their are 6 0-3 teams in NFL - Teams starting season at 0-3 are doomed

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[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Teams starting season at 0-3 are doomed[/FONT]
NFL teams starting 0-3 almost always can begin planning for the next season.

Since 1990, when the NFL introduced a 12-team playoff format, only three teams that started 0-3 went on to make the playoffs: 1992 San Diego Chargers, 1998 Buffalo Bills and 1998 Detroit Lions.
There are six 0-3 teams in the NFL after Sunday's Week 3 action (a large number in this parity era). The Carolina Panthers figure to make it seven teams tonight in Dallas. None of them are likely to defy the odds and make the postseason.
Tennessee — The Titans have lost three games by a total of 13 points. They might not have enough firepower to beat out Indianapolis for the top spot in the AFC South and would need to go 10-3 for a reasonable shot at a wild-card berth. Since their 10-0 start last season, the Titans are 3-7 and have lost five straight games (including last season's 13-10 home playoff loss to Baltimore).
Tampa Bay — The Glazer clan isn't looking too sharp for firing Jon Gruden. Now they have a no-name coach to fit right in with their no-name roster. Sunday's 24-0 loss to the New York Giants was their seventh straight defeat.
Cleveland — What a sad plight for such a storied franchise. Have the Browns ever been worse? They've been outscored 95-29 and outgained 859-421. And they still have to play Pittsburgh twice. They have one offensive TD in their last nine games. Maybe Sunday's Battle of Ohio home game against Cincinnati will wake them up.
Miami — Everything went right for the Dolphins last season, when they were 11-5 and made the playoffs after a 1-15 record in 2007. This season, they play the NFL's toughest schedule instead of the easiest. The Wildcat offense was fun last season but isn't so hot when overused now. Chad Pennington was NFL Comeback Player of the Year for the second time last season. He's struggling now. Miami won't be 1-15 again, but it probably won't be a .500 team.
Kansas City — The Chiefs are so bad that even one of the NFL's best home-field advantages can't help them.

St. Louis — At least sports fans in this city have the Cardinals. The Rams have lost 30 of 35 games since the start of the 2007 season and have an NFL-worst 13-game losing streak (how does that sound, Lion fans?). They should consider trading running back Steven Jackson for a river-boatload of draft picks. He deserves better and it worked for the Dallas Cowboys when they traded Herschel Walker to Minnesota.
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even as they've won a game, add oakland,washington, and arguably 2-3 more teams to this.

The way Boller looked yesterday I can't help but think how the Rams would probably have beat the Skins in wk 2.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/294663-chris-johnson-is-one-of-those-guys
Why Chris Johnson Plays Football Like His House Is On Fire

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<SMALL>Contributor</SMALL> Written on November 20, 2009

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I’ve recently come to realize why I love Tennessee’s Chris Johnson.

No, it’s not because he’s ridiculously fast. No, it’s not because he’s got good size. It’s not even because he’s so been productive that a ton of teams would take a serious mulligan on passing him up in the 2008 NFL Draft, where he went 24<SUP>th</SUP> . 24<SUP>th</SUP> ! Do you think, if the draft were to be redone, he would go any lower than the fourth pick (where the Raiders took the once heralded Darren McFadden)?

No, it’s because Chris Johnson plays football like his house is on fire. He plays the game like, as another writer on this site has put it, every carry will be his last in the NFL. He is the kind of player that every coach loves, the one who sees a difficult situation and says, “There is no freaking way I am letting my team go down like a bunch of chumps. Hop on my back, everyone, and I will carry you.”

Yes, Chris Johnson is One of Those Guys.

Let’s take a brief look at his stats, shall we? Through Week 10 he leads the NFL with 1,091 yards rushing, never mind the fact that he’s done so while maintaining an obscene 6.4 yards per carry average. But there’s more to it than just that. In fact, I’d like to use the New England game as proof that Chris Johnson is One of Those Guys:

In week six, the Titans were absolutely lambasted by the New England Patriots 59-0, a score that easily could’ve been worse had New England had vengeful score to settle. While the Titans were being humiliated, what were Johnson’s stat lines? 17 carries for 128 yards, a clip of 7.5 yards per carry.

As someone who’s been around the game for a while now, I can say from experience that many players would just give up on their team when the score got that bad. But Chris Johnson? Chris Johnson apparently doesn’t understand giving up. Chris Johnson is One of Those Guys.

During their bye week, the Titans switched quarterbacks and went back to Vince Young. Since that time, the Titans have gone 3-0. Perhaps Young has made the difference. Or maybe it’s Johnson’s 495 yards rushing, six touchdowns, and 6.6 yards per carry average during that three-game winning streak.

The Titans have gone from possibly the worst team in all of football to a team that may or may not make the playoffs (8-8 looks like the ceiling, as I doubt they’ll beat Indianapolis and San Diego). Why? Because they have a guy on their team who won’t quit. They have a guy on their team who deserves to be league MVP (where would the Titans be without Johnson? 0-9?).

Indeed, the Tennessee Titans have One of Those Guys on their team.