Category / NFL

by Christopher Powell

Greatest Coach of the 21st Century Tournament: Vince Lombardi North Regional Bracket 

Vince Lombardi North Regional Bracket

1) Bill Belichick

2) Urban Meyer

3) Billy Donovan

4) Pat Summit

5) Jim Tressel

6) Sean Payton

7) Mike Tomlin

*8) Jimbo Fisher

*9) Steve Kerr

* Seed 8 &9 will square off Via @CouchCoachLive pinned poll on March 2nd .Winner Advance to Round of 32 vs #1 seed in bracket!!

Schedule

Play-In Game: #8 Vs #9

1st Round ( Round of 32) March 6th – March 10th ^

#1 Bill Belichick 55% #8 Jimbo Fisher 45%

#4 Pat Summit 64% #5 Jim Tressel 36%

#3 Billy Donovan 75% #6 Sean Payton 25%

#2 Urban Meyer 90% #7 Mike Tomlin 10%

2nd Round (Round of 16) March 13th – March 17th^

#4 Pat Summit 71% #1 Bill Belichick 29%

#2 Urban Meyer 72% #3 Billy Donovan 28%

3rd Round (Round of 8) March 20th – March 24th^

Upper bracket winner vs Lower bracket winner

4th Round ( Round of 4) March 27th – March 31st^

North winner vs East winner

5th Round (Championship) April 3rd – April 7th ^

West/South winner vs North/East winner

^Voting will take place via CouchCoachOnline.com poll, Championship winner will be announced on Couch Coach Live on April 7th 2017! 

by Christopher Powell

Greatest Coach of the 21st Century Tournament: Bear Bryant South Regional Bracket 

Bear Bryant South Regional Bracket

1) Nick Saban

2) Gregg Popovich

3) Rick Pitino

4) Mike McCarthy

5) Rick Carlisle

6) Doc Rivers

7) Brian Billick

*8) John Harbaugh

*9) Joe Torre

* Seed 8 &9 will square off Via @CouchCoachLive pinned poll on March 1st. Winner Advance to Round of 32 vs #1 seed in bracket!!

Schedule

Play-In Game: #8 Vs #9

1st Round ( Round of 32) March 6th – March 10th ^

#1 Nick Saban 67% #9 Joe Torre 33%

#4 Mike McCarthy 50% Rick Carlise 50% *

# 3 Rick Pitino 75% #6 Doc Rivers 25%

#2 Gregg Popovich 58% #7 Brian Billick

2nd Round (Round of 16) March 13th – March 17th^

#1 Nick Saban 57% #5 Rick Carlise 43%

# 2 Gregg Popovich 86% #3 Rick Pitino 14%

3rd Round (Round of 8) March 20th – March 24th^

Upper bracket winner vs Lower bracket winner

4th Round ( Round of 4) March 27th – March 31st^

West winner vs South winner

5th Round (Championship) April 3rd – April 7th ^

West/South winner vs North/East winner

^Voting will take place via CouchCoachOnline.com poll, Championship winner will be announced on Couch Coach Live on April 7th 2017! 

by Christopher Powell

Greatest coach of the 21st century Tournament: John Wooden West Regional Bracket 


John R. Wooden West Regional Bracket

1) Coach K

2) Pat Riley

3) Geno Auriemma

4) Eric Spoelstra

5) Larry Brown

6) Les Miles

7) Bob Stoops

*8) Dabo Swinney

*9) Tyronn Lue

* Seed 8 &9 will square off Via @CouchCoachLive pinned poll on Feb 28th. Winner Advance to Round of 32 vs #1 seed in bracket!!

