Thread: Week 10 Power Rankings

32. Detroit (0-9) - Not even Culpepper can help

31. Cincinnati (1-8) - BYE week.

30. Kansas City (1-8) - Another close game for them against a bad team.

29. Seattle (2-7) - The latest victim of Miami's trickery

28. Oakland (2-7) - How did they win 2 games?

27. St. Louis (2-7) - Revamping the defense hasnt worked yet

26. Houston (3-6) - Just when you think they are going to turn a corner.

25. San Francisco (2-7) - The Samurai has them trying harder, but the talent pool is too limited

24. Cleveland (3-6) - Quinn looked good in his debut...but who looks bad against the Denver defense?

23. San Diego (4-5) - Close call against a bad team.

22. Denver (5-4) - The air attack was firing on all cylinders. I'm waiting to see a 7-9 team go to the playoffs from this division.

21. Jacksonville (4-5) - Losing record, but they are close in every game

20. New Orleans (4-5) - Couldnt slow down the high flying Falcons

19. Buffalo (5-4) - Back to normal for the Bills

18. Green Bay (4-5) - How many last second losses can they have?

17. Miami (5-4) - Over .500 for the first time in 3 years

16. Minnesota (5-4) - Another team that could easily have a few more wins

15. Dallas (5-4) - BYE week

14. Chicago (5-4) - Another team quickly falling from grace

13. Arizona (6-3) - Too many penalties will eventually bite this team

12. Tampa Bay (6-3) - BYE week

11. NY Jets (6-3) - Everyone should have STL on the schedule

10. Atlanta (6-3) - Petrino left just a little too soon

9. Indianapolis (5-4) - Two big wins in a row. Looking better

8. Baltimore (6-3) - Flacco and crew staying steady

7. Philadelphia (5-4) - Cant give that many opportunities to the G-men

6. Washington (6-3) - BYE

5. New England (6-3) - When you think they are down...they jump right back up

4. Pittsburgh (6-3) - Just seemed lethargic against a tough team

3. Carolina (7-2) - Still keeping pace with the top two teams.

2. Tennessee (9-0) - Won a game on Collins arm.

1. NY Giants (8-1) - Allowed a good Philly team to self destruct

Funny stuff... Denver #22!

Are you a comedian during your spare time?

Originally Posted by MHCBill

Funny stuff... Denver #22!

Are you a comedian during your spare time?

Other than Tampa, who have they or who could they realistically be favored to beat that is rated above them?

There is only two teams on that list ahead of us that we beat, and one was in a shoot-out at home, and the other in a nail-biter where their kicker missed two field goals. . .both when we had healthy running-backs.

I find it difficult to pick any other teams ahead of us that we would beat on a neutral field, and we've lost to two of them at home. . .so, hard to argue too much at this point.

I imagine a win at Atlanta would do us some good in Coach's rankings. .. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

IMO... Now that Tennessee has proven they can win without having a running game, they should be the clear #1 in the league. I think that was the last thing left for them to have to prove, and they did it in solid fashion. They are proving that they deserve to be undefeated, and they should be the top team.

Rankings are just about perfect.

I still like the giants as the best team. Tenn, has a cake schedule and lets face it, to be the best you have to beat the best. NYG is the raining champs and they will stay that way until they blow up, or get beaten. Neither are very likely.

look pretty solid to me, good job

Just for the record...I would love nothing more than to put Denver in the Top 5 or at number 1...but I guess I'm just too realistic for my own good.

Alot of it comes down to beating teams you SHOULD beat. IMO, Denver should have beaten KC. Miami and Jax...but they didnt. They should have stomped Cleveland and at least shown up against NE...but they didnt.

A team like Philly is 5-4, but ranked high because their losses are close games (19 combined points) against teams with a combined 24-12 record. Give then a healthy receiving corps in 3 of those games and who knows what happens. Either way, I believe they are more than capable of beating any team ranked above them. Denver...not so much

Tenn won't make it out of the 2nd rd of the playoffs...

Only reason they make it out of the first is because they'll probably have a bye...


I still think this team is like that team on your fantasy league that everybody is scratching their head about wondering how they've gotten this far.
Yes, they have a swarming defense but I'm not buying off on their offense yet.

The only one I'm a bit surprised with is NE at 5.

Originally Posted by Reidman

Tenn won't make it out of the 2nd rd of the playoffs...

Only reason they make it out of the first is because they'll probably have a bye...


I still think this team is like that team on your fantasy league that everybody is scratching their head about wondering how they've gotten this far.
Yes, they have a swarming defense but I'm not buying off on their offense yet.

