NFL Power Rankings

Freak

There were some AWESOME catches in the NFL this week. The Lloyd one stands out, but Plaxico Burress, Chad Johnson, Donald Driver and Nate Burleson made unbelievable grabs as well.

And Pats fans must have loved seeing LT2 juke the pants off Ty Law.

Danny Diamond

Founder/Admin

Great list Mister D. But you are crazy if you think the Jaguars, Chiefs and Cowboys are all better than the Patriots.

A little nerdy stat for you.

Since the league expanded by adding Cleveland 6 years ago this schedule that the Pats got this season is ranked as the hardest ever.

Not to mention they are playing with absolute broken parts at numerous positions. 4 Pro Bowlers have all missed major time due to injuries.

My point is that even after facing all those issues, the Pats are still 4-4 and looking to get Richard Seymour back this weekend when they stomp the shit out of Miami.
I realize you can't get all of them right and its all up to personal opinions, but I feel that is just a given that the Patriots should still be in the top 8.
Dallas, Kansas City and Jacksonville are all playing just about as good as they can right now. None of them have any major injury issues. Larry Johnson is licking his chops to take over for Priest, so that isnt really a big loss if you are a Chiefs fan.



Brady = MVP

DMW

These power ranking are generally meant to be a reflection of how the team is right now. The Pats are a 4-4 team right now, and they have played like one. They may have great talent sitting injured on the bench right now, but I can see why D wouldn't put them in the top ten at this point in time.

They've been blown out twice, and none of their wins were very impressive. The biggest win was against a hopeless Oakland team, and that was only by 10 points. Other than beating Pittsburgh, they haven't done anything impressive that would justify a high ranking.

They just barely squeezed past Buffalo at home, in a game that Buffalo more or less outplayed them, and then they've just beaten Atlanta, but without Michael Vick, and everyone knows that Atlanta just doesn't win when Vick isn't playing.

DMW

Oh, and I have no idea why Brady would be the MVP right now.

Freak

Simon, you're such a homer.

The Pats are 4-4 and have looked bad this season; how does that warrant saying they've been one of the best eight teams in the league?

You don't see me complaining about the Packers at #31, even though they've lost their #1 RB, #2 RB, #3 RB, #1 WR, #3 WR and have been without their #1 TE and #1 C for most of the year. Oh yeah, and despite their 1-7 record, they've OUTSCORED their opponents by a touchdown. Fact is, they've lost 7 games, and are in line for the 1st overall draft pick. I'd say D got them about right.

Dr. Giganto

Thanks DMW and Freak...yeah, the rankings are a reflection of how I think each team has played this year. By season's end, I expect the Patriots to be ahead of at least two of those teams you mentioned Simon, but as of now, I stand by where I put the Patriots.

Danny Diamond

Founder/Admin

A homer I am. 100%.

*Smily Face*

Dr. Giganto

Week 10

1. Indianapolis Colts: An obvious choice, if I do say so myself

2. Denver Broncos: As mentioned on another website, it's been over 150 pass attempts since Jake Plummer threw an interception. What is the world coming to???

3. Pittsburgh Steelers: It looks like the Charlie Batch era has come to an end. Let's hope the Roethlisberger era gets back on track soon

4. Cinciannati Bengals: They have three offensive players named "Johnson" and two offensive players named "Perry". Weird...

5. Carolina Panthers: They're probably my favorite team besides the Giants. A defensive team with a power running game, a scrappy reciever, and a QB who's probably just a little bit crazy. And their coach is a former Giants assistant (like most NFL coaches, actually)

6. Seattle Seahawks: They keep on chugging along, and they should continue to at least share the NFC's best record after playing San francisco this week

7. Dallas Cowboys: They really should have lost on Monday night, but Roy Williams took advantage of a terrible coaching decision (throwing with a lead late in the 4th quarter) by Andy Reid.

8. New York Giants: Anytime you put up 21 points, and your defense only allows 3 points, you should win the game. Unfortunately, the special teams unit reared its ugly head, after mostly solid play all season. Still, the defense hasn't allowed an offensive TD in over games, and the offense is the second-highest scoring unit in the NFL

9. Atlanta Falcons: I can understand losing to a Brett Favre led team, but giving up 3 TDs to Samkon Gado? Unacceptable. Michael Vick's 3 fumbles didnt help matters.

