Season 48 Preseason Poll
Thank you to Alex, Little Alex, Allen, Morty, Justin, Ben, Matt, Jesse, Connor, Steel, Lucky, Wozhi, Cody, Cam, CMass, Dan, Hero and Nick for providing answers for the BL Season 48 preseason poll
Question 1 – Who do you think will win the NFC? List 3 users in order of who you think.
Decided to do 3 selections for this to promote a bit of diversity in answers and get a little bit more thought involved. 1st placed votes got 3 points, 2nd placed votes got 2 points, 3rd placed votes got 1 points. The full breakdown of votes is at the bottom.
Allen/Seahawks – 25 points
Dan/Buccaneers – 23 points
Alex/Cowboys – 19 points
Hero/Packers – 18 points
A distinct split between two groups here with Allen/Seahawks taking the top spot in your vote. The Season 45 champ has made playoffs in both of the first two seasons, losing in the divisional and wildcard, respectively. Dan won the NFC last season with rookies running amok across the roster, you can only expect the team to improve in Season 48.
Alex hasn’t reached the SB since Season 21 but receives a large chunk of the vote due to his impressive Madden 24 performances. He’s lost to the AFC champion in the past two seasons. Interestingly, Hero makes the list even after announcing he’ll miss a large chunk of the season.
Morty/49ers – 9 points
CMass/Bears – 6 points
Connor/Vikings – 3 points
Lucky/Saints – 2 points
Cloud/Cardinals – 1 points
Morty may feel slightly aggrieved at being placed in this 2nd group as 3 out of 4 divisional round users from Season 47 made the top list, with Morty falling down here. A great user, with a superb roster and a QB on his way to the top, you can definitely see him make some noise.
Connor, Lucky and Cloud only received one vote apiece but a user selected Connor to win the NFC so he gets three points.
Users receiving 0 votes:
Justin/Commanders
Jesse/Eagles
Cam/Giants
Gamble/Lions
Ben/Falcons
Tim/Panthers
Nick/Rams
SB46 champion Ben receives zero votes to win the NFC. Jesse, Justin and Tim have all made the playoffs this cycle. Bulletin board material for these guys I think.
1st Placed Votes
Hero Packers x4
Dan Buccaneers x4
Alex – Cowboys x3
Connor – Vikings
Allen – Seahawks x4
Cmass – Bears
Morty – 49ers
2nd Placed Votes
Dan Buccaneers x4
Hero Packers x2
Alex – Cowboys x3
Allen – Seahawks x6
Lucky – Saints
CMass – Bears
Morty – 49ers
3rd Placed Votes
Morty – 49ers x4
Alex – Cowboys x4
Dan – Buccaneers x3
Hero – Packers x2
Cloud – Cardinals
Allen – Seahawks
CMass – Bears
Question 2 – Who do you think will win the AFC? List 3 users in order of who you think.
Decided to do 3 selections for this to promote a bit of diversity in answers and get a little bit more thought involved. 1st placed votes got 3 points, 2nd placed votes got 2 points, 3rd placed votes got 1 points. The full breakdown of votes is at the bottom.
Warren/Chargers – 48 points
No real surprise to see Warren at #1 as he sauntered to his 3rd BL Superbowl last season
Austin/Bengals – 20 points
Little Alex/Bills – 20 points
Father and son are tied at second. Little Alex received more 2nd placed votes but Austin received more 3rd placed votes. Austin has yet to get back to his M21 heights but we know what he’s capable of. Little Alex lost his 4th SB in Season 46.
Duhooty/Browns – 9 points
Cody/Ravens – 6 points
Phil/Broncos – 3 points
Kook/Colts – 1 point
Samoa/Raiders – 1 point
Interesting mix of users here and Cody the only one to receive a 1st placed vote.
Users receiving 0 votes:
Bos/Patriots
Niko/Dolphins
Matt/Jets
Wohzi/Steelers
Byron/Jaguars
Kiing/Texans
Steel/Titans
Troy/Chiefs
You thought lesser users was forgotten back on slack? Here it is!
1st Placed Votes
Warren Chargers x13
Austin – Bengals x2
Little Alex – Bills x2
Cody – Ravens
2nd Placed Votes
Austin Bengals x3
Little Alex – Bills x5
Duhooty – Browns x4
Warren – Chargers x4
Phil – Broncos
Cody – Ravens
3rd Placed Votes
Little Alex – Bills x4
Austin – Bengals x8
Phil – Broncos
Kook – Colts
Warren – Chargers
Duhooty – Browns
Cody – Ravens
Samoa – Raiders
Question 3 – Who do you think will be the Season 48 SB champion? List 5 users in order of who you think.
Decided to do 5 selections for this to promote a bit of diversity in answers and get a little bit more thought involved. 1st placed votes got 5 points, 2nd placed votes got 4 points, 3rd placed votes got 3 points, 4th placed votes got 2 points, 5th placed votes got 1 point. The full breakdown of votes is at the bottom.
