top surprises and disappointments through week 14 in the nfl  

I didn't have the Pats as the biggest disappointment, they were tied for no.7. And remember at the beginning of my article I stated these were based on my own preseason predictions as well. Sorry about that confusion but you are right about the Brady thing, but again this article was based on my preseason predictions, which means the Pats were expected to run away with the division again, with perhaps some competition from the Jets. As you stated though, that was with a healthy Tom Brady, and lets not forget RB Laurence Maroney is also out for the season along with a few of their better defensive players. They haven't played bad considering, but again, compared to what they were supposed to be before the season started, 7-5 is definitely not what too many people would have expected.
I could see the Falcons being rated the number one surprise, along with the Titans and Dolphins they are all doing much better than what anyone would have thought coming into the season.Tough call with those 3 teams, but Jeff Fisher,Tony Sparano, and Mike Smith all have done a great job so far.
I wouldn't consider the Cards a surprise as I had picked them to win the division, so to me that isn't a surprise at all. I had also predicted the Seahawks to be 2-10 at this point,which they are, so again, not a disappointment as I figured coming into the year they would stink anyway.
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Just my opinion. I wouldn't have thought they would have been one of the top teams in the league though. I didn't even pick them to win the division. And remember, at the time I wrote this they were only 5-7, which wasn't that bad considering I had predicted them at 7-5 at that point. Disappointing, yes, but I don't think as much as the other teams I had at the time. Now at 5-9 though, they could make my end of the year list, but lets see what happens the next 2 weeks. I did expect them to at least challenge the Bears and the Vikings for the division though, but I wouldn't have thought they would be one of the top teams in the league. Just my opinion though, thanks for your input on this.