2008: Yet Another Great NFL Season

Ah it's the halfway mark of yet another NFL season which means the real season has begun. This season has given us many surprises and it's time to write about which ones have shocked me the most.

The AFC South

The Tennessee Titans have took the NFL by storm. They finished third in their division last year, but this year they are the NFL's only undefeated team.

We all know about the Vince Young situation. When Kerry Collins took the helm, absolutely no one expected it to turn out like this, but with the way this team has been playing it wouldn't matter if Colin Powell was the quarterback.

The AFC south also features disappointments. After Tom Brady went down, many expected the Colts to go to the Super Bowl or at least be on top of the AFC. The Jaguars were expected to be a breakout team and were the most likely team to conquer the Colts, not the Titans.

Well after handing the Bengals their first win it doesn't seem likely Jacksonville will make the playoffs. The Titans took the NFL by storm while the Colts and the Jaguars have been disappointments so far. I'm a Colts fan and I hoped better from my favorite team.

No division has shocked me more than The AFC South

The Browns and Broncos

Brady Quinn will be making his first career start on NFL Network's first live football game of the season against the Denver Broncos in just hours. Both teams have shocked me this year.

Many experts expected Kellen Winslow and Braylon Edwards to have career years in 2008. It's been the opposite of that. Edwards leads the league in dropped passes and Winslow hasn't been doing great either

Some would say it was about time Cleveland made the QB change and is finally starting Brady Quinn, but Anderson had an amazing NFL season last year and was selected to the Pro Bowl.

Jay Cutler has been doing pretty good this season considering his diabetes problem in the offseason, but Champ Bailey has only one interception and is currently injured.

The AFC East

It's been the league's most boring division this decade. The New England Patriots have won the title every year since 2001 except for 2002 when they lost in a three-way tie. This year all four teams are in the hunt for an exciting division.

Tom Brady's injury was shocking, but then again injuries can't be predicted. Matt Cassel has done a nice job filling in for Brady, but Randy Moss hasn't seen his usual share of catches.

Other than the decision to pick up Brett Favre in the offseason nothing shocking for the Jets.

The Dolphins have matured and so has Ronnie Brown. Can we forget his five touchdowns out of the Wildcat formation against the Pats in Week Three. It was a sight to see. Chad Pennington has actually had a better season than Favre apart from the six touchdown passes. Buffalo has also done pretty well this season.

The NFC East

There has been nothing that shocking about this division but the NFL's greatest division this season.

After winning Super Bowl 42 and orchestrating the greatest upset in the history of pro football the Giants got no respect. Experts insisted that they couldn't win without Michael Strahan and were a fluke. The Cowboys were favorites to win the division after losing to them in the playoffs.

The G-men now are atop the NFL's most competitive division. They have only one loss. They lead the league in rushing and sacks, and they punished the Cowboys in a 35-14 blowout. Eli Manning has had a solid season so far and the Giants have proven the "so called" experts wrong.

Even if they can't win the division, the Redskins and Eagles will most likely go to the playoffs. Clinton Portis has had an MVP-type season and Donovan McNabb has recovered from injury.

The Cowboys are part of a huge mess. The signing Roy Williams, a broken pinkie finger, Terrell Owens having a disappointing season, Pacman Jones sucker punching his bodyguard, secondary injuries, Wade Phillips being called soft, and Jerry Jones... sorry that sentence was unorganized and a mess. Just like the Cowboys.

Of Course the season isn't over yet; in fact most of it isn't over if you count playoffs. But some teams have gotten it done and others have not.