Ah, how I long for it around this time every year - sports writers and commentators showing their fickle and hyperbolic ways. The NFL is unlike any other professional sport, because unlike in baseball, basketball or hockey, where multiple games are played every week and it's difficult to make mention of them all in daily (or weekly) columns or show segments, every team plays one game per week (with the occasional bye). This gives these sports writers and commentators all week long to talk about the weekend's game(s) and speculate about what will happen in the following week and weeks after that.
We're only two weeks into the NFL season, yet I've heard the following questions or comments mentioned by such individuals:
"Are the Saints done?"/"The Saints are done!"
"Have the Patriots lost it?"/"Have teams figured out the Patriots offense?"
"Are the 49ers the best team?"/"Are the 49ers destined for the Super Bowl?"
"If the Steelers lose this game, are they done?"
"Are the Broncos a Super Bowl contender with Manning?"
So the New Orleans Saints have started 0-2, the New England Patriots only scored 18 points in their loss to the Arizona Cardinals yesterday, the San Francisco 49ers are an impressive 2-0 after defeating the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions (playoff teams from last year), the Pittsburgh Steelers lost their first game of the season and had to face the then 1-0 New York Jets in Week 2 and the Denver Broncos beat the Steelers in their first game, what can we really make of all this? Not much of anything at the moment. Are the Saints done? No. They're 0-2, but last I heard, it's a 16-game season. Are they in a bit of a hole and unless they pick things up and rather quickly, they'll have a difficult time making the playoffs? Yes, but to say their season is over after starting 0-2 is ridiculous. The Patriots did only score 18 points in their loss to Arizona, but they also scored 34 points in their first week's game against the Tennessee Titans. Did the offense really take a permanent dive in just a single week? That's highly unlikely. Unfortunately for them, they're going to be facing an angry Baltimore Ravens defense on the road next Sunday night, so if the offense struggles again, I can only imagine what these sports writers and commentators will be saying. Were the 49ers impressive in the first couple weeks? Yes - very, however there's still a very long way to go and it'd be rather silly to declare that the team is the very best and destined for the Super Bowl. The Steelers lost their opening game, but if they fell to the Jets in Week 2, would that have been it for them? Again - no. They'd still have 14 games left in the regular season, including six within their division. As for the Denver Broncos, while off-season acquisition, Peyton Manning, and the team had a great showing in the first week against the typically tough Pittsburgh Steelers, the team has a lot to prove on a consistent basis before they can truly illustrate that come playoff time, they'll have to be reckoned with.
Every year, it's silly season in the NFL until around election day, which is ironic, considering we're experiencing silly season in the world of politics now as well.
We're only two weeks into the NFL season, yet I've heard the following questions or comments mentioned by such individuals:
"Are the Saints done?"/"The Saints are done!"
"Have the Patriots lost it?"/"Have teams figured out the Patriots offense?"
"Are the 49ers the best team?"/"Are the 49ers destined for the Super Bowl?"
"If the Steelers lose this game, are they done?"
"Are the Broncos a Super Bowl contender with Manning?"
So the New Orleans Saints have started 0-2, the New England Patriots only scored 18 points in their loss to the Arizona Cardinals yesterday, the San Francisco 49ers are an impressive 2-0 after defeating the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions (playoff teams from last year), the Pittsburgh Steelers lost their first game of the season and had to face the then 1-0 New York Jets in Week 2 and the Denver Broncos beat the Steelers in their first game, what can we really make of all this? Not much of anything at the moment. Are the Saints done? No. They're 0-2, but last I heard, it's a 16-game season. Are they in a bit of a hole and unless they pick things up and rather quickly, they'll have a difficult time making the playoffs? Yes, but to say their season is over after starting 0-2 is ridiculous. The Patriots did only score 18 points in their loss to Arizona, but they also scored 34 points in their first week's game against the Tennessee Titans. Did the offense really take a permanent dive in just a single week? That's highly unlikely. Unfortunately for them, they're going to be facing an angry Baltimore Ravens defense on the road next Sunday night, so if the offense struggles again, I can only imagine what these sports writers and commentators will be saying. Were the 49ers impressive in the first couple weeks? Yes - very, however there's still a very long way to go and it'd be rather silly to declare that the team is the very best and destined for the Super Bowl. The Steelers lost their opening game, but if they fell to the Jets in Week 2, would that have been it for them? Again - no. They'd still have 14 games left in the regular season, including six within their division. As for the Denver Broncos, while off-season acquisition, Peyton Manning, and the team had a great showing in the first week against the typically tough Pittsburgh Steelers, the team has a lot to prove on a consistent basis before they can truly illustrate that come playoff time, they'll have to be reckoned with.
Every year, it's silly season in the NFL until around election day, which is ironic, considering we're experiencing silly season in the world of politics now as well.
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