2017 NFL Season: Which Last Place Team Will Turn It Around?
By Erik Lambert
Indianapolis Colts (1-3)
Truth be told things should’ve been a lot worse for this team given the state of their roster. The fact they’ve won a game without Andrew Luck is impressive enough. That they did it with a quarterback in Jacoby Brissett who’s been with the team barely a month? Amazing. What should really encourage Colts fans is the state of the division. It’s a three-team tie at the top at 2-2. That puts Indy just one game off the pace and Luck has begun practicing. If they can squeeze out another victory to stay afloat, crazy things might start happening. Odds: 25%
Los Angeles Chargers (0-4)
Seems Mike McCoy wasn’t the problem after all. The Los Angeles Chargers canned the former head coach because they couldn’t win enough close games. Now he’s gone and the same formula continues to haunt them. Three of their four defeats thus far were by three points or less. Worse still they’re not running the football as well as they’d hoped and injuries continue to bedevil them. Throw in the fact that they’re playing in the best division in the league? Not ideal. Odds: 10%
Chicago Bears (1-3)
Expectations were never high for the Chicago Bears. That being said despite their difficult start they’ve shown to be a talented teams. Their running game features a pair of studs and their defense, while not elite is better than last year. The problems have always come back to the quarterback position. Mike Glennon has been benched and the Mitch Trubisky era is set to begin. Can a rookie spark something for this tortured franchise? He’s got individual talent, but may not have the weapons. Odds: 10%