The Season of "What?"

This is a sports post, so all my non-sports friends, feel free to click out now.


Has anybody watched this NFL season so far? We are three weeks in, and I am pretty sure if there is one thing we can say for certain, it is that nobody had the slightest clue of anything coming into the season.


Let me start with the Bills, who I CALLED at the end of last season as a breakout team. Ryan Fitzpatrick looked incredible last year and I can say that I am thrilled that his success is continuing into 2011. A Harvard guy. Kicking the pants off of Tom Brady. Freakin awesome. Since my Dolphins are sucking like usual, I am tentatively jumping on the increasingly-crowded Bills bandwagon. Basically, I am for any team that makes sure the Patriots and Jets don't win.


Speaking of my Dolphins, ugh. That's really all I can say. Another year, another disappointment. This team, I honestly had high hopes for them coming into the season. What the hell has happened to this defense? Ranked 6th in the league last year, now they look like a bunch of second-teamers. I wrote on Phin Phanatic today that they are in desperate need of a coaching change, and I believe it should happen now. This season is basically a lost cause (less than 5% of teams that have started 0-3 have made the playoffs), so why not make the change now and let the new coach come in and access his personnel before the offseason starts. Please, Jeff Ireland, do something right.


Quick notes:


- Love what the Lions have done so far. If Stafford can stay healthy, this is a Super Bowl team, no doubt about it.


- What the hell Ravens? You kick the pants off the Steelers, somehow get beaten by the TITANS, and then destroy the Rams? Make a decision on the team you want to be, please.


- Speaking of the Rams, they were my Super Bowl sleeper pick this year. That's going well. Sam Bradford has regressed big time. They are injured. And the defense sucks. Oh well.


- Rex Grossman looks like a new man. I really hope the Redskins beat the Cowboys tonight and start the season 3-0. How's that for a big f you to Chicago?


- And on the topic of Chicago, did anybody that AWESOME trick play punt return at the end of the Packers game? I don't even care it was called back because of a non-existent penalty, that is the play of the year right there folks.


- Try not to cringe while watching this. Ouch. He was okay.


- Michael Vick. Have him in two fantasy leagues and so far, bleh. I knew this was a possibility when I drafted him, but it kind of sucks when it actually happens. His offensive line is worse than the one the Dolphins are putting out there on a weekly basis. He needs to get his act together, fast.


- How bout them Raiders? Pouncing all over the Jets, and I loved loved loved watching Darren McFadden run all over the critically-acclaimed Rex Ryan defense. I'll watch that any day.


- I will admit I was against Cam Newton coming into this season, and I definitely did not believe he was worthy of the number one pick. I know we are only three games in, but yes he definitely looks like the real deal. The Panthers are only 1-2, but I'm not sure you can blame Newton and his over 800 yards of passing for the two loses.


- Tom Brady is on pace for over 6,000 yards passing this season. The NFL record is 5,084 yards.


- Chris Johnson is on pace for a little over 500 yards rushing. Darren McFadden already has 400 yards rushing.


- I have no idea who is going to play in the Super Bowl, but how cool would it be to see a Bills-Lions Super Bowl?