Week 16 NFL Picks

New England (-9) @ Buffalo

Chicago (-3) vs. New York Jets

Baltimore (-4) @ Cleveland

Tennessee (+5) @ Kansas City

St. Louis (-3) vs. San Francisco

Miami (-4) vs. Detroit

Jacksonville (-7) vs. Washington

Houston (-3) @ Denver

Indianapoils (-3) @ Oakland

Green Bay (-3) vs. New York Giants

Tampa Bay (-7) vs. Seattle

San Diego (-8) @ Cincinnati

Philadelphia (-15) vs. Minnesota

Atlanta (-3) vs. New Orleans

Last Week: 4-11

Season Record: 94-87-4

Week 16 Thursday Game

Pittsburgh (-15) vs. Carolina

Week 15 NFL picks

Cleveland (+1) @ Cincinatti

Dallas(-8) vs. Washington

Houston (+1) @ Tennessee

Jacksonville (+5) @ Indianapolis

St. Louis (-3) vs. Kansas City

Miami (-6) vs. Buffalo

Philadelphia (+3) @ New York Giants

Tampa Bay (-5) vs. Detroit

Arizona (+3) @ Carolina

New Orleans (+2) @ Baltimore

Atlanta (+7) @ Seattle

Oakland (-7) vs. Denver

Pittsburgh (-5) vs. New York Jets

New England (-14) vs. Green Bay

Chicago (-8) @ Minnesota

Last Week: 5-8

This season: 90-76-4

Week 15 Thursday night game

San Diego (-9) vs. San Francisco

Week 14 NFL picks

Here are my Week 14 picks

Cleveland (+1) @ Buffalo

Green Bay (-7) @ Detroit

Pittsburgh (-9) vs. Cincinatti

Tampa Bay (-3) @ Washington

Atlanta (-8) @ Carolina

Oakland (+4) @ Jacksonville

St. Louis (+9) @ New Orleans

Seattle (+6) @ San Francisco

New England (-3) @ Chicago

New York Jets (-6) vs. Miami

Denver (-4) @ Arizona

San Diego (-7) vs. Kansas City

Dallas (+4) vs. Philadelphia

Baltimore (-3) @ Houston

New York Giants @ Minnesota--- Line N/A

Last Week: 8-7

Season Total: 85-69-4

Week 13 NFL picks

New Orleans (-7) @ Cincinatti

Chicago (-6) @ Detroit

Green Bay (-9) vs. San Francisco

Jacksonville (+3) @ Tennessee

Kansas City (-9) vs. Denver

Miami (-5) vs. Cleveland

Minnesota (-6) vs. Buffalo

New York Giants (-7) vs. Washington

San Diego (-13) vs. Oakland

Indianapolis (-6) vs. Dallas

St. Louis (-4) @ Arizona

Seattle (-5) vs. Carolina

Atlanta (-3) @ Tampa Bay

Baltimore (-3) vs. Pittsburgh

New England (-4) vs. New York Jets

Last Week: 11-5

Season Total: 77-62

2011 NFL Draft Prospects

Here are 10 prospects that I think that Chargers should take a look at for the draft in 5 months.

1. Von Miller- Texas A&M/ DE-OLB. Undersized edge rusher has played through injury senior year. 16.5 sacks as a junior. projected 1st rd. always can use more linebackers. probably will go elsewhere with 1st selection.

2. Ryan Broyles- Oklahoma/ WR-Slot. 5'11" speedster, returns punts. volume reciever. 1300 yards so far in senior year. Would be a great breakaway target for Rivers. projected 2nd rd.

3. Zach Pianalto- North Carolina/ TE. Senior season ended with a foot injury, good blocker, sure hands.With Gates @ 30, and wilson and mccmichael older, need to get a future tight end. projected 3rd-4th round.

4. TJ Yates- North Carolina/ QB. 4 yr. starter. UNC career leader in completions, yards, TD's. Much better than Crompton from last year. could provide solid backup when volek hangs it up. projected 6th round.

5. Ricky Elmore- Arizona/ DE. Big experienced rusher. 2nd team pac-10 led the league in sacks his junior year. Not much risk as a projected 5th rounder. potential for big upside.

