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  Finally, the long winter is over. We did it. We survived the long night filled with terrible things that aren't football. Finally, football is back. On Thursday, the 2017 season will begin. It'll be a pit of chaos, like every NFL season, so we've decided to try to sort through the chaos with our official predictions. Earlier this week, we . Today, we bring you our expert picks for the , individual awards like MVP and Coach of the Year, and some team predictions like which team will be the last to win a game (spoiler alert: the ).Remember to bookmark this page so you can heckle us on Twitter when our predictions go completely off the rails.Before we get to the predictions, a couple of highlights: As expected, the Melky Cabrera Jersey were the most popular Super Bowl pick, with three of our seven experts choosing them. -- not -- garnered the most regular season MVP votes.Anthony Lynn was the only coach to get multiple Coach of the Year votes.Five of our seven experts picked to win Defensive Rookie of the Year.Two of our experts picked -- yes, Jay Cutler -- to win Comeback Player of the Year.We all think the Jets are going to suck.OK, let's get to it. Super Bowl champions Jason La Canfora: Top defense. They will run the ball and yeah, who needs a left tackle? They'll overcome.Pete Prisco: PatriotsThey have Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. That's all that matters. With a healthy back, they will be able to handle the lo s of for the season. They will roll again.Will Brinson:Consider this a post-hype situation for Arizona, a trendy team to win it all leading up to the 2016 NFL season. Arizona fell short of the playoffs last year after a sluggish start and battled injuries for much of the season, particularly Ryan O Hearn Jersey on offense. There were lo ses in free agency, but the front office brought in a ton of young, early impact talent and this is a fun, dangerous, versatile defense. looked strong down the stretch and has changed his throwing program. Palmer, and Bruce Arians might be all in on this year as one final run. I'm a sucker for a great story.Sean Wagner-McGough: PatriotsAt this point, picking against the Patriots is like betting against a Jon-Daenerys alliance. The Patriots might've lost one of their dragons (Julian Edelman), but Tom Brady can still ride Rob Gronkowski and all the way to the Super Bowl. Of course, it helps that they have the best mastermind in the busine s, Bill Belichick, running the show. The Patriots have been the best team in football for the past 15 or so years and they went out and got better this year. I can't pick against them.Jared Dubin: It was tempting to go with the Patriots here -- they're the favorites and it's easier to get through the AFC than it is the NFC. In the end, though I had to pick the team with the best quarterback, which is always an appealing option. Nobody in the league has can touch the level that Aaron Rodgers can reach when he's at his best, and we saw over the second half of last season that he's still got a ton of magic in his arm. With a more consistent running game and a defense that actually has NFL-caliber cornerbacks, the Packers should be good from start to finish this season. Ryan Wilson: The Patriots are the obvious choice but this will be the season the Steelers finally find a way to get past their AFC nemesis. has the league's most dynamic offense -- one that again includes . And an improving young defense doesn't have to be great -- just good enough to keep opponents to fewer than 25 points per game the Steelers averaged the last two seasons. John Breech: PatriotsFor the past three years, the Super Bowl champion has been quarterbacked by either Tom Brady or , and Manning's retired, so I don't really think that Brian Flynn Jersey leaves me with much of a choice here. Super Bowl MVP Jason La Canfora: I have the Seahawks winning it all and it's a safe bet the QB would have something to do with it.Pete Prisco:Tom BradyWho else? The guy is a machine. At 40, would it be the end if they won it again and he was MVP? Will Brinson:Larry FitzgeraldFitz has a heralded career already and is one of (?) the best Blank Jersey players in Cardinals history and, even at the age of 34, remains the face of the franchise. His postseason performance is always mentioned but it might be underrated: He has more games with over 100 receiving yards (5) than he does games under 100 (4) and showed two years ago against the Packers he was capable of carrying the Cardinals in the postseason. The belief here is he can get white hot for another big stretch and pull in the award with a Cardinals title.Sean Wagner-McGough: Tom BradyIf the Patriots win the Super Bowl, Brady will likely play well. And voters love to give MVP awards to quarterbacks even if another player is deserving. See: in last year's Super Bowl. Jared Dubin: Aaron RodgersThe quarterback pretty much always wins. Ryan Wilson:Ben RoethlisbergerHe'll notch his third Lombardi Trophy and his first Super Bowl MVP, and then pull a Jerome Bettis and retire on top. John Breech:Tom BradyIf the Patriots win the Super Bowl, there's a 99.8 percent chance that Brady is going to be named the MVP, which would be his fifth MVP award overall. At that point, the NFL should probably just name the award after him. Regular Season MVP Jason La Canfora: Aaron RodgersThe supporting cast remains questionable and the defense has i sues, but this guy can and will carry Green Bay into January.Pete Prisco:Aaron RodgersHe showed last season when he turned it Raul Mondesi Jersey around how great he is as a pa ser. His numbers will be even better this season. The Packers will roll to the Super Bowl. Will Brinson:Aaron RodgersThe stretch of football Rodgers played to finish out 2016 was one of the most impre sive performances in recent years, and he would have netted this award last year had he played like that over a full season. The Packers lose a little consistency on the offensive line, but Rodgers' mobility can mitigate that. will be healthy for a full season, has matured and has returned to being underrated. The addition of only makes this offense more dangerous, particularly in the red zone. Rodgers is going to have a ma sive, ma sive year with his mind cleared and a renewed focus on his diet. Sean Wagner-McGough: Tom BradyBest player on the best team. A year ago, Brady lost to because he was suspended at the beginning of the season. There's no suspension to stop him this year and, despite the lo s of Julian Edelman, the Patriots' offense might be even better than it was a year ago after adding Brandin Cooks. Jared Dubin: Aaron RodgersI might as well put my (figurative) money where my mouth is, giv

