Bosco's 2010 NFL Predictions

-- "In 2010, I'm thinking outside the box!" --
These are my NFL Predictions for the 2010 season. I predict a winner in every game on the schedule and that is how i get the records. Teams with a * are the division winners and teams with a # are wildcards. Playoff predictions and awards are last.

NFC EAST
*Dallas - 11-5
NY Giants - 9-7
Philadelphia - 7-9
Washington - 6-10

NFC NORTH
*Green Bay - 11-5
#Minnesota - 11-5
Chicago - 7-9
Detroit - 4-12

NFC SOUTH
*New Orleans - 11-5
#Atlanta - 10-6
Carolina - 6-10
Tampa Bay - 5-11

NFC WEST
*San Francisco - 12-4
Arizona - 7-9
Seattle - 5-11
St. Louis - 3-13




AFC EAST
*NY Jets - 12-4
#New England - 11-5
Miami - 8-8
Buffalo - 5-11

AFC NORTH
*Baltimore - 11-5
Pittsburgh - 10-6
Cincinnati - 8-8
Cleveland - 2-14

AFC SOUTH
*Houston - 12-4
#Indianapolis - 11-5
Tennessee - 9-7
Jacksonville - 4-12

AFC WEST
*San Diego - 10-6
Oakland - 6-10
Kansas City - 6-10
Denver - 5-11




2010 NFL PLAYOFFS

NFC Wild Card
1. San Francisco (Bye)
2. Dallas (Bye)
3. New Orleans over 6. Atlanta
4. Green Bay over 5. Minnesota
NFC Divisonal
2. Dallas over 3. New Orleans
4. Green Bay over 1. San Francisco
NFC Conference Championship
2. Dallas over 4. Green Bay




AFC Wild Card
1. NY Jets (Bye)
2. Houston (Bye)
3. Baltimore over 6. Indianapolis
5. New England over 4. San Diego
AFC Divisional
2. Houston over 3. Baltimore
5. New England over 1. NY Jets
AFC Conference Championship
2. Houston over 5. New England




SUPER BOWL XLV
Dallas Cowboys over Houston Texans (Battle of Texas) - MVP- Tony Romo




2010 Awards Predictions
M.V.P- Matt Schaub (Houston)
O.P.Y- Aaron Rodgers (Green Bay)
D.P.Y- DeMarcus Ware (Dallas)
O.R.Y- Ryan Mathews (San Diego)
D.R.Y- Eric Berry (Kansas City)
Coach- Mike Singletary (San Francisco)




10 little thoughts about the 2010 season
1. Chris Johnson will rush for under 2,000 yards.
2. Aaron Rodgers will throw 45+ TD's.
3. Jets Defense will be Top 3 of all time.
4. Matt Ryan becomes a Top 6 Fantasy QB.
5. Steelers go 1-3 without Big Ben causing them to miss playoffs by 1 game.
6. Michael Vick will start more than 1 game for the Eagles this year.
7. The 49ers will finally dominate the West and gain #1 seed behind, quality QB play of Alex Smith and a Top Tier Defense
8. The Patriots will have a great offensive year especially Brady to Moss with 15-20 TD's in that connection.
9. Chiefs show some life this year at 6-10 but play hard and lose three or four games by under a TD. Showing a bright future in Kansas City.
10. Houston finally breaks out and has a unbelievable year, Schaub wins MVP, A.Johson does what he always does and they make a trip to the Super Bowl in Dallas to play the Cowboys for an all Texas battle in Texas!

--- Let me have it everyone! But hey, why not go out on a limb, and why not pick my team?!?