6. Casey Matthews- Oregon/MLB. younger brother of Clay, defensive leader. could use depth and provide more competition for linebacker jobs. projected 5th-7th round.

7. Nick Fairley- Auburn/DT. juco transfer has potential to be franchise DT. Gets right around SEC lineman. forces fumbles. Rocketing up draft boards. Maybe this is the chargers 1st round pick.

8. Janoris Jenkins- Florida/CB. Not the most athletic player but he has great instincts. He's held his own against great SEC recievers. maybe a 3rd corner, if Donald Strickland isn't brought back. 2nd-3rd projected

9. Mark Barron- Alabama/SS. takes bad angles and sometimes is late but is by far hardest hitting d-back in country. Chargers need a safety who can scare receivers over the middle. Big risk pick, but could payoff bigtime. projected 2nd-3rd rd.

10. Kai Forbath- UCLA/Kicker. I'm not convinced that Nate Kaeding should be the kicker for much longer. Kai Forbath is the real deal. Lou Groza award winner. Big leg, only misses were from 50+ yards.projected 6th-7th. Nate needs to get back his leg power.

Week 12 NFL picks continued.

Atlanta (-2) vs. Green Bay- I just can't go against Matt Ryan @ home.

Pittsburgh (-7) @ Buffalo

Cleveland (pk) vs. Carolina

Jacksonville (+8) @ New York Giants

Minnesota (+2) @ Washington

Houston (pk) vs. Tennessee

Oakland (pk) vs. Miami

Kansas City (-1) @ Seattle

Philadelphia (-4) @ Chicago

Denver (-4) vs. St. Louis

Tampa Bay (+8) @ Baltimore

San Diego (+3) @ Indianapolis

San Francisco (-1) @ Arizona

Last Week: 11-4

Season Record: 66-57-4

Thanksgiving Day NFL picks (week 12)

Here are my Thanksgiving Picks:

New England (-7) @ Detroit

New Orleans (-4) @ Dallas

New York Jets (-9) vs. Cincinatti

Last Week: 11-4

Season Record: 66-57-4

Week 11 NFL Picks

Cincinatti (-5) vs. Buffalo

Dallas (-7) vs. Detroit

Tennessee (-7) vs. Washington

Kansas City (-8) vs. Arizona

Green Bay (-3) @ Minnesota

New York Jets (-7) vs. Houston

Pittsburgh (-8) vs. Oakland

Baltimore (-12) @ Carolina

Cleveland (+2) @ Jacksonville

Atlanta (-3) @ St. Louis

New Orleans (-12) vs. Seattle

Tampa Bay (+3) @ San Francisco

Indianapolis (+4) @ New England

Philadelphia (-4) vs. New York Giants

San Diego (-10) vs. Denver

Last Week: 5-8

Season Record: 55-53-4

Week 10 Nfl Picks

Here are my Week 10 NFL Picks

Buffalo (-3) vs. Detroit

Chicago (+2) vs. Minnesota

New York Jets (-3) @ Cleveland

Indianapolis (-7) vs. Cincinatti

Tennessee (-1) @ Miami

Tampa Bay (-7) vs. Carolina

Houston (+1) @ Jacksonville

Kansas City (-2) @ Denver

New York Giants (-14) vs. Dallas

Arizona (-4) vs. Seattle

St. Louis (+6) @ San Francisco

Pittsburgh (-5) vs. New England

Philadelphia (-3) @ Washington

Last Week: 9-3-1

Season Total: 50-45-4

Week 9 NFL picks

Here are this weeks picks:

Tampa Bay (+9) @ Atlanta

Buffalo (+3) vs. Chicago (game being played in Toronto)

New England (-5) @ Cleveland

Detroit (+5) vs. New York Jets

Minnesota (-8) vs. Arizona

New Orleans (-7) @ Carolina

Baltimore (-5) vs. Miami

San Diego (-3) @ Houston

New York Giants (-7) vs. Seattle

Oakland (-1) vs. Kansas City

Indianapolis (+3) @ Philadelphia

Green Bay (-8) vs. Dallas

Pittsburgh (-5) @ Cincinatti

Last Week: 9-4

Season Record: 41-42-3

Week 8 NFL Picks

Here are my NFL picks for this week:

