We’re through the first four weeks of the NFL season and we were wrong, we were wrong about everything.
Look, I know that those NFL preview magazines never get it right but sometimes you’ve got an idea of what will happen in any given year.
Then, you’ve got seasons like this. How do I know it’s going to be one of those seasons?
Your first case is in the NFC East or as I call it the “Sunday Night Football” division. You’ve got three rookies that have taken their teams and cities by storm in the most unexpected fashion. With their two best players out for a lengthy amount of time, the Dallas Cowboys have remained afloat thanks to the rookie backfield combo of Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott.
Prescott has a combined five touchdowns with no turnovers and already over 1,000 yards passing. His backfield mate and fellow rookie Elliott has been just as good. The youngster out of Ohio State has over 400 yards on the ground and three touchdowns.
I was skeptical of the Cowboys because they seem to do this every season, but with two rookies leading the way I was worried. Maybe these guys are the real deal?
Then you go up north to the Cowboys rival in the NFC East, the Eagles.
Philadelphia quarterback Carson Wentz has turned the eastern part of Pennsylvania into “Wentzlvania.” The Eagles are 3-0 with Wentz throwing for five touchdowns and over 700 yards. In the summer, there were rumors of a possible “redshirt” year that Wentz would take to get ready. Then an injury to Teddy Bridgewater in Minnesota made room for Wentz and sent the incumbent Sam Bradford packing.