re: tOfficial Atlanta Falcons In-Season Thread (Week 3): @ Indianapolis Colts (1:00ET CBS)

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Would I bet money on the Falcs winning the SB this year? No... but I certainly wouldn't count them out just yet, week 1's piss poor performance not withstanding.

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Bingo. It's the NFL. These teams are comprised of the absolute best football players on the planet. They train with every modern advancement known to man.

What others don't see though is, the coaching/scouting is what really separates the NFL from it's collegiate counterpart. These guys have staffers for staffers. They know every statistical tendency of your 3rd string QB since his high school 7 on 7's. Seriously. One of my buddies is a scout for the Rams and he says a part of the coaching staff's binder is a player-by-player report for the position coaches, with information that dates back to HS.

So for all of that built-up preparation, it's plausible to see and understand why the margin for error is so thin. Last year's team uninjured makes the playoffs. We don't lose those last second games to Cincinnati, Dallas, NOLA at home. But, that's the way it goes sometimes.

I guess that's why it's so thrilling... every Sunday, unless you're playing some outright atrocious team like the Dolphins, you don't know if you are going to win or lose.

As an Alabama fan, I know personally there aren't but 3 games a year that give me even momentary pause. For teams like Georgia, Ohio State, Oklahoma, etc... I'm sure it's the same.

That's why I'm all for an all Power 5 schedule, and an increase in conference games. People say it will "ruin" the regular season in college. No it won't. It will likely make it better. More good games on the slate. Is an undefeated season really that great if 75% of your games are glorified scrimmages?

Outside of the tailgate situation and twice-a-season showdown - give me the Birds on Sunday.