Miami (+1) @ Cincinatti

Jacksonville (+7) @ Dallas

Washington (+3) @ Detroit

Buffalo (+7) @ Kansas City

St. Louis (-3) vs. Carolina

Green Bay (+6) @ New York

Denver (+2) @ San Francisco

Oakland (-3) vs. Seattle

New England (-6) vs. Minnesota

Tampa Bay (+3) @ Arizona

San Diego (-4) vs. Tennessee

Pittsburgh (-1) @ New Orleans

Texans (+6) @ Indianapolis

Last Week: 7-7

Season Total: 32-38-3

Week 7 NFL Picks

Atlanta (-4) vs. Cincinatti

Redskins (+3) @ Chicago

Philiadelphia (+3) @ Tennessee

Kansas City (-10) vs. Jacksonville

Pittsburgh (-3) @ Miami

New Orleans (-14) vs. Cleveland

Tampa Bay (-3) vs. St. Louis

Carolina (+3) vs. Niners

Baltimore (-14) vs. Buffalo

Seattle (-7) vs. Arizona

Denver (-8) vs. Raiders

Patriots (+3) @ San Diego

Green Bay (-3) vs. Minnesota

Dallas (-4) vs. New York Giants

Last Week: 7-5-2

Season Total: 25-31-3

Week 6 NFL picks

San Diego (-9) @ St. Louis

Chicago (-7) vs. Seattle

Miami (+4) @ Green Bay

Baltimore (+3) @ New England

Detroit (+10) @ New York Giants

Atlanta (+3) @ Philadephia

Pittsburgh (-14) vs. Cleveland

New Orleans (-5) @ Tampa Bay

Kansas City (+5) @ Houston

Denver (+3) vs. New York Jets

San Francisco (-7) vs. Oakland

Dallas (+2) @ Minnesota

Indianapolis (-4) @ Washington

Tennessee (-3) @ Jacksonville

Last Week: 6-8

Season Record: 18-26-1

Week 5 NFL picks

Here are my Week 5 NFL picks:

Baltimore (-7) vs. Denver

Jacksonville (+1.5) @ Buffalo

Indianapolis (-7) vs. Kansas City

Detroit (-3) vs. St. Louis

Atlanta (-3) @ Cleveland

Cincinnati (-6.5) vs. Tampa Bay

Carolina (-1.5) vs. Chicago

Green Bay (-2.5) @ Washington

Houston (-3) vs. NYG

New Orleans (-7) @ Arizona

San Diego (-6) @ Oakland

Tennessee (+7) @ Dallas

San Francisco (-3) vs. Philadelphia

Minnesota (+4) @ NYJ

Last Week: 6-8

This Season: 18-26-1

Week 4 NFL Picks

Falcons (-7) vs. 49'ers

Jets (-7) @ Bills

Bengals (-3) @ Browns

Lions (+15) @ Packers

Titans (-7) vs. Broncos

Seahawks (-2) @ Rams

Saints (-14) vs. Panthers

Ravens (+3) @ Steelers

Texans (+4) @ Raiders

Colts (-8) @ Jaguars

Eagles (-6) vs. Redskins

Chargers (-9) vs. Cardinals

Bears (+4) @ Giants

Patriots (-2) @ Dolphins

Last Week: 6-10

Season Total: 12-18-1

Week 3 NFL Picks

Week 3 NFL Picks

49er's (-3) @ Chiefs

Vkings (-11) vs. Lions

Patriots (-15) vs. Bills

Saints (-4) vs. Falcons

Titans (+3) @ Giants

Buccaneers (+3) vs. Steelers

Cincinnati (-4) @ Panthers

Ravens (-11) vs. Browns

Texans (-3) vs. Cowboys

Redskins (-4) @ Rams

Eagles (-3) @ Jaguars

Colts (-6) @ Broncos

Raiders (+5) @ Arizona

Chargers (-6) @ Seattle

Dolphins (-3) vs. Jets

Packers (-3) @ Bears

Last Weeks Record: 6-8-1

Week 2 NFL picks

Here are my week 2 NFL picks.

Cardinals (+7) against Atlanta.

