Back in the summertime, when training camps were getting started, I was talking with a player on the Chicago Bears and asked him how the team was looking. "Great!" he said. "This year's Jaguars!"
I chuckled a bit, and I think he did, too, which is why I won't tell you who he was. I reminded him of that conversation Monday, and he didn't remember it, but man... he might have been right.
Last week in this space, we highlighted the league's three most disappointing teams so far this year. But I don't like to be so negative all the time, so this week we'll look at three of the league's more pleasant surprises, starting with those aforementioned Monsters of the Midway.