Week 7 NFC Community Power Rankings Ballot
by David Fucillo on Oct 21, 2008 4:53 PM PDT
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PrintEDITOR'S NOTE 4:55PM - We've got some ballots in, but I'd love to get some more. I'm moving it up to see if we can get a few more ballots in.
49erLou made a good point that now is certainly a good time for a new NFC Power Ranking. I didn't get a lot of participation so I stopped creating the ballot. However, considering how crazy the first seven weeks have been, now is as good a time as any to see what people think about the state of the NFC.
I'll post my rankings with comments. When you post your 1-16 rankings in the comments, you don't have to worry about commenting about the teams unless you want to.
1. New York Giants (5-1): They beat us so they must be the best right?
2. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-2): Flying under the radar but looking real sharp
3. Carolina Panthers (5-2): See TB...dispatching opponents with ease
4. Washington Redskins (5-2): After getting shocked by the Rams they barely avoid a letdown against the Browns
5. Green Bay Packers (4-3): I really have no idea how good this team is.
6. Atlanta Falcons (4-2): Feel good story of the year and so far they seem legit.
7. Arizona Cardinals (4-2): I think they could easily win the division, but that's not saying much.
8. Chicago Bears (4-3): I'm rather surprised they're playing so well. Kyle Orton looked damn good with that offense today.
9. Dallas Cowboys (4-3): If they can make it through the Brad Johnson era, the addition of Roy Williams leaves them with some serious weapons.
10. Philadelphia Eagles (3-3): Your #4 NFC East team. Just a filthy division.
11. New Orleans Saints (3-4): Your #4 NFC South team. Anybody else think the NFC South is a little better than the NFC East? Losing Reggie Bush for a month will hurt though.
12. Minnesota Vikings (3-4): If they had a real QB, they wouldn't waste Adrian Peterson performances.
13. St. Louis Rams (2-4): Getting the post-firing boost I didn't think would happen. Shows what I know.
14. San Francisco 49ers (2-4): Might be better than the Rams, but the Rams are on a hot streak and the 49ers are falling to pieces.
15. Seattle Seahawks (1-5): Just a nightmare way to close out Holmgren's time there.
16. Detroit Lions (0-6): 0-16 anybody?
So, whether you agree or disagree with my rankings, feel free to tell us what you think. I'll leave this open for most of the week and then post the cumulative rankings on Friday. The more contributions the better.
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OT: Josh Morgan kicking the ball through the end zone for a safety was awesome.
1. New York Giants
2. Carolina Panthers
3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
4. Arizona Cardinals
5. Washington Redskins
6. Green Bay Packers
7. New Orleans Saints
8. Chicago Bears
9. Atlanta Falcons
10. Dallas Cowboys
11. Philadelphia Eagles
12. Minnesota Vikings
13. St. Louis Rams
14. San Francisco 49ers
15. Seattle Seahawks
16. Detroit Lions
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by David Fucillo on Oct 19, 2008 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
How convenient
I just ranked all 32 teams for my blog. These are my NFC Rankings:
1. New York Giants — The defending world champs have put up back-to-back lackluster performances, but I still think they can turn it on when they need to.
2. Carolina Panthers — They are always capable of delivering a real stinker when you least expect it (see: Week 6 vs. Tampa), but they also look a little scary when Delhomme and Smith are hooking up.
3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers — I like to think of the Bucs as "Titans Lite".
4. Arizona Cardinals — No, your eyes don’t deceive you, I have the Arizona Cardinals as a Top 4 NFC team right now. But I think that says more about the consistency of the NFL than anything else.
5. Washington Redskins — They’re down, they’re up, they’re down again. The Washington Redskins: The 2008 NFL Poster Team.
6. Dallas Cowboys — This ranking would be higher for the Tony Romo Cowboys, and lower if it was the Brad Johnson edition. Instead, think of this as a combination: The Tony Johnson Cowboys.
7. Philadelphia Eagles — They aren’t the same without Westbrook, and it’s no guarantee they’ll have him consistently the rest of the way (he’s been known to get dinged up). Still, I see them moving up from this spot.
8. Green Bay Packers — Aaron Rodgers can look really good or really bad. Sound like any other Green Bay QB’s you can think of?
9. Chicago Bears — Kyle Orton: Better than you thought.
10. Atlanta Falcons — Better than anybody thought. Way better.
11. New Orleans Saints — Consistently inconsistent.
12. Minnesota Vikings — Not nearly as good on the field as they are on paper. Probably because on paper the QB is just one of 22 positions, and on the field it’s a lot more.
13. St. Louis Rams — Higher than the Niners despite just firing their coach. Awesome.
14. San Francisco 49ers — I don’t wanna talk about it.
15. Seattle Seahawks — Wow, they went from perennial division winner to bad really fast, didn’t they?
16. Detroit Lions — No talent, no direction, no hope.
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by Josh from Hollywood on Oct 20, 2008 3:02 AM PDT reply actions
Like Garcia
Boy, do I miss him. Gruden’s got that team playing tough.