Baltimore (-3) against Cincinnati

Cleveland (+3) against Kansas City

Dallas (-8) against Chicago

Philadelphia (-7) against Detroit

Green Bay (-14) against Buffalo

Tennessee (-6) against Pittsburgh

Miami (+6) against Minnesota

Tampa Bay (+4) against Carolina

Seattle (+4) against Denver

Oakland (-4) against St. Louis

New England (-3) against NYJ

San Diego (-7) against Jacksonville

Houston (-3) against Washington

Indy (-6) against NYG.

Notable College Football players from SD

This is a list I've compiled of current notable high D-1 college football players that attended high school in SD. Each week I'll be updating their stats.

LCC- Kenny Stills- Oklahoma (fresh)- In 2 games he has 5 catches for 51 yards.

Cathedral Catholic- Everett Benyard- Oregon (RS. fresh)- Has yet to appear in a game.

Tyler Gaffney- Stanford (soph)- 16 carries, 63 yards, 1 TD. Backup RB.

Alex Crothswaite- Cal (fresh)- Has yet to appear in a game.

Brian Stahovich- SDSU (jr)- 2nd team all MWC as sophomore, named to the Ray Guy watch list.

Cody Pope- Tennessee (Rs. jr)- Starting Center for the University of Tennessee.

Madison- Robbie Rouse- Fresno St. (soph)- 42 yards rushing and 20 recieving as the Bulldogs starter this year.

Mission Bay- Dillon Baxter- USC (fresh)- In 1 game as USC backup, he has 9 carries 49 yards and 2 catches for 8 yards.

Scripps Ranch- Brennan Clay- Oklahoma (fresh)- Has 1 rushing yard and 14 receiving, suffered a concussion vs. Florida St.

Tate Forcier- Michigan (Transfer)- After starting the season 3rd on the depth chart, he has decided to transfer.

Eastlake- Tony Jefferson- Oklahoma (fresh)- Has 5 tackles and 4 pass break ups as starting Nickelback and backup SS.

Castle Park- DeMarco Sampson- SDSU (6th yr sr)- Senior has 11 catches for 252 yards and 2 TD's. Shaping an NFL future.

Escondido- Ricky Seale- Stanford (fresh)- Has yet to appear in a game.

Darrell Catchings- Oregon St. (jr)- Has yet to play in 2010.

Valhalla- Pete Thomas- Colorado St. (fresh)- Starting QB is 47-69 for 390 and 4 int's, 0 TD's.

San Pasqual- Marquez Herrod- Colorado (Rs. sr)- Has recorded 2 tackles as the lone senior on the front 4 for the Buffs.

Helix- Levine Toilolo- Stanford (soph)- 1 catch for 27 yards as Stanfords starting TE.

Anthony Anderson- Oregon (Rs. fresh)- Has broken up 2 passes this season in 1 game this season.

Jamar Taylor- Boise St. (Rs. soph)- Has yet to play in 2010.

Oceanside- Jordan Wynn- Utah (soph)- 21-36 for 283, 3 TD's and 1 INT in 1 start before getting injured. Listed day-to-day.

Poway- Ryan Deehan- Colorado (jr)- 4 catches for 51 yards as the starting TE. Listed on the Mackey award list. (top TE)

Brandon Sullivan- SDSU (sr)- 3 carries for 15 yards while playing behind under-classmen and at FB.

Valley Center- James Johnson- Washington (soph)- 1 catch for 3 yards in 1 game played as a starting WR.

Chula Vista- Taimi Tutogi- Arizona (soph)- Has recorded 1 tackle in 2 games played.

El Camino- Nelson Rosario- UCLA (Jr)- Leads the Bruins with 8 catches for 73 yards.

Monte Vista- Dan McAllister- USC (jr)- Has 1 tackle in 1 game played for the Trojans this season.

El Capitan- Ryan Lindley- SDSU (Rs. jr)- The Aztecs starter is 37-68 for 622, 3 TD's and 0 int's this season.

