NFL09 Week VII
As week 7 dawns in the NFL, several teams have already separated themselves from the pack and lead the charge towards the playoffs. Of course there are also teams who amazingly stink up the joint. Obviously the teams off to a fast start have a very good chance to make the playoffs whereas their dubious counterparts starting off 0-6 or even 1-5 will be hard pressed to attain a .500 record much less even dare to dream of crashing the big dance.
What about the rest of the league? The teams in the middle of the pack who could pull an Arizona Cardinal circa 2008/2009 and catch fire at the right time despite a mediocre regular season? In this perpetual age of NFL parity and free agency, we’ve quickly learned it’s hard to sustain a dynasty and the fact remains that it’s not how you start but how you finish. The 2008 Super Bowl Champion New York Giants can attest to as such. In that same grain, the 18-0 New England Patriots of that same season can make their case that despite a fast and unprecedented unbeaten year in football, by the time they played the Super Bowl, they simply ran out of gas and/or just ran into a buzz saw that was the Giant’s pass rush and overall hunger from the whole team despite what many may call luck (see David Tyree).
Loading ...
Recent Comments