Season Prediction: A Good Time Had By All

I imagine this week's Tampa Bay Game for the Commanders might somewhat resemble the Bucs Super Bowl Win over Kansas City in the which Todd Bowles came up with a way to prevent Pat Mahomes from stealing Tom Brady's thunder.

They settled for rushing four and went hard on scramble drill in practice.

Mahomes was once employed by Kingsbury Quarterbacks Incorporated. I'm sure Bowles remembers the Super Bowl. He remembers how to beat Kingsbury Quarterbacks. Jayden Daniels is officially a Kingsbury Quarterback. Expect ex-Redskin Bowles to go Scrambler Code once again.

Should the Washington Commanders lose as expected this Sunday it does not mean much. There are still 16 games left. The NFL owns the 8-win copyright guaranteeing its member franchises 8 wins a year to insure full 32-team involvement in box office receipts.

Or so it seems.

Most people predict a range of 6-10 wins for our beloved Washington Franchise. I prefer to make space for a surprise and therefore I will refrain from putting a cap on their endeavours. That also means there is no floor. 

The NFL Season is a long ocean going voyage. Some teams wreck the ship right in the bay. Some go down half way. Some discover life rafts and make it to the playoffs.

The length of the season has produced a plague of end of year slides. The 53 man roster limit restricts teams quite a bit, even with the practice squad gimmick. The screws are tightened even more with social pressure from the League Office to play track meet games every week. That style of play is a gift that keeps on giving with defenses so exhausted, beat up, and injured that the offenses have to outscore each other whether they want to play a track meet or not.

Setting aside the medical ethical benefits of a 90-man roster, which the League is tone-deaf to, there are also monetary benefits that gild the NFL's greedy lily. A cigar chomping league accountant could ask: What's in it for me with a 90-man roster?

More games. Ninety-man is four strings of players. Two teams. Forty-four of them could play a televised Saturday Matinee for you. They gain experience. You get another pot of gold. 

Remember high school? Sort of the same. You play a Jayvee game on Thursday and play Varsity on Friday. 

You guys are always complaining. These guys don't have enough experience. Where do I get my head coaches from? How do I develop my O-Line? 

I believe the teams that get to the Super Bowl will have the freshest defenses. If Washington makes a playoff game this year, I suspect it will be their defense that gets them there, God Willing. 

A good time will be had by all.