Warren/Chargers – 72 points
Little Alex/Bills – 38 points
Austin/Bengals – 28 points
Allen/Seahawks – 23 points
Hero/Packers – 17 points
Dan/Buccaneers – 15 points
Alex/Cowboys – 14 points
Morty/49ers – 14 points
Duhooty/Browns – 11 points
Cody/Ravens – 10 points
CMass/Bears – 4 points
Connor/Vikings – 3 points
Lucky/Saints – 2 points
Cloud/Cardinals – 2 points
A tremendous suggestion by Dan to do ranked choice voting to ensure a wider variety of selections. Warren, SB champ, remains on top but a nice mix throughout. Personally I think my boys Cody and CMass deserve a few more points but I’m just one man!
1st Placed Votes
Warren Chargers x10
Little Alex – Bills x3
Morty – 49ers
Austin – Bengals
Alex – Cowboys
Cody – Ravens
2nd Placed Votes
Austin Bengals
Little Alex – Bills x3
Morty – 49ers
Warren – Chargers x5
Dan – Buccaneers x2
Alex – Cowboys
Allen – Seahawks
Cody – Ravens
Hero – Packers
CMass – Bears
3rd Placed Votes
Hero Packers x3
Austin – Bengals x3
Alex – Cowboys
Allen – Seahawks x5
Connor – Vikings
Duhooty – Browns
Little Alex – Bills x2
Morty – 49ers
4th Placed Votes
Little Alex – Bills x2
Dan – Buccaneers x2
Austin – Bengals x4
Duhooty – Browns x3
Lucky – Saints
Cloud – Cardinals
Allen – Seahawks
Morty – 49ers
Hero – Packers
Alex – Cowboys
5th Placed Votes
Alex – Cowboys
Duhooty – Browns x2
Dan – Buccaneers x3
Cody – Ravens
Hero – Packers x2
Phil – Broncos
Warren – Chargers x2
Little Alex – Bills
Allen – Seahawks x2
Austin – Bengals x2
Question 4 – Who do you think will win MVP of S48?
Breece Hall x5
Justin Herbert x2
Lamar Jackson x2
DK Metcalf
David Hooks
Morgan Rowe
D’Andre Swift
Deion McMillon
Cowboys QB(Zach Reinhard? Gary Klein? Alex Stewart? Aaron Rodgers???????)
Justin Fields
Christian McCaffrey
Joe Burrow
Breece Hall won the MVP last year and is clearly the main figure in people’s minds. Will he repeat his performance with a new QB at the helm? Herbert and Lamar are the only other players receiving multiple votes. AI received 4 votes with David Hooks, Morgan Rowe, Deion McMillon and whatever the Cowboys are doing.
Question 5 – Which user are you most worried about playing?
Warren Chargers x5
Hero – Packers x3
Allen – Seahawks x2
Connor – Vikings
Duhooty – Browns
Kiing – Texans
Cloud – Cardinals
Little Alex – Bills
Alex – Cowboys
Cody – Ravens
Question 6 – Which user are you most excited to watch next season?
Connor – Vikings x5
Byron – Jaguars x2
Cloud Cardinals
Little Alex – Bills
Steel – Titans
Niko – Dolphins
Wohzi – Steelers
Lucky – Saints
Dan – Buccaneers
Ben – Falcons
Morty – 49ers
Bos – Patriots
Justin – Commanders
Wow, a lot of pressure for Connor! They’re watching you, you better perform! Byron destroys the draft, let’s see where these new AI players can take him
Question 7 – What user v user matchup are you most excited to watch next season?
Little Alex v Warren x2
Dan v Ben x2
Connor v CMass x2
Dan v Hero
Little Alex v Bos
Cody v Little Alex
Justin v Jesse
Niko v Admins
Allen v Morty
Big Alex v Justin
Cam v Justin
Little Alex v Austin
Steel v Kiing
Cody v Austin
The whole AFC West
Don’t think there’s a ton of rivalries sticking out right now compared to past years so a wide selection of juicy matchups to pick from here
Question 8 – Who will lead the league in rushing yards?
Breece Hall x11
Jonathan Taylor x2
Nick Chubb
Saquon Barkley
D’Andre Swift
Jahmyr Gibbs
RJ Canty
You can’t really go against a guy that ran for 3000 yards. Maybe JT back in Lucky’s hands can compete, RJ Canty the only AI RB to appear on the list
Question 9 – Who will lead the league in passing yards?
Joe Burrow x6
Morgan Rowe x4
Justin Herbert x3
Justin Fields x2
David Hooks
Deion McMillon
Dak Prescott
Last season Joe Burrow(5522) edged out Justin Herbert(5430). CJ Stroud was the only other QB above 5k yards last season and didn’t receive a vote.
Question 10 – Which user will end up with the #14 pick for the next draft?
Steel – Titans x5
Lucky – Saints x3
Wohzi – Steelers x2
Cam – Giants x2
Allen – Seahawks
Jesse – Eagles
Gamble – Lions
Ben – Falcons
Samoan – Raiders
Justin – Commanders
Steel is the first random mediocre user you can think of. Congratulations Steel!