Pretender or Contender?
Which team is real or fake? I am going to discuss who I believe to be the real players in this playoff race. I really want everyone to be contenders,,,but where would the fun of that be?

Let’s begin…
Contenders

1. Buccaneers- when you got a lot of haters you’re doing well…When you’re on top people wanna see you fail. No, I’m not rhyming I’m just stating facts. The buccaneers aren’t just the #1 contenders in the NFC they are #1 in the NFL.

2. Eagles- a lot of people thought we were hating on the Eagles for placing them #4 in our power rankings. Well we gotta put them somewhere. The eagles belong in the elite category. They have a scary good defense and can put up a lot of points. They’re my NFC pick to face the Buccaneers in the NFC Championship game.

3. Cardinals- Yes I know what you’re thinking, I hated all over the Cardinals in my power rankings. But that wasn’t hate, it was facts. They have an offense that can score anywhere on the field…but they also turn the ball over almost as much as any team in the NFL. With that being said they take chances. And there’s a good chance if they limit mistakes they can make noise.

4. Saints- Top 10 offense and defense in the NFC. Beat 3 really good playoff teams (blowing out the Cardinals). Play in one of the toughest divisions in the NFL. This team of they play smart has a chance.

Pretenders:
5. Lions- They won there division…they did great in the red zone…they’re too 5 in +turnovers….but they did all this in one of the worst divisions in the league. They only have 2 wins against playoff teams. I think the elite teams are going to show them what a small pond they were in.

6. Rams- This was a tough one. They’re 3-4 vs playoff teams but they got blown out by the Bucs, Panthers and Cardinals. 3 teams they might have to face. Let’s not forget they lost to a bad 49ers team who is 4-13.

This last bit is going to be for the Panthers and Giants. If the Giants win and Panthers lose they’re in.

The Giants are pretenders. They only have 2 wins vs teams with winning records. They had a chance to secure a playoff spot by winning out but they lost to the Cardinals.

The Panthers are both or in between. I watched them throw 2 interceptions to the Bucs when they had guys wide open in the middle of the field. And the fact they even have to win out to get in shows they don’t even know their identity.