Now granted I try to get as much national sports print, radio, internet and television as I can I am in way indulging in it every day with school and work I do what I can. This year in the NFC I have noticed a trend in reporting, the Lions are a interesting part of. In the National Media, Minnesota, all four in the NFC East, and the New Orleans Saints are grabbing a multitude of headlines, discussion and frankly ramblings for both good and bad reasons. These six teams will be talked, written and thought about by everyone in sports a lot, to much maybe, but they are the kings of attention in the NFC.

 Beyond that others teams are periodically including in the discussion. The Atlanta Falcons get some attention for their record. So have the Buccaneers, Panthers and Rams (Don’t forget Limbaugh!) but for more depressing bleak records. The Packers and Bears always have a share of the spotlight, due to history (The Cutler trade is still helping the Bears also in that regard) and the 49ers, and Cardinals for their battle in the West. Then, there are the Seattle Seahawks and Detroit Lions. The Lions after beating the Redskins have fallen almost completely off the national radar, ,and no one anywhere speaks about the Seahawks. These two teams have been forgotten by the pundits. I mean even having the number 1 pick play better then Sanchez, The Jets rookie dominates the young QB talk. The only reason I can see for this is … The Lions and Seahawks I think are destined barring some unforeseeable thing trapped in destiny.

The Vikings will win the North, the Bears will come in second and et eliminated from the wild card around week 15 or 16. The Packers will have a luke warm 3rd and the Lions will finish 4th, whether its one to five wins. In the west, the 49ers and Cards will fight for the division and the Cards will win it. The Rams will come in fourth, the Seahawks will get third, its almost locked in stone, and a lousy awful fourth place team will always get headlines over a luke-warm third. (Unless it is like the Packers or Cowboys.) Giants win the East, Eagles and Cowboys fight for a Wild Card. While the Redskins get last, but their drama and insanity in the Capital will draw the attention of the nation. While in the South the Saints win, Atlanta get the Wild card the Panthers will get third but for months we will hear about the meltdown and the Bucs will garner a few less headlines then the really bad Rams but will get their fair share.

The Lions and Seahawks are neither good, really bad or flashy. At least the Seahawks may make tiny ripples playing the Inners’ and Cardinals, but beyond that the nation it appears have quickly forgot about these two teams. Am I off base here, do other people feel this way? Oh and in the AFC real quick. Divisions winners, Patriots - Colts - Bengals - Broncos and the Steelers will get a wild card, while the Jets and Ravens play to the wire for the sixth spot. While the Jacksonville Jaguars join the Lions and Seahawks in the land of forgotten. I'd love your own thoughts and observations! Thank you for reading my first post here!