NFL through 2 weeks- NFC

They say that you should't overreact to how teams in the NFL play after week 1. However, I think after week 2, we pretty much have a good idea of how each team will look this year.

NFC East

Eagles- Well, where do you start? Offense looks terrible in week 1, (not just Kolb, offense as a whole) but defense looks solid. Offense looks great in week 2, (not just Vick, offense as a whole) but defense looks terrible. Here's what we can take away. The Packers have a good defense, and were all over Kolb in the first half. They were not prepared for Vick, so he had success in the second half. The Lions have a terrible defense, so any QB would have had a big day yesterday. Vick was throwing to wide open targets all day. As for the defense, Stewart Bradley is much more important than we thought. Omar Gaither is terrible; he needs to be cut immediately. And Ellis Hobbs isn't the answer at corner. So what now? Probably some ups and downs, some more QB controversy, and most likely an 8-8, 9-7 season.

Redskins- Another hard team to pinpoint. Their D looked great against the Cowboys, but absolutely collapsed against the Texans. Donovan looks happy in the offense, as he gets to throw the deep ball all day. But they have zero run game, which is strange for a Mike Shanahan team. Like the Eagles, I see them hovering around .500 most of the year.

Giants- Terrible defense, and an explosive yet inconsistent offense. Eli will probably throw for 5,000 yards this year because they'll be behind in every game. Ahmad Bradshaw looks good, but Brandon Jacobs has clearly given up on being a football player, so their run game will suffer. They should probably be 0-2 but Matt Moore enjoys throwing to the other team more than his own. Unless they outscore everyone, I see last place.

Cowboys- Really an enigma. Watching their game yesterday, you felt like they should have been winning, but they didn't. Their run game has been non-existant, and if their pass rush doesn't get to the QB, they give up huge plays. They have too much talent to be down for long, but they need to get the running game going and fix the secondary. I still think they win the division in the end.

NFC North

Vikings- Gosh Brett, maybe training camp would have helped you out a little bit. Having a banged up WR corps doesn't help, but they still have the weapons to be a good offense. Brett's been the weakest link so far. They still have a good enough defense and run game to make the playoffs, but the old man better wake up soon.

Packers- They were everyone's chic Super Bowl pick, and so far they're living up to the hype. It'll be interesting to see how they do against an elite team, not that there are many of those in the NFC, but for now, they're with the Saints as NFC favorites.

Bears- 2-0, but are they that good? Their offense has looked good, with Matt Forte looking much better than last year, and Jay Cutler not making as many bonehead passes. The defense has been solid, but they're still not gonna scare anyone. As weak as the NFC is looking, they have a shot to be a wild card.

Lions- 0-2, but are they that bad? They should have beaten the Bears if Calvin Johnson felt like holding on to the ball before celebrating, and their offense almost outscored the Eagles. They have a lot of explosion on offense with Johnson and Jahvid Best, and they should be better once Stafford is healthy. I could see them getting to 6-10, which is a huge improvement.

NFC South

Saints- If they win tonight: Yeah they're good. Saints and Packers are easily the favorites in the NFC. If they lose tonight: Eh, no big deal, they're still the favorites with the Packers.

Panthers- Quite possibly the worst team in the league this year. Matt Moore is atrocious, and if/when Jimmy Clausen comes in, I'm sure he won't be much better as a rookie. The defense is awful, especially the secondary. Maybe 4 wins.

Falcons- Who knows? Disappointing loss to the Steelers followed by a dismantiling of the Cardinals. I feel like they're a team who will dominate at home, but be terrible on the road. Good enough to get the playoffs? Yeah, probably.

Bucs- Between the Bears and Bucs, I would choose the Bears as the less fluky of the 2-0 teams. The Bucs have a solid young nucleus, but they also beat two of the worse teams in the NFL. They might be good in a couple year, but no better than 6-10 this season.

NFC West

I'm just going to lump all of the NFC West into one here. They're all terrible. If the NFL was smart, they would give out three wild cards in the NFC and not let the West winner make the playoffs. The winner of the NFC West should play the winner of the CFL. It would be a close game. Since I picked the Seahawks to begin the year, I'll stick with them, but who cares? This is probably the worse division in the history of sports.

To recap, playoff teams:

1. Saints
2. Packers
3. Cowboys
4. Seahawks
5. Falcons
6. Vikings