Some of my thoughts on the NFL season thus far (Pre-playoffs edition). In no particular order:
1. The Arizona Cardinals are 10-5 and just beat the Seahawks...in Seattle. Who saw that one coming? Bruce Arians is one heck of a coach. Easily the Coach of the year, in my book.
2. I didn't think it was possible for a team to be so bad at stopping the run as the Bears are this year. Dick Butkus, Brian Urlacher, Mike Singletary, and Mike Ditka would be rolling in their graves....if they were dead....which they aren't. But you get the idea.
3. The playoffs are looking to be really, really good this year. Like, really good. We're talking the Brady vs Manning in the AFC championship kind of good. And the battle of the two best defenses in football (Seattle and Carolina) in the NFC Championship kind of good.
4. Gus Bradley must be a really good coach, to get 4 wins out of a completely untalented Jaguars team. In other news, Jim Schwartz is not a really good coach. Seriously, how did the Lions not win the NFC North this year? Both the Bears and the Packers lost half their teams to injury, AND you have Megatron. C'mon man.
5. Watch out for the Niners. They're getting hot at just the right time.
6. I wonder how long Peyton's record will stand. Especially if the season goes to 18 games (which I really hope doesn't happen).
7. Bill Belichick is a football genius. He has the Patriots at 11-4 despite losing all their best receivers, the best interior lineman in football, and their best linebacker. Speaking of football gods, how bout' Tom Brady? What QB can do more with less, as well as Brady?
8. What the heck is wrong with the Giants, Texans, and Falcons? Oh, right...Eli Manning is the only QB in the last 25 years to throw 25 INTs in 2 separate seasons. As for the Falcons and Texans, who knows...
9. Does anyone know what to make of the Eagles? Brilliant one week and awful the next. Anyone's guess as to which version we'll see any given week.
10. Just when the Chiefs were giving me reason to believe in their offense, they laid a huge egg. How do you lose 23-7 to a team that is used to playing in a dome? That aside, the Chiefs are a very scary team when their week 15 offense shows up (56 points, Jamaal Charles...). It will be interesting to see which version we see in the playoffs.
1. The Arizona Cardinals are 10-5 and just beat the Seahawks...in Seattle. Who saw that one coming? Bruce Arians is one heck of a coach. Easily the Coach of the year, in my book.
2. I didn't think it was possible for a team to be so bad at stopping the run as the Bears are this year. Dick Butkus, Brian Urlacher, Mike Singletary, and Mike Ditka would be rolling in their graves....if they were dead....which they aren't. But you get the idea.
3. The playoffs are looking to be really, really good this year. Like, really good. We're talking the Brady vs Manning in the AFC championship kind of good. And the battle of the two best defenses in football (Seattle and Carolina) in the NFC Championship kind of good.
4. Gus Bradley must be a really good coach, to get 4 wins out of a completely untalented Jaguars team. In other news, Jim Schwartz is not a really good coach. Seriously, how did the Lions not win the NFC North this year? Both the Bears and the Packers lost half their teams to injury, AND you have Megatron. C'mon man.
5. Watch out for the Niners. They're getting hot at just the right time.
6. I wonder how long Peyton's record will stand. Especially if the season goes to 18 games (which I really hope doesn't happen).
7. Bill Belichick is a football genius. He has the Patriots at 11-4 despite losing all their best receivers, the best interior lineman in football, and their best linebacker. Speaking of football gods, how bout' Tom Brady? What QB can do more with less, as well as Brady?
8. What the heck is wrong with the Giants, Texans, and Falcons? Oh, right...Eli Manning is the only QB in the last 25 years to throw 25 INTs in 2 separate seasons. As for the Falcons and Texans, who knows...
9. Does anyone know what to make of the Eagles? Brilliant one week and awful the next. Anyone's guess as to which version we'll see any given week.
10. Just when the Chiefs were giving me reason to believe in their offense, they laid a huge egg. How do you lose 23-7 to a team that is used to playing in a dome? That aside, the Chiefs are a very scary team when their week 15 offense shows up (56 points, Jamaal Charles...). It will be interesting to see which version we see in the playoffs.
