We never really decided on a winner from the predictions, so here is what I found
Sleeper Teams - I had to go with DB and Mike on this one. DB chose the AZ Cards and they almost pulled out the Super Bowl. But he did pick the Raiders, which was almost as bad as my pick of the Lion's. Okay maybe not that bad. Mike chose the Dolphins who went from 1 - 15 to division winners at 11-5. That's a 10 game difference, however he chose the Rams as his other team which proved to be a worse pick than DB's Raiders choice. So the winners for Sleeper picks are
Winner - Mike and DB
MVP
This is a layup because Rowdy chose Peyton Manning and he had 32 votes while next closest guy (Pennington) was at 4 votes. Rowdy wins hands down. Just as a side note, not one of the players we chose even got a vote except Peyton Manning. We're awesome!!!!
Winner - Rowdy
Super Bowl Winner
Mike chose the Steelers as the winners and I would say go to Vegas with that kind of knowledge. No one even mentioned Arizona by the way :)
Winner - Mike
Teams Over .500
DB - 4 out of 8
Rowdy - 6 of 8
Jimmy - 7 of 8
Michael - 5 of 8
John - 5 of 8
Ryan - 3 of 8
Jimmy Wins
Comeback Player
Not much to choose from here, so I will have to make a judgement call. Considering the lack of candidates, I will have to choose Rickey Williams for the reason he finished 41st overall in rushing and had an average yard per carry of 4.1 which isn't bad. If this makes a difference in the end it won't be weighted very heavily. Might consider so better picks next year.
Winner - Mike and Ryan
Who Will Have A Shitty Season
DB - Mason & Samuel - Not Shitty .... Palmer Shitty 1 for 3
Rowdy - QB Ravens and Justin Tuck - Not Shitty....Merriman Shitty 1 for 3
Jimmy - Orton and Manning - Not Shitty .....V Young Shitty 1 for 3
Michael - Ronnie Brown Not Shitty at all....Derek Anderson and V Young Shitty 2 for 3
John - John Janson, Grossman, and Merriman All Shitty 3 for 3 2 players actually cut of 3
Ryan - Jason Campbell - Not Shitty (but close)..... Palmer and Young Shitty 2 for 3
Winner John
2 Best Off Season Acqusitions
Tie between DB and Rowdy - Berrian and Alllen both played well for the Vikings, and Turner was dynamite.
2 Worst Off Season Acqusitions
Winners: DB, Rowdy, Mike, John, Ryan
Reason: Julius Jones wasn't that bad.
Favre or Rodgers?
Based on the fact I think they performed somewhat equally based on wins and loss along with statistics I say it's a wash.
Winner - Jody Bumpus
Offensive and Defensive Rookies of the Year
Winner - Mike (nails em both)
Biggest 1st Round Busts
Winners : DB and Rowdy
3 Worst Teams
No one picked the Lions (shame on us), but thank you Chiefs!
DB 1 for 3
Rowdy 1 for 3
Jimmy 0 for 3
Michael 1 for 3
John 2 for 3
Ryan 2 for 3
Winners - John and Ryan
Coaches Fired
DB - Sherm and Cookiehead Jenkins held their jobs down.
Rowdy - 1 for 2
Jimmy - 1 for 2
Michael - 1 for 5
John 1 for 3
Ryan 4 for 7
Winner - Ryan
New Rule Problem
No big issues with new rules, so it's a wash.
Winner - Phil McConkey for his awesome catch in the Giants / Bills Super Bowl.
Standings
There are 12 total playoff teams and a total of 8 last place teams ,see how you did
DB - playoff teams - 6 of 12 last place teams - 2 of 8
Rowdy - playoff teams - 6 of 12 last place teams - 1 of 8
Jimmy playoff teams - 7 of 12 last place teams - 0 of 8
Michael playoff teams -6 of 12 last place teams - 2 of 8
John playoff teams -6 of 12 last place teams - 1 of 8
Ryan playoff teams -5 of 12 last place teams - 2 of 8
Winner - Mike and DB with 8 points
Crazy Perdictions
DB - 0-8
Rowdy - 1.5 for 5 (Kiffin didn't make Russell look very good, but he did get fired)
Jimmy - 2-9
Michael - 1-4 Nails the 0-16 mark set by the Lions!!!!!!!
John - Not submitted
Ryan 2- 13
Winner - Mike
He picked the Lions 0-16, pretty damn good. Although he didn't pick the Lions to finish in last place, he picked the Bears. What a fraud.
Overall Standings for 2008
Mike 7
DB 5
Rowdy 4p
Ryan 4
John 3
Jimmy 1
Phil M 1
Jody B
Mike nailed the Super Bowl Winner, the 0-16 which hasn't been done in the 16 game era, and got both the offensive and defensive rookies of the year. I say we take him to Vegas and put money on what he says.
Mike is the 2008 Wizard of the Year!!!!!!!!