NFL 2013 MVP, Super Bowl Predictions

     It's time for football. That means it's time for my NFL 2013 preseason predictions. Here we go...

MVP - Peyton Manning over Adrian Peterson and Tom Brady

Super Bowl - Denver Broncos over Seattle Seahawks

     It is definitely all or nothing for the Denver Broncos this season. The division is weak. The schedule is weak. The Patriots are vulnerable, and the Broncos have Eric Decker and Wes Welker. Peyton Manning is 37 this season and his window is closing for another Super Bowl win. He should find a way to win it this time.

     The Seahawks have a chance to come through though, so watch out for Wilson and the birds.

Jets have little to work with at QB

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     Rex Ryan got a little frustrated in the post game interview. I would too. You can give any coach in the NFL Mark Sanchez and Geno Smith and say, "now go make the playoffs". You'd be asking the impossible. At least that's what it looks like so far. Mark Sanchez is injured. Geno Smith threw three interceptions in only 30 attempts.

     The Jets need to let Smith play until Sanchez gets back. If he is going well, bench Sanchez. If not, let Sanchez play and hope for a good QB in the draft or via trade.

Jeff Tuel, EJ Manuel looking good in Bills win

     The Buffalo Bills have options at quarterback. After their first preseason game (a 44-20 win over Indy), I can now safely say that EJ Manuel should be their starting quarterback come Week 1. Manuel went 16 for 21 with 107 yards and a touchdown. Jeff Tuel went 19 for 23 for 212 yards. Kevin Kolb did not play.

   From what I've seen of Kolb over the past few seasons, it is also a safe bet that if the Bills start him, they will lose. Not every single game, but they'll have a tough time winning. Kolb is an average QB at best with limited mobility and an arm that's nothing special.

    On the other hand, EJ Manuel is a young quarterback with all the physical tools he needs to be a solid above average passer. Sure, his first real game is yet to come, but I think it should come in Week 1.

Baltimore, Cincinnati dominate preseason openers

     The Ravens and Bengals outscored their preseason opponents 78-26. The Ravens had three interceptions and the Bengals had 434 yards of offense.

     Seattle, Denver, Washington, and Cleveland also won their openers.

     16 teams play their openers today, with one game being on both Saturday and Sunday.

What will Chip Kelly's offense look like?

     Eagle's head coach Chip Kelly has been charged with turning a team around. Ever since trading away Donovan McNabb, the Philadelphia Eagles have slowly gone from Super Bowl contenders, to jokes at the bottom of the NFC East.

    The bright side is that Chip Kelly knows how to run an up tempo offense. The Eagles have a lot of up tempo guys like LeSean McCoy, DeSean Jackson, and QB Michael Vick. The Eagles also have an option in young QB Nick Foles, who has the size and potential to be an above average quarterback in the NFL.

     Training camp is (finally) here, so let's see what Chip can do.