Schedule

Play-In Game: #8 Dabo Swinney vs Tyronn Lue 

1st Round ( Round of 32) March 6th – March 10th ^

#1 Coach K 69% #8 Dabo Swinney 30%

#4 Eric Spolestra 92% # 5 Larry Brown 8%

#3 Geno Auriemma 58% #6 Les Miles 42%

#2 Pat Riley 83% #7 Bob Stoops

2nd Round (Round of 16) March 13th – March 17th^

#1 Coach K 71% #4 Eric Spolestra 29%

#3 Geno Auriemma 57% #2 Pat Riley 43%

3rd Round (Round of 8) March 20th – March 24th^

Upper bracket winner vs Lower bracket winner

4th Round ( Round of 4) March 27th – March 31st^

West winner vs South winner

5th Round (Championship) April 3rd – April 7th ^

West/South winner vs North/East winner

^Voting will take place via CouchCoachOnline.com poll, Championship winner will be announced on Couch Coach Live on April 7th 2017! 

by Christopher Powell

#MondayMorningCouchCoach  NFL Week 3 Recap




1) Which team had the biggest win in Week 3?

– The Minnesota Vikings! I was shocked that the Vikings ( despite losing Teddy Bridgewater and Adrian Peterson) pulled off the biggest upset of the week. The Panthers are lights out at home. When the Vikings were down 10-0 in the 1st quarter I definitely didn’t think they would reel off 22 straight points to defeat the defending NFC Champs. Mike Zimmer’s Vikings are playing with a chip on their shoulders. 

2) Which team had the biggest loss in Week 3?

– The New York Jets.  Losing to the Kansas City Chiefs 24-3! Early on I predicted the Jets to make the playoffs due to the re-signing of Ryan Fitzpatrick….<Insert Egg on my face> . I totally understand that QBs and other players have bad games, but 6 INTS Fitzy…..really ….GTHO…..! I honestly thought a game vs the Chiefs would be a statement game boy was I wrong……

3) Which (3-0) team is unlikely to make the playoffs?

In my opinion every (3-0) team currently will make the playoffs, but out of the 5 undefeated teams I think Minnesota Vikings will not make the playoffs. They have a favorable schedule down the stretch , but they still have to go to Lambeau Field on Christmas Eve in a battle for the NFC North tittle. 

4) Who gets the GameBall for week 3?

T.Y Hilton, WR, Indianapolis Colts : 8 Rec , 174 Yrds, 1 Td 

5) Who’s your Top 5 Teams going into week 4:

1) New England Patriots 

2) Denver Broncos

3) Minnesota Vikings 

4) Philadelphia Eagles 

5) Baltimore Ravens 

by Christopher Powell

#MondayMorningCouchCoach NFL Week 3 Picks 

In honor of week 3, I have 3 bold declarations for week 3:

– A 2015 Divsional Winner will fall to 0-3! 

– 2 AFC East teams will win their first game!

– A rookie QB will lead their team to a victory in a battle for state bragging rights!

Last week( 7-7) , YTD ( 15-13)

Week 3 picks 

Texans 24   Patriots 17

Bills 31   Cardinals 27

Titans 31   Raiders 16

Dolphins 27   Browns 14

Jaguars 28   Ravens 27

Packers 17   Vikings 14

Giants 37    Redskins 27
Buccaners 31    Rams 9

Seahawks 19  49ers 10

Jets 27    Chiefs 24

Colts 32    Chargers 28

Eagles 20    Steelers 17

Cowboys 30  Bears 9

Saints 34   Falcons 28

by Christopher Powell

#MondayMorningCouchCoach NFL Week 2 picks

 

 

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Last Week (8-6)

YTD: (8-6)

 

