Shift in balance in the NFL

We are almost through week 3 in the NFL and teams are beginning to fall into place. A few of the more surprising early season happenings:

1. The Lions and Bills are looking more and more legit. Both are 3-0 and certainly with the Bills knocking off the Pats yesterday, they cannot be overlooked. Oakland is also looking pretty good at 2-1 and having just knocked off the NY Jets. Happy for JC. The Skins look pretty good but tonight's game is a big test so don't want to throw them out there just yet.

2. Eagles have issues: After the acquisitions in the offseason, a lot of people thought they were going to be front runners. After week 3, they find themselves at 1-2 and Vick is getting beaten up left and right. Their O line is a concern and the players do not seem have gelled. They also look like a team that thought they would be able to run over everyone. We'll see if the slow start gets them to refocus and play well.

3. Falcons are looking desperate: After their success last year, they figured they were a step or two away from the Super Bowl. They paid a steep price for Julio Jones but now they find themselves at 1-2 and don't look like the team from last season.

Other early season notes:

1. NFC West still looks sucky: The Seahawks, Cards, and Rams still look pretty weak. The 9ers are better but still seems like this is the weakest division in football.

2. The Pears are in trouble.

3. Puckers look strong and look like they're still hungry.

Most of the other teams are where you would think they would be. It's still very early in the season and there is a lot of football yet to be played and things can change very quickly.