Tuesday, September 30, 2008

NFL Power Rankings - Week 4

1. New York Giants
I'm pretty curious to see their game this week against the Seahawks.

2. Tennessee Titans
Their defense is pretty darn good. I've always liked Kerry Collins, and even though he isn't the future, neither is Vince Young.

3. Washington Redskins
Now that was an impressive victory.

4. Dallas Cowboys
It only takes one loss for this team to start complaining. I hate the Cowboys. I am still sticking with my prediction that this team will not make the Super Bowl.

5. Buffalo Bills
This team seems confident and they are playing some good football.

6. Carolina Panthers
If the receivers can keep it up, the running game will be stronger.

7. Pittsburgh Steelers
I like the Steelers but man, did they look terrible.

8. Philadelphia Eagles
This team isn't the same without Brian Westbrook.

9. Jacksonville Jaguars
This team is starting to look like the team I thought they would be.

10. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
They are finding ways to win, thanks to the defense. Brian Griese needs to stop turning the ball over.

11. San Diego Chargers
This team needs to start playing all 4 quarters.

12. Green Bay Packers
If Aaaron Rodgers is hurt, they are in big trouble.

13. Denver Broncos
Their defense is really bad. They won't make it far if they keep that up.

14. New England Patriots
We'll see how they bounce back from that pathetic loss to Miami.

15. New Orleans Saints
This week against Minnesota should be an interesting matchup.

16. Indianapolis Colts
This team should be able to bounce back this week.

17. New York Jets
That was a nice win, but the defense can't keep playing that poorly.

18. Chicago Bears
Kyle Orton is showing some life, but they still don't seem like a playoff team to me.

19. Arizona Cardinals
That was an embarassing defensive performance on Sunday.

20. Seattle Seahawks
It seems as if this team will find a way to squeak out the NFC West yet again.

21. Minnesota Vikings
So many people were hot on this team and I'm still not sure why. Sure they have AP and a good defense, but were they not aware of their quarterback situation?

22. Baltimore Ravens
Their defense is still good, but the offense still stinks.

23. Atlanta Falcons
They beat the bad teams, but can't compete with the good ones just yet.

24. San Francisco 49ers
I don't see this team winning too many more games. Lucky for them, they have the Rams twice, but they'll be lucky to win both of those.

25. Miami Dolphins
We'll see how they respond after their bye week.

26. Cleveland Browns
Well, they finally won, but it wasn't pretty.

27. Houston Texans
This team isn't playing great, but I don't think they're as bad as people think. They lost to Pittsburgh, Jacksonville, and Tennessee all on the road. Now they have 4 in a row at home.

28. Oakland Raiders
They are playing tough, but need to learn how to finish games.

29. Kansas City Chiefs
That was a nice win and as long as LJ is running like that, they can win a few games.

30. Detroit Lions
No more Millen will at least make the fans happier.

31. Cincinnati Bengals
This team is bad already. But they are really bad without Palmer.

32. St. Louis Rams
We'll see if firing their coach helps morale a little.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

NFL Power Rankings - Week 3

1. New York Giants
This win wasn't pretty, but they're 3-0 and still rolling.

2. Dallas Cowboys
The offense looks unstoppable right now, but their defense still needs work.

3. Tennessee Titans
I've always been a Kerry Collins fan, but never did I think he'd be in a position to make the playoffs at this point of his career.

4. Philadelphia Eagles
Well, that was quite the defensive statement they made on Sunday.

5. Pittsburgh Steelers
I think this is still a good team, but Big Ben needs to get healthy quick.

6. Denver Broncos
I'm never too sold on a team that can't stop anybody. Sooner or later teams are going to figure them out.

7. Buffalo Bills
They pulled off a close one to a team they should have beat, but last year they probably would have lost. I like this team a lot.

8. Green Bay Packers
They lost at home to a tough team. They need to get the running game going soon.

9. Carolina Panthers
Jake Delhomme should have had a better game than he did against a weak pass defense. We'll see how they respond.

10. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
They lost to a tough Bears team on the road. This team just finds ways to win.

11. Washington Redskins
After their week 1 loss, they have played solid football.

12. New England Patriots
What the heck was that?

13. Arizona Cardinals
They lost a close one to the Skins, but they still are in control of their own destiny in the NFC West.

14. Jacksonville Jaguars
This is probably too high for them, but they did lose to two hot teams and beat a Colts team that seems to be struggling.

15. San Diego Chargers
That was better. Let's see if they can keep things going.

16. Chicago Bears
They lost a heartbreaker, but the defense is starting to look a little vulnerable.

17. Indianapolis Colts
They just don't look right. With all of the surprise teams in the AFC, will both the Pats and Colts miss the playoffs?