Steelers 21 Bengals 20

Lions 45 Titans 25

Ravens 24  Browns 14

Redskins 24 Cowboys 21

Giants 31 Saints 28

Patriots 21 Dolphins 14

Cheifs 35 Texans 28

Seahawks 31 Rams 24

Cardinals 32 Buccaneers 16

Jaguars 24 Chargers 21

Raiders 35 Falcons 17

Broncos 28 Colts 14

Packers 35 Vikings 17

Eagles 24 Bears 21

by Christopher Powell

#MondayMoringCouchCoach Week 1 picks


Here are my picks for week 1 ! Enjoy!!!!!
Packers 37  Jaguars 27

Bills 21 Ravens 31

Bears 24 Texans 27

Browns 35 Eagles 21

Buccaners 35 Falcons 17

Vikings 14 Titans 28

Bengals 28 Jets 38

Raiders 31 Saints 34

Chargers 14 Chiefs 17

Dolphins 27 Seahawks 45

Lions 24 Colts 28

Giants 31 Cowboys 21

Patriots 24 Cardinals 21

Steelers 28 Redskins 31

Rams 17 49ers 10

by Christopher Powell

Monday Morning Couch Coach #NFLPreview2016

2016 Predictions

AFC North

– Steelers 11-5 YZ

– Ravens 9-7

– Bengals 8-7-1

AFC South 

– Colts 10-6 Y

– Texans 9-7

– Jaguars 7-9

– Titans 4-12

AFC West

– Chiefs 11-5 Y

– Raiders 10-6 X

– Broncos 8-8

– Chargers 6-10

AFC East 

-Jets 11-5 Y

– Patriots 10-6 X

– Bills 8-8

Dolphins 7-9

NFC North 

-Packers 12-4 Y

-Bears 8-8

-Vikings 8-8

Lions 4-12

NFC South 

– Panthers 13-3

– Buccaners 8-8

– Falcons 7-9

-Saints 5-11

NFC West 

– Cardinals 14-2 YZ

– Seahawks 11-5 X

– Rams 7-9

-49ers 3-13

NFC East

Giants 10-6 Y

Redskins 9-6-1 X

Cowboys 8-8

Eagles 5-11

Z  ( home field throughout playoffs) Y (Divisional winner) X (Wildcard)

Awards

MVP: Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay Packers

OFF P.O.Y: Antonio Brown, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers

DEF P.O.Y: JJ Watt, DE, Houston Texans

OFF R.O.Y: Will Fuller, WR, Houston Texans
DEF R.O.Y: Karl Joseph, S, Oakland Raiders

Coach of the year : Jack Del Rio, Oakland Raiders

Comeback P.O.Y: Robert Griffin III , QB, Cleveland Browns

 

Playoffs 

Wildcard:

Raiders over Jets

Patriots over Colts

Packers over Redskins

Seahawks over Giants
Divisional:

Steelers over Raiders

Patriots over Chiefs

Seahawks over Cardinals

Panthers over Packers

 

Championship: 

 

Steelers over Patriots

Seahawks over Panthers

 
Super Bowl:


Seahawks 31 Steelers 28

by Christopher Powell

Josh from Ashburn saves the Redskins 


Being a huge fan of Hard Knocks & I’m always fascinated about the process of how teams cut players. Usually before a player gets cut they receive a call to come to the coaches office and bring your playbook. It’s sounds like a typical protocol for all 32 teams right.. Well my beloved Washington Redskins dropped the ball! Ejiro Ederainen was cut by the Redskins and a fan found his playbook & several other play books in a clear trash bag near a hotel where Redskins rookies stay during Training Camp. 

The Fan now know as “Josh from Ashburn” called The Junkies Radio show & described the contents of the playbook. Josh said: “It has breakdowns and handwritten things of the new calls, like the defense change the call or whatever. He scratched it out and put the new verbiage for it. I mean it’s got everything “.  Josh also stated that the playbook had audibles with descriptions of what guys are suppose to do.

This should serve as a learning to all 32 teams in the league that when a player is cut please take their playbook . Luckily the playbook went into the right hands and possibly save their season and also the Redskins need to get the playbook from “Josh from Ashburn”