10. Jacksonville Jaguars: Very easy schedule the rest of the way...too bad they won't catch the Colts.

11. New England Patriots: Squeaked out a win against Miami this week. This isn't the dominant Patriots team we know and love.

12. San Diego Chargers: They're coming off their bye week with a home meeting against the Bills. If they hope to make the playoffs, these are the kinds of games they have to win. Their division and conference are just too tight to lose any more winnable games.

13. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: I gave KC a big boost last week for showing some balls, and I'll do the same for Tampa, although it looks like Alstott didn't get in on the 2-point conversion at the end. What Jon Gruden really needs to worry about is Cadillac Williams's lack of production since coming back from injury.

14. Kansas City Chiefs: Trent Green laid a total egg this week. Wasted a great performance by Larry Johnson, which helped lessen the sting of Priest Holmes's departure.

15. Chicago Bears: Did anybody see the wind at Soldier Field on Sunday? The first field goal of the game was headed right between the upright, then got caught in a wind gust and pushed about 25 yards to the right. I've never seen anything like it. In pre-game warm-ups, the long-snappers were having trouble getting the ball to go straight. Biggest play of the game was the heads-up play by Nathan Vashir, staying back on a long FG attempt and returning it for a TD

16. Washington Redskins: Hard-fought game against the Bucs. They got screwed by a poor officiating decision.

17. Minnesota Vikings: It looks like they may be getting their stuff together. Then again, the offense didnt realy do much. Still, a win is a win is a win.

18. St. Louis Rams: They should be much better than this. Still, a loss to 7-2 Seattle isn't that bad.

19. Bufalo Bills: They did a good job harrassing Trent Green and forcing mistakes, but the run defense is still a question. Plus, who do they start at QB from here on out? They are only one game out of first place...do they rest their hopes on an inexperienced JP Losman?

20. Miami Dolphins: Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams could become a great 1-2 punch. They had a chance againat New England, and let it slip out of their hands. If they could get more consistent quarterback play, they would be a contender.

21. Philadelphia Eagles: They really should have won. Andy reid is finally learning what a pass-happy offense can do for you, especially when you're only play-maker through the air is no longer with the team

22. Oakland Raiders: It's been a tough season. It looks like the playoffs are out of the question for this season.

23. Detroit Lions: Very underwhelming team. And Joey Harrington keeps getting chances to prove himself. He needs to put a few consistent weeks together before I'll start believing in him.

24. Cleveland Browns: Braylon Edwards thinks he should get the ball thrown to him more often. And you know what? He's right.

25. Arizona Cardinals: Sigh...I don't think they'll EVER be good

26. Green Bay Packers: Big win agains the team that originally drafted Brett Favre. And, just so nobody forgets, you can't stop Samkon Gado, you can only hope to contain him.

27. New Orleans Saints: I've given them the benefit of the doubt since I started doing this. Honeymoon's over. They suck.

28. Tennessee Titans: Oh, how the mighty have fallen. I guess that's what happens when you ignore the salary cap for a few years.

29. Baltimore Ravens: Anytime you're expecting Kyle Boller to come in and save your season, you know things are bad

30. New York Jets: Chad Pennington is having nightmares of Matt Leinart right now.

31. San Francisco 49ers: Allowing that missed-FG-turned-TD at the end of the first half was basically inexcusable.

32. Houston Texans: Amazingly, they're on pace to break their own record for most sacks allowed in a season. Somehow, they're actually get WORSE as time goes by.

Freak

There's an OT in the draft this year, D'Brickashaw Ferguson, that the Texans NEED to draft. He's from Virginia, and not only is he a fucking mauler, he's as technically sound as most NFL left tackles. Even if they land the #1 overall and can't trade down, he's gotta be the guy.

Good rankings, D.

Dr. Giganto

yeah, I heard about that guy. They need him really badly, especially since they're not that bad at the QB and RB positions.

I think if they get the first overall, they will definitely be able to find somebody willing to trade up for Leinart or Bush. Especially Bush.