Week 4 observations

[Phicinfan]

A bit late, but better than never?

AFC East - NE has a buy, and has only really one contender with the Jets, and I don't think they are quite ready for prime time as of yet.

AFC North - Bengals just keep winning, all you Dalton owners can thank me for dealing Andy Dalton early this season - all my discards blow up in FF. Baltimore finally off the snide, but should not have won that game. Pittsburgh has proven they are not nearly that great without Big Ben. Cleveland needs major help.

AFC South - Colts are going to make the playoffs, and will be lucky if they are 0.500 to do it. How bad is this division? Houston is awful, Tennessee shows hope then falls down, but have the young Qb in place at least. Jacksonville is closer than most think, but still needs help.

AFC West - Broncos starting to get some run game, and undefeated. Oakland is a bit of a surprise, and will continue to win some they shouldn't and lose some they shouldn't. SD is just Jeckyl and Hyde. KC looks to have a very disappointing season. They finally get the Wr they deserve, and don't have a QB that can get it deep to really take advantage.

NFC...
NFC East - Yuck...just Yuck. Dallas won't be all that without Romo and Bryant. Giants are starting to get better, and could be the Colts of the NFC. Redskins will fall soon, and Philly needs to spend time building an O-line to take advantage of the Rbs they have.

NFC North - Packers shine, even in a close one. Minnesota is getting there slowly, but still need to improve. Chicago and Detroit just are a mess. Look for major changes in Detroit soon.

NFC South- 2 4-0 teams. You heard it here first, Carolina is locked in to playoffs this year, they have an incredibly soft schedule. Atlanta will be WC at worst. But I see these two splitting thier games. which are at the end of the season. N.O. will just continue to mistify. and Tampa will show rookie Qb growing pains.

NFC West - Arizona isn't all that after all? Don't get fooled they are still a very good team. St. Louis is one of thsoe teams that just feeds of the other West teams...it is amazing. Seattle gets a must win this week, but still just isn't right. Defense is solid, but the O-line is really hurting this team. Down to ONE healthy Rb if Lynch is still out won't help.

after 1/4 of the season...predictions are:
AFC East - New England
AFC North - Cincinnati
AFC South - Indianapolis
AFC West - Denver
WCs - Pittsburgh and NYJets

NFC East - Giants - yep...scary but I don't see Romo or Bryant back to help soon enough.
NFC North - Green Bay
NFC South - Carolina will be close but I see Carolina's schedule as a benefit
NFC West - Arizona
WCs - Atlanta, Seattle

 

[mudloggerone]

Now I'm not here to predict miraculous events as spoken of in the Old Testament but the Saints are coming. Hard to believe but watch and see. New Orleans is getting back several key pieces of their defense and while I am in no way a fan of Rob Ryan it's hard to field a competitive defense when fully half of your coverage guys are MIA. Look for enough improvement on that side of the ball for them to surprise some folks from last week forward.

 

[freyguy]

I agree with the Dallas comment. They seem to be this year's Arizona team from last year. They could be a really good team by the end of the year with a defense that could be gelling amd Romo and Bryant back BUT......it will more than likely be too late for them. Schedule is pretty tough the next few weeks as well.