NFL Preseason Schedule 2013

The 2013 NFL preseason schedule has been released. This table comes from NFL.com

AFC
Buffalo Bills	Miami Dolphins	New England Patriots	New York Jets
Week 1: at Indianapolis Colts Aug. 16: Minnesota Vikings, 7 p.m. Aug. 24: at Washington Redskins, 4 p.m. Week 4: Detroit Lions	HOF Game: vs. Dallas Cowboys (NBC) Week 1: at Jacksonville Jaguars Week 2: at Houston Texans Week 3: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Week 4: New Orleans Saints	Aug. 9: at Philadelphia Eagles, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 16: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 8 p.m. (FOX) Aug. 22: at Detroit Lions, 7:30 p.m. Aug 29: New York Giants, 7:30 p.m.	Week 1: at Detroit Lions Week 2: Jacksonville Jaguars Week 3: at New York Giants Week 4: Philadelphia Eagles
Baltimore Ravens	Cincinnati Bengals	Cleveland Browns	Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 1: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Week 2: Atlanta Falcons Week 3: Carolina Panthers(ESPN) Week 4: at St. Louis Rams	Week 1: at Atlanta Falcons(ESPN) Week 2: Tennessee Titans Week 3: at Dallas Cowboys Week 4: Indianapolis Colts	Week 1: St. Louis Rams Week 2: Detriot Lions Week 3: at Indianapolis Colts Week 4: at Chicago Bears	Aug. 10: vs. New York Giants, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 19: at Washington Redskins, 8 p.m. (ESPN) Aug. 24: vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 7:30 p.m. Week 4: at Carolina Panthers
Houston Texans	Indianapolis Colts	Jacksonville Jaguars	Tennessee Titans
Aug. 9: at Minnesota Vikings, 8 p.m. Week 2: Miami Dolphins Week 3: New Orleans Saints (FOX) Week 4: at Dallas Cowboys	Week 1: Buffalo Bills Week 2: at New York Giants(FOX) Week 3: Cleveland Browns Week 4: at Cincinnati Bengals	Week 1: Miami Dolphins Week 2: at New York Jets Week 3: Philadelphia Eagles Week 4: at Atlanta Falcons	Aug. 8: Washington Redskins, 8 p.m. Week 2: at Cincinnati Bengals Week 3: Atlanta Falcons Aug. 29: at Minnesota Vikings, 8 p.m.
Denver Broncos	Kansas City Chiefs	Oakland Raiders	San Diego Chargers
Week 1: at San Francisco 49ers Week 2: at Seattle Seahawks Week 3: St. Louis Rams(CBS) Week 4: Arizona Cardinals	Week 1: at New Orleans Saints Week 2: San Francisco 49ers Aug. 24: at Pittsburgh Steelers, 7:30 p.m. Week 4: Green Bay Packers	Aug. 9: Dallas Cowboys, 10 p.m. Aug. 16: at New Orleans Saints, 8 p.m. Week 3: Chicago Bears Aug. 29: at Seattle Seahawks, 10 p.m.	Week 1: Seattle Seahawks Week 2: at Chicago Bears(ESPN) Week 3: at Arizona Cardinals Week 4: San Francisco 49ers
NFC
Dallas Cowboys	New York Giants	Philadelphia Eagles	Washington Redskins
HOF Game: vs. Miami Dolphins (NBC) Aug. 9: at Oakland Raiders, 10 p.m. Week 2: at Arizona Cardinals Week 3: Cincinnati Bengals Week 4: Houston Texans	Aug. 10: at Pittsburgh Steelers, 7:30 p.m. Week 2: Indianapolis Colts(FOX) Week 3: New York Jets Aug. 29: at New England Patriots, 7:30 p.m.	Aug. 9: New England Patriots, 7:30 p.m. Week 2: Carolina Panthers Week 3: at Jacksonville Jaguars Week 4: at New York Jets	Aug. 8: at Tennessee Titans, 8 p.m. Aug. 19: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 8 p.m. (ESPN) Aug. 24: Buffalo Bills, 4 p.m. Aug. 29: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago Bears	Detroit Lions	Green Bay Packers	Minnesota Vikings
Week 1: at Carolina Panthers Week 2: San Diego Chargers (ESPN) Week 3: at Oakland Raiders Week 4: Cleveland Browns	Week 1: New York Jets Week 2: at Cleveland Browns Aug. 22: New England Patriots, 7:30 p.m. Week 4: at Buffalo Bills	Week 1: Arizona Cardinals Week 2: at St. Louis Rams Week 3: Seattle Seahawks(CBS) Week 4: at Kansas City Chiefs	Aug. 9: Houston Texans, 8 p.m. Aug. 16: at Buffalo Bills, 7 p.m. Aug. 25: at San Francisco 49ers (NBC), 8 p.m. Aug. 29: Tennessee Titans, 8 p.m.
Atlanta Falcons	Carolina Panthers	New Orleans Saints	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 1: Cincinnati Bengals (ESPN) Week 2: at Baltimore Ravens Week 3: at Tennessee Titans Week 4: Jacksonville Jaguars	Week 1: Chicago Bears Week 2: at Philadelphia Eagles Week 3: at Baltimore Ravens(ESPN) Week 4: Pittsburgh Steelers	Week 1: Kansas City Chiefs Aug. 16: Oakland Raiders, 8 p.m. Week 3: at Houston Texans(FOX) Week 4: at Miami Dolphins	Week 1: Baltimore Ravens Aug. 16: at New England Patriots (FOX), 8 p.m. Week 3: at Miami Dolphins Aug. 29: Washington Redskins, 7:30 p.m.
Arizona Cardinals	St. Louis Rams	San Francisco 49ers	Seattle Seahawks
Week 1: at Green Bay Packers Week 2: Dallas Cowboys Week 3: San Diego Chargers Week 4: at Denver Broncos	Week 1: at Cleveland Browns Week 2: Green Bay Packers Week 3: at Denver Broncos(CBS) Week 4: Baltimore Ravens	Week 1: Denver Broncos Week 2: at Kansas City Chiefs Aug. 25: Minnesota Vikings(NBC), 8 p.m. Week 4: at San Diego Chargers	Week 1: at San Diego Chargers Week 2: Denver Broncos Week 3: at Green Bay Packers(CBS) Aug. 29: Oakland Raiders, 10 p.m.