Naturally, a team shouldn't be giving up hope in only Week 3 if they are 0-3, but it is a big enough hole to start wondering if you have the right tools to get out of it. Some teams do and might even make the playoffs, but most end up facing reality that it is going to be dark and cold the rest of the year.
Terrell Davis said on NFL Network, after losing their first four games on the 1999 season on the heels of winning the Super Bowl, "We had the same players on the team, but everyone could just feel it, we didn't know where it came from, and didn't know what to do about it." Denver ended the season 6-10.
In 2007, the expectations were very high for the New Orleans Saints after a Cinderella season in which they reached the NFC Championship Game only to lose to Chicago. This year, they have not found the win column.
And, then there are those were destined to be home in January before the year began. Buffalo, Miami, St. Louis, and Atlanta are also 0-3 and sinking. Others like San Diego, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, and Chicago were not planning on being at 1-2 at this point of the season, but they have the experience and talent to turn things around.
Here are some observations from Week 3 looking ahead to Week 4:
- Chicago QB Rex Grossman was pitiful against Dallas and will have at least a week (maybe more) to get his head straight if that's possible. Brian Griese will start this week in Detroit.
- Donovan McNabb had a career game vs. Detroit completing 81% of his passes and throwing for 381 yards and 4 TD's. Maybe he should be on HBO more often.
- There were four kickoff returns for TD's in Week 3. It was the first time this has happened since Week 15 in 1998.
- One more TD pass and Brett Favre will have the all-time NFL record for TD passes.
- NY's win in Washington was impressive, but it won't slow Tom Coughlin's walk on The Green Mile.
- Tom Brady doesn't need Randy Moss. Randy Moss needs Tom Brady.
- In Week 2, Broncos coach Mike Shanahan called time out milliseconds before Oakland's game-winning field goal. The ensuing FG missed and eventually Denver won. Last Sunday, Raiders coach Lane Kiffin did the same thing to Cleveland and won the game in the same manner. It was such a Skywalker-Obi Won moment.
- Pittsburgh, Dallas, and Green Bay have my attention.
- It was good to see Kurt Warner out there heaving the pigskin around like he was 30 years old...and not getting hurt.
- Kansas City is 21-4 since 1995 vs. NFC opponents at Arrowhead.
GAMES TO KEEP AN EYE ON IN WEEK 4
Seattle at San Francisco, Tampa Bay at Carolina, Denver at Indianapolis, Green Bay at Minnesota
2 comments:
Who do you think the QB's are that Chicago could/should be looking at. I mean, is Griesy really the answer? I heard some years back that John David Booty has a brother, Josh, who was QB at LSU. Apparently he set all the passing records at LSU when he was there but he ended up being drafted to play baseball. Maybe he is tired of that.
Josh Booty is currently a free agent after being released from the Raiders (go figure that one out considering the problems they're having at QB).
He has been a back-up his whole life and is currently doing some radio shows so I don't think he's the answer.
I think their best bet is to draft a QB in 2008 or wait and see what free-agency holds in the off season.
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