Inside the NFL Season Preview

Here’s a recap of Inside the NFL’s Predictions Show before Week 1

Host: Trevor Turner
Analysts: Kevin Gallagher, Jeremy Richfield, Jeremy Kahn, Marco Ranzi

NFC East:

Team To Beat:
• Gallagher: Philadelphia Eagles
• Richfield: Philadelphia Eagles
• Kahn: New York Giants
• Turner: New York Giants

MVP:
• Gallagher: OLB DeMarcus Ware, Dallas Cowboys
• Richfield: RB Brandon Jacobs, Giants
• Kahn: RB Brandon Jacobs, Giants
• Turner: QB Eli Manning, Giants

Bold Prediction:
• Gallagher: Brandon Jacobs leads NFC East in rushing
• Richfield: Rookie WR Hakeem Nicks has strong impact for Giants
• Kahn: Eli Manning has solid year, Giants and Cowboys lead division
• Turner: Eagles fail to make playoffs

NFC North:

Team To Beat:
• Gallagher: Green Bay Packers
• Richfield: Minnesota Vikings
• Kahn: Minnesota Vikings
• Turner: Green Bay Packers

MVP:
• Gallagher: RB Adrian Peterson, Vikings
• Richfield: RB Adrian Peterson, Vikings
• Kahn: QB Jay Cutler, Chicago Bears
• Turner: RB Adrian Peterson, Vikings

Bold Prediction:
• Gallagher: Cutler leads Bears to playoffs
• Richfield: Detroit Lions post .500 record
• Kahn: QB Aaron Rodgers won’t have great season
• Turner: Bears win less games than last season

NFC South:

Team To Beat:
• Gallagher: New Orleans Saints
• Richfield: Atlanta Falcons
• Kahn: New Orleans Saints
• Turner: New Orleans Saints

MVP:
• Gallagher: QB Drew Brees, Saints
• Richfield: QB Drew Brees, Saints
• Kahn: QB Drew Brees, Saints
• Turner: QB Drew Brees, Saints

Bold Prediction:
• Gallagher: Saints only team to make playoffs
• Richfield: RB Pierre Thomas becomes solid ground threat for Saints
• Kahn: Carolina Panthers and Falcons fail to make playoffs
• Turner: Panthers will be NFL’s most disappointing team

NFC West:

Team To Beat:
• Gallagher: Arizona Cardinals
• Richfield: Arizona Cardinals
• Kahn: Arizona Cardinals
• Turner: San Francisco 49ers

MVP:
• Gallagher: QB Kurt Warner, Cardinals
• Richfield: WR Larry Fitzgerald, Cardinals
• Kahn: QB Kurt Warner, Cardinals
• Turner: MLB Patrick Willis, 49ers

Bold Prediction:
• Gallagher: 49ers finish above .500
• Richfield: Steven Jackson has bounce back season for St. Louis Rams
• Kahn: Seattle Seahawks won’t be any better this season
• Turner: OLBs Manny Lawson and Parys Haralson combine for 20 sacks for Niners

AFC East:

Team To Beat:
• Ranzi: New England Patriots
• Richfield: New England Patriots
• Gallagher: New England Patriots
• Turner: New England Patriots

MVP:
• Ranzi: QB Tom Brady, Patriots
• Richfield: RB Ronnie Brown, Miami Dolphins
• Gallagher: QB Tom Brady, Patriots
• Turner: QB Tom Brady, Patriots

Bold Prediction:
• Ranzi: New York Jets make playoffs
• Richfield: QB Trent Edwards has breakout season for Buffalo Bills
• Gallagher: Jets won’t improve as much as expected
• Turner: Every team other than Patriots has worse record than last season

AFC North:

Team To Beat:
• Ranzi: Pittsburgh Steelers
• Richfield: Pittsburgh Steelers
• Gallagher: Pittsburgh Steelers
• Turner: Baltimore Ravens

MVP:
• Ranzi: FS Troy Polamalu, Steelers
• Richfield: QB Carson Palmer, Cincinnati Bengals
• Gallagher: WR Chad Ochocinco, Bengals
• Turner: DE Haloti Ngata, Ravens

Bold Prediction:
• Ranzi: Cleveland Browns and Bengals have improved seasons
• Richfield: Ravens miss playoffs, have disappointing season
• Gallagher: Eric Mangini won’t improve anything in Cleveland
• Turner: Bengals will be much improved, win 8 games

AFC South:

Team To Beat:
• Ranzi: Indianapolis Colts
• Richfield: Indianapolis Colts
• Kahn: Indianapolis Colts
• Turner: Indianapolis Colts

MVP:
• Ranzi: WR Andre Johnson, Houston Texans
• Richfield: QB Peyton Manning, Colts
• Kahn: QB Peyton Manning, Colts
• Turner: DE Mario Williams, Texans

Bold Prediction:
• Ranzi: Texans make playoffs
• Richfield: Rookie RB Donald Brown has big impact for Colts
• Kahn: Tennessee Titans stay strong without Haynesworth
• Turner: Texans make playoffs

AFC West:

Team To Beat:
• Ranzi: San Diego Chargers
• Richfield: San Diego Chargers
• Kahn: San Diego Chargers
• Turner: San Diego Chargers

MVP:
• Ranzi: QB Philip Rivers, Chargers
• Richfield: QB Philip Rivers, Chargers
• Kahn: QB Philip Rivers, Chargers
• Turner: CB Nnamdi Asomugha, Oakland Raiders

Bold Prediction:
• Ranzi: Entire division finishes below .500, except Chargers
• Richfield: Denver Broncos are NFL’s most disappointing team
• Kahn: Chiefs and Raiders show no improvement
• Turner: Chargers sweep division and are only team to finish above 6-10