Half-way There: The NFL Midway Point

So, we have made it( not officially) to the mid-way point of the NFL season and we see the season shaping up to end in a wild fashion. So I decided instead of doing what we did last time, lets switch up the game a bit. So what you are going to see is a break-down into 3 categories

1.) 4 teams that are poised to win their division and make waves in the playoffs.

2.) The 3-4 teams that are dark horses and might make it difficult for the first group, and

3.) the teams that have been disappointments this year so far and have no chance of winning.

So hopefully you enjoy this next series, and stay tuned for more as we head down to the road to Super Bowl Arizona.

1st Quarter Mark Grades: NFC West

Welcome to the NFC West, the division that is titled to be the division to have the Super Bowl location and the Current and possible back to back Super Bowl champions, Seattle Seahawks. But in this division, another bird is rising to try and take the crown of NFC West. Lets take a in-depth look at the NFC West.

Arizona Cardinals: 3-0, 1st in division

Grade: A

Dominant. Like the Cincinnati Bengals of the AFC North, this team is the only other undefeated team in the NFL, which is more surprising seeing how they did it against the Chargers and the 49ers. So this team can be good, but in the back end of the season, Im hoping that defense will hold long enough for the offense to get healthy and they will definitely obtain a playoff spot, maybe even the divisional title.

Next 4 games: at Denver, vs Washington, at Oakland, vs Philadelphia

Difficulty: 6.5/10

St. Louis Rams: 1-2, 4th in division

Grade: C

Im not going to go into what this team has suffered through, rather I'm going to talk about the fact of how they got a C. They have a C, because despite them not having Sam Bradford to pilot this team, they don't have an 0-4 record, even though 1-2 isn't any better. Hopefully this team doesn't fully sink or else they will be drafting a certain QB from Eugene,Oregon.

Next 4 games: at Philadelphia, vs San Francisco, vs Seattle, at Kansas City

Difficulty: 9/10

San Francisco 49ers: 2-2, 3rd in division

Grade: B-

Let me start by saying, I don't care what the analysts or pundits think, this team will not make the playoffs this year. This team is way too exposed on offense and defense and despite being in the NFC West where they have to prove that they can win big, this team doesn't have the skills this year, along with the fact that other teams in the conference are better than them. So hopefully I'm wrong, but more than likely I won't be.

Next 4 games: vs Kansas City, at St. Louis, at Denver, BYE WEEK

Difficulty: 8/10

Seattle Seahawks: 2-1, 2nd in division

Like the Bengals and the Cardinals, and despite the fact they have a loss to San Diego, this team is dominant. As the defending champion, this team seems different from others in the sense that it seems to only have gotten stronger over the off-season. The legion of Boom is more dangerous and while they lost 2 members to the Giants and Patriots, they seem more lethal. And the offseason last season used to depend on Tate and Beast Mode, they seem to be a 3 headed monster in Wilson, Harvin and Beast Mode. Hopefully they can keep it up because now, due to San Diego, they can be beat so the question they need to answer is when they get punched in the mouth, how hard will they punch back?

Next 4 games: at Washington, vs Dallas, at St. Louis, at Carolina

Difficulty: 4/10

1st Quarter Mark Grades: AFC West

Now we head to the AFC West, home of the AFC champions, Denver Broncos. This division seems to be Denvers to lose and this year it just might be. With teams like San Diego and Kansas City breathing down their neck, lets take a look at all 4 teams to see what I'm talking about.

San Diego Chargers: 3-1, 1st in division

Grade: A-

 I said before this season begun that this team would be on of the few to not only beat the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks, but beat the Broncos. This team along with its franchise QB, Phillip Rivers, has the capabilities on offense and defense to win 10+ games. Hopefully I don't get seen with pie on my face by picking this team, but I get the feeling that they will make me look good.

Next 4 games: vs New York Jets, at Oakland, vs Kansas City, at Denver

Difficulty: 7/10

Kansas City Chiefs: 2-2, 3rd in division

Grade: B-

This team would have a C for losing 26-10 to Tennessee and 24-17 to Denver. But the reason this team gets a B- is because of the fact that they shellacked Miami and New England, especially the New England game on a monday night game at home. This team will fight San Diego for second or possibly to steal the 1st place spot in the division. This team under the coaching of Andy Reid, has gone from being the whipping boy of the AFC West to a threat in the division.

Next 4 games: at San Francisco, BYE WEEK, at San Diego, vs St. Louis

Difficulty: 6/10

Denver Broncos: 2-1, 2nd in division

Grade: B

This team has been okay, I mean its Peyton Manning and the boys, meaning that they will have 10+ wins this season. But does that mean they will win the AFC West? Not exactly. With the way both KC and San Diego are playing, can we really assume that the Broncos have the division on complete lock? Time will tell, but this season seems to be the season of teams expected to win not winning, just ask Green Bay and Indianapolis.

Next 4 games: vs Arizona, at New York Jets, vs San Francisco, vs San Diego

Difficulty: 7.5/10

Oakland Raiders: 0-4, last in division

Grade: F

Horrible team, great fan base that team doesn't deserve, no coach. 

Next 4 games: BYE WEEK, vs San Diego, vs Arizona, at Cleveland

Difficulty: 10/10