Questions for the home audience to ponder during the game, not MNF related but things we might have seen over the weekend.
-Was scoring down across the NFL? League scores were lower than usual in my redrafts and it felt like several 20-17 type games.
-How good are the Minnesota Vikings? They might be 7-1 but all of their wins feel like 1 score games and then they were manhandled by Philly, hard to gauge where they are at.
-Is Aaron Rodgers going to replace aJimmy G in San Fran next season? Is he washed up or just mired on a bad offense that has no WRs?
-Is Tom Brady going to take the field for another team in 2023 with the NFC wide open? He's undefeated since he got a divorce
Scoring is absolutely down, and I think its a trend. Mostly I think its OLs aren't blocking well, and teams have very little depth there.
Vikings are good but not great. Only 2 winning teams they've faced are the Eagles, and Miami without Tua. The next best team they have a win over is probably...sheesh, Arizona? Offense is a lot more interesting with Hockenson on board though. He seemed like he was instantly the #2 in the passing game.
Rodgers hasn't looked washed up to me at all. I think the problem is lack of weapons, and that he isn't playing at an MVP level. People got accustomed to that MVP level again, so when he plays worse than that, people instinctively think he must suck now, when in reality he went from the best in the NFL, to an above average QB. If anything its just shown how flawed the Packers roster is, in that if they don't have an MVP at QB, its a house of cards.
I kind of feel the same way with Brady, but I think he's playing a little better than Rodgers is. Man, the Bucs drop a ton of passes. Still can't shake the feeling that Tampa is gonna win the NFC South by default, and start looking good right around playoff time, and be the team nobody wants to play. Truthfully, after Philly, and maybe San Fran, I think Tampa is the NFC team I'd least want to play in a high stakes game. You kind of joked about it, but in all seriousness, with the whole divorce in the rear view now, I do think its possible Brady gets laser focused going forward.