Sporting News writer Mike Florio recently published an article on which teams he expects to miss the playoffs. We checked his work. We don’t work for ESPN or another major publication and don’t claim to be experts, but this list is so unoriginal that we suspect Mike was probably a ’super duper ‘ journalism major who started watching football in college with his “straight friends” to appear less fem. Dude, this is the reason why credibility is the least relevant word that should ever be used in evaluating NFL football. Why?
Because there is not an “NFL Expert Analyst” more qualified to predict the upcoming NFL season than any above average fantasy football geek. This topic is not for discussion. Go back and count how many experts picked the Giants to suck, Packers to suck, Buccaneers to suck, and the Bengals to jam last season. The NFL Network spent 3 days debating who would finish higher in the AFC North: Bengals, Ravens, or Browns- concluding that the Browns definitely would be suckiest.
Furthermore, let us remind you that Kiper himself claimed that Ryan Leaf’s attitude would be an asset in the NFL and a mental advantage over Peyton Manning. He also claimed that the Colts selection of Marshall Faulk was terrible and they should have taken Trent Dilfer.
And now the list of teams that will not make the playoffs:
1. New York Jets
2. Cleveland Browns
3. Kansas City Chiefs
4. Detroit Lions
5. Arizona Cardinals
6. Carolina Panthers
The team MOST likely to make the playoffs here is the……
- I don’t care, but Gumbel is a stud (39%, 80 Votes)
- Browns (14%, 30 Votes)
- Chiefs (12%, 24 Votes)
- Cardinals (11%, 22 Votes)
- Panthers (9%, 19 Votes)
- Jets (8%, 16 Votes)
- Lions (8%, 16 Votes)
Total Voters: 207



June 1st, 2008
ditto Juice- are you mad?
June 1st, 2008
easy tiger
i play football with a few dipchit fantasy ballers so I
‘m not sure about this
June 1st, 2008
Mainstream media for life
June 1st, 2008
Yeah, this list is kind of obvious
June 1st, 2008
lets not torch Mike over this. He’s just doing his job-
June 1st, 2008
ummm, I gotta agree. Kiper is a bone head
June 1st, 2008
damn Juice, lighten up
June 1st, 2008
I read the article and it’s pretty mainstream. The Bears should defintiely be on this list.
June 1st, 2008
seriously, this is why print is dead
June 1st, 2008
LMFAO! Best post today
June 1st, 2008
hilariously funny
June 1st, 2008
As long as my Raiders weren’t on thsi list, I’m coo with it. Lighten up….
June 1st, 2008
LOL!!!!
June 1st, 2008
Put the saints on this list
June 1st, 2008
F*CK the Mainstream Media
June 1st, 2008
Buzz Bissinger is going to be pissed about this.
June 1st, 2008
LOL
June 1st, 2008
lighten up yo