NFL Hind Sight (Week 15 Edition)

As the season winds down, games are getting far more interesting and critical. The entire AFC is so top heavy that in all likelihood is that no team will be weaker than 11-5 who makes the playoffs. In fact, the Pats could finish 11-5 and not make the second season. Think about that for a second - any Pat fan would sign for 11-5 with Matt Cassel at QB, but to not make the playoffs would be rather frustrating considering the circumstances.

Moving on-

-The Jets need to learn to blitz more. If my count from upper tier was correct, there were 2 blitzes. The first was a corner blitz that failed and the second was on the fumble forced by Abram Elam. In reality, Bob Sutton, the Jets D' Coordinator, thought the Bills would run the ball, so I would not even count that as a pass rush. The Jets just got really lucky - NOW THEY HAVE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE!

-It appears as though the Skins no longer know how to win. If Portis has a bad game, the rest of the team doesn't bother showing up. There is also another interesting note about this game - it seems that there are a couple of former 3rd stringers who are currently starting and doing a pretty solid job. Matt Cassel is the prime example, however, Ryan Fitzpatrick of the Bengals and Tyler Thigpen of the Chiefs have both made serious strides and will probably start in future years (although Fitzpatrick will not get his shot in Cincy).

-Detroit has no shot of beating Drew Brees and winning in Green Bay is very unlikely, thus, it appears as though the Lions will make history.

-The Cardinals will be a good team to play in the first round of the playoffs because they have not played well since Week 11.

-The Giants can't run the ball without Brandon Jacobs and therefore need to sign him for big money.

-The Eagles deserve to make the playoffs with their last few wins. The week 17 game against Dallas may be for a spot. That tie will likely be a factor in the playoff race!

-Finally, Ed Hochuli's major screw up in an early game between the Broncos and Chargers in which the Broncos mistakenly won 39-38, will have major ramifications for the playoffs.



Yaros