Who's the Trick and Who's the Treat
October 27th 2010 13:54
After another week of surprises and controversy in the NFL, it's clear to see who most of the big dogs are in the AFC, teams like the Jets, Steelers, Ravens, and Patriots. In the NFC, it seems like a bit of a different story, where out of the eight teams above .500 in the conference, there's only two that are three games over that mark (Atlanta and New York). The Giants, despite having early struggles with Dallas on Monday night, look like possibly the front-runners in the NFC, while the Falcons aren't far behind if at all, with losses to both Pennsylvania teams being the only blemishes on their season. A close game against San Francisco (a one-win team) looked a bit shabby, but this isn't the BCS, it's the NFL. a "W" is a "W".
Behind those two teams is a bit of confusion and unknowing. The Bears lead the NFC north at 4-3, and Seattle looked anything but dominant at home this past week, playing one of the more sloppier games I've seen this season. Luckily, Arizona played even worse, with QB Max Hall's horrible performance saving the Seahawks. Chicago on the other-hand has looked less than steller at several different points going into their bye week.
With the Vikings' and the Cowboys' seasons starting to go down the drain, teams like the Bears and Tampa Bay are stepping into where those teams expectations. The Bucs, who came back to escape defeat against the Rams last week, are 4-2 and have shown signs of playing well in Raheem Morris' system and have matured tremendously in a short amount of time.
A team no one will count out is the defending superbowl champion New Orleans Saints. They are two of the 4-3 teams that still look strong at times, but lack consistency. The second is Philadelphia, who after their bye this week, will get Michael Vick back from injury. The only other teams that are above .500 in the NFC are the Packers, who have the fire-power on offense but havent been as strong on the other side of the ball, and the Redskins, who I've never been a big believer of this season even with McNabb coming on board, but have been a bit of a surprise.
This is what I think about these eight teams in conclusion. The Falcons look like the strongest team in the south, and even with New Orleans and the surprising Bucs I think Atlanta will end up winning that division. New Orleans will save their season to win the wild-card despite how much I enjoy my hometown team (the Bucs) playing well. The other wildcard should be Philadelphia, seeing as I like them all-around better than Washington. I'm sticing with New York as my team to win the east. The Seahawks will most likely win only nine games, but will still win the west. the Packers may actually have the upper-hand in the north despite their injuries, because the Vikings have all kinds of problems and the Bears, well, their the Bears.
We'll see how the rest of the season plays out in the NFL, but I'm sure the wild weeks and the surprises are not going to be over after halloween. We will find out who's just a trick, and who has the goods in the bag.
Behind those two teams is a bit of confusion and unknowing. The Bears lead the NFC north at 4-3, and Seattle looked anything but dominant at home this past week, playing one of the more sloppier games I've seen this season. Luckily, Arizona played even worse, with QB Max Hall's horrible performance saving the Seahawks. Chicago on the other-hand has looked less than steller at several different points going into their bye week.
With the Vikings' and the Cowboys' seasons starting to go down the drain, teams like the Bears and Tampa Bay are stepping into where those teams expectations. The Bucs, who came back to escape defeat against the Rams last week, are 4-2 and have shown signs of playing well in Raheem Morris' system and have matured tremendously in a short amount of time.
A team no one will count out is the defending superbowl champion New Orleans Saints. They are two of the 4-3 teams that still look strong at times, but lack consistency. The second is Philadelphia, who after their bye this week, will get Michael Vick back from injury. The only other teams that are above .500 in the NFC are the Packers, who have the fire-power on offense but havent been as strong on the other side of the ball, and the Redskins, who I've never been a big believer of this season even with McNabb coming on board, but have been a bit of a surprise.
This is what I think about these eight teams in conclusion. The Falcons look like the strongest team in the south, and even with New Orleans and the surprising Bucs I think Atlanta will end up winning that division. New Orleans will save their season to win the wild-card despite how much I enjoy my hometown team (the Bucs) playing well. The other wildcard should be Philadelphia, seeing as I like them all-around better than Washington. I'm sticing with New York as my team to win the east. The Seahawks will most likely win only nine games, but will still win the west. the Packers may actually have the upper-hand in the north despite their injuries, because the Vikings have all kinds of problems and the Bears, well, their the Bears.
We'll see how the rest of the season plays out in the NFL, but I'm sure the wild weeks and the surprises are not going to be over after halloween. We will find out who's just a trick, and who has the goods in the bag.
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