Monday, October 1, 2012

3 Fresh Takes

Justin Reeves' Take
Oops, been a while. Life happens and our aim to do this every week is probably not realistic...though I hope to post a lot more often than we have, my apologies.
My take: The NFL is insane this year.
Today the Greenbay Packers (1-2) play the New Orleans Saints (0-3).    Ummmm seriously? I know that Payton isn't there to coach but could the Saints really start the year 0-4? (Burch is of course celebrating since his Falcons are going to ROLL into the playoffs this year) I try to look at this issue as a football fan, not a fantasy player, but SHEESH! I needed 200 yards and 2 td's from Aaron Rogers last week to win and I got nothing...
The replacement refs? Not worth mentioning, it was a debacle that will be forgotten by November.
The Patriots are under .500
Rookie Quarterbacks are EVERYWHERE...and some are doing rather well. (Wilson, Ponder in his second year etc).
The 49ers probably looked at their division and figured it was a straight shot to the NFC championship game..until the Seahawks showed some guts and the Cardinals started 3-0. That Vikings victory over Frisco was a punch to the gut.
After surveying the skill set of the NFL I'm going to have to say that the Ravens will be representing the AFC in the Superbowl this year. Ray Rice is great, yes, but somehow Joe Flacco has started putting up insane numbers with a killer passing game. The NFC is a toss up really. 49ers look good, Lions and Eagles can look good. I think we may be looking at the Dirty Bird Falcons playing the Dirty Bird Ravens in February- That's my take- JR