Biggest surprises: Cincinatti and Houston- they're both going to be tough. Honorable Mention: Dallas. A good coach had them playing way above their level, even though they've cooled off.
Biggest Disappointments: Bills, Buccaneers, Giants Redskins.
The biggest contrast is between teams like Dallas and teams like Buffalo. Bad coaching had the Bills consistently underachieving all year. Sure, there's lots of blame to go around, but it all comes back to the guy on the top of the organizational chart. Go to hell, Gregg, and take your extra G with you. Meanwhile, Dallas overachieved for most of the season due to good coaching. It caught up with them, but it shows how a mediocre team with a good coach can go far.
Speaking of bad coaching, let's talk about the Redskins. Spurrier is SMALL TIME. In Florida, this guy played 3 ranked teams a year then got to spend 8 games beating up on completely outmatched teams like Florida A and M. It's not so easy when all of the teams start on a level playing field. This guy should be coaching the local junior college's JV team, and Dan Snyder should be kicking himself for not letting Marty stay at least one more season.
The Raiders beat Baltimore this weekend, but they deserve their pitiful season simply for signing Rob Johnson. This guy's been rejected by 3 teams- he's damaged goods and has proven time and time again that he's not even worth the league minimum.
Miami has a big task ahead of them: proving they can win in December. They're hanging with the Eagles as I'm typing this, but we'll see what happens this week and next. It's almost like they have to clinch home field by Thanksgiving in order to do anything in the playoffs, because they can't win in cold weather (granted, they have a few more shots remaining this year).
Just some thoughts- somewhat incoherent but I'm still so pissed about the Bills season that coherent thought is difficult.
Biggest Disappointments: Bills, Buccaneers, Giants Redskins.
The biggest contrast is between teams like Dallas and teams like Buffalo. Bad coaching had the Bills consistently underachieving all year. Sure, there's lots of blame to go around, but it all comes back to the guy on the top of the organizational chart. Go to hell, Gregg, and take your extra G with you. Meanwhile, Dallas overachieved for most of the season due to good coaching. It caught up with them, but it shows how a mediocre team with a good coach can go far.
Speaking of bad coaching, let's talk about the Redskins. Spurrier is SMALL TIME. In Florida, this guy played 3 ranked teams a year then got to spend 8 games beating up on completely outmatched teams like Florida A and M. It's not so easy when all of the teams start on a level playing field. This guy should be coaching the local junior college's JV team, and Dan Snyder should be kicking himself for not letting Marty stay at least one more season.
The Raiders beat Baltimore this weekend, but they deserve their pitiful season simply for signing Rob Johnson. This guy's been rejected by 3 teams- he's damaged goods and has proven time and time again that he's not even worth the league minimum.
Miami has a big task ahead of them: proving they can win in December. They're hanging with the Eagles as I'm typing this, but we'll see what happens this week and next. It's almost like they have to clinch home field by Thanksgiving in order to do anything in the playoffs, because they can't win in cold weather (granted, they have a few more shots remaining this year).
Just some thoughts- somewhat incoherent but I'm still so pissed about the Bills season that coherent thought is difficult.
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