We are half way through the 2022 N-F-L season and boy oh boy are the twists and turns still upon us. Through nine weeks, we have a division leader in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that have more losses than wins, every team in the AFC East has more wins than losses, both the New York Jets and Giants have six wins through nine weeks and Geno Smith, the quarterback for the Seattle has them leading the NFC West with a remarkable 6 and 3 record. Now let’s get into two teams that have surprised me the most through nine weeks and teams that have disappointed me the most through nine weeks.
The first team that has surprised me the most so far through nine weeks is none other than the Seattle Seahawks. If you would have told me that the Seattle Seahawks would not only release their franchise linebacker in Bobby Wagner, but would also trade their franchise quarterback in Russell Wilson to the Denver Broncos and have a winning after doing so, I would say that you are either a Seahawks fan, or that you are ridiculous for that statement. But the Seattle Seahawks have proven me wrong in every sense of the way. The craziest part is that the quarterback that is leading the Seattle Seahawks to this incredible 6 and 3 start is Geno Smith. The reason why the Seattle Seahawks are playing so well and why I even put them on this surprise list is for the fact the entire team is clicking on all cylinders. The defense is playing fantastic highlighted by great play from free safety Quandary Diggs, Geno Smith is surprisingly playing like a top ten quarterback this season, rookie Kenneth Walker III is coming into his own as the lead running back, and Pete Carrol is in the running for coach of the year. The Seattle Seahawks exemplifying all of this is why they are on my list for surprising team through nine weeks.
The next team that I am going to put on my surprising teams list is the Philadelphia Eagles. I know I put them on my surprising teams list last time through four weeks, but the Eagles have just continued to keep on winning. So far the Philadelphia Eagles are undefeated with an 8 and 0 record and with how the rest of their schedule looks, they could potentially pull off an undefeated record but it will be very hard to do. The Eagles are also a complete team like the Seahawks where everything is clicking on all cylinders, especially with quarterback Jalen Hurts and wide receiver AJ Brown. That is the reason why the Eagles have made the list for my two surprising teams in the N-F-L.
Let’s now move onto the two most disappointing teams in the N-F-L through nine weeks.
One of the most disappointing teams so far through nine weeks has to be none other than the Green Bay Packers. The Green Bay Packers started off with such promise through four weeks but ever since week five against the New York Giants, the Packers have completely collapsed losing five straight games and have fallen to a 3 and 6 record and are nearly five games behind the Minnesota Vikings for first in the NFC North. The reason the Packers have been collapsing is everything. Whether that is poor offensive play by the wide receivers or Aaron Rodgers as well as bad play calls from Matt LaFleur, poor special teams play with muffed punts, and poor defense due to injuries and being tired due to a sputtering offense. The Packers at this point in the season have to decide whether they want to strive for a high draft pick or try and push for a wild card spot in a weak NFC conference. Lots of things will have to break the Packers way if they want an opportunity to make the playoffs, but that will all starts with the Green Bay Packers needing a desperate win against a really good 6 and 2 Dallas Cowboys game who look to win at Lambeau for their head coach Mike McCarthy who was a coach for the Green Bay Packers for 13 years.
The last team I want to highlight that has disappointed me the most so far through nine weeks has to be the defending Super Bowl Champion, Los Angeles Rams. The Rams before the season started had a lot of high expectations due to the fact that they won the Super Bowl in February and they brought back their core players like Aaron Donald, Jalen Ramsey, Matthew Stafford, and Cooper Kupp while adding players like linebacker Bobby Wagner and Wide Receiver Allen Robinson but it is safe to say looking at their record of only three wins while losing five games is not the kind of start the Rams were expecting. I believe the main reason why the Rams are struggling this season has to be their poor offensive line play and that is due to one thing. That one thing was Andrew Whitworth retiring after the Super Bowl. The rams have failed to address the offensive line, thus resulting in Matthew Stafford struggling finding other weapons besides Cooper Kupp and their running game with Cam Akers and Darrell Henderson being absolutely horrible. The Rams even though they have a bad start still have an opportunity to turn their season around but it will take a lot for the Rams to be back into the playoff hunt and defend their championship.
Overall, this season has been incredible and many things have changed in the N-F-L since the last time I posted after four weeks of the N-F-L season.