Bosco & Duncan's Final 2010 Mock Draft

1. Rams- Sam Bradford - QB - Oklahoma
2. Lions- Ndamukong Suh - DT - Nebraska
3. Bucs- Gerald McCoy - DT - Oklahoma
4. Redskins- Trent Williams - OT - Oklahoma
5. Chiefs- Bryan Bulaga - OT - Iowa
6. Seahawks- Russell Okung - OT - Oklahoma St
7. Browns- Eric Berry - S - Tennessee
8. Raiders- Bruce Campbell - OT - Maryland
9. Bills- Dan Williams - DT - Tennessee
10. Jags- Earl Thomas - S - Texas
11. Broncos- Maurkice Pouncey - C - Florida
12. Dolphins- Rolando McClain - ILB - Alabama
13. 49ers- Joe Haden - CB - Florida
14. Seahawks- C.J Spiller - RB - Clemson
15. Giants- Derrick Morgan - OLB - Georgia Tech
16. Titans- Jason Pierre-Paul - DE - South Florida
17. 49ers- Anthony Davis - OT - Rutgers
18. Steelers- Kyle Wilson - CB - Boise St.
19. Falcons- Brandon Graham - DE - Michigan
20. Texans- Ryan Matthews - RB - Fresno St.
21. Bengals- Dez Bryant - WR - Oklahoma St.
22. Patriots- Jermaine Gresham - TE - Oklahoma
23. Packers- Jerry Hughes - OLB - TCU
24. Eagles- Mike Iupati - OG - Idaho
25. Ravens- Demaryius Thomas - WR - Georgia Tech
26. Cardinals- Sean Witherspoon - OLB - Missouri
27. Cowboys- Nate Allen - S - South Florida
28. Chargers- Terrence "Mount" Cody - DT - Alabama
29. Jets- Sergio Kindle - DE/OLB - Texas
30. Vikings- Kareem Jackson - CB - Alabama
31. Colts- Charles Brown - OT - OT - USC
32. Saints- Jared Odrick - DE - Penn St.

Bosco's 2009 NBA Playoff Predictions - Round 1

Western Conference
1- Lakers over 8- Thunder in 6 games. (Most people seem to think that Phil Jackson's comments about Kevin Durant getting all the calls will help the Lakers. Well that guy is a pure scorer and he's only 21 so I think that what he said is just added fuel to the fire! Westbrook is the breakout star in this series though, taking advantage of the Laker PG's to win 2 games THIS YEAR. Next year they will win a series I guarentee it!)
2- Mavericks over 7- Spurs in 7 games. (This series will be brutal and physical and you will see some flashes of the Spurs team we have come to know at times. But in the end the Mavericks trade deadline acquistions of Caron Butler and Brendan Haywood will be a key factor in this series. I feel Spurs will either steal a game in Dallas in the first two or will win every game in San Antonio before losing a game 7 back in Dallas.)
3- Phoenix Suns over 6- Portland Trailblazers in 5 games. (A few weeks back, I thought that if this matchup happend the Blazers would have a legit shot to pull off a first round upset. But Brandon Roy's injury is way too much for them to overcome, and Nash and A'mare will dominate this series in 5 games.
4- Denver Nuggets over 5- Utah Jazz in 7 games. (The loss of George Karl and the injuries to Kenyon Martin definitely prevented the Nuggets from landing the 2 or 3 seed. But Denver landing the 4 over the 5 seed helps them win a series where they probably will lose all road games in Utah and have to win all over their home games to pull this one out in 7.

Eastern Conference
1- Cleveland Cavaliers over 8- Chicago Bulls in 6 games. (Derrick Rose will step his game up as he did last year in the Celtic series and show the world why he was a #1 pick. Lebron will have another great series and stop the bleeding in a game 6 after a few what most will call "shocking" losses to the Bulls.
2- Orlando Magic over 7- Charlotte Bobcats in 5 games. (This is one of those series where I say it's over even before it starts. Now some new teams may come into the playoffs ready to go but i believe the Bobcats will just be happy to be in it. The Magic are on a mission to get back to the NBA Finals with a few different pieces from last years team including a healthy Jamier Nelson. Magic are just too much for Larry Brown's squad and will win in 5 games.
3- Atlanta Hawks over 6- Milwaukee Bucks in 4 games. (Yes i said it, FOUR games! The reason why is Andrew Bogut's injury is going to be a huge key of how this team believes in whether they can win or not. And even more importantly Atlanta is ready to step up big time this year and make a deep playoff run! Hawks in the sweep!
5- Miami Heat over 4- Boston Celtics in 6 games. (Well my one and only first round upset which won't really be called that much of one the way Miami has been playing of late. Dwayne Wade is on a tear and the old looking Celtics will show the wear and tear of a long season and bow out in the first round. This maybe the last time we see this Boston team including Doc Rivers as Danny Ainge may be forced to go back to the drawing board and get younger! Heat will pull this series out.

