs
Todd Gurley fails to reach 800 yards rushing
Mecole Hardman wins OROY
Kyler Murray is the most sacked QB in 2019
Russell Wilson fails to break 3,500 yards passing
Dalvin Cook plays all 16 games and rushes for 1,200 yards
Khalil Mack records 3 TDs off of fumble recoveries
Stephon Gilmore leads the league with 10 interceptions, wins DPOY
Derrick Henry breaks 1,000 yards, but 800 of those yards come in 5 games
Justin Tucker does not miss a kick all season
Harrison Butker hits a 61 yard field goal in Mexico City
Earl Thomas only records 3 interceptions all season
Mitchell Trubisky throws for 4,000 yards, 35 TDS and rushes for another 600 yards and 5 TDs
7 teams finish with an 8-8 record
Noah Fant records 1,000 yards receiving
Dak Prescott throws for 4,000 yards and 24 TDs
Division Hot Takes
NFC East
Dak Prescott is the best performing QB in the NFCE
Carson Wentz starts all 16 games
Colt McCoy, Case Keenum, and Dwayne Haskins all make starts this year
No team in the NFCE breaks 9 wins
Eagles finish with a losing record
Redskins make the playoffs at 9-7
Daniel Jones starts at some point in the season
Amari Cooper has the most receiving yards in the division
NFC South
Saints and Falcons both finish with 11 wins
Panthers finish last in the division
Panthers do not have a single 1,000 yard receiver or rusher
Buccaneers lose 2 games due to kicker issues
The Saints sweep the division
The Buccaneers have a 1,000 yard rusher
The Panthers finish with a top 5 pick
The Buccaneers start 3 kickers throughout the season
NFC North
The Vikings allow the most sacks in the NFL
The Packers finish with a losing record for the second straight year
The Bears finally solve their kicking problem, but the defense regresses
Davante Adams and Adam Thielen are the only receivers to finish above 1,000 yards
No tight ends in the division finish above 500 yards
Lions finish with a top 5 pick
Packers and Lions fire their head coaches at the end of the season
NFC West
Russell Wilson remains efficient, but the Seahawks have a losing record
The Rams have a Super Bowl hangover and start the season 3-3
No Cardinals receiver finishes above 800 yards
Jimmy Garoppolo performs averagely, but the defense carries them to wildcard contention
Only the Rams finish above .500
The Cardinals pick again in the top 5
AFC East
Ryan Fitzpatrick starts more games than Josh Rosen
Julian Edelman is the only receiver in the division to reach 1,000 yards
The Bills finish 8-8 and are in the playoff race until week 17
Frank Gore finishes with more rushing yards than LeSean McCoy
The Dolphins are dreadful early on, but make a late push to get themselves out of the top 10 picks
Rob Gronkowski unretires during the season and catches 2 TDs in the playoffs
AFC South
The Jaguars win the division while scoring the second least amount of points in the division
Andrew Luck puts up better numbers than 2018, but the team surrounding him regresses heavily
Ryan Tannehill starts more games than Marcus Mariota
Deandre Hopkins has more receiving yards than the top two Titans receivers combined
Every AFCS team has a top 10 scoring defense
Tennessee Titans end up with the first overall pick
AFC North
Three teams make the playoffs from the AFCN
Baker Mayfield leads the AFCN QBs in virtually every passing statistic
The Ravens have two 1,000 yard rushers, but no receiver over 600 yards
JuJu leads the AFCN in receiving yards with 1,400 yards
Jaylen Samuels has more yards from scrimmage than James Conner
The Bengals are in contention for a wildcard spot until week 14
AFC West
Two teams finish above 10-6, and two teams finish below 6-10
The Chiefs lose the division in week 17 in OT against the Chargers
AFCW is the only division where every QB starts all 16 games
Chiefs have the second best defense in the division
Chargers start the season out with 10 straight wins
Raiders fire Jon Gruden at the end of the season
