Week 5 of the 2023 NFL Season is about to begin: only two teams remain undefeated and a couple also seem to be aiming for a high pick in the NFL Draft with their winless start. In addition to the above, there are some players who surprise many and others who disappoint so far. All this, and more, is summarized in this article: True or False? What trends will continue? Discover it here.
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True or false? – Prior to Week 5, 2023 NFL Season
1. Are the Bills the best team in the NFL?
Last week’s result may be clouding us, but let’s remember that Buffalo has had similar starts very often since 2020 and usually its breaking point is from December onwards. On the other hand, San Francisco and Philadelphia remain undefeated and playing at practically their level from last year, so it is impossible to be completely objective and assert that the Bills are better than both.
Answer: False.
2. Is it all for the Bengals this year?
Let’s start by pointing out what a mistake it was to keep QB Joe Burrow on the field this entire time; The three-year veteran has been out of shape physically since Week 1 and now seems to aggravate his calf issue each week. It would have been better to let him rest on the IR all this time, they would surely have the same record, but Burrow would be back recovered and ready to get back on track. Now it is a team that has no options; If Burrow rests, the record gets worse and it’s over, although if he continues playing, we already saw that he is not comfortable either (especially with that OL).
Currently, their offense is a zero on the left; They generated 4.4 yards per play in the loss to Tennessee last week and the defense can’t handle the whole package.
Answer: True.
3. Is this Bill Belichick’s last year?
The loss against Dallas showed a Patriots team totally incapable of playing at the level of the strongest in the NFL, but they have been rebuilding for three years and that means they have not been able to find the necessary players to do so. In the end there is only one culprit: Bill Belichick.
In turn, QB Mac Jones is a disaster, physically and mentally; He lacks the skills of a leader and shows no development as a passer in three years. Again, he reflects on how bad Belichick’s decisions were in recent years (although the entire 2021 quarterback class is unsalvageable). But let’s be serious, the owner, Robert Kraft, loves having a GM who doesn’t ask for so much money and is a great friend to him. We already saw last year, when they used Matt Patricia as a scapegoat and this time they can look for someone else.
Answer: False.
HC Bill Belichick, New England Patriots 4. Will the Rams have a winning record this year?
HC Sean McVay once again shows why he is one of the best coaches active this year. He lost WR Cooper Kupp and found WR Puka Nacua to successfully replace him, the defense looks better than last season and QB Matthew Stafford regained his level, despite doubts and injuries in 2022.
The last game against San Francisco showed that they are not able to fight so high in the NFC, but at least they have seen themselves winning the rest of their games and do not have a complicated schedule. The team is 2-2 in the first quarter of the season, so seven more wins shouldn’t be unreasonable.
Answer: True.
5. Are the Dolphins a house of cards and beginning their downfall?
The loss against Buffalo, 20-48, should have sent a message of humility to Miami. Not only was his defense overwhelmed, his offense was nullified and he could no longer play at the same speed as always. However, the running game was intact and he generated 7.5 yards per carry. Looking at it this way, the team is still difficult to defend and a solid contender is needed to stop them, which doesn’t happen every week. It should even be possible for them to win in their home rematch later this year against the Bills.
Answer: False.
HC Mike McDaniel, Miami Dolphins 6. Are the Cardinals still the worst team in the NFL as thought?
It’s amazing to look back and see how the season predictions have aged. A little over a month ago we said that the Bears had a chance to win the NFC North and the Cardinals to be the highest pick in the next Draft. Although the latter are not going to win the NFC West, the reality is that they look much better than thought (they even beat the Cowboys). While Chicago sinks deeper and deeper each week, for example, they let Denver, the humiliated team in Week 3, rally.
At this point, between the disaster they are and how poorly Carolina also plays, Chicago has a better chance of being next year’s highest pick.
Answer: False.
8. Will the Texans win the AFC South?
The Jaguars’ start (2-2) gives food for thought lately; First, they are not as strong as thought; Second and more importantly, they start to be caught by others in their division and go 1-1 in head-to-head duels. Precisely the latter is important because they fell against Houston decisively and looked like their version with HC Urban Meyer in 2021.
For their part, the Texans improve every week, so much so that they share the same record as Jacksonville and currently win by direct tiebreaker. QB CJ Stroud shows no signs of lowering his level, quite the opposite, and the defense begins to look like the typical one of HC DeMeco Ryans, who coordinated the best in the NFL last year (49ers).
The Colts are also in the fight, and although they are in first place at the moment, their status is more unstable currently. Even so, these divisional duels seem like they will be absolutely decisive.
Answer: True.
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