Saying I Told Ya So or Eating Humble Pie: A Look Back On Our Preseason Predictions

by LeeCaz on Jan 10, 2011 1:09 PM EST

Before the season started this year I wrote a post called Crystal Balls and Calculators (which you can view here). In this post I challenged the users on this website to join me in making some random predictions for this season. As promised, it is now time to go back and lay claim to the predictions we made right, and the ones in which you can only shake your head at and laugh. I predicted Josh Freeman to throw 25 interceptions. I was only off by nineteen. That's just embarrassing.

After the jump I will put up my predictions, the actual stats, and the user that came the closest to an accurate prediction for each one. There are some pretty accurate predictions. I correctly predicted the Buccaneers defense and special teams would give up 36 touchdowns this year. User 4QB was only off on Mike Williams' receiving yardage total by a mere ten yards. He predicted Williams to end up with 954 yards, and he actually ended up with 964. Pretty darn close. We will also see who came the closest to predicting the most playoff teams, and who still has teams in the hunt for a Super Bowl.

Object of Prediction: Actual: Leecaz's Prediction: Closest Prediction:

Total Team Wins: 10 6 8 - Titanillah

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Total Division Wins: 3 2 3 - Three way tie

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Josh Freeman Total TD: 25 21 24 -Sander and Titankillah

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Josh Freeman Total Interceptions: 6 25 15 - 4QB

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Josh Freeman Total Sacks: 28 33 26 and 30 - Three way tie

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Cadillac Total Rushing Yards: 437 1,050 925 - 4QB

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Cadillac Total TD: 3 12 8 - Sander

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Mike Williams Total Receptions: 65 63 63 - Leecaz

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Mike Williams Receiving Yards: 964 875 954 - 4QB

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Mike Williams Total TD: 11 8 10 - Titankillah

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Arrelious Benn Total Receptions: 25 21 21 - Leecaz

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Arrelious Benn Receiving Yards: 395 275 400 - Sander

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Arrelious Benn Total TD: 2 2 2 - Leecaz and 4QB

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Kellen Winslow Total Receptions: 66 82 70 - TheOneInRed

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Kellen Winslow Receiving Yards: 730 925 800 - TheOneInRed

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Kellen Winslow Total TD: 5 8 5 - 4QB

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Total Team Offensive TD: 35 30 36 - Titankillah

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Total Special Teams TD scored: 1 2 2 - Leecaz

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Defense

Gerald McCoy Total Sacks: 3 3 3 - Leecaz

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Brian Price Total Sacks: 0 3 2 - Three way tie

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Stylez G. White Total Sacks: 4.5 8.5 7 - TheOneInRed

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Kyle Moore Sacks: 0 7 2 - Sander

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Barrett Ruud Total Tackles: 120 121 121 - Leecaz and 4QB

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Geno Hayes Total Tackles: 82 101 101 - Leecaz

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Quincy Black Total Tackles: 60 88 85 - TheOneInRed

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Aqib Talib Interceptions: 6 8 6 - Sander

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Ronde Barber Interceptions: 3 3 3 - Leecaz

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Tanard Jackson Interceptions: 0 6 5 - Sander

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Sean Jones Interceptions: 1 4 3 - Three way tie

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Total Team Sacks: 26 33 30- iTap2strikes & Sander

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Total Defense touchdowns allowed: 36 36 36 - Leecaz

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Buccaneers Named to Pro Bowl: 0 2 1 - Sander

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For this part I'll just do each contestants total playoff teams they got correct. If you would like to go back and see divisional winners vs. wild cards spots please feel free to do so.

Contestant: Teams correctly predicted to make playoffs: Super Bowl Picks:

Leecaz 8/12 Green Bay vs. Baltimore

4QB 8/12 Green Bay vs. NY Jets

UNFNole 7/12 Dallas Cowboys vs. NY Jets

Sander 6/12 Green Bay vs. Baltimore

TheOneInRed 6/12 Green Bay vs. Indy

iTap2strikes 6/12 New Orleans vs. Baltimore

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I have no idea why these margins don't stay the same on the transfer to the front page.

But you guys are just going to have to suffer through it I’m afraid. I already put too many hours into this and don’t have time to go back and fiddle with it. Next year we’ll use a fancy table or something, but for now what you see is what you get. Sorry gentlemen.

"Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." ~ Mark Twain

by LeeCaz on Jan 10, 2011 1:16 PM EST reply actions

It's fine, easy enough to read.

Always fun to look back at predictions.

As you can always expect come from behind victory is when you least expect it.

by Buc Wild on Jan 10, 2011 1:21 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah getting the formatting right is tough sometimes

Using tables usually works best, but that can get messed up too.

by Sander on Jan 10, 2011 1:43 PM EST up reply actions

Fun stuff

Good to see the team has generally outperformed predictions. THis really was a good year.

by Sander on Jan 10, 2011 1:51 PM EST reply actions

You should do another one of these at the start of next season.

by Bucs on Jan 10, 2011 2:09 PM EST reply actions

Will do!

"Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." ~ Mark Twain

by LeeCaz on Jan 10, 2011 2:36 PM EST up reply actions

Still waiting for that Viking helmet !

RUN THE BALL ON FIRST DOWN!!!!!!

by bucfanlostiniowa on Jan 10, 2011 2:39 PM EST reply actions

Yes.

A picture of Crackerball in the Viking helmet would have been the perfect picture for this post. Alas, it has not been provided unless he and Sander did it privately via email. Come on Cracker! Don’t welsh on the bet.

"Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." ~ Mark Twain

by LeeCaz on Jan 10, 2011 2:50 PM EST up reply actions

I've seen nothing in my inbox

I’d post it on here anyway if I did.

by Sander on Jan 10, 2011 3:03 PM EST up reply actions

Welsh... never

…and lucky thing I am not from Wales, or that would be offensive. When it stops being cold and rainy, it will be done. As promised.

by Cracker Ball on Jan 10, 2011 4:14 PM EST up reply actions

As am I

As you can always expect come from behind victory is when you least expect it.

by Buc Wild on Jan 10, 2011 3:05 PM EST up reply actions

I completely forgot about this lol

Glad to see we all made some pretty good predictions. Very interesting

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

by TheOneInRed on Jan 10, 2011 3:06 PM EST reply actions

by LeeCaz on Jan 10, 2011 9:39 PM EST up reply actions

I dis

Go Magic/Bucs/Gators/Rays!

by chiefs_55 on Jan 10, 2011 7:02 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Blah. I didn't participate in this... However

I picked the Bucs to go 8-8 and I am well pleased…

Go Magic/Bucs/Gators/Rays!

by chiefs_55 on Jan 10, 2011 7:03 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

l-blout and m-williams were honestly beasts for you guys..on top of freeman

i got kinda mad u guys didnt make the wildcard for nfc…

by FgallosJAGS on Jan 12, 2011 9:28 PM EST reply actions

Hate to say it but I TOLD YALL SO!!

naw another one of my predictions i believe i stated that caddy would get what 1,000 or 1,200 based on last years 900yd performance WITH derrick ward.

by Titankillah on Jan 15, 2011 6:05 PM EST reply actions