The Teams I Think Will Disappoint This Season
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New Orleans Saints
All over the internet, people have been mocking the Saints to win around 10 to 12 games this season with the reason being their easy schedule. The only notable signing for the Saints this offseason was quarterback Derek Carr. Carr who statistically had his worst season of his career in 2022 was benched for Jarrett Stidham for the last two games. The Saints are ranked 21 in the power rankings above teams like the Texans and Falcons who both improved their lineups with young talent while the Saints still hang on to an aging and lackluster core. The Saints in my eyes will be a fringe bottom five team in the league this year.
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Cleveland Browns
The Browns are a team that should be hypothetically in their win now era with the amount of talent they have on the roster. However, with how quarterback Deshaun Watson played last year when he finally got in did not bode well for the future of the team. It may have been a small sample size, but Watson did not look like his past form when he was on the Texans. I can see the Browns finishing in last in the AFC North for the second year in a row. The Watson contract may go down as one of the worst in NFL history if the team does not bounce back. I see the Browns winning around six to eight wins this season especially with how good their division has gotten this past offseason.
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Miami Dolphins
In the power rankings, they have the Dolphins sitting in the top 10 mostly due to them acquiring cornerback Jalen Ramsey this offseason. This was the same situation that the Dolphins found themselves in last year after getting wide receiver Tyreek Hill from the Kansas City Chiefs. The biggest problem that makes me doubt this Dolphins team is Tua Tagovailoa. Tua is in the same situation as Lamar Jackson for me. If he can stay healthy then I see the Dolphins making the playoffs, but he has not been able to stay on the field his entire career. Their defense is going to have to take a step up this season for them to consistently win especially against division opponents.
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Minnesota Vikings
The Vikings fluked into a 13-4 season last year with a majority of their wins being in one score games. The Vikings defense is aging and the young talent they have drafted is still unproven in their roles. The NFC North overall got better over this offseason while the Vikings added Byron Murphy Jr. to their secondary and lost pieces around their team that have been there for years. If the Chicago Bears step up from their performance last year I can see the Vikings potentially finishing in last or third in the NFC North this year.
