Biggest Surprise in the NFL so far this year?

[Money]

I heard 40% of their salary cap is on season ending IR

if one team gets a pass this season, it should be them

20 players last time I counted. Tough year for sure. Hopefully will turn out for the best. The team needed a "cleanse" and I think this will enable that to happen.

 

[NEhomer]

I heard 40% of their salary cap is on season ending IR

if one team gets a pass this season, it should be them

But they shit the bed right from the start. Then again, I'm forgetting the SportsHoopla rule that only the Patriots are forbidden from mentioning injuries.

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

But they shit the bed right from the start. Then again, I'm forgetting the SportsHoopla rule that only the Patriots are forbidden from mentioning injuries.

Patriot fans never stop mentioning injuries

And the Chiefs also shit the bed right from the beginning

 

[Money]

But they shit the bed right from the start. Then again, I'm forgetting the SportsHoopla rule that only the Patriots are forbidden from mentioning injuries.

It's okay. Nobody is saying that you can't feel good about the Ravens' season this year.

 

[NEhomer]

Patriot fans never stop mentioning injuries

And the Chiefs also shit the bed right from the beginning

Oh I know. Their poor play is the result of Brady's diminished skills and BB needing to cheat to win.

 

[NEhomer]

It's okay. Nobody is saying that you can't feel good about the Ravens' season this year.

I don't have anything against the Ravens really but that little pussy of a fan of yours that ran away from the board sure had them winning it all and frightening Pats fans when Flacco came to Gillette to crush Brady this year.

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Oh I know. Their poor play is the result of Brady's diminished skills and BB needing to cheat to win.

This is what happens when you spend years telling people "Brady can win with anyone" when all evidence has proved to the exact opposite

 

[NEhomer]

This is what happens when you spend years telling people "Brady can win with anyone" when all evidence has proved to the exact opposite

Retarded statement of the month.

 

[ATL96Steeler]

That, is a great observation. Yet balljim isn't over the top like some of us. Including me.

Exactly...me as well.

Losing the best WR on the team in camp I think...the OL is really a patchwork...I think CAR is the clear cut biggest surprise even though I felt they might be a 10-6 type team coming in...13-0 at this stage...no way I thought that was even possible.

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Retarded statement of the month.

Yeah, just happens to be true

 

[ATL96Steeler]

Yeah I don't agree with Fitzpatrick. He is only playing marginally better now than what he has over his career and most of that probably just has to do with the Jet's really do have a lot of talent on offense (and it somehow has all managed to stay healthy this season).

Panthers and Cam for sure for me. The highest scoring team in the league today.

Their top 2 WR's? Ted Ginn and Jerricho Cothchery.
Their two "bookend" OT's? Michael Oher and Mike Remmers
Their top RB? A completely pedestrian Jonathon Stewart.

It just makes zero sense. All the positions (outside of QB) that are supposed to be "impact" positions are filled with some of the worst talent you will find at those positions in the entire league. And yet they are the highest scoring team in the league. Even though it has happened I am still not sure I entirely believe it.

I agree so much with your post, but I didn't "like" it because the talent might be better than what you are giving credit...Ginn & Cotchery are not big impact players, but they have NFL caliber talent. Funchess, the rookie is another big WR who is learning the NFL...making a few plays for Cam now.

On the whole, we agree 100% The CAR team is the biggest surprise of the year.

 

[Balljim55]

Balljim, I think your team is the biggest surprise so far this year. A solid team for years now, I did not expect undefeated so far.

I did not expect it either. In the original post I was thinking more unexpected from a player perspective and should have communicated that more clearly

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

The biggest surprise for me is the high amount of awful teams in the league this season

 

[cdumler7]

The biggest surprise for me is the high amount of awful teams in the league this season

Have to agree with this. It seems we have a handful of great teams and then a bunch fighting for the bottom of the barrel.

 

[boltfan72]

This thread should be titled "Biggest surprise besides the Panthers". Clearly that is the biggest surprise.

 

[NEhomer]

Yeah, Panthers are the biggest surprise.

Tgann's new residence is the biggest secret.

 

[The Derski]

The Packers being 9-4 instead of 13-0..

Fun fact: the Packers were a 10-6 wildcard team during their last SB run.

 

[Ballboy534]

Yeah I don't agree with Fitzpatrick. He is only playing marginally better now than what he has over his career and most of that probably just has to do with the Jet's really do have a lot of talent on offense (and it somehow has all managed to stay healthy this season).

Panthers and Cam for sure for me. The highest scoring team in the league today.

Their top 2 WR's? Ted Ginn and Jerricho Cothchery.
Their two "bookend" OT's? Michael Oher and Mike Remmers
Their top RB? A completely pedestrian Jonathon Stewart.

It just makes zero sense. All the positions (outside of QB) that are supposed to be "impact" positions are filled with some of the worst talent you will find at those positions in the entire league. And yet they are the highest scoring team in the league. Even though it has happened I am still not sure I entirely believe it.

 

[tducey]

The Panthers being undefeated and my Colts playing so poorly.

 

[DHoey]

The Panthers being undefeated and my Colts playing so poorly.

Yeah, who would have thought that Matt Hassleback would outplay Andrew Luck this year?