MLB players from San Diego

Eariler this week I was having a discussion about how many great MLB players are from San Diego. So I decided to put together a list of past and present MLB players from San Diego Area High Schools. Players with City Abbreviations are retired. I even included a GM, manager, pitching coach and bench coach. MLB rosters have 25 players but I included 26 because I just couldn't cut it down. Here it is:

All time San Diego High School Baseball Players

General Manager:

Billy Beane- Mt. Carmel H.S. (A's)

Coaches:

Manager: Bob Boone- Crawford H.S. (KC,CIN)

Pitching Coach: Dave Duncan- Crawford H.S. (Cardinals)

Bench Coach: Darren Balsley- Mt. Carmel H.S. (Padres)

SP:

1. Cole Hamels- Rancho Bernardo H.S. (Phillies)

2. Barry Zito- Cathedral Catholic H.S. (Giants)

3. Aaron Harang- Patrick Henry H.S. (Reds)

4. David Wells- Point Loma H.S. (NY,BOS,SD,TOR,DET,BAL,CIN,CHW,LAD)

5. Stephen Strasburg- West Hills H.S. (Nationals)

RP:

Joel Zumaya- Bonita Vista H.S. (Tigers)

Sergio Mitre- Montgomery H.S. (Marlins)

Kevin Correia- Grossmont H.S. (Padres)

Matt Chico- Fallbrook H.S. (Nationals)

Jeff Karstens- Mt. Miguel H.S. (Pirates)

Esteban Loaiza- Mar Vista H.S. (LAD,CHW,OAK)

Royce Ring- Monte Vista (Braves)

Starting Lineup:

CF: Adam Jones- Morse H.S. (Orioles)

LF: Carlos Quentin- Cathedral Catholic H.S. (White Sox)

1B: Adrian Gonzalez- Eastlake H.S. (Padres)

RF: Ted Williams- Hoover H.S. (BOS)

DH: Tony Clark- Christian, Valhalla H.S. (SD,DET,ARI)

3B: Troy Glaus- Carlsbad H.S. (Braves)

SS: Ty Wigginton- Chula Vista H.S. (Orioles)

2B: Marcus Giles- Granite Hills H.S. (F.A.)

C: Jason Phillips- El Capitan H.S. (Blue Jays)

Bench:

Brian Giles- Granite Hills H.S. (SD,PIT,CLE)

Eric Chavez- Mt. Carmel (A's)

Hank Blalock- Rancho Bernardo H.S. (Rays)

Mike Jacobs- Hilltop H.S. (Royals)

Tony Clark- Christian H.S. (DET,SD,ARI)

Dave Roberts- Rancho Buena Vista H.S. (BOS,LAD,SF,SD)

Others considered:

Tony Gwynn Jr.- Poway H.S. (Padres)

Jacque Jones- San Diego H.S. (Twins)

Danny Putnam- Rancho Bernardo H.S. (A's)

Mark Redmond- Escondido H.S. (Twins)

NCAA Basketball National Championship ©

Tomorrow night, the same day as MLB's opening day and Tiger Woods' big Masters press conference is the Night of College Basketball's Division 1 National Title, although it will be overshadowed it still figures to be a good game. Duke a #1 seed faces Butler a #5 seed in a true David vs. Goliath matchup. Duke has yearly expectations if bringing in McDonalds all-americans, while Butler has never had one. Duke has had Mike Krzyzewski as their head coach since 1981, while Brad Stevens has been the head at Butler for 3 years and was 5 years old when Coach "K" started at Duke. Duke has had 55 all-americans compared to 0 for Butler. Duke is going for their 4th national title, while Butler had only twice gotten to the sweet sixteen prior to this year. The basketball history between these schools couldn't be much more different, but when they both take the court tomorrow night all of that goes out the window. They both share a common goal and both believe they can achieve it. Coach Stevens has gotten them prepared and fired up all season and this game shouldn't be any different. Duke may be a 7 point favorite, but don't count out those Bulldogs who have beaten teams this year who they had no business beating. It wouldn't surprise me in the least bit for this Bulldog team led by their baby-face sophomore Gordon Hayward who figures to join the NBA fraternity either this summer or next, to pull off the upset and become champions in one of the craziest NCAA basketball years to date.

