The Morning After: Jumping the Gun Edition
Week 3 of the NFL season is usually defined as a make or break week for those trying to truly figure out what kind of team they are. Here’s what we know so far:
- Kansas City is the best team in the NFL.
- Kyle Orton will throw for 6000 yards this season.
- Michael Vick is awesome. *
*: We already knew that, minus the whole dog thing. Moving on.
Wait, what? Can you extrapolate a 16 game season after just three games? You can’t. The reason I think that this is wayyy too early; Parity. Let’s break down the standings, we have two teams at 3-0 (The Bears will be the third after tonight). Then, it’s .667 W% for almost every other team, then the Lions, Panthers, Bills, Browns, and Niners at 0-3. The Chiefs are winning the AFC West. The Vikings are in last in the NFC North. Desperate times are not three weeks into a 17 week battle in the National Football League. Some changes must be made: The Niners fired their OC. Understandable. The Bills released Trent Edwards. Unbelievable. Granted, Ryan Fitzpatrick played a serviceable game, but releasing a QB that could at least handle the reins in the wake of an injury? Apparently the Bills are so confident in Brian Brohm as a backup that they didn’t think hanging on to another QB made sense. I must’ve forgotten how amazing that Bills O-Line is…
My point: Three weeks does not a season make. Let’s talk again in five weeks when the Patriots, Colts, Chargers, and Ravens are winning the AFC, Chicago, Philly, Arizona, and New Orleans are winning the NFC, and the status quo is restored. Unless you want to trade away Trent Edwards, give me a call. “Captain Checkdown” will be starting for an NFL squad this year. Book it.
