Brandon's Positively Pointless Power Rankings Week 3

[Brandon]

1. Cowboys

Playing some of the best football in the NFL at the moment but questions on defense are still there. While the points weren't put up on the board like they were last week, the secondary needs to improve.

2. Eagles

The Eagles played incredible defense and exploited a vulnerable Steelers offensive line to pummel Roethlisberger into submission. The injuries on offense are worrisome, none more so than the injury of Brian Westbrook.

3. Giants

The Giants can't allow bad teams to keep games close and especially can't allow them to force OT if they want to repeat. However, they still put the W on the board. With such a tough division it remains to be seen how they'll stack up against the other two top dogs.

4. Steelers

The game is won and lost in the trenches and the Steelers offensive line seems to have been replaced with a set of turnstiles. If they want to play Steeler football, run and play action pass, they need to fix the problems up front. It won't get any easier against the Ravens defense either.

5. Titans

The Titans defense has been smothering so far this year but the quality of their opponents has been lacking to say the least. However, in a division in which every other team is plagued with injuries and inconsistency, the Titans may be in a good position to grab a division title.

6. Bills

The Bills were the worst team on the field for 3.5 quarters of football, but somehow managed to remember they were a good team and not the Bills of old. Trent Edwards is having a breakout year, and their defense is playing well. However, they still need more production out of the running game.

7. Chargers

It doesn't matter that the Jets scored on them the way they did, they annihilated the Jets defense and started getting things back on track. LT's foot injury may still be troublesome but with Rivers having a career year it may not be as important to have him healthy as in years past.

8. Broncos

The Broncos are 3-0 despite what seems to be a complete and utter lack of defense. Allowing a team to gain over 500yds of offense is not going to win you championships and the luck is going to run out eventually. The arm of Cutler however may still be their saving grace.

9. Panthers

Mistakes for a second week in a row stifled the Panthers offense, and unfortunately that's not acceptable against good defenses. However, the Panthers defense has been playing well to this point in the season only allowing 15 points per game against opposing offenses. The offense needs to find a rhythm soon.

10. Packers

Despite good production the Packers offense was unable to find the endzone most of the game. In their first test they came up short, allowing too many yards on defense and this week they weren't able to just outscore their opponent.

11. Redskins

Another close win for the Redskins and they are building confidence. Unfortunately for them they're going into a tough two weeks ahead, on the road against Dallas and Philly. If they can come out on the other side with at least one win they would be very lucky.

12. Buccaneers

John Gruden and Brian Griese managed to get out of Chicago with a win even though Griese threw 3 completions to the wrong team. However, throwing the ball 67 times is not a recipe for success in the NFL, even if they didn't allow a sack. It doesn't get any easier next week against the Packers.

13. Vikings

Gus Ferotte made the plays Travaris Jackson just never could, the routine ones. Their defense is playing solid and it snagged them a win against the Panthers despite only putting up 13 points on offense. Childress may have saved his job by starting Ferotte, much to the chagrin of some Vikings fans.

14. Cardinals

Kurt Warner has been playing inspired football in the past few weeks, making the plays Leinart never could. The defense can't allow teams to stay in games and the offense needs to be more consistent but that shouldn't be much of a problem against the hapless Jets this week.

15. Jaguars

A rocky start but they got back to what they do best, pound the football. However their major concern, injuries, aren't going away any time soon and they'll need to get healthy if they want to contend in their division.

16. Colts
17. 49ers
18. Ravens
19. Bears
20. Patriots
21. Saints
22. Seahawks
23. Falcons
24. Dolphins
25. Raiders
26. Jets
27. Browns
28. Bengals
29. Texans
30. Lions
31. Chiefs
32. Rams

[cruzg24]

the Vikings beat the Panthers and the Panthers are 9 and the Vikings are 13.......

[Brandon]

Originally Posted by cruzg24

the Vikings beat the Panthers and the Panthers are 9 and the Vikings are 13.......

Two years ago the Dolphins beat the Patriots 21-0. What's your point?

[nyG]

Eagles over Giants?
Colts out of the top 15?
Pats out of top 20?

hardly. cruzg's point is that you're a big homer. The Panthers aren't a top 10 team and won't be playing January football.

[Brandon]

Originally Posted by nyG

Eagles over Giants?
Colts out of the top 15?
Pats out of top 20?

hardly. cruzg's point is that you're a big homer. The Panthers aren't a top 10 team and won't be playing January football.

What have the Colts or Pats done so far this year to merit being ranked highly?

[Brandon]

By cruzg's logic the Dolphins may have a case for top 10:

Originally Posted by cruzg24

Wow Patriots are underrated. I can't believe that this team was mentioned as the greatest team ever and they lose their QB and now they aren't top 10? Give me a break,

Pats are better than Bucs, Cardinals, Bears, Bills, and Panthers.

[Chubz]

The bengals offense isn't second rate, they have 2 probowl recievers, a good quarterback etc. Good temas win those games, thats exactly what the giants did

[Viking]

Originally Posted by Chubz

The bengals offense isn't second rate, they have 2 probowl recievers, a good quarterback etc. Good temas win those games, thats exactly what the giants did

As far as offense, the Bengals should rank near the top, in theory anyways. In reality, they just aren't getting it done. Carson Palmer could go to ANY of the other 31 teams in the NFL and put up monster stats year in and year out.....he puts up huge stats in the mess he's in now. Chad Johnson needs to quit dicking around with what he has on the back of his jersey and worry about helping correct the plane crash he plays for, period. Nobody will even remember his real name while he sits at home in January watching the playoffs crying over his 5-11 season. I agree Chubz, the Bengals are definitley not a good team and as far as their talent compared with the way they are playing they are probably the worst team in football.


-Viking

[nyG]

not only that Chubz, but this was a team fighting to salvage their season. They needed that game badly to avoid 0-3, which is why you saw the Dolphins put it all out on the Pats, and the Vikings and Jags play well too. I was never worried that the Giants could have actually lost, but more concerned that they would screw themselves over. If anyone has followed the G-men, they know that it used to be very characteristic of them to lose those tight games.

Since last year they have really proven to be different, and Eli is establishing himself as one of the great clutch performers the league ever saw. You need to win those games where you play in the face of adversity, take a look at last season, with the Cowboys winning that MNF game against the Bills and also look at the Pats vs. the Eagles and Ravens in the regular season. I wouldn't read too much into that game last week, and despite what many think this bye week could be really beneficial.

[Darius Ali]

Pats at 20.... Below the Niners and Cards....

[cruzg24]

First you say your only going by this year's achievements and then the Vikings beat the Panthers and you still have them ranked higher??? That is just illogical. I understand the eagles ahead cuz they played a heck of a game against the steelers and I also really like the Titans and Bills position. But the Panthers are a middle of the pack team.