Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Most Disappointing?

As my brother pointed out Sunday, many were calling out Reid before the game for only getting to the playoffs "one time in the last four years." Well that stat has now changed to 2 playoff appearances in the past four years.


Which got me thinking about how some of the other NFL teams look after all the dust settles and everything is said and done. For instance, the Eagles at various points during the season were one of the most disappointing teams. (BTW, do you know they set a franchise record for most points scored in a season? Crazy, crazy stuff.)

Anyway, now that the regular season is over, who were the actual most disappointing teams in the league?

A run down of a few of the favorites:


A. Dallas- a preseason super bowl favorite who appeared to hit a speed bump when Romo got knocked out for a couple of weeks but finished meekly and with no satisfactory explanation vs. Ravens and the blowout loss to the Eagles?

B. The Buccaneers - who at one point were 9-3 and wound up losing their last four games of the season, including blowing a 10 point fourth quarter lead at home to the Raiders that killed their playoff opportunity?

C. The Broncos - who blew a 3 game division lead in the last three weeks of the season?

D. The Jets - who were 8-4 after beating the Titans but wound up 9-7 with Brett Favre at QB?

E. The Redskins - a playoff team last year and got through the hardest part of their schedule (Steelers, Saints, Cardinals and 3 division road games) with a 6-2 start but wound up at 8-8?

F. The Patriots - got to 11-5 after Brady's disastrous season opening/season ending knee injury with a career backup Matt Cassel. Alas, 11-5 was not good enough for the playoffs.

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