  Finally, the long winter is over. We did it. We survived the long night filled with terrible things that aren't football. Finally, football is back. On Thursday, the 2017 season will begin. It'll be a pit of chaos, like every NFL season, so we've decided to try to sort through the chaos with our official predictions. Earlier this week, we . Today, we bring you our expert picks for the , individual awards like MVP and Coach of the Year, and some team predictions like which team will be the last to win a game (spoiler alert: the ).Remember to bookmark this page so you can heckle us on Twitter when our predictions go completely off the rails.Before we get to the predictions, a couple of highlights: As expected, the Melky Cabrera Jersey were the most popular Super Bowl pick, with three of our seven experts choosing them. -- not -- garnered the most regular season MVP votes.Anthony Lynn was the only coach to get multiple Coach of the Year votes.Five of our seven experts picked to win Defensive Rookie of the Year.Two of our experts picked -- yes, Jay Cutler -- to win Comeback Player of the Year.We all think the Jets are going to suck.OK, let's get to it. Super Bowl champions Jason La Canfora: Top defense. They will run the ball and yeah, who needs a left tackle? They'll overcome.Pete Prisco: PatriotsThey have Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. That's all that matters. With a healthy back, they will be able to handle the lo s of for the season. They will roll again.Will Brinson:Consider this a post-hype situation for Arizona, a trendy team to win it all leading up to the 2016 NFL season. Arizona fell short of the playoffs last year after a sluggish start and battled injuries for much of the season, particularly Ryan O Hearn Jersey on offense. There were lo ses in free agency, but the front office brought in a ton of young, early impact talent and this is a fun, dangerous, versatile defense. looked strong down the stretch and has changed his throwing program. Palmer, and Bruce Arians might be all in on this year as one final run. I'm a sucker for a great story.Sean Wagner-McGough: PatriotsAt this point, picking against the Patriots is like betting against a Jon-Daenerys alliance. The Patriots might've lost one of their dragons (Julian Edelman), but Tom Brady can still ride Rob Gronkowski and all the way to the Super Bowl. Of course, it helps that they have the best mastermind in the busine s, Bill Belichick, running the show. The Patriots have been the best team in football for the past 15 or so years and they went out and got better this year. I can't pick against them.Jared Dubin: It was tempting to go with the Patriots here -- they're the favorites and it's easier to get through the AFC than it is the NFC. In the end, though I had to pick the team with the best quarterback, which is always an appealing option. Nobody in the league has can touch the level that Aaron Rodgers can reach when he's at his best, and we saw over the second half of last season that he's still got a ton of magic in his arm. With a more consistent running game and a defense that actually has NFL-caliber cornerbacks, the Packers should be good from start to finish this season. Ryan Wilson: The Patriots are the obvious choice but this will be the season the Steelers finally find a way to get past their AFC nemesis. has the league's most dynamic offense -- one that again includes . And an improving young defense doesn't have to be great -- just good enough to keep opponents to fewer than 25 points per game the Steelers averaged the last two seasons. John Breech: PatriotsFor the past three years, the Super Bowl champion has been quarterbacked by either Tom Brady or , and Manning's retired, so I don't really think that Brian Flynn Jersey leaves me with much of a choice here. Super Bowl MVP Jason La Canfora: I have the Seahawks winning it all and it's a safe bet the QB would have something to do with it.Pete Prisco:Tom BradyWho else? The guy is a machine. At 40, would it be the end if they won it again and he was MVP? Will Brinson:Larry FitzgeraldFitz has a heralded career already and is one of (?) the best Blank Jersey players in Cardinals history and, even at the age of 34, remains the face of the franchise. His postseason performance is always mentioned but it might be underrated: He has more games with over 100 receiving yards (5) than he does games under 100 (4) and showed two years ago against the Packers he was capable of carrying the Cardinals in the postseason. The belief here is he can get white hot for another big stretch and pull in the award with a Cardinals title.Sean Wagner-McGough: Tom BradyIf the Patriots win the Super Bowl, Brady will likely play well. And voters love to give MVP awards to quarterbacks even if another player is deserving. See: in last year's Super Bowl. Jared Dubin: Aaron RodgersThe quarterback pretty much always wins. Ryan Wilson:Ben RoethlisbergerHe'll notch his third Lombardi Trophy and his first Super Bowl MVP, and then pull a Jerome Bettis and retire on top. John Breech:Tom BradyIf the Patriots win the Super Bowl, there's a 99.8 percent chance that Brady is going to be named the MVP, which would be his fifth MVP award overall. At that point, the NFL should probably just name the award after him. Regular Season MVP Jason La Canfora: Aaron RodgersThe supporting cast remains questionable and the defense has i sues, but this guy can and will carry Green Bay into January.Pete Prisco:Aaron RodgersHe showed last season when he turned it Raul Mondesi Jersey around how great he is as a pa ser. His numbers will be even better this season. The Packers will roll to the Super Bowl. Will Brinson:Aaron RodgersThe stretch of football Rodgers played to finish out 2016 was one of the most impre sive performances in recent years, and he would have netted this award last year had he played like that over a full season. The Packers lose a little consistency on the offensive line, but Rodgers' mobility can mitigate that. will be healthy for a full season, has matured and has returned to being underrated. The addition of only makes this offense more dangerous, particularly in the red zone. Rodgers is going to have a ma sive, ma sive year with his mind cleared and a renewed focus on his diet. Sean Wagner-McGough: Tom BradyBest player on the best team. A year ago, Brady lost to because he was suspended at the beginning of the season. There's no suspension to stop him this year and, despite the lo s of Julian Edelman, the Patriots' offense might be even better than it was a year ago after adding Brandin Cooks. Jared Dubin: Aaron RodgersI might as well put my (figurative) money where my mouth is, giv