Thread: Best 0-2 team

Teams not open for consideration: Although I was open to the possibility that the Giants might bounce back to at least mediocrity, & the Bucs might improve a little bit over last season, their 0-2 starts are not that surprising. As far as the Raiders & Jaguars, they every bit as bad as expected.

Saints: Yes, they made the play-offs with an 11-5 record last year, but they were 2-3 in December. They came closer to not making the play-offs than you’d normally expect of a team that started off 5-0 & 9-2. What caused their late season implosion? I’d have to watch those last 5 regular season games, & both play-off games, to answer that question. Did they fix those problems over the summer? Impossible for me to say, but I can tell you that their D has given up the 2nd most points in the NFL so far. Only the Jags are worse.

Chiefs: Yes, they also made the play-offs with an 11-5 record last year, but all 5 of their regular season losses came in their 7 games. Their season that started off with them being 9-0 ended with them being 1 & done in the play-offs. What caused their late season implosion? They ran out of bad teams to play. I think their biggest problem is that they hired a pass happy HC to lead a team with an elite RB & mediocre at best QB. In other words, their O personnel doesn’t fit their HC’s style of O.

Colts: My choice of best 0-2 team this year. Luck is a good QB, but he doesn’t have Mannings ability to make an elite core out of any group of WRs & TEs. It also seems to me that their D is still an afterthought. That said, both of their losses were by 7 point or less, & have come against 2-0 teams that won their respective divisions last years. One of whom, of course, also made it to the SB last year. I can see them winning 5 or 6 of their next 7 going in to their bye.

I would say the Colts.

Definitely Indy. Kinda hard to believe they are 0-2.

The Jaguars. This poll should only be between the Saints and Colts. I'm going with the Saints, but I think the Colts finish with a better record.

Originally Posted by CrazyHorse

The Jaguars. This poll should only be between the Saints and Colts. I'm going with the Saints, but I think the Colts finish with a better record.

If the mods resend OR's ban, he'd vote for the Raiders

Colts all the way. Both of their games could have easily ended up as wins.

I'm voting Jacksonville Jaguars based on the Houston Astros thinking that if you're losing, you're winning. Keep getting those lottery tickets and you eventually hit the jackpot, right Astros?

Originally Posted by OrangeHoof

I'm voting Jacksonville Jaguars based on the Houston Astros thinking that if you're losing, you're winning. Keep getting those lottery tickets and you eventually hit the jackpot, right Astros?

The Saints aren't a threat on the road. Andrew Luck is a threat everywhere.

I voted Indy because of how they ended the season last year, then that near comeback in week one, followed by a strong showing against philly. NO lost to Atlanta, and then Atlanta got destroyed by Cincy (score looks closer than the game was).

It's got to be Indy. Lol @ OrangeHoof.