I have this feeling that after next week the Seahawks may be above the Niners. The Rams suddenly look like a football team again. I personally dislike the Panthers, but I think that’s from the era when they played in the same division as the Niners and consistently gave them a hard time.
by Bob In Beaverton on Oct 20, 2008 6:42 AM PDT reply actions
1. New York Giants (5-1): Showing that last year wasn’t a fluke
2. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-2): JEFF GARCIA is looking better than Brian Griese, but not a huge surprise on that front
3. Carolina Panthers (5-2): Jake is looking like Super Bowl Jake again. Hey look he even has the Moose and Smith as his 1 & 2 receivers
4. Arizona Cardinals (4-2): With Boldin starting to practice again I see them moving up on this and could be the best in the NFC
5. Washington Redskins (5-2): Jason Campbell is looking better and more efficient than Aaron Rodgers and Alex Smith
6. Atlanta Falcons (4-2): Matt Ryan looks good, which is a lot more than I expected
7. Green Bay Packers (4-3): Aaron Rodgers looks good because of his receivers, not because he is
8. Chicago Bears (4-3): Kyle Orton anyone?
9. Philadelphia Eagles (3-3): This team is a lot better than 3-3
10. New Orleans Saints (3-4): Saints will lose more games w/o Reggie, But I don’t need to tell you that
11. Dallas Cowboys (4-3): I wouldn’t be surprised to see them not make the playoffs
12. Minnesota Vikings (3-4): This is a huge surprise for me at least. They were my Super Bowl pick
13. St. Louis Rams (2-4): Who woulda thought that St.Louis would be tied for 2nd in the West
14. San Francisco 49ers (2-4): With Mike out lets see if Mike can win
15. Seattle Seahawks (1-5): Injuries have cost them BIG
16. Detroit Lions (0-6): simply the NFL’s worst team
lol
This is sad for the Niners, they better change some minds the next three games
I see the future, and it is Pablo
NFC
1. Tampa Bay – The Bucs are doing an excellent job of taking care of business at home. Now they need to prove that with Garcia at QB the team can win quality games on the road, and they have a big opportunity to do so this week when they travel to Dallas.
2. Washington – Another not so inspiring win drops them from the top spot. Maybe this team just likes playing close games. Still, we really like the underlying strength of the Redskins. They have the third best rushing offense, the seventh best rushing defense, and have committed only 5 turnovers.
3. Carolina – As we expected the Panthers got right back to their winning ways against New Orleans. There isn’t much hype around their defense, so let us tell you: this team has a mean D. Only Tennessee has allowed fewer touchdowns, and only Pittsburgh is better at defending the pass.
4. Atlanta – What is the best stat Atlanta has coming out of their bye week? Number of people on their injury report = ZERO.
5. New York – The trip through lollypop land has officially ended. Combined winning percentage of remaining opponents: .600. Next scheduled game against an opponent who is currently under .500: week 17. Oh, and yes, that week 17 game is on the road.
6. Arizona – Who has the no. 1 scoring offense in the NFL? Oh, that’s right, it’s the Arizona Cardinals. Despite having a -1 turnover margin and gaining less than 90 rush yards per game on offense, this team has been able to put points on the board and win games. If they can fix even one of those two issues they will be a serious threat in the NFC.
7. Chicago – Speaking of potent offenses, would anyone guess the Bears have the 3rd highest scoring offense in the league? The problem has been that opponents have focused on attacking their injury depleted secondary. If the Bears can get healthy or continue to create interceptions, they will be in great position to win the NFC North.
8. Dallas – We’ve been knockin the ‘Boys since day one, while much of the media has been riding their bandwagon. Now we get the feeling the media is going over the top negative on the team. They aren’t that bad folks. Turnovers have murdered them, and they will put an end to those eventually. It starts with handing the ball to Barber.
9. Philadelphia – When Westbrook first went down we thought McNabb and the Eagle offense would be able to win games without him, and so far we have been proven wrong. The Eagles are looking solid in almost every area except running the football, making it just that much more important for Westbrook to return to the lineup.
10. Green Bay – One could almost credit the secondary with saving their team’s season right now. They have come up with some monster interceptions when the team needed them the most. Now they have the bye week to get healthy and to figure out how to plug the holes in their run defense.
11. St. Louis – The Rams are now 2-2 against the once mighty NFC East. We don’t think the last two weeks have been a fluke, but we’re not convinced this is a .500 team yet. They have too many questions to answer on defense right now.
12. New Orleans – We don’t think losing Bush changes a whole lot for the Saints. In fact it may help some, as it will force the ball into McAllister’s hands more often, who has proven much more reliable at creating a reliable run attack, something this team desperately needs.
13. Minnesota – Sure the turnovers have hurt, but there is something more than that bringing down this team. They have talent on both sides of the ball, and have had production as well, but never all at the same time or when the team really needed it. That doesn’t speak well for Childress.
14. San Francisco – We can’t blame the 49er organization for firing Nolan, the team has too much talent and potential to be squandered.
15. Seattle – If Hasselback can’t play this week against San Francisco, it might be a long time before this team has another shot at a victory.
16. Detroit – Update! Teams that have beaten the Lions are now a splendid 0-5 the following week. Good luck Houston!
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