Chargers Offseason

Last week the Chargers traded their 3rd string quarterback Charlie Whitehurst to the Seattle Seahawks. Whitehurst, the former 3rd round draft pick of the Chargers back in '06 never attempted a pass with the team. He saw considerable playing time in preseason games and faired ok. Immediately after the trade he signed a 2 year/10 million dollar deal with the Seahawks. Thats big money for a player that has never thrown a pass in the regular season, they must see something in him for the future when Matt Hasselback is done. In return for Whitehurst, the Chargers acquired a third round pick in the 2011 draft and they swapped second round picks (60 for 40) in this years draft. Chargers now have the 28th and 40th overall selections in next months draft. RB Ryan Matthews could be a possible selection at #28, and depending on how impressed they are with him when they meet this week Terrence Cody could be a possible #40. The chargers also received a 5th round pick today for compensation from free agency. They now have 7 total picks in the draft (2 in the 5th round). They traded away their 6th round pick to acquire Travis Johnson from the Texans in the preseason.

The move with the Seahawks also helped to prepare for next years draft. They now have three 3rd round picks in addition to 1 pick in every other round. One of the other 3rd round picks could turn into a second rounder depending on Antonio Cromartie's performance for the Jets this season. Because of the strength of picks in next years draft, it wouldn't surprise me to see Chargers General Manager AJ Smith trade one or more next years picks to move up in next months draft.

Post Season NCAAB All Americans

Here are my Postseason All American teams with some additional teams as well.

All- American First Team

G- John Wall- Kentucky

G- Evan Turner- Ohio St.

G- Grievis Vasquez- Maryland

F- Wesley Johnson- Syracuse

C- Hassan Whiteside- Marshall

All American Second Team

G- James Anderson- Oklahoma St.

G- Scottie Reynolds- Villanova

F- Damien James- Texas

F- Darington Hobson- New Mexico

C- DeMarcus Cousins- Kentucky

All-American Third Team

G- Sherron Collins- Kansas

G- Jon Scheyer- Duke

G- Jimmer Fredette- BYU

F- Kyle Singler- Duke

C- Cole Aldrich- Kansas

All-American Honorable Mention

G- Jordan Crawford- Xavier

G- Xavier Henry- Kansas

G- Trevon Hughes- Wisconsin

F- Lazar Hayward- Marquette

C- Greg Monroe- Georgetown

All-American “Long Range” Team

G- Andy Rautins- Syracuse

G- John Scheyer- Duke

G- LaceDarius Dunn- Baylor

G- Jon Diebler- Ohio St.

F- Ryan Wittman- Cornell

All-American “Thug Life” Team

G- Jacob Pullen- Kansas St.

F- Malcolm Thomas- San Diego St.

F- Derrick Caracter- UTEP

F- Stanley Robinson- Connecticut

C- DeMarcus Cousins- Kentucky

All-American “I Can't stand them” Team

G- Jimmer Fredette- BYU

G- Jason Bohannon- Wisconsin

F- Chris Lewis- San Diego

F- Nikola Dragovic- UCLA

C- DeMarcus Cousins- Kentucky

All American “Tiny” Team

G- Devan Downey- South Carolina

G- Tajuan Porter- Oregon

G- Erving Walker- Florida

G- Isaiah Thomas- Washington

G- Jerome Randle- California

Post Season College Football All Americans

Now that the College Football season has been over for 3 weeks as of tonight, I thought it was time that I post my postseason all americans.

First Team

Offense:

QB: Kellen Moore, Boise St.

RB: Mark Ingram, Alabama

RB: Toby Gerhart, Stanford

WR: Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green

WR: Golden Tate, Notre Dame

TE: Aaron Hernandez, Florida

OT: Trent Williams, Oklahoma

OT: Russell Okung, Oklahoma St.

OG: Mike Iupati, Idaho

OG: Mike Johnson, Alabama

C: Jake Kirkpatrick, TCU

Defense:

DE: Jerry Hughes, TCU

DT: Brian Price, UCLA

DT: Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska

DE: Von Miller, Texas A&M

OLB: Rolando McClain, Alabama

MLB: Pat Angerer, Iowa

OLB: Greg Jones, Michigan St.

CB: Joe Haden, Florida

S: Eric Berry, Tennessee

S: Earl Thomas, Texas

CB: Kendric Burney, North Carolina

Special Teams:

K: Leigh Tiffin, Alabama

P: Drew Butler, Georgia

Returner: CJ Spiller, Clemson

All-Purpose: Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati

Second Team

Offense:

QB: Colt McCoy, Texas

RB: Ryan Matthews, Fresno St.

