Agreed. It's ridiculously competitive and the weirdness of the wider circumstances is obviously adding to it.
The table looks 'weird' at the moment, with at least three outsiders in the top 6, and with Arsenal, Man City and Man Utd all in the bottom half. Of course, this isn't unusual for a season's opening weeks; and whilst I'm sure it'll 'sort itself out' to some extent (i.e. ManC will probs get into the top half like) - I wouldn't be remotely susprised to see the entire division littered with surprising finishes come May. It's not beyond the realms of possibility that the likes of Everton and Leeds sustain their form and both finish in the top 6, for instance.
And I've still absolutely no doubt we'll be a country mile away from the bottom three; most likely stinking up the fat no-mark section between 9th-14th.