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Because I had yesterday off…I started thinking…
What’s more likely to happen…
Patriots go unbeaten or Dolphins go winless?
Let’s do some math, shall we?
The Patriots remaining games are @ Buffalo, Philadelphia, @ Baltimore, Pittsburgh, NY Jets, Miami, and @ NY Giants. Barring injuries - the Bills, Eagles, Ravens, Jets and Dolphins are all W’s. I think the Patsies can take it to the Giants - regardless of it being a road game. That leaves Pittsburgh at home. That’s the only roadblock for the Patsies.
Dolphins have @ Philadelphia, @ Pittsburgh, NY Jets, @ Buffalo, Baltimore, @ New England, and finally Cincinnati at home. All of the road games the Dolphins will lose. They’ve never traveled well and this year they are just terrible. That leaves the Jets, Ravens, and Cincy. All three times are bad. All three have shown up to games without realizing it wasn’t practice.
That means the Patsies are MORE LIKELY to go undefeated? No. It’s harder to go 16-0 than it is 0-16. Pressure is much higher and Pittsburgh and the Giants will be playing for a home playoff game. Patsies will already have had that sewn up by then.
So I’m going on record and saying that the Dolphins will more likely be WINLESS.
The Broncos (4-5) make the playoffs or the Tennessee Titans (6-3)?
It’s a situation that the NFL has avoided for a long time but won’t this year. The Titans will end the season with a better record than the Broncos and miss the playoffs. After watching the AFC West play this weekend - all of them are terrible. There is nothing scary about any of the teams and the Broncos have just as good of a chance as any of them. With Indy and Jacksonville in front of them in the division - the Titans will have a harder time getting in.
Broncos more likely.
Travis Henry gets suspended or gets cut?
Or both… Shanny said yesterday that if Henry failed the test and was suspended by the league, he’d no longer be a Bronco. After watching Selvin Young play, do the Broncs really need him? I think he’ll get suspended. But if he doesn’t - I’ll be shocked if he sticks around in Denver one more year. He’s brittle and comes with baggage.
More likely…both.
Tags: Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, NFL, Travis Henry, Undefeated, winless
6 responses so far ↓
1 daveb // Nov 13, 2007 at 4:38 pm
Scares me, but I agree with all three.
2 clay // Nov 13, 2007 at 7:07 pm
whats crazy about young is that he was never a feature back at texas because they had cedric benson, jamal charles and vince young. it many ways it is similar to felix jones and he has more miles left in him than most backs do.
3 Grant // Nov 13, 2007 at 9:19 pm
Great point, Clay. Broncos stumbled on Terrel Davis that way as well.
4 Jeff Graham // Nov 14, 2007 at 11:59 am
I know you’re an AFC guy, but your failed to mention the VERY likely scenario that my Seahawks will back into the playoffs with a losing record this year. I know we’re 5-4, and I know that there’s no one left on our schedule with a winning record, but I still see 7-9 as a serious possibility. I’ll take your comments off the air.
-Jeff-
5 Grant // Nov 14, 2007 at 12:06 pm
Jeff - it’s a great debate. Which division is the absolute worse in the NFL…the NFC West or the AFC West.
I think you are right that the Seahawks make the playoffs but 7-9?
Rams, Cards, and Falcons are all W’s. That at the least is 8-8. I’m guessing they’ll finish 9-7…which is not bad.
6 Chris // Nov 17, 2007 at 10:28 am
And of course, with as bad as the NFC is, I am still hoping that my Buccaneers get hot enough to shock some folks and win a couple of play off games - a man can dream right!?
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