Surprise Team Calls
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- PendingMove the SticksSurprise Team Calls2025 season
Los Angeles Chargers to beat expectations
But the sleeper, seriously is the charge?
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Jun 28, 2025 San Francisco 49ers to beat expectations
Number one on the list, the sleeper team of 2025 are the San Francisco forty niners.
Las Vegas Raiders to beat expectations
Number two on the list... Pete Carroll and the Raiders, we're sleeping on them.
New England Patriots to beat expectations
Alright. Number four, your Patriots.
Carolina Panthers to beat expectations
number three on the list, I'm staying in the NFC South. I'm I'm talking Panthers here.
Dallas Cowboys to beat expectations
Cowboys would be a decent a NFC sleeper
New Orleans Saints to beat expectations
Number five, I'm gonna start with the Saints.
Indianapolis Colts to beat expectations
You're gonna think I'm nuts. Daniel Jones leads the Colts to the playoffs.
New England Patriots to beat expectations
I like the Patriots to be playing some games in January, like old times.
Pittsburgh Steelers to beat expectations
Mike Tomlin and the Steelers after eighteen years when a losing record will have one
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to beat expectations
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are the most underrated team in the NFL.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to beat expectations
Bucks, most underrated team in the league... I'll buy.
San Francisco 49ers to beat expectations
heading into 2025, the forty niners are being slept on, underrated, and San Francisco will be playing on championship weekend this year
- PendingBryant McFaddenSurprise Team Calls2025 season
Dallas Cowboys to beat expectations
I think this is why this Dallas team is going to be different and surprise a lot of people because people aren't talking about him enough this offseason.
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Jun 13, 2025 Las Vegas Raiders to beat expectations
Would that be one of the most pleasant surprises of the 2025 season?
New York Jets to beat expectations
Number 27, the Jets, they stink... They will surprise you this year.
Las Vegas Raiders to beat expectations
And then you know how I feel about how Pete's gonna plus up the Raiders. ... They are going to be an improved team.
New England Patriots to beat expectations
I'm predicting the Patriots will be the most improved team.
Arizona Cardinals to beat expectations
It just signed Trade McBride and the Cardinals are a team to look out for.
Detroit Lions to beat expectations
expectations are going to be a lot lower, which is going to be better for them in the long run because they're not going to have that huge target on their back and they can kind of be that underdog, fly under the radar again and surprise everybody.
San Francisco 49ers to beat expectations
I think a lot of people are gonna think they're gonna win like six or seven games. I think they're gonna be better than people think.
Los Angeles Chargers to beat expectations
I think Denver the Chargers make a big jump. I have them at six
Tennessee Titans to beat expectations
But J. Mack likes the Titans as a surprise team.
Tennessee Titans to beat expectations
But J. Mack likes the Titans as a surprise team. I do too, potentially as a playoff team.
New England Patriots to beat expectations
Patriots one of my surprise teams in the league... I think they will double their win total, no question.
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