18. Baltimore Ravens
They haven't really beaten anyone yet, but there is no such thing as an easy win in the NFL.

19. New Orleans Saints
Reggie Bush is producing, but the defense is bad. This may be another disappointing season.

20. Minnesota Vikings
This team has potential, but they are going to have to score points.

21. New York Jets
The offense isn't quite clicking yet. The defense isn't playing as well as expected.

22. San Francisco 49ers
This team really isn't that good and they will prove that in the next few weeks.

23. Seattle Seahawks
Julius Jones is looking like a good pickup and they should be getting some of their receivers back soon.

24. Miami Dolphins
That was quite the win, but we'll see what they can do with it.

25. Atlanta Falcons
As long as they play bad teams, the offense looks good.

26. Oakland Raiders
They sure blew the game this week.

27. Cincinnati Bengals
They showed some signs of life and play a winless Browns team this week.

28. Houston Texans
This is going to be a rough year if they don't find some offense soon.

29. Cleveland Browns
They showed no signs of life and play a winless Bengals team this week.

30. Detroit Lions
Another embarassing loss.

31. Kansas City Chiefs
They stink.

32. St. Louis Rams
They stink too. Poor Missouri.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

NFL Power Rankings - Week 2

I typically don't do this until after the first bye week, but since there technically was a bye week, I guess I'm starting early.

1. New York Giants
Until the Super Bowl team is beaten, they remain number one. The Giants have looked mighty good thus far.

2. Dallas Cowboys
I have to admit that I am not on the Cowboys bandwagon and do not think they will make the Super Bowl this season.

3. New England Patriots
This team is finding ways to win, but it will be interesting come crunch time how they react.

4. Pittsburgh Steelers
This was my darkhorse to win the AFC (if picking Jacksonville as my champion wasn't a big enough darkhorse pick) and they are playing good football. Ben's injury is a big concern, however.

5. Philadelphia Eagles
They really should have won that game on Monday. I'm sure they'll play them better come the end of the season.

6. Carolina Panthers
I really liked this team coming into the year and can't wait to see how they perform with Steve Smith back in the lineup.

7. Green Bay Packers
They are picking up where they left off last season, except at some point Ryan Grant needs to get going before they become predictable.

8. Buffalo Bills
I still can't get over the Lions not taking Trent Edwards. I like this team a lot.

9. Tennessee Titans
This defense is unbelievable, but we'll see how far they can get with Kerry Collins at quarterback.

10. Denver Broncos
The offense is on fire, but their defense is going to be exposed more and more as the season rolls on.

11. Arizona Cardinals
They are playing good football right now and are in the weakest division in football. This could finally be the year they make the playoffs again.

12. Chicago Bears
Losing to the Panthers in Carolina by a few points is no big deal. They are playing much better than I gave them credit for, but their offense still stinks.

13. New Orleans Saints
We'll see how they respond to that loss in Washington. They're going to miss Colston.

14. Indianapolis Colts
Yes, they ended up beating the Vikings, but it sure wasn't pretty. They just don't have that swagger so far this year. I'm betting that they'll find it soon.

15. New York Jets
This team wasn't quite ready to become the kings of the AFC East.

16. San Diego Chargers
This team is about 10 seconds away from being 2-0.

17. Tampa Bay Bucs
We'll see what Brian Griese can do in the next few weeks.

18. Washington Redskins
This team finally showed some offensive spark. We'll see if it lasts against the Cards this week.

19. Jacksonville Jaguars
This was my Super Bowl pick and that pick is not looking good thanks to some crucial injuries on the offensive line.

20. San Francisco 49ers
This team will not continue to win with JT at QB.

21. Seattle Seahawks
We all know this team is better than this. You can't help but feel sorry for them.

22. Cleveland Browns
The offense needs to wake up and fast.

23. Minnesota Vikings
I was not high on this team like everyone else coming into the year. Now that Jackson is no longer the QB, they may have a shot. I have said it before and I'll continue to say it, he is a terrible quarterback.

24. Houston Texans
I still like what this team has to offer, but 15 straight games will come back to haunt them.

25. Baltimore Ravens
This team will win a few games, but the offense is still not very good.

26. Atlanta Falcons
After the Lions made them look like an all star team, they came back to reality against the Bucs.

27. Oakland Raiders
McFadden looked good, but it was the Chiefs.

28. Cincinnati Bengals
You have to think that Palmer and the offense will start to play better. They did play two good defenses.

29. Detroit Lions
They played better for about 25 minutes. Then it was back to finding new ways of losing.

30. Kansas City Chiefs
Their quarterback situation is just ugly.

31. Miami Dolphins
They'll get better later on.

32. St. Louis Rams
It still amazes me how bad this team is with the talent they have.

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