The Loser is certain of two things.
There is life somewhere in the galaxy. A devotee of the Gene Roddenberry School of the Future, The Loser unflinchingly believes this.
And this is shaping up as the most insanely unpredictable season in recent NFL history
I know. You’re saying, “We hear this refrain every year.’”
Just last season the striped cats from Cincinnati, who hadn’t made the playoffs since 2015 and hadn’t won a playoff game since 1990, made it to the Super Bowl. The Buffalo Bills, the team many expected to get to the Super Bowl, lost 9-6 to Jaguars – while Urban Meyer was still the coach.
Back in 2006, seven teams made the NFL playoffs that didn’t make it the previous season. Three of those teams – the Ravens, Saints and Eagles – went from last place to first in their respective divisions.
But 2022?! This 2022 season, complete with its not ready for Prime time Thursday Night Football games, might turn out to be required reading in wagering and fantasy schools across the country.
Consider:
Jonathan Taylor, the first overall pick in most fantasy drafts, has 24 more carries than Khalil Herbert, yet trails him by 16 yards rushing.
Football life has been spotted in New York and football soap operas have broken out in L.A.:
The Seahawks, after trading away QB Russell Wilson, are in the first place in AFC West, ahead of the defending Super Bowl champion Rams and the all-in 49ers.
The Jets and Giants are 11-3. Last season they won a total of eight games.
The Rams are looking to trade RB Cam Akers. Jets WR Elijah Moore is Less, has asked to be traded. QB Matt Stafford (eight picks) is almost halfway to matching his total of 17 interceptions from last season. We’re not even at the halfway mark.
Meanwhile, Chargers coach Brandon Staley has made more questionable calls than a contestant on The Bachelor.
The Eagles (6-0) are the only undefeated team and have as many wins as the Green Bay Packers and Tampa Bay Bucs combined.
Colts QB Matt Ryan, who has thrown for more than 61,000 yards, has been benched in favor of Shane Ehlinger, a former sixth-round pick from Texas who has never thrown an NFL pass.
Bailey Zappe might be the Pats starting QB before the end of the season.
QB Geno Smith, who hasn’t started in eight years, has the same touchdown/interception numbers (11-3) as Aaron Rodgers, who has thrown 460 career touchdowns and just 96 picks. Prior to this season Smith had thrown 34 touchdowns and 37 interceptions.
After being known as the NFC Least for years, the Commanders (3-4) are the only team in the NFC East with a losing record. No team in the NFC South has a winning record.
According to reports, NFL owners are contemplating removing Washington owner Dan Snyder for being a scoundrel of the highest order. No owner has even been removed Dolphins owner Stephen Ross has been suspended for the season.
After dating Danica Patrick, Kelly Rohrbach, Olivia Munn, Jessica Szohr, Rodgers finally got engaged to actress Shailene Woodley. The two split up before getting married. After being married for 13 years to Giselle Bundchen, Tom Brady and the supermodel appear headed to divorce court.
During this mayhem, The Loser is 9-4 this week heading into MNF, and 56-50-2 on the season. Not even Spock could make sense of this season.
PATRIOTS -7.5 over Bears – Bill Belichick will absolutely torment Bears QB Justin Fields. The real drama – who lines up behind center? Are we seeing the second coming of Drew Bledsoe-Tom Brady in Mac Jones-Bailey Zappe? Ah the Evil Empire, which has given us Deflategate and illegal videoing, goes soap on us again.