What on earth makes you say that? They have the best defense in this league. I don't care about numbers, although their defensive numbers are fantastic. They have hands down no contest the best DT in the league in Albert Haynesworth. Which, oddly enough, is the most important defensive position.

They have a good LB corp, good defensive ends, an adequate secondary and the best running attack in all of football.

I always look at what a team has to do in order for them to play their best game. The Titans have to play adequate defense (for them) and run the ball at an average rate to be effective. May god help any poor team who plays them when they play above average defense (for them) and run the ball past an effective rate.

People made silly comparisons about Minnesota and the old Ravens SB team, this Titans teams matches up far closer to them than any other defense since then.

Their Wideouts are far from being elite, or honestly good. Gauge shows some potential. Schafe appears to be a TE with some play making ability. Kerry Collins is not what many would deem to be a good QB. In his prime he was a pretty darn good QB for several years, and went to a SB. It isn't like this guy is a mental midget as far as football goes. I am not sold on how well this team can come from behind barring a touchdown or ten points. I am also not sold on how offenses are going to get ahead by that much.

If you are going to play the Titans and win it looks like your offense has to play perfect, you have to win the field position game, and to top it all off you have to have a defense that can react to the playaction pass and still be able to stop the best running game in the league.

I can see this team floundering in the playoffs do to a lack of experience, but I think Fisher will have them prepared.

I'd have to agree with King...

The Titans are sixth in the league in rushing and fifth in the league in defense (yards), and isn't the old adage that you run the ball and play defense in January...

Originally Posted by BroncoJoe

The only one I'm a bit surprised with is NE at 5.

Yeah...I may have them a bit high, but I never know which NE team is going to show up. They're tough to get a grasp on, but I cant count them out.

Originally Posted by CoachChaz

32. Detroit (0-9) - Not even Culpepper can help

31. Cincinnati (1-8) - BYE week.

30. Kansas City (1-8) - Another close game for them against a bad team.

29. Seattle (2-7) - The latest victim of Miami's trickery

28. Oakland (2-7) - How did they win 2 games?

27. St. Louis (2-7) - Revamping the defense hasnt worked yet

26. Houston (3-6) - Just when you think they are going to turn a corner.

25. San Francisco (2-7) - The Samurai has them trying harder, but the talent pool is too limited

24. Cleveland (3-6) - Quinn looked good in his debut...but who looks bad against the Denver defense?

23. San Diego (4-5) - Close call against a bad team.

22. Denver (5-4) - The air attack was firing on all cylinders. I'm waiting to see a 7-9 team go to the playoffs from this division.

21. Jacksonville (4-5) - Losing record, but they are close in every game

20. New Orleans (4-5) - Couldnt slow down the high flying Falcons

19. Buffalo (5-4) - Back to normal for the Bills

18. Green Bay (4-5) - How many last second losses can they have?

17. Miami (5-4) - Over .500 for the first time in 3 years

16. Minnesota (5-4) - Another team that could easily have a few more wins

15. Dallas (5-4) - BYE week

14. Chicago (5-4) - Another team quickly falling from grace

13. Arizona (6-3) - Too many penalties will eventually bite this team

12. Tampa Bay (6-3) - BYE week

11. NY Jets (6-3) - Everyone should have STL on the schedule

10. Atlanta (6-3) - Petrino left just a little too soon

9. Indianapolis (5-4) - Two big wins in a row. Looking better

8. Baltimore (6-3) - Flacco and crew staying steady

7. Philadelphia (5-4) - Cant give that many opportunities to the G-men

6. Washington (6-3) - BYE

5. New England (6-3) - When you think they are down...they jump right back up

4. Pittsburgh (6-3) - Just seemed lethargic against a tough team

3. Carolina (7-2) - Still keeping pace with the top two teams.

2. Tennessee (9-0) - Won a game on Collins arm.

1. NY Giants (8-1) - Allowed a good Philly team to self destruct

Teams highlighted in red should be below Denver imo...

Denver is not a good team, but there is no way imo you can put them in the bottom third. They are a middle pack of the team... like almost every team between 5 and 24.

Originally Posted by MHCBill

Teams highlighted in red should be below Denver imo...

Denver is not a good team, but there is no way imo you can put them in the bottom third. They are a middle pack of the team... like almost every team between 5 and 24.

Fair enough...and you could probably just throw all those teams names from 14-23 into a hat and pull numbers if you wanted. but a healthy Dallas offense would destroy us. Chicago would only have to stop us once or twice, the Saints were a missed FG away from proving they were better. Buffalo will get their chance and Green Bay, while inconsistent, is a better balanced team.

Again, it's just my opinion and I appreciate the input.