Two out of three aren't bad

In my last post, I focused on the down & out state of the San Diego Chargers, one of three teams whose hype so far this season is getting shut down quickly. Among the other two, I'll give a short order assessment on their state of affairs:

(1) The New Orleans Saints. I felt that they'd do great things, very great things in the NFC South if not the entire NL. Boy, was I ever wrong here. The dynamic duo of Drew Brees & Reggie Bush isn't performing up to their expectations & neither is their defense (in fact, their D is the only team in the NFL, if memory serves me well, which hasn't gotten a sack this season). But Brees & Bush are the two dudes I worry about the most: Brees because his touch is way off the mark, that is to say, he's not hooking them up with catches of 15+ yards, Bush because he's not running/catching the ball as much as he should. And (their opponent for this Sunday)Carolina's not going to make matters any easier for Naw'lins; the Panthers have won on their last 5 treks to the Superdome.
(2) The Bears. Again, I felt they'd pull a repeat of last year's success but so far this season they've been just plain lousy on offense. Defensively, banged-up players aside, they've been doing fine but offensively - & the performance of their first starting QB should ring bells - they've been gross, man...lol...seriously, they've been that inconsistent. Brian Griese may have looked like he was up to the task but his 3 INTs against Detroit are cause for concern. Who's next behind center, Kyle Orton? If only we knew. Green Bay is on a roll so far in the NFC North; playing catchup is one thing the Bears would rather not do at this time of year but from the looks of things if they want to win the division, much less get into the playoffs, they'll have to do just that. And yes, solve their QB dilemma.

Only one team who started out 0-4/1-3 has made its way into the playoffs & that's saying something. Already, San Diego, Chicago & New Orleans are finding out how hard they must fight just to get back into the swing of things.