I was able to wrangle 12 current and former staff writers at Hogs Haven and harvest their vast football knowledge for predictions of the future. In the tenth annual edition of this series, the site's writers and analysts were asked to guess team and individual award winners for this season.

Enjoy the predictions below, and please add your own in the comments below, as we prepare to embark, once again, into the most wonderful time of the year.

Commanders and NFC East Predictions

• Predictions for Washington’s performance continue to yo-yo dramatically from year to year. In 2020, none of the experts predicted Washington to win the East. In 2021, all of them did. This year, only two, Ken and Mark, predict that the Commanders will win the NFC East. Everyone else, except for Aaron (Cowboys), expects the Eagles to take the division.
• In terms of the Commanders’ record, Mark is the most optimistic, at 11-6, with Aaron, Ken, and Jamual just behind at 10-7. Several writers, however, predict Washington will win at least one playoff game this year. Least optimistic? Tom, who has the Commanders finishing with a 5-12 record.
• A majority of the writers (7) do not expect Washington to make the playoffs this year.
• In the individual superlative categories, Chase Young was the only Commander who received votes: two for Comeback Player of the Year (Mark and Aaron).

Super Bowl Picks

• There was a remarkable consistency in the predictions for conference champions this year. In the NFC, the Buccaneers (6), Rams (5), and Eagles (1) were the only teams chosen. In the AFC, the agreement was even stronger: Bills (9), Chargers (2), and Ravens (1).
• The Super Bowl predictions were less scattered this year than last year as well. The top prediction for Super Bowl winner were the Bills (8), followed by the Buccaneers (2), Rams (1), and Chargers (1).

Other Prediction Trends

• This year, there was only 1 category where there was unanimous agreement: AFC East winner (Bills). As a point of comparison, last year there were 4 such categories.
• For the second year in a row, Brandon Staley (4) of the Chargers received the most votes for Coach of the Year. Chris Olave (3), the Saints WR that Washington passed over in the draft, narrowly led the Offensive Rookie of the Year category, while Aidan Hutchinson (4) had slightly more support in the Defensive Rookie of the Year slot. On the strength of a monstrous rookie campaign, Micah Parsons (3) matched Myles Garrett (3) in votes for Defensive Player of the Year, while Jonathan Taylor (3) was the most popular choice for Offensive Player of the Year. There was strong agreement that Buffalo’s Josh Allen (8) will be selected as the league MVP this year.
• Six of us predicted that the Vikings and six more predicted that the 49ers would make the playoffs as a Wild Card in the NFC. On the AFC side, six of us predicted that the Broncos and six more of us predicted that the Bengals would make the playoffs as a Wild Card in the AFC.
• The Falcons (4) narrowly edged out the Bears (3) as the prediction for the worst team in the NFL in 2022.

So there you have it; we’ve made all of our best guesses for the forthcoming NFL season. Now we get to enjoy the fruits of our labors and finally get to sit back and watch some football, and hopefully see the Commanders play well enough to make us proud.

After the confetti drops at Super Bowl LVII, I’ll be back to do a full accounting, at which time you can either mock us for our fortune-telling failures or erect virtual statues to praise and worship our infinite wisdom and foresight.

In the meantime, let us know what you think of our picks and share your predictions for the season in the comments section. Happy season kickoff day and HTTC!