Ice Ice Baby

With four more regular season games to go, the Dirty Birds are making a drive to keep their playoff hopes alive. Coming off a huge win against division rival Buffy, the Birds have righted the ship at 4-4-1 but have been under fire for poor coaching. Their roster boasts runnings backs Adrian Peterson and Steven Jackson, along with Larry Fitzgerald and Wes Welker. That's four top fifteen players, with Peterson and Fitzgerald top five producers. In addition, young receiver Miles Austin has been having a hell of a season but hasn't gotten off the bench for any of his monster games. Instead he's only contributed 25 points to the Birds' bottom line. The player that was starting in front of him? Braylon Edwards, who has been pretty awful until very recently. And what about the quarterback position? Sophomore QB Matt Ryan has been in a slump (15 and 10 pts in his last two outtings) but has never left the starting lineup despite having Carson Palmer behind him, who has been on fire since Week 2. Bad coaching or just brand loyalty? You decide.

GM Jon told the media today that he expects to win the rest of his games and advance to the top seed in the division, or at least to the second seed. With a tough schedule coming up against the other division, including the last two defending champions, the Birds are in for a make it or break it month.