Top 6 ranking in each league and my take on goodell
Rankings
Nfc
1. Seattle- very tough schedule as of yet. One road loss, beat Denver at home. They are the defending champs, so they get my respect. Their offense is better this year with Harvin healthy, however, lynch isn’t, so the ground game is a little down. Defense not as dominating but still top 2 or 3 in nfc.
2. New Orleans- I know they are only 1-2, but I feel like they should be 3-0. Lost 2 games on last second field goals to a good falcons team and an upcoming browns team that was playing for something, and both loses were on the road. With upcoming games against the cowboys, bucs, lions and green bay at home I don’t see a loss in there and should be 6-2 half-way through the season.
3. Philly- good offense- Kelly has some tricks up his sleeves. Mccoy injury is troubling. Defense isn’t that great but so far the offense has picked up the slack. Foles is looking like a steal.
4. Arizona- lots of key players injured and suspended and they have still started 3-0, including a tough win against san diego and traveling east to beat the ny giants. Not sure if Stanton is good enough long term but he seems to do just enough to win. Defense has stepped up.
5. Was going to put Detroit here and Atlanta next but moving Atlanta Falcons up to number 5. Offense is clicking with a healthy Julio Jones, running game is medicore, defense is alright. They were horrible last year after injuries and this is going to be a bounce back year. So far, looking impressive and matt ryan seems to have built a good rapport with his OC and isn’t making many mistakes
6. Chicago- for some reason the bears have won and won without their two best receivers playing healthy and forte playing very average. Cutler outside of the game week 1 has looked resialiant.
Afc:
1.Cincinnati-most complete dynamic, rounded team in the afc. Dalton is playing lights out and that’s with AJ Green not fully health
2. Denver- tough schedule so far, looked good against seattle who is almost unbeatable at home and they took them to OT. Defense is a little sketchy. Almost lost to Indy in the 2nd half, Manning however is a nice safety net
3. San Diego- a surprise team so far, tough loss week 1, have looked a lot better. Upset seattle, rivers looks rejuvenated and gates/royal have looked good as well. Running game is pretty unimpressive, now losing woodhead for the year, see how they respond
4. New England- Not the force it used to be. Not a lot of weapons on offense outside of brady and an injured gronk.
5. Indianapolis- Luck has looked good the last few weeks, and they could string together a winning streak especially playing in a weaker league. Inconsistent play on both sides has been their Achilles heal thus far, but they can turn it around
6. Pittsburgh- they were toe to toe with Baltimore but injuries and suspensions were the reason I couldn’t put them on here. Big Ben is healthy and playing well, running game with Blount and Bell has looked good thus far. Defense isn’t the strongest anymore, but I think it’s better than average and that’s all they need on this team.
Roger goodell when he first came on the scene was high on my list. He, whether for the right reasons or not, concerned himself witb heqd trauma and did his best to alleviate head injuries and a return to play protocal. However he does hold players accountable but does he hold refs with blown calls. Education is step one not fining players that for years the nfl glorified big hits. But lately goodell has been shit. 54 cases of domestic violence, 37 no repurcusions issued by the league. And thats just one issue. He has done lots for the owners, little for the players. From the referee lockout last year to the players lockout to blacked out games, no expansion franchises under his tenure etc. His new conferences are cold and unemphatic. He talks about player safety but yet wants to add 2 more games. He seems very reactive and very minimal proactive. Will do nothing until it blows up. I cant wait for him to leave.
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