2010 NFL Football Power Ratings
Each week during the heart of the NFL season, and once or twice during the NFL Preseason, we’ll gather the troops around the roundtable and hash out the NFL Power rankings. We check out the stats, looks at the records, and, most importantly, we take a close, close look at the heart of each team.
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Former NFL Commissioner set the parity bandwagon in motion with the TV revenue sharing. Some years later Howard Cosell had this to stay about that: “You want parity, Mr. Rozelle.
Well, you’ve GOT parity. Parity in the form of mediocrity.” It applies today.
Week 7 Rankings:
1. New York Jets (Last week 1) – 5-1 straight up, 5-1 ATS, 5-1 on the Over. Bunch of average teams coming up. Life has been good to the fat man since that opening loss to Baltimore.
2. Pittsburgh Steelers (3) – Ben Roethlisberger picks up where he left off. He actually has an advantage over other QBs in that he has had four weeks of R&R while others have been getting banged up.
3. Indianapolis Colts (5) – Week off to get ready for the Nov. 1 Monday night showdown against the Texans in the game of the year in the AFC South.
4. New York Giants (6) – Chance to turn the lights out on the Cowboys this Monday night and convert the NFC East into a 2-team race with Philadelphia.
5. New England Patriots (7) – Branch: 9 catches for 98 yards in first game with Patriots; Moss: 5 for 55 in first game with Vikings.
6. Philadelphia Eagles (14) – Kevin Kolb, who Andy Reid says is the No. 2 quarterback, threw for 579 yards and 4 TDs in the last two games, during which the Eagles scored 58 points. Michael Vick, who Reid says is the No. 1 QB, is just about ready to come back.
7. Baltimore Ravens (2) – A conservative game plan fizzled against the Patriots, but the Ravens could allow the Bills coaches to sit in on team meetings all this week and still take care of Buffalo this Sunday.
8. New Orleans Saints (9) – Saints are having trouble running the ball.
9. Tennessee Titans (16) – Interest in re-acquiring Albert Haynesworth from Washington wanes with every solid performance from the defensive line.
10. Miami Dolphins (19) – What a strange situation. Bill Parcells up and leaves in the middle of the season and no one knows if he’s been pushed out or decided to leave himself.
11. Chicago Bears (8) – Bears ran the ball only 12 times in a loss to the Seahawks. You get that every now and then when Mike Martz calls your plays.
12. Atlanta Falcons (7) – Schedule for the next month is very benign: three straight home games (Cincinnati, Tampa Bay, Baltimore), then at St. Louis.
13. Houston Texans (18) – In a passing league, the Texans have no clue how to defend the pass. They are dead last in yards allowed through the air.
14. Kansas City Chiefs (11) – Memo to Chiefs fans: Don’t worry about those two losses. Just tighten up the defense a bit as you head into the soft underbelly part of the schedule. San Diego has a tougher grind and this is a good opportunity to create some separation in the division.
15. Arizona Cardinals (15) – After upsetting the Saints and getting a week off to heal and get injured players back, the Cardinals’ confidence is sky-high headed into first-place showdown in Seattle this week.
16. Green Bay Packers (10) – Two notes: 1. Defensive coordinator Dom Capers has never coached on a team that has beaten Brett Favre. 2. The Packer defense – especially the back 8 — has been decimated by injuries.
17. Jacksonville Jaguars (17) — David Garrard’s wife reportedly has given Jags coaches some playcalling advice, saying that DG should roll out more rather than remain in the pocket. Give it a shot.
18. Washington Redskins (13) – Skins say they’re happy with Donovan McNabb, but from a pure statistically angle (5 TDs, 5 INTS, 24th-ranked QB rating) he hasn’t been much better than Jason Campbell. And now Skins coaches are messing with McNabb’s mechanics.
19. Seattle Seahawks (28) – Seems likes it’s been a half-decade since the Seahawks have had this much momentum. Has anyone noticed that Leon Washington is averaging 37.8 yards on punt returns?
20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (12) – Connor Barth attempted two field goals in last weekend’s loss to New Orleans – and both hit the right upright, from 40 and 47 yards out.
21. St. Louis Rams (27) – OK, the Rams have figured out how to win at home. Now, if they can find a way to win at Tampa Bay this Sunday in the Upstart Bowl, maybe they can be a player in the NFC West this season.
22. Minnesota Vikings (25) – Too bad the fans in Wisconsin are so polite. They could have some real fun with Favre this Sunday.
23. Cincinnati Bengals (22) – Should the NFL suspend the rules on hard hits when Owens and Ochocinco come across the middle? Just a thought.
24. San Diego Chargers (21) – Best offense, best defense, 2-4 record. Norv Turner teams never seem to have a sense of urgency.
25. Denver Broncos (23) – Broncos have played the NFL’s toughest schedule so far this season, but it gets a lot easier from here on out.
26. Oakland Raiders (20) – Incredible stat of the week: Jason Campbell’s QB rating in the loss to San Francisco was 10.7.
27. Dallas Cowboys (24) – The Boys have one foot on a banana peel and the other in quicksand, and the thing they’re worried most about is the NFL rules limiting end zone celebrations. Tells you a lot about this bunch.
28. Detroit Lions (26) – All signs point to Matthew Stafford returning Sunday for the first time since being hurt on opening day.
29. San Francisco 49ers (31) – Frank Gore averaging close to one yard less per carry (4.1) this year when compared to 2009 (4.9).
30. Cleveland Browns (29) – At Pittsburgh last week. At New Orleans this week. Has any rookie QB ever had a more difficult first two games than Colt McCoy?
31. Buffalo Bills (32) – Chan Gailey said he hoped that the Bills would not “lose their edge” during last weekend’s bye. Exactly what edge would that be?
32. Carolina Panthers (30) – Matt Moore back calling signals this weekend and Clausen goes to the bench after disastrous 3-game stretch.
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Lawrence Paul is a regular contributor to the Cappers Picks Blog, and is a free-lance gambling and travel writer from Massachusetts.
