Monday, September 7, 2015

2015 Season Previews and Predictions

Previews:

Lions preview: Will the defense pick up the pieces? (ALEX MARVEZ'S PREDICTION: 9-7, third place) :   http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/detroit-lions-preview-081015

2015 NFL Season Preview: Detroit Lions (he predicts the Lions to go 10-6):   http://football.realgm.com/analysis/2664/2015-NFL-Season-Preview-Detroit-Lions

Detroit Lions 2015 Preview Capsule:   http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2015/09/04/detroit-lions-2015-preview-capsule/

Lions preview: Scouting report, what to watch on offense:   http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2015/09/08/detroit-lions-offense/71916334/

2015 season preview: No. 12 Detroit Lions:   http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/13564906/no-12-detroit-lions

Predictions:

O'hara's Monday Countdown: Season Predictions (He has the Lions finishing second in the North):   http://www.detroitlions.com/news/ohara/article-1/OHARAS-MONDAY-COUNTDOWN-Season-predictions/4543d0dd-bb0e-4001-9741-f506f5dbb521

Kirwan's Season Predictions (NFC North - 2. Detroit (10-6): I was impressed with the Lions on my camp tour and for the short term Haloti Ngata will replace most of the Suh production. Detroit is counting on rookie running back Ameer Abdullah to balance the offense with a stronger running game.):   http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/writer/pat-kirwan/25297302/nfl-predictions-team-by-team-records-and-playoff-picks

NFL division winners and playoff seeds (NFC North - 3. Detroit, 10-6: The early signs are positive for the Lions fielding a better rushing attack, but too many questions remain on the Ndamukong Suh-less defensive line for me to pencil Detroit back into the playoffs.):   http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/nfl-division-winners-playoff-seeds-broncos-patriots-packers-cardinals-cowboys-ravens-090615

Josh Katzenstein predicts Lions' season (he predicts the Lions to finish 9-7):   http://www.detroitnews.com/picture-gallery/sports/nfl/lions/2015/09/09/josh-katzenstein-predicts-lions-season/71876610/

2015 Detroit Lions game-by-game predictions (Rothstein has the Lions finishing 9-7):   http://espn.go.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/18601/2015-detroit-lions-game-by-game-predictions

Forecasting NFL season: How will Lions fare? (Birkett has the Lions going 9-7; Monarrez, Seidel and Sharp all have the Lions going 8-8):   http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2015/09/05/forecasting-nfl-season-how-lions-fare/71772418/

USA Today's Nate Davis' 2015 record projections for all 32 NFL teams (Lions (7-9): Last year's No. 1 run defense sees Adrian Peterson (twice), Marshawn Lynch, Matt Forte, Jamaal Charles in first half minus Ndamukong Suh. We'll know then how badly franchise erred (or didn't) by letting all-pro walk.):   http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2015/08/04/record-projections-super-bowl-50-packers-colts/30985171/

SI's game by game prediction (Greg Bedard has the Lions finishing 6-10):   http://www.si.com/nfl/2015/09/08/nfl-predictions-picks-nfc-north-schedule

Lions season preview: Can Abdullah emerge? (Predicted finish: Second place in NFC North, No. 4 in NFC, No. 8 overall in Around The NFL's Power Poll.):   http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000519658/article/detroit-lions-season-preview-can-abdullah-emerge

Predicting the 2015 order of finish in every division (NFC North - Doug Farrar has the Lions finishing first, Chris Burke has the Lions finishing second):   http://www.si.com/nfl/2015/09/04/cover-two-nfl-division-predictions-order-of-finish

Packers not satisfied with NFC North perch (PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH: Packers, Vikings, Lions, Bears.):   http://sports.yahoo.com/news/packers-not-satisfied-nfc-north-perch-212912580--nfl.html

CBS Expert Picks (Five have the Lions finishing 3rd in the North, 3 have them finishing second in the North.  One expert picks the Lions as a wildcard team):  http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/25296337/nfl-predictions-our-picks-for-where-all-32-teams-finish

Game by Game Predictions:

MLive Game-by-game predictions for Detroit Lions (Both Kyle and JRog have the Lions going 10-6):   http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2015/09/game-by-game_predictions_for_d_2.html

Birkett: Lions' game-by-game picks for 9-7:   http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2015/09/06/detroit-lions-game-game-prediction/71805530/

Average Lions Prediction (115-93/13):   (9-7)

Predicted Rank in the NFC North (39/16):  2nd


*Note:  I will add more Previews and Predictions as they become available.

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