Every season before the NFL starts, I Hear ESPN, CBS, and Fox announcers talk about how much they hate pre-season and how the players hate it too. Each year i hear it loud and clear and clamor for one of the jobs in broadcasting so i could do the jobs that they do not want to do. Then we hear about quarterback battles, holdouts, players trying to comeback from injuries. I ask myself why don't these announcers and players shut-up get their work in and be ready for a rough and tough season. Since 1972 no team has gone all 19 games undefeated. The 1972 Dolphins pop open a bottle champagne after the last unbeaten team goes down and for 26 years they have had a reason to this. The New England Patriots was a Super Bowl victory away from equaling the feat. Some say bettering the fete since they won more games.
I believe that the 1985 Bears lost only one game en route to winning the super bowl. Several teams have gone 14-2. The point i am try to make here is that until your team is perfect, every time you go on the field you should play to try to reach perfection. So unless you have a team that is flawless going into the season, shut-up and play!!! It is that simple!!!I keep hearing that this season is by far the worse in the history of the league. We have 3 teams that definitely are on pace to lose every game. We have 3 teams that may only win 1 game and we are on pace to have more teams with losing records in one season in the history of the NFL. Tampa Bay and St.Louis once played each other in the NFC Championship game and they both have no wins. Tennessee had the best record in football a year ago and hasn't won a game yet. Cleveland's only win was a 6-3 barn burner over the Buffalo Bills. Their Quarterback Derek Andersen completed 2 passes in the game and the still won. Detroit is playing in the toughest division in the NFC and guess what they have to play Cleveland which could be a disaster. The Carolina Panthers, Oakland Raiders, and the Washington Redskins somehow have 2 wins. The Kansas City Chiefs have 1 win and now have turmoil on its team with players calling coaches "fags".
As Vince Lombardi would say," What the Hell is going here? Detroit has an excuse. Their quarterback is a rookie and he is injured. All of these teams have a bunch of young players but, Carolina and Tennessee are the most surprising. They have proven talent and some may even argue they have the premier talent at certain positions. They are a an embarrassment right now. Vince Young can't even get on the field. Neither can Brady Quinn. Larry Johnson was a top 3 running back 3 years ago and all he does now is complain and complain. Tampa Bay and Oakland got rid of Jeff Garcia in favor of a younger quarter back and the quarterbacks are so bad. They could hit water if hey fell out of a boat. The Redskins messed with Jason Campbell's head and now he is so lost that he may never be found again. Steven Jackson ran for over 100 yards yesterday in the 42-6 loss to the Colts.
During the pre-season this year Tom Brady wanted to take every snap and get himself ready for a new season and everyone thought he was crazy. He told people that he wanted to test his knee and make sure his arm could withstand throwing the ball several times. How many teams wish they had a player that actually took pre-season as serious as Tom Brady did this year? The coach of the Browns did not announce his starter until the night before game time and he has now taken his job away. Now Brady Quinn is trying to sell his house because he is not going to reach any of the incentives that he had built in his contract this year!! Last season, the Lions lost every game. The year before the Dolphins only won one game.. No more talk of parity in football. The fans don't want to to the games anymore. They would rather order Directv.
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