Now, it’s real.
Six weeks of regular-season NFL action is in the books, essentially one-third of the season. Players and coaches have worked off the rust. Blaming shortcomings and disjointed performances on little to no preseason action no longer works.
Of the league’s 32 teams, 13 have losing records. Another five are at .500. Some are banking on their fortunes changing as the season progresses, but others are already starting to run out of time. This is about the point of the season when panic begins to strike. For instance, the New York Jets already hit the panic button, firing coach Robert Saleh after only five games, even though all of
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