2023-2024 NFL Bold Predictions & Hot Takes

With the 2023-2024 season on the horizon. We present you the Gridiron Review’s NFL Bold Predictions & Hot Takes for the season.

AFC North

Baltimore Ravens: nder new OC Todd Monken, Lamar reaches full potential and establishes himself as leagues scariest player
Pittsburgh Steelers: Matt Canada gets fired within the first half of season, and Pickens flashes All-Pro potential under interim OC. Pickett continues to be average
Cincinnati Bengals: Dax Hill balls out and the Bengals don’t feel the loss of Bates as much as people thought they would
Cleveland Brown: Deshaun Watson struggles and DTR gets play time by seasons end

New York Jets: Dalvin Cook gets signed (not the hot part) and Breece Hall requests trade (the hot part)
New England Patriots: Rhamondre Stevenson breaks out and establishes himself as one of the league’s best backs only to get traded because it is Billy B
Buffalo Bills: With help of new offensive identity, Josh Allen and the Bills finally get over the hump taking out both the Mahomes led Chiefs and Burrow led Bengals in the playoff
Miami Dolphins: Elijah Higgins earns starting TE job and flashes ability to be one of the league’s next best TEs

Jacksonville Jaguars: Ventrel Miller is the starter next to Oluokun by seasons end
Tennessee Titans:Ryan Tannehill gets benched and Malik Willis breaks out showing he’s the future of the franchise
Houston Texans: Under DeMeco Ryans, the Texans compete for AFC South title
Indianapolis Colts: JT sits out all season if he doesn’t get traded. The Colts offense does not struggle with Anthony Richardson leading the running game and a Steichen Offense that is built on committees further damaging the running back market.

Kansas City Chiefs: Multiple 2022 defensive draftees breakout and Chiefs defense becomes one of leagues best to match with one of leagues best offenses
Las Vegas Raiders: Regardless of what happens with Jacobs. Zamir White finished season as RB1 and runs for 1K
Los Angeles Chargers: Roster FINALLY stays healthy and they make it to the Super Bowl or Staley costs them again in the playoffs forcing him to be fired 2 seasons later than he should
Denver Broncos: Sean Payton and his new staff turn the team around in year one, but Russ does not improve showing he actually was the problem

Detroit Lions: After years of sitting in NY, Denzel Mims breaks out in JaMo absence
Green Bay Packers: Jordan Love has Pro Bowl season and leads Pack to better record than everyone is predicting
Chicago Bears: Roschon Johnson takes over the backfield over Herbert and Foreman, and helps create one of the most explosive offenses in football
Minnesota Vikings: Alexander Mattison and Ty Chandler create one of leagues best RB duos and produce better than Cook did as bell cow

New York Giants: Azeez Ojulari finally stays healthy and has between 15-20 sacks
Dallas Cowboys: Dak fulfills his promise of not throwing 15 interceptions, and instead throws 20. Eventually gets benched at least once for Cooper Rush.
Philadelphia Eagles: Nakobe Dean plays like an All-Pro in first year starting leading Philly to one of the greatest defensive seasons of the last decade.
Washington Commanders: Terry McLaurin has an All-Pro season with first year starter Sam Howell who establishes himself as one leagues best young QBs

Atlanta Falcons: Arthur Smith gets fired before the season is over, Bijan plays well but the offense does not take a step forward showing it was a bad pick.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Now that he’s in a true spread offense Baker breaks out and looks like the QB that won the Heisman at Oklahoma
Carolina Panthers: Laviska Shenault finally has a breakout season under Frank Reich and occupies a Deebo Samuel type role.
New Orleans Saints: Derek Carr has an MVP caliber season, and proves just how bad the Raiders are from top to bottom.

Los Angeles Rams: Cooper Kupp stays healthy (in season) and becomes first WR to finish a season with 2K yards
Arizona Cardinals: Clayton Tune has a Brock Purdy type season and leaves the Cardinals front office in a pickle as they still end up with a top 3 pick.
San Francisco 49ers: Clellin Ferrell breaks out in SF and shows flashes of why he was taken 4th overall
Seattle Seahawks: Make deep playoff run led by defense that reminds fans of Legion of Boom days