Attention Goldmembers: here are 50 things you need to know about the upcoming season. 1) Seattle will win the NFC West, finishing 11-5. San Fran will be 7-9, Arizona 6-10, and St. Louis 4-12. 2) Carolina will win the NFC South at 11-5, New Orleans will be 10-6, Tamap Bay will be 9-7, and Atlanta will improve to 5-11. 3) The NFC North will be won by Minnesota who will finish 9-7, followed by 8-8 Green Bay, 5-11 Detroit and 4-12 Chicago. 4) Dallas wins the NFC East finishing 13-3, followed closely by 12-4 Philly, the 9-7 Giants and the 5-11 Redskins. 5) The AFC East will belong to 14-2 New England, then the 9-7 Jets, 6-10 Miami, and 5-11 Buffalo. 6) AFC North returning champion Pittsburgh will again rule the division, finishing 11-5, followed by 9-7 Cleveland, 5-11 Cincinnati, and 3-13 Baltimore. 7) Indianapolis wins the AFC South at 13-3, followed by 11-5 Jacksonville, and the 7-9 Titans and Texans. 8)San Diego finishes 13-3, winning the AFC West, followed by 6-10 Kansas City, 5-11 Denver and 4-12 Oakland. 9) Thats right, New England the best team again, and 10)Baltimore the worst. 11) Despite the poor record, Joe Flacco wins the Offensive Rookie of the Year. 12) The Defensive Rookie of the Year will play for the Kansas City Chiefs. 13) The AFC wild cards will be Jacksonville and the Jets. 14) The NFC wild cards will be Philly and New Orleans. 15) Chargers over Jets and Jags over Steelers in AFC wild card round. 16) Carolina over New Orleans and Philadelphia over Minnesota in the NFC wild card round. 17)Patriots over Jaguars and Colts over Steelers in AFC divisional round. 18) Dallas over Philly and Carolina over Seattle in the NFC divisional round. 19) Patriots over Colts in AFC Championship game. 20) Dallas over Panthers in NFC Championship game. 21) Cowboys over the Patriots in the Super Bowl. 22) the NFL MVP will be from the NFC and will NOT be a quarterback. 23) The Defensive Player of the Year will be Patrick Willis of the 49ers. 24) Adrian Peterson will not come within 100 yards of his single game rushing record. 25) The league's leading rusher will not go by the initials LT or AP. 26) Felix Jones will outrush his college teammate Darren McFadden. 27) Pacman Jones will find the endzone at least twice. 28) Devin Hester's total touchdowns will be at least double digits. 29) Brett Favre will have a higher quarterback rating than Aaron Rodgers. 30) The following coaches will lose their jobs before the playoffs start: Scott Linehan, Marvin Lewis and Lane Kiffin. 31) The last team to lose will be the Indianapolis Colts. 32) Kurt Warner will not finish the season as the Cardinals starting quarterback. 33) 18 different backs will rush for at least 1000 yards this season. 34) 6 quarterbacks will throw for 4000 yards. 35) Anthony Gonzalez will have more receiving yards than Marvin Harrison. 36) Chris Henry will catch more TD passes than Chad Ocho Cinco. 37) Brett Favre will win more games than Aaron Rodgers. 38) Brett Favre will announce his retirement before the Super Bowl is played. 39) A kicker will lead the NFL in scoring. 40) Brett Favre will be a Pro Bowler. 41) Adrian Peterson will not. 42) The Giants will not make the playoffs. 43) Neither will the Browns. 44) The Jets will make the playoffs. 45) No running back will have more than 1750 rushing yards. 46) The Rams offense will finish the season without two of the following three players: Marc Bulger, Steven Jackson, Orlando Pace. 47) Tony Romo will not be dating Jessica Simpson by Super Bowl Sunday. 48) No offense will score 500 points. 49) Tom Brady will not throw for 4000 yards. 50) Roger Goodell will suspend at least 6 players during the season for violating the league's conduct policy. As always, your comments are welcome. Please let me know how many of the 50 predictions you think I will nail.