Early Predictions for the rest of the NBA Playoffs
-My Western Conference Championship pick will be the Lakers and the Suns and I have the Suns winning in 6 games and going to the NBA Finals.

-My Eastern Conference Championship pick will be the Cavaliers over the Hawks in 5 games and marching back to the NBA Finals.

-My NBA Champion is the Cleveland Cavaliers over the Suns in 7 strong games and Lebron James being the NBA Finals MVP.

-You have to go out on a limb a little bit sometimes and I see Kobe slowing down just a tad, maybe enough for a team to sneak up on them and land the knockout punch before the NBA Finals. And Atlanta making a deep run in the East this year will allow King James back to the promise land where he will land his first ring and sign a deal to become the true KING of CLEVELAND for years to come!

Bosco's NCAA Tournament Field of 65 Predictions- before actual is released!

EAST
1-Kentucky
16- Play in Game Winner (Arkansas Pine-Bluff vs Lehigh)

8-UNLV
9-Clemson

5-Butler
12-Wake Forest

4-Baylor
13-Murray St.

6-Richmond
11-Cornell

3-Villanova
14-Ohio

7-No.Iowa
10-Louisville

2-Ohio St.
15-Vermont

WEST
1-Duke
16-ETSU

8-Oklahoma St.
9-California

5-Michigan St.
12-Siena

4-Vanderbilt
13-Houston

6-Xavier
11-Illinois

3-New Mexico
14-Sam Houston St.

7-Gonzaga
10-Old Dominion

2-West Virgina
15-North Texas

MIDWEST
1-Kanas
16-Robert Morris

8-Notre Dame
9-UTEP

5-Maryland
12-Washington

4-Purdue
13-Oakland

6-BYU
11-Miss St.

3-Temple
14-Montana

7-Texas
10-Georgia Tech

2-Georgetown
15-UC Santa Barbara

SOUTH
1-Syracuse
16-Winthrop

8-Florida St.
9-Missouri

5-Tennessee
12-Minnesota

4-Wisconsin
13-New Mexico St.

6-Texas A&M
11-San Diego St.

3-Pittsburgh
14-Wofford

7-Marquette
10-St.Mary's

2-Kansas St.
15-Morgan St.


-Robert Bosco

The Thought of NCAA Tournament Expansion Really Bursts My Bubble!

I absolutely HATE this expansion talk! I know today's society (especially TV networks) are all about the money but what it should be about is the fans!

We all love how the bracket looks right now, and when they extended it to 65 teams most of us were mad but it didn't ruin the complete structure of it. Can you imagine what a 96 team bracket would look like? It will probably be more than just the orginal 1 page or the font would be too small to read the team names, i mean its a disaster in the making.

Also, Who wants to see such BAD teams in the tournament? Just think about this, today Joe Lunardi of ESPN said that if the field was 96 two of the last four teams in would be Arizona and UNC (both of whom have had ugly seaons non deserving of a bid). Expanding the field would not make the competition level go up at all, it would only make for round 1 and 2 upsets causing round 3 and 4 blow outs!

I just don't see the point of ruining the most perfect thing in sports. If they add those extra teams, yes that would mean more games, but that means adding more days. And personally for me, I can't take any more vacation days than i already do now to get the first Thursday and Friday of the tourney off. I am pretty sure that most of America would agree with me on that. Because when they talk about expanding they are talking about a possible Tuesday through Sunday run of games the following week. And those days would have the better games, since the first weekend would be seeds 33-96 playing! What a horrible and almost impossible to watch experience that would be.

I know its about money, but if they start messing with something that is as close to perfect in sports as can be, than what happens if they ruin it? What happens if people STOP watching and they start losing money! Then what? After a contract signed of 10+ yrs (which is the rumor) they wouldn't be able to do much,but wait those ten years out. How about lettting AMERICA vote! Let us tell these companies what we want! If they want to extend, then go to 68 with 4 play in games, to get 3 more bubble teams in and thats it! (but that's an argument for a different day) Nothing more, GOD i beg of you, let this whole expansion talk fall through and keep this beautiful tourney as it is!

- Robert Bosco (#1 fan of March Madness how it is now!)