by Christopher Powell

#NFLPreview 2016: NFC South 

Panthers( 12-4) : The Panthers experienced the agony of defeat in Super Bowl 50 at the hands of the Denver Broncos. Cam Newton balled out last year earning his 1st MVP last season. The Panthers have two game changing play makers in RB Johnathan Steward & WR Kelvin Benjamin who were absent in their Suberbowl run. Benjamin return is key to this receiving core that saw TE Greg Olsen ( 77 Rec , 1,104 Yrds, 7tds in 2015) as its leading Reciever in 2015. The offensive line is solid with book ends Ryan Kalil & Andrew Norwell coupled with LT Michael Oher. Panthers defense became a top 10 defense in 2015 under the direction of Defensive Coordinator Sean McDermot. The D line is stacked with Kwann Short who broke the Panthers single season sacks by a Defensive lineman with 11 sacks in 2015.  Star Lotueli looks to improve on his 2015 campaign . Thomas Davis & Luke Kuechly are an unstoppable duo at the LB position ( Davis: 5.5 Sacks ,Kuechly : 118 tackles , 6INTs in 2015) . Losing Josh Norman will hurt them intially , but overall they will be fine. Ben Benwikere moves from the nickel back to starting corner. The Safties are fairly good with up and coming player Tre Boston & veteran Kurt Coleman. The Panthers was only two turnovers away from winning their 1st Super Bowl . I expect them to make a run back to the Super Bowl …Stay Tuned!!!!!!

Buccaneers (8-8) : Offensive juggernaut isn’t what you would call the Buccaneers in the past . In 2015 the Buccaneers racked up a franchise high 6,014 yards. Offense coordinator Dirk Koetter was promoted to head coach ( still have mixed feelings on this ! #TeamLovieSmith) in the offseason. Cam Newton jr …oops I mean Jameis Winston had a breakout rookie season in where he was the third rookie to throw for 4,000 yards plus. Doug Baldwin shows that he’s an elite RB with 1,402 yards last year. The Reciever core has two guys who can have 1,000 yard recieving corewith Mike Evans( 74 rec 1,206 yards in 2015) & Vincent Jackson .  Austin Seferian Jenkins has the potential to be a productive TE. The Defense ranked 10th in total yards & 26th in points allowed. Gearld McCoy has averaged 8.8 sacks per year and he leads the DLine with Robert Ayers, Noah Spense, Jaques Smith & Will Gholston. The highlight of the LB core is Kwon Alexander who in 2015 had 93 tackles, 2 INT & 2 forced fumbles & Lavonte David who had 147 tackles . I like how the Buccaneers went out and signed Brett Grimes who will team up with rookie corner Veron Hargraves. The safeties  are truly underrated with Bradley McDougald and Chris Conte. I expect the Buccaners taking a huge leap and fighting for a playoff spot! 

Saints (6-10) : The Saints won’t be marching atop the NFC South , but they still have Drew Brees. Brees had 4,870 yards 32 TDS & 11 INTS in 2015. Former Heisman trophy winner Mark Ingram posses the ability to be a 3rd down back who can be a Reciever in the backfield. On paper the receiver core looks thin , but we have been here before . Once upon a time we thought Marques Colston (who was released ) and crew as a suspect recieving core ( we have learned the hard way). One bright spot for the recieving core is Willie Snead who was on the doorstep of 1,000 yards in 2015. The defense is the Saints weakest link… This unit is led by Cam Jordan who had 10 sacks last year. Also expect sold contributions from Nick Fairley , James Larintus & Kenny Vaccarro. Expect the Saints to be competitive , but will fall short in its pursuit of the NFC South title.

Falcons (5-11) : Atlanta took a step back offensively in 2015. The Falcons ranked 21st in scoring and 7th in total yards per game. In year 1 of the Kyle Shannahan tenure Matt Ryan amassed nearly 5,000 yards. Devontae Freeman emerged as the Falcons go to running back who finished 7th in rushing yards( 1,056 yards) and lead the NFL with 11 rushing TDS. The Falcons have arguably the best the best recover in the game in Julio Jones who had 1,871 recieving yards in 2015. I like the acquisition of Mohamed Sanu who is once again the robin to superman( was the #2 wideout behind A.J Green in Cincinnati). Sackng the QB was one of the Falcons biggest issues in 2015. The Falcons ranked 31st in sacks with only 19 sacks( yes the entire team didn’t even register 20 sacks). The Falcons are looking for Vic Beasley and Dwight Freeny to bolster last years sack total. The Falcons will have a season that will be long.