BobDigital
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about 1/4th of the regular season is in the books. I want to talk about some random NFL things that don't deserve their own thread.
#1 Defense. In a league which has really done a lot to favor the offenses in the past decade i'm pretty happy to see a resurgence of defense. Around the NFL are a number of truly great defenses around the league. I'm happy to see that again.
#2 SF. This is a team i think people are sleeping on. While I'd like to see 1-2 more games I think their D may be legit and one of the elites in the league pretty close to the Pats/Bills/Bears. A lot of things indicate that to be the case. If so they could really make some noise.
#3 QB play. This is really starting to become an issue. Right now of the top 16 QBs in passer rating last year only 6 are currently in the top 16 right now. Mahomes Wilson Brady Rivers Prescott Watson. There is a huge amount of inconsistency at this spot week in week out year in year out. Think of it this way. If not for Mahomes Matt Ryan could have been the MVP last year. He also could have been the MVP in 2016. In 2015 and 2017 he was below average. Not off to a good start this year. It seems more and more QB has become a position where the schedule you play and the players around you matter much more than your actual play.
#4 Inconsistency. Sports has always had a good level of inconsistency and football is no except. It seems this year it is worse than ever though. Few teams, offenses or defenses show any signs of being able to string even 2 weeks together, let alone 16. It makes it hard to watch or talk about match ups. Which hurts the league.
#5 Parity. There are 3 kinds of teams in the NFL. Teams that suck. The other 24 or so teams. And then Patriots and KC. IT is annoying how none of the other teams in the NFL can seem to put it together. Sadly without the Pats and KC i worry about there being a truly great game worth watching this year with 2 teams you know will be competent and show up on the big stage.
#1 Defense. In a league which has really done a lot to favor the offenses in the past decade i'm pretty happy to see a resurgence of defense. Around the NFL are a number of truly great defenses around the league. I'm happy to see that again.
#2 SF. This is a team i think people are sleeping on. While I'd like to see 1-2 more games I think their D may be legit and one of the elites in the league pretty close to the Pats/Bills/Bears. A lot of things indicate that to be the case. If so they could really make some noise.
#3 QB play. This is really starting to become an issue. Right now of the top 16 QBs in passer rating last year only 6 are currently in the top 16 right now. Mahomes Wilson Brady Rivers Prescott Watson. There is a huge amount of inconsistency at this spot week in week out year in year out. Think of it this way. If not for Mahomes Matt Ryan could have been the MVP last year. He also could have been the MVP in 2016. In 2015 and 2017 he was below average. Not off to a good start this year. It seems more and more QB has become a position where the schedule you play and the players around you matter much more than your actual play.
#4 Inconsistency. Sports has always had a good level of inconsistency and football is no except. It seems this year it is worse than ever though. Few teams, offenses or defenses show any signs of being able to string even 2 weeks together, let alone 16. It makes it hard to watch or talk about match ups. Which hurts the league.
#5 Parity. There are 3 kinds of teams in the NFL. Teams that suck. The other 24 or so teams. And then Patriots and KC. IT is annoying how none of the other teams in the NFL can seem to put it together. Sadly without the Pats and KC i worry about there being a truly great game worth watching this year with 2 teams you know will be competent and show up on the big stage.
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