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Where’s the Dominance?
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A Lackluster NFL Season
As the season winds down, I think it’s time to be honest. While we’ll all certainly watch the playoffs with immense anticipation, and the Superbowl will be watched by hundreds of millions of people, there’s no question that the 2008 season has been disappointing.
Is there really any great team this season? The Giants are very good-but they’ve lost two straight. And while I know that these two losses have been due to the absence of two of their best offensive weapons, this team has experience of playing without their quality players (Barber, Shockey, Osi, and Strahan). And don’t forget, this is the same team who got beat down by Cleveland earlier this year.
The Titans are good–but how good? They just lost to a Texans team that has yet to have a winning season since entering the league in 2002. Now, Albert Haynesworth is out for a considerable amount of time. Titans fans can only hope for a speedy recovery.
I miss dominance in the NFL. Say what you will about the man, but the loss of Tom Brady this season was devastating. Last season, Brady and the Patriots were the picture of perfection. They didn’t just beat their opponents-they embarrassed them.
In the past, we’ve been used to the Colts breaking records. When Peyton Manning would throw for 250 yards and two touchdowns, that used to be considered an off game for him. Not any longer. And there’s nothing wrong with squeaking by with a victory-a win is a win after all. But the teams that used to dominate are sorely missed because you knew you would be watching quality football for three hours.
The Steelers look good as always. Baltimore is highly improved, and the Panthers look to be a serious Superbowl contender. But I still miss the team that would play great football for four quarters. I miss the teams that didn’t lose to inept squads. I miss consistent play on the field and no nonsense off of it.
Where’s the dominance?
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there are at least 15 teams that could win the super bowl this year. and to me, that’s much more exciting than having one dominant team.
the beauty of today’s nfl is that every team goes into a new season with legitimate hopes, regardless of what happened last year. who wants the predictability of one team dominating everybody else? unless it’s your team, that’s rather boring.
so here’s saluting free agency and today’s volatile nfl that’s similar to the dow jones, a nailbiting, nervous journey where everything can change in an instant. last year’s ny giants super bowl win over the patriots was GREAT! and this year, can you honestly say that having pittsburgh, carolina, tennessee, the giants, colts, falcons, cowboys, vikings, ravens, bucs, jets, patriots, dolphins, the eagles, cardinals, bears and broncos all in the mix is bad?
the season has been far from lackluster. it’s been fun.
> bookman
When it gets near the end of the season these days, if a team has already locked their division, there’s no use in playing championship football until the post season. That’s why you see teams like the Titans and Giants “stumble” towards the end. Save your star players until the playoffs. With these high salaries floating around pro sports, you’d be hardpressed not to. This season has been like every other season for me: just plain ol’ gridiron action.
> CDF
I’m not looking for any ONE team to dominate the league, go 15-1, and win the Superbowl via a blowout.
And I love parity as well–I think it’s great that the Dolphins can be one of the worst teams in recent memory in 2007, and potentially win their division in 2008.
But look at 2008 a bit more closely. The Vikings are leading the NFC North–do they really scare you? A good defense–a great defensive line no doubt. And while AP is all world, I don’t see the Vikings as a great team by any stretch.
Look at the AFC West–the Broncos look like they don’t even want to win their division.
As great as Miami’s turnaround has been–and as competitive as that division has been–no one in the AFC East would truly scare opponents in the playoffs.
The NFC West–should we even discuss it?
You can look at dominance in the NFL and see it as a negative. I look at dominance and enjoy the quality football being played. I like to see GREAT teams because it shows you what well executed football should look like. Good blocking. Good tackling. Less penalties. Less mediocrity.
I like to see how other teams around the league approach a dominate team. How do you attack them? How do you gameplan against them?
I think it’s much more exciting to see a team potentially go 16-0 (Patriots) than to see one go 0-16 (Lions). We see awful teams each and every year, but seeing a truly great one is special.
That’s what made the Superbowl so exciting last year and why it was the highest rated. People want to see greatness (New England), but they are also intrigued at the possibility of greatness coming to an end (New England losing to the Giants).
> Michael Langston Moore
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