Magnifico Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 (edited) Only 55% of teams that have gone 2-0 since 2007 have made the playoffs. Last year alone, Jacksonville, Tampa Bay, Denver, Miami and Cincinnati went 2-0 in the first 2 weeks and missed the playoffs In 2017; Denver, Oakland, Baltimore and Detroit went 2-0 and then missed the playoffs. [Denver have done it 3 years running] 2019 Undefeated Teams after Week 3 New England Patriots LA Rams Dallas Cowboys Kansas City Chiefs Buffalo Bills Green Bay Packers San Francisco 49ers Who off the above list hasn't impressed you much over the first 2 weeks or you think a favourable schedule is flattering them so far? Edited September 24, 2019 by Magnifico Updated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETSGOBROWNIES Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 I think Baltimore is a good, but Miami and AZ to start the season isn’t exactly murderer’s row. Not buying the Bills or 9ers either, at least not yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Ramster Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 (edited) This is easy. San Fran and Seattle! Our sons don’t get too ahead of yourselves! and fly too close to the sun. Come back home. Edited September 16, 2019 by ITS_RAMMY_PLAYBOI 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Nix Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Buffalo, Seattle, and Packers haven't impressed me that much. Baltimore seems to have a hold on the division but their schedule also gets tougher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.10.E Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 (edited) The teams with young/unproven QBs or HCs. Need to have a least one IMO. Niners/Bills fall into this. Edited September 16, 2019 by M.10.E 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolts223 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 I think the Bills are probably the most obvious choice here. Beat two terrible teams in the Jets and Giants, play in the same division as the Patriots. We know at best they are going to barely get a wildcard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matts4313 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 7 minutes ago, Magnifico said: Only 55% of teams that have gone 2-0 since 2007 have made the playoffs. Last year alone, Jacksonville, Tampa Bay, Denver, Miami and Cincinnati went 2-0 in the first 2 weeks and missed the playoffs In 2017; Denver, Oakland, Baltimore and Detroit went 2-0 and then missed the playoffs. [Denver have done it 3 years running] 2019 Undefeated Teams after Week 2 New England Patriots LA Rams Dallas Cowboys Kansas City Chiefs Baltimore Ravens Buffalo Bills Green Bay Packers San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks Who off the above list hasn't impressed you much over the first 2 weeks or you think a favourable schedule is flattering them so far? I can only cross off 2 reasonably. Almost all of those are favorites to win their division. Or they are the Seahawks/Packers, which have great QBs and a pretty solid history of making the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavensDefense3 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 (edited) i dont trust the bills and 49ers. now that ben is done for the season, i don't see anyway ravens miss playoffs besides injuries. with the emergence of lamar, ravens are now one of the most complete teams in the league with borderline top 5 offense and defense. Edited September 16, 2019 by RavensDefense3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.10.E Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, RavensDefense3 said: i dont trust the bills and 49ers. now that ben is done for the season, i don't see anyway ravens miss playoffs besides injuries. with the emergence of lamar, ravens are now one of the most complete teams in the league with borderline top 5 offense and defense. Need to pump the brakes a bit here man. I do think we are division favorites and arguably the third best AFC team but it's not this easy. (I'm also a Ravens fan). Edited September 16, 2019 by M.10.E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Depends on what you mean by "trust". The 49ers are probably a 7-9 win team (that's what I projected before the season), and I picked them to win 9 overall. Do I trust them to do that and be in the playoff hunt until the end of the season? Yeah, I kind of do (health permitting), though a lot will depend on the fallout from the Staley injury, which is huge. Are they a competitor for the super bowl or something? Oh god no. But I think it's a team that could be in the playoff conversation until the end. Their first two games were on the road (where they were 0-8 last year), so now they have 14 remaining with 8 at home. They were a bad team last year and have the benefit of a light schedule. Here's the remaining schedule Pittsburgh - Ben is now out for the year Clevaland Rams Washington Carolina Arizona Seattle Arizona Green Bay (this is the game that Staley would likely be back for) @Baltimore @Saints Falcons (at home) Rams Seahawks Now, admittedly, that end slate of games is pretty brutal. But I think that there are certainly 8 "winnable" games on that slate. They 49ers split last year with Seattle with Nick Mullens at quarterback. Even if you assume beat downs at the hands of Rams twice, Baltimore, New Orleans, you have 10 games left to find 7 or 8 wins. Cleveland will be tough. Washington is definitely winnable. Has Carolina super impressed anyone at this point? Arizona will be a dogfight, they are much more competitive than I thought, but those games are winnable. Green Bay hasn't been firing on all levels yet, and the 49ers almost beat them in Green Bay last year with Beathard, that could be winnable with Staley back. The Falcons game would be at home, and I can't imagine that anyone would feel super comfortable taking the falcons in that game, even if they may be favorite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayRaider Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 NFC West is brutal. I think all of those teams are legit except the Bills. 49ers I expect to finish between 8-10 wins. They are probably the second worse 2-0 team but are still legit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavensDefense3 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Just now, M.10.E said: Need to pump the brakes a bit here man. I do think we are division favorites and arguably the third best AFC team but it's not this easy. i think it is. steelers looked like an average team even with ben, they're not going to be doing anything this season. bengals were expected to be a bad team and they're not doing anything to prove us wrong. i was never even worried about the browns, and i don't expect to. not sure why everyone lost their crap when they got odell. i think going 4-2 in the division is likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFlaccoSeagulls Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Bills and 49ers for sure. Ironically, out of all the things I don't trust about Baltimore it's our defense, and especially our secondary. Beyond having Earl and Humphrey and Brandon Carr, teams have been isolating and abusing Tony Jefferson and Anthony Averett and we have no answer for it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJerseypaint Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 New England is the obvious answer. Don't see them even sniffing the playoffs. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayRaider Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 1 minute ago, NJerseypaint said: New England is the obvious answer. Don't see them even sniffing the playoffs. Nah New England is winning everything this year and AB will win Super Bowl MVP, and then I will proceed to cry. Although I’m 100000% certain this will be the last championship for the Bellichick era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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