The 2012 NFL Season is near, and an opinionated, yet semi-educated, guess/prediction of what will happen this season needs to be noted, by me, for you to read.   So I’ll make a few guesses and point out division winners (and losers) without TOO much invested in actual records, plus an estiamted playoff picture with MVP’s and seasoned indivdual award tacked in there too.
After this seasons Super Bowl, we can all look back and see how amazingly CORRECT I was, or how totally incorrect I can be. After all, this is only a guess, right?

MY DIVISION  PICKS

 AFC East

1. New England

2. Buffalo

3. New York Jets

4. Miami

AFC North

1. Baltimore

2. Cincinnati

3. Pittsburgh

4. Cleveland

AFC South

1. Houston

2. Tennessee

3. Indianapolis

4. Jacksonville

AFC West

1. San Diego

2. Kansas City

3. Denver

4. Oakland

NFC East

1. Philadelphia

2. Dallas

3. New York Giants

4. Washington

NFC North

1. Green Bay

2. Chicago

3. Detroit

4. Minnesota

NFC South

1. Atlanta

2. New Orleans

3. Carolina

4. Tampa Bay

NFC West

1. Seattle

2. San Francisco

3. St. Louis

4. Arizona

ANNUAL AWARDS

Best regular season teams: San Diego & Green Bay, with a 12-4 record

Worst regular season team: Cleveland, with a 2-14 record

MVP: Phillip Rivers, San Diego

Defensive Player of the Year: Mario Williams, Buffalo

Offensive Player of the Year: Andy Dalton, Cincinnati

Offensive Rookie of the Year: Andrew Luck, Indianapolis

Defensive Rookie of the Year: Melvin Ingram, San Diego

Coach of the Year: Pete Carroll, Seattle

Most surprising team (positive): San Diego

Most surprising team (negative): Denver

First coach to be fired: Leslie Frazier, Minnesota

PLAYOFFS

AFC wild card games: Houston over Cincinnati, Baltimore over Tennessee

Divisional round: San Diego over Houston, Baltimore over New England

AFC Championship Game: San Diego over Baltimore

NFC wild card games: Atlanta over Chicago, San Francisco over Philadelphia,

Divisional round: Seattle over Philadelphia, Green Bay over San Francisco

NFC Championship Game: Seattle over Green Bay

Super Bowl: San Diego over Seattle