RB: Noel Devine, West Virginia

WR: Jordan Shipley, Texas

WR: AJ Green, Georgia

TE: Dennis Pitta, BYU

OT: Bryan Bulaga, Iowa

OT: Ciron Black, LSU

OG: Jason Pinkston, Pittsburgh

OG: Zane Beadles, Utah

C: Maurkice Pouncey, Florida

Defense:

DE: Robert Quinn, North Carolina

DT: Gerald McCoy, Oklahoma

DT: Terrence Cody, Alabama

DE: Adrian Clayborn, Iowa

OLB: Bruce Carter, North Carolina

MLB: Eric Norwood, South Carolina

OLB: Navorro Bowman, Penn St.

CB: Javier Arenas, Alabama

S: Taylor Mays, USC

S: Rahim Moore, UCLA

CB: Tyler Sash, Iowa

Special Teams:

K: Hunter Lawrence, Texas

P: Matt Dodge, East Carolina

Returner: Brandon Banks, Kansas St.

All-Purpose: Dexter McCluster, Ole Miss

Freshman Team

Offense:

QB: Andrew Luck, Stanford

RB: Dion Lewis, Pittsburgh

RB: Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech

WR: Eric Page, Toledo

WR: Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina

TE: Orson Charles, Georgia

OT: Tanner Hawkinson, Kansas

OT: Barrett Jones, Alabama

OG: Michael Philipp, Oregon St.

OG: David DeCastro, Stanford

C: Peter Konz, Wisconsin

Defense:

DE: Nick Perry, USC

DT: Larry Black, Indiana

DT: Jerel Worthy, Michigan St.

DE: Chandler Jones, Syracuse

OLB: Vontaze Burflict, Arizona St.

MLB: Luke Kuechly, Boston College

OLB: Manti Te'o, Notre Dame

CB: Josh Robinson, UCF

S: Rashard Hall, Clemson

S: John Boyett, Oregon

CB: Stephon Gilmore, South Carolina

Look Back at NFL Predictions

Looking back at my NFL predictions from before the season... I was pretty bad. My biggest mistake was probably picking the colts to finish 8-8 and 3rd in their division. I predicted half of the playoff teams right, which is respectable. I correctly predicted the finishes of 4 teams (Buffalo, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Carolina). So anyway heres how my pick compared with their real finishes in parentheses.

NFC West:

Seattle: 9-7 (5-11)

Arizona: 8-8 (10-6)

St. Louis: 5-11 (1-15)

San Francisco: 4-12 (8-8)

NFC South:

Atlanta: 11-5 (9-7)

New Orleans: 9-7 (13-3)

Carolina: 8-8 (8-8)

Tampa Bay: 6-10 (3-13)

NFC North:

Green Bay: 11-5 (11-5)

Minnesota:10-6* (12-4)

Chicago: 8-8 (7-9)

Detroit: 3-13 (2-14)

NFC East:

Philadelphia: 11-5 (11-5)

New York: 10-6* (8-8)

Dallas: 9-7 (11-5)

Washington: 6-10 (4-12)

AFC West:

San Diego: 12-4 (13-3)

Kansas City: 7-9 (4-12)

Denver: 6-10 (8-8)

Oakland: 3-13 (5-11)

AFC South:

Tennessee: 11-5 (8-8)

Houston: 10-6* (9-7)

Indianapolis: 8-8 (14-2)

Jacksonville: 5-11 (7-9)

AFC North:

Pittsburgh: 10-6 (9-7)

Baltimore: 9-7* (9-7)

Cincinnati: 5-11 (10-6)

Cleveland: 3-13 (5-11)

AFC East:

New England: 13-3 (10-6)

Miami: 8-8 (7-9)

New York:7-9 (9-7)

Buffalo:6-10 (6-10)

*= Wild Card Team

Playoffs:

NFC AFC

Seattle (13) vs. Minnesota (24) Pittsburgh (23) vs. Houston (20)

Atlanta (21) vs. New York (17) Baltimore (16) vs. Tennessee (13)

Atlanta (13) vs. Green Bay (17) Pittsburgh (13) vs. New England (21)

Minnesota(27) vs.Philadelphia (31)Baltimore (20) vs.San Diego (27)

Philadelphia (16) vs.Green Bay (19)New England (24) vs.San Diego(21)

Green Bay (21) vs. New England (27)