NFL Season

Playoff season is about to commence and looking back at the regular season there were a few surprises that caught me completely off guard.
The first was the collapse of the New York Giants defense. A defense that dominated the powerful New England offense in the superbowl in 2008 became a shell of itself this year. Things were going fine at the start of the season but beginning on week 6 when the Giants gave up 48 point to New Orleans, the Giants would finish giving up 356 points in 10 games, an average of 35.6 points a game.
The other suprise on defense was the Cincinnati Bengals. As the Giants defense collapsed the Cincinnati Bengals defense finally showed some teeth and were no longer pushovers like in years past. For the entire season the Bengals gave up 291 points which averages to 18 points a game and that would have been lower had Cincinnati not decided to mail in their last game against the Jets. Former Cowboy Defensive Coordinator Mike Zimmer earned everyone's respect this year turning this defense around in a season while having to deal with the sudden and tragic death of his wife.
I'm not sure what the odds are in Las Vegas for each team to win the superbowl but there are two teams that I'm already counting out.
In the AFC it's the New York Jets. How can even the most loyal Jets fan get excited about a team that got into the playoffs because their last two opponents (Indianapolis and Cincinnati) folded up their season's early. With a rookie quarterback who has a bad habit of throwing interceptions, the Jets will crash and burn early in the playoffs.
In the NFC it's the New Orleans Saints. A team that won its first 13 games in the regular season has clearly been exposed. An already suspect defense is even weaker now with the loss of Defensive End Charles Grant and it looks like opposing defenses have figured out Drew Brees and the rest of the Saints offense. If you can hear that distant sound of trumpets and trombones, that's the sound of the Saints marching out of the playoffs early.







I was 11 and 5 this last week so I finish off the regular season at 142 and 98. Congrats Mr. Slag , you picked these games better than me this regular season.