Week 1 Observations

Not that the first week of the NFL season is a definitive determination of how a team will be for the remainder of the season, but it could be a bit of a foreshadowing...so here are some of my thoughts on the outcomes of week 1.

1. Kansas City could be vying for the worst team in the NFL. Sure, I think Houston will be a better team then in the past...likely being the best Texans team in franchise history, but that really isn't saying much. Schaub is a considerable improvement than Carr and it was evident on Sunday. Also, Damon Huard - who Chiefs fan embraced as they kicked Trent Green out of K.C. may be rethinking that move. And finally...not that I really thought Herm Edwards was anything special, but it doesn't seem that he makes a team better with his coaching style.

2. St. Louis defense is awful and Jake Delhomme isn't that bad. I got Delhomme on my fantasy team and many kind of chuckled at this acquisition of mine...and sure in week 1 it paid off. But I think last year the Panthers were hit with the injury bug and it prevented the Panther team as a whole from being a force in the NFL. With Atlanta and Tampa in their division, a good defense and Steve Smith, I think Delhomme will do just fine this year especially playing teams with a poor secondary, he will pick them a part.

3. The Cowboys and Giants, despite putting up the highest point total of the weekend, neither are any good. It was two mediocre offenses playing against 2 sub-par defenses. But with the Eagles losing to a Packer team that isn't that good proves that the NFC East is weak this year.

4. The AFC is still much better then the NFC. Sure the Colts over the Saints and the Chargers over the Bears had 2 top AFC teams beating 2 top NFC teams isn't an overall indication that the AFC is so much better, but watching the Jets-Patriots game and then later watching the Giants-Cowboys game was like watching 2 leagues. The Pats-Jets game seemed so much quicker, just as one example.

5. NFC North: Bad teams beating bad teams doesn't make a bad team a good team. Vikings beat the Falcons...really not a big surprise, but I don't see the Vikings being any good this year. They just beat a bad team, the Falcons and I wouldn't be buying your Super Bowl tickets yet their Vikes fans. The Packers beating the Eagles may be a statement for the Eagles. The Eagles played poorly and the Packers were able to capitalize...if the Eagles don't improve their play they will quickly descend to mediocrity when many had them as a potential contender from the NFC. Lions beat the Raiders, the worst team in the NFL last year...again, nothing to be bragging about. But who would have guessed that the Vikes, Packers and Lions would all be 1-0, tied for the NFC North lead and the Bears are 0-1? Crazy! Bears lost Mike Brown (early reports are) for the season...that could be a huge blow for that defense as he is the leader in the secondary.