Top seeds find the change of seasons not to their liking

Last year Tennessee started the season 10-0 and there was talk of a perfect season, they ended the season 13-3. This year they begin the season 0-2 and the talk is all about the percentages of making the playoffs when you drop your first 2 games. Collins may have had his swan song last year but over the last 3 games (playoffs included) it looks like the Titan Offense in not fooling anybody. Then there’s the Chargers, now famous for the dubious honor of being the only .500 team that won both a division and playoff game. LT’s out with injury, again, they were the benefactor of a terrible booth review or they would also be 0-2. The favorites in Vegas to win the AFC (New England/Pittsburgh) have hit stumbling blocks en route to the Championship game as they may not even be the best teams in their respective divisions. The Pats, formerly known for an offense that could not be tamed, failed to score a touchdown in their loss in New York. The Jets mind you, will be the best team in the division if rookie QB Mark Sanchez continues to show improvement. Meanwhile the kicking game cost Pittsburgh a win at Chi-town and now the Steelers are also 1-1 on the young season, but now that the Ravens have some O, to go with their D, are they the heir apparent? The only change is in the NFC where it could be the 80’s re-visited, as the last time the NFC list of division leaders read this way, Duran Duran was the number one band in country, Joe Montana, was leading the Niners to their first Super Bowl victory, and Parcels had put together the meanest defense in the league behind Lawrence Taylor. The 49’ers, Giants, Vikings, and Falcons sit atop their respective divisions all with drama stores that had skeptics questioning them in the off season. The Niners’ had, and continue to battle with Crabtree, the Vikings were trying to sign and get Favre to come to practice, the Falcons did not convince anyone they had moved back to the playoff level they were with Vick at the helm, and Giants couldn’t turn on a tv, radio, or computer without hearing about Plax’s legal issues. Now we’ll see how they handle some positive press. Who has been the biggest disapointment of the season thus far?
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Quarterbacks take center stage as the 09/10 season debuts

As far as the NFL is concerned the 09’ summer will be known of the summer for QB controversy as most of the top off-season stories involved the key position and week one did not provide many answers, and perhaps, posed even more questions.
Was signing Brett Favre a good move? – Early returns are positive but it could be fools gold as the Vikings did get the win on the road, BUT it was against a sub-par Browns squad, Brett only had 110 yards passing, and AP carried the load on offense. Grade C
Will Mark Sanchez make a good starting QB? Did he leave too early? – Actually as opposed to his fellow Trojan who struggled when the lights came on in Arizona, Sanchez had a good debut throwing for 272 with 2 TD’s and one Int. On the positive side he proved he can handle the speed of the game and read the coverage. On top of that, he did it on the road against a defense that was coming after him all day. Now if he drops 200 plus on the Pats next week then we’ll crown him as “arrived”. Grade B+
Who will come out better in “wife swap”? Cutler and da Bears won round 1 with a meaningless pre-season game victory, but you have to give round 2 to the Broncos and Orton because at the end of the day it’s Denver who is 1-0. In regards to the Q’s themselves, Orton did what he could not do in Chi-town, “not give the game away” only 243 yards passing but NO PICKS! Cutler, 277 yards and count em’ 4 PICKS. Grades D
How will Tom Brady play after sitting out a year? Well, you can look at this two ways, from a negative that despite playing in the pre-season the Patriots timing was way off, Brady missed and threw behind open receivers most of the night and severed up a huge pick-6 to give the Bills the lead in a game where points were hard to come by. On the positive side the last 5 minutes looked like he never missed a snap, leading the Pats to two touchdowns, on great passes to win the game in final minute. We’ll have to wait and see how he does against the Jets next week. Grade C
So most of the QB’s passed but only Sanchez had a Phi Beta performance. For most the jury is still out, and there will be many more tough exams to come. Which QB had the best week 1 performance? Let us know here and in the individual chat rooms and team rooms.
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On the eve of kickoff, did the pre-season offer any insight to who will be playing in Feb 2010?

Well, if you put any validity in the NFL pre-season then you would have to assess that the same familiar faces will be dueling it out for the AFC title and the NFC is up for grabs. Of course that’s a big ‘IF’ as the pre-season has never meant much after the first series of downs, but this year could be the exception as many familiar names that normally have the mysterious ‘hamstring’ or ‘active reserve’ injuries have taken the field and, with something to prove. Names like Brady, Tomlinson, Manning, Vick, and Favre all hit the field with a purpose. The result? Every division winner from last year on their respective division in the pre-season in the AFC en route to sending a message. While in the NFC 3 of the 4 division winners finished dead last, once again sending a message, because those 3 teams that won the pre-season division were not playoff participants last year, including the defending NFC champion Arizona Cardinals who not only failed to even win a contest, but got outscored by 47 points, the largest margin of any team. How important this is great fodder for odds makers and pundits alike but don’t be surprised if it all goes out the window by Tuesday. Does the pre-season many anything? What team showed the most or least over the last month? Let us know here and all of the site quick links, including live chat rooms for every game on the NFL schedule.

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