Three weeks into the season and there are only three undefeated teams left – Dolphins, 49ers, and Eagles. We just saw a 70-point effort by the Dolphins that said as much about the Dolphins defense as the Miami offense. After the first two weeks when we lost several players to short or long-term injuries, Week 3 wasn’t nearly as bad.
The lack of two-a-day practices and reduced preseason games send the players into the season still needing to get into game shape. After the first couple of weeks, the injuries should slow down. But any player can but hurt on any play. We’ve already seen why you draft the backup to your stud player, and why they are the No. 2 player – they aren’t nearly as good as the starter.
There is usually plenty of weirdness in performances in the way of inconsistency. That can extend to a single player or an entire team for the week. By mid-season it all gets more predictable, other than the depth chart shifting qualities of continuing injuries.
