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Check below for The MMQB’s staff predictions for award winners, division winners and full playoff brackets, including Super Bowl LIX champions and MVPs. Plus, each of our writers and editors give one bold prediction, covering everything from receiving records to surprise contenders to the quarterback carousel.I’m going with 2024 being The Year of Urgency.
The Lions added help for edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson, with the signings of D.J. Reader and Marcus Davenport. But their biggest upgrades occurred in the secondary, with the draft selections of cornerbacks Terrion Arnold and Ennis Rakestraw Jr. I do worry about the lack of depth at wide receiver, but even if Jameson Williams has another quiet season, there are many playmakers in Detroit to assist No. 1 target Amon-Ra St. Brown.
Individually, it’s hard to see C.J. Stroud not having a great year. Weather conditions will rarely be a factor, considering his home stadium and the overall schedule, and he’s surrounded by excellence. Bobby Slowik is one of the league’s rising stars at offensive coordinator, and the roster boasts receivers Nico Collins, Stefon Diggs and Tank Dell, tight end Dalton Schultz and running back Joe Mixon.
Picking Patrick Mahomes’s team does not require an explanation. So why the Rams? This team feels like a classic “Why didn’t we see that coming?” contender: elite coach; elite quarterback; potentially two of the best receivers in the league ; stability; strong player development; and a sneaky great offseason. The Rams took advantage of the Bills’ cap crunch by signing 29-year-old cornerback Tre’Davious White for just $8.
This Super Bowl will push back against a pet peeve of mine, which is a lazy narrative that a team can’t pay top-of-market salaries to a quarterback and have a Super Bowl–caliber roster. They can, and they will.Every year, my bold predictions push back against what seem to be common narratives about teams’ chances for success in 2024, specifically a team where the narrative is that they will be really good and a team where the narrative is that they will be really bad.
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