The 2023 NFL season is formally over, which indicates it's time to expect next season.
We do not have a clear photo of what each group's lineup will appear like when the 2024-25 season starts in September, with April's upcoming draft and complimentary firm still to come in the past then, however Colin Cowherd currently has a notion of which groups are poised to break out in 2024 like the Houston Texans and Detroit Lions did this previous season.
He made some strong forecasts for next season's playoff image on Friday's edition of “The Herd.” Cowherd has 6 groups making the playoffs in 2024 that lost out in 2023, consisting of a stunning NFC East winner and a just-as-surprising prospective competitor in the AFC missing out on the playoffs totally.
Have a look at his complete way-too-early forecasts listed below:
AFC
Department winners: Buffalo Bills (East), Cincinnati Bengals (North), Indianapolis Colts (South), Kansas City Chiefs (West)
Wild-card groups: Baltimore Ravens, Jacksonville Jaguars, Los Angeles Chargers
Cowherd's ideas: “Houston does not make it– [you're saying]'What?' Now they need to have fun with expectations. Their schedule is substantially harder. And oh, by the method, Anthony Richardson and Trevor Lawrence are both healthy once again. I do not believe Houston bottoms out however [instead] has a sophomore depression. Keep in mind, per season over the last years, 6 brand-new groups make the playoffs, so I went through it and wound up with 6. Take a look at the Texans' challengers, there [are] some hard ones. Cowboys on the roadway, Chiefs on the roadway, Packers– who I believe are outstanding– on the roadway. Home video games, well, best of luck. The Lions are truly great, Ravens are actually excellent, Bills and Dolphins score a great deal of points. That's a hard schedule for the Texans and they are still in a reconstruct. I like Houston, I simply believe they draw back by a video game or more.”
Colin's way-too-early 2024 NFL forecasts: Commanders, Colts win departments, Cowboys in wild card
“Shocker, I'm taking the very best quarterbacks extremely. The Bills have actually won their department for 4 straight years. The Bengals have actually had double-digit wins each year [when] Joe Burrow was healthy and led their department before he got harmed in 2015. I believe they'll rebound. I believe [Colts coach] Shane Steichen is as great a young offending coach as the league has actually had in years. They've got $60 million in cap area, and I like a great deal of their young gamers. They practically got to the playoffs with Gardner Minshew. Richardson getting hurt was, in a strange method, a break due to the fact that now he might gain from the sidelines. I have actually spoken to [Colts general manager] Chris Ballard– they enjoy that kid. And after that I'll take Patrick Mahomes.
“My wild-card groups are, by quarterback, Lamar Jackson, Trevor Lawrence and Justin Herbert. The Jaguars began 8-3 before Lawrence got injured. They likewise worked with a protective planner, Ryan Nielsen, from Atlanta, who did the very best task running Atlanta's defense in a very long time.