Super Bowl XLIV Prediction

Well its all over after tonight. Another NFL season has come and gone, and another enjoyable one it was. Now to finish it off with the two #1 seeds in each conference in a battle for the Vince Lombardi Trophy.
Now to the predictions- When this matchup was first official two weeks ago tonight I thought the Colts were easily going to beat the Saints up and if the game was a week later I might still have thought that. But things change, the Super Bowl and it's crazyness changes players, coaches, media, predictions, ect. And although I feel that if the Saints play anywhere near the level they played at against the Vikings this could be one of those Super Bowl's where everyone at the party is more focused on their bets, box #'s, food and next years fantasy draft. But the thing is, I just no longer feel the Saints will play that badly. Whether it will be because of the time off giving New Orleans so much time to think about how they were so close to not being in this game, or just the re-adjusting or maybe even the different matchup the Saints will play better. The problem is I just don't see them playing well enough in their first Super Bowl (I realize some players have been there before) to beat Peyton Manning, who arguably is playing the best football in his career. And I just don't see the Saints defense stepping up and stopping Peyton when they need to most which is in the 4th quarter.
Now we all know that Peyton did not play well his first time around in the Super Bowl, and probably did not deserve the MVP, well if you don't think thats something Peyton Manning (Mr. Competitive) has constantly thought about your crazy, he will definitely be looking to solidify himself in Super Bowl lure tonight with an epic performance whether it be breaking Steve Youngs' TD record in a single Super Bowl (5) or a late game comeback or maybe something that will have a nickname like "the drive" or "the catch". Now i personally don't see him throwing 5 but hey why not 4? Colts win 34-30 on a late Peyton Manning Td to Wayne, just adding to his already rich and unbelievable legacy with another MVP!

2009-2010 NFL Conference Champion Game Predictions

So far my playoff predictions have been right down the middle. I am 4-4 and exactly at .500. But to add to it, I have been 4-0 on Saturday games and 0-4 on Sunday games. The problem here would be both games are on Sunday, but that's okay I will look at it as I am 2-0 in each weekend's first 2 games. So let's see if I could pull ahead and guarentee myself over .500 for good even with the Super Bowl still ahead.

Indianapolis Colts over NY Jets - 20-19
So far I have picked the Jets once and against them once, so there is no jinxing here by me, its just pick as I feel. And I feel that the Colts will win on a Matt Stover, yes their feild goal kicker. Now if you have watched the 2 Jets games so far, they have been able to win games due to the opposing kickers mishaps. Against the Bengals, Cincy's kicker Shayne Graham missed 2 huge field goals, that pretty much ended any chance they had of a late comeback. Then against the Chargers, the all time leader in field goal percentage Nate Kaeding decided it was his turn to choke, missing 3 total field goals and 2 late in the game, again ending their shot at a late run. So I believe here today we will see the Jets defense stifle Peyton Manning, which wouldn't be that suprising due to Manning's rocky past in the playoffs. And I also believe we will see the Jets have a lead late in the 4th quarter, but a quick no huddle offense by Manning and a few key passes late will set Matt Stover up for a game winning kick, in which he will make and break Jets fans hearts, because they have been so used to kickers missing for them. Final score Colts 20 - Jets 19.

New Orleans Saints over Minnesota Vikings - 34 - 17
Well, last week i was absolutley bum rushed by the Vikings manhandling of my Dallas Cowboys. The reason why is because i listened and watched 100 different shows and predictions about that game, and not 1 person said anything about the Vikings pass rush other than the Jared Allen vs Flozell Adams matchup. Nobody mentioned Ray Edwards name, and look what he did. Not too many people talked about the Vikings pass rush and look what they did to the stout offensive line in Dallas. The key though is that NOBODY seemed to think the Vikings playing at home in the dome would have any advantage. Well boy were they all (including me) dead wrong! That team just knows how to get off the line and jump the snap so much better at home than any team I have seen in a long time. Problem for them is, they are playing in New Orleans, where Minnesota has struggled on the road this year. Their now 9-0 home record will not help them at all, even though this game is in a dome, it will be too loud and we all saw how a hot Kurt Warner wasn't able to handle it. The Saints will jump out to an early lead, Favre will have a few Td's in comeback mode but it will be too little too late, Reggie Bush will have another huge game running outside the tackles and the Saints will be in their first Super Bowl ever.