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Week 2 was all about validation
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Pretty good read...
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/32940525/By Tom E. Curran
NBCSports.com
updated 11:49 p.m. CT, Sun., Sept . 20, 2009
Week 2 of the 2009 NFL season was all about validation, both good and bad.
Teams like the 49ers and Jets needed to submit more evidence. Were they as potent as they seemed in their season openers? Could they advance the notion that they are worth taking seriously? Meanwhile, there were teams like the Patriots, Browns and Panthers that needed to quell the suspicion that they were a little — or a lot — off.
The picture gets a little clearer every week. And while that picture is about three months from becoming crystal clear, we know twice as much now as we did a week ago.
So who got validation in Week 2?
Start with a few teams that missed the playoffs last season. The Jets, 49ers, Broncos and Saints...