Week 10 Power Rankings
Posted by Gayle Saunders on November 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Without further ado, here are the Rankings heading into Week 10! As always, if you disagree with the Rankings, jump in and tell us why!
1) New Orlean Saints are 8-0, They have shown us once again that they can win no matter what scenario you put them against. With Drew Brees leading them to battle, they have a no give up attitude. With Darren Sharper leading the Defense, the Saints are always a threat to score on defense. They playing well on both sides of the ball and thats why they’re at the number one spot
2) Indianapolis Colts are 8-0 and have won close games , blown teams out, come from behind to win in the 4th quarter you name it. The Colts offense looks sharp and can score from anywhere on the field, when Peyton is on his “A” game. With their Defense playing solid, and Dwight Freeney starting to come around, look for them to finally be tested by The New England Patriots this week.
3) Minnesota Vikings are 7-1, despite coming off a bye week, they shouldnt lose any momentum. With Brett playing well look for the Vikings to have continued success. Did we mention they play the Lions this week.
4) Cinncinati Bengals are 6-2, and believe it or not there is something called defense that is being played in Cincy. Besides the run stuffing Defense and the band of unwanted free agents on defense playing balls to the wall. The Carson Palmer and the offense is firing on all cylinders. Oh and Ocho cinco is a happy camper.
5) Pittsburgh Steelers are 6-2, and they are looking to get their swagger back after beating up on the Broncos on Monday night. Now that Troy P is healthy and back on the defense, look for them to get revenge against the Bengals.
6)New England Patriots are 6-2, with Tom Brady’’s timing back to normal, they sit atop of the AFC East. I’d like to assume all is normal in the AFC again as they sit amongst the NFL Elite. Time to break bread with the NFL gods again
7) Denver Broncos are 6-2 if they plan to stay in the NFL elite, they are going to have to do something about their offense. With two playmaking receivers you would think they would throw the deep ball from time to time. They’ve chalked up back to back L’s in the last two weeks…not a good sign. Looks like Brian Dawkins should give a emotional speech at some point this week. ( I love that guy)
8) Dallas Cowboys are 6-2 and playing like they’ve been there before. For cowboys fans out there, you can proudly say “How bout them Cowboys!”
9) Philadelphia Eagles are 5-3 and minus the bad play calling they could have been at number 8, however with mental lapses with the coaches and mental lapses with the players it has the rest of the NFL wondering what team will show up week after week.
10) Atlanta Falcons are 5-3 and with the Bears losing and the Green Bay Packers losing, that wild card spot looks like a sure possibility. Word to the wise, give Michael Turner the ball and let him carry you into the playoffs.
11) Arizona Cardinals are 5-3 and have got thelmselves into mid season form. They have won 4 of the last 4 road games, that has to say something.
12) San Diego Chargers are 5-3 and with that last minute win in New York…can you say EGO booster. They take on the Eagles this weekend and by the end of the day somebody will be 5-4.
13) Houston Texans are 5-4, and if they could just do the little things it would make a world of difference. I know they have lots to talk about over the BYE week.
14) Baltimore Ravens are 4-4 and their questions lie within their run defense. Who is gonna step up and be the man in the next half of the season or the run defense.
15) New York Giants are 5-4 and head into a bye week, looks like its time to find their heart and soul during the off time. Who will step on this team and be a leader.
16) Green Bay Packers are 4-4 and have some questions to answer, losing to Vikings almost made sense, but how do you explain losing to the Josh Freeeman and the Buccaneers?
17) Miami Dolphins are 3-5 and they’re are finally coming to the realization that that 11 win season is a bitch to duplicate. Time to man up Miami.
18) The New York Jets are 4-4 and its Dam time for this defense to start taking control…if they plan to make it in the playoffs, its got to start with the D-Rex. Lets be real you never want to rely on a rookie QB to take the you to the promise land.
19) Chicago Bears are 4-4 and The Bears are not who we thought they were. With Urlacher gone the leadership in that defensive huddle seems to be absent. When you have your all world tackle making more of an effort to punch some one through a facemask than making plays, there is a problem. Jay Cutler shows flashes but there may be more pieces that are need to this puzzle, before we talk playoffs.
20) The San Francisco 49ers are 3-5 and now have lost 4 straight. The positives they have Michael Crabtree playing good ball. Vernon Davis and Alex Smith are clicking. Frank Gore is Frank Gore. But those loses are loses. Mike Singletary needs to get these guys motivated. Well there is not a better time for two unmotivated teams to play each other as the Bears and 49ers meet head to head on Thursday night football.
21) The Carolina Panthers are 3-5 and by the looks of it, they have come to play the last couple of weeks. IF and thats a big “if” Jake can refrain the turnovers we could see a full recovery from zero to hero.
22) Jacksonville Jaguars are 4-4 and they should be name the Jacksonville chameleons because we dont know which team is going to show up. But how about MJD that kid is a beast.
23) Buffalo Bills are 3-5 and with Trent Edwards coming back from a concussion we hope the team as a whole starts to see things more clearly.
24) Tennessee Titans are 2-6, BUT they are not your typical 2-6 team. With Vince Young back to form, look for different results in the next couple of weeks. The defense also has Finnegan back, ook for them to pull things together. Lets regroup at the end of the week to see where we stand.
25) Seattle Seahawks are 3-5 and are looking for some kind of normalcy. The only problem is they face the Arizona Cardinals where their record is 1-3. Look for this weekend to be a make or break game for the season. A huge turn around in the season starts now!
26) The Oakland Raiders are 2-6 and hopefully they figured out something in that bye week of theirs. The legal woes of Cable definitely seem to be a distraction.
28) St Louis Rams are 1-7 and things dont look any brighter, but you know Steven Jackson will be running hard. To bad they play the New Orleans Saints this weekend. Yes, I know the Saints are undefeated.
29) The Detroit Lions are 1-7 The Lions have lost 24 of their past 25 games. What are the odds that they win this next game? I’ll be cheering them on no matter what.
30) The Kansas City Chiefs are 1-7 and hey lets look on the upside they got rid of Larry Johnson, that means no uncalled for negative press for this week and they can focus on winning. Twitter Page comment is front page news…really?
31) The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 1-7 and they have a new starting QB in Josh Freeman, who just got them a much needed win. Thats all will say.
32) Cleveland Browns are 1-7 and the organization should look within as well as who is playing on the field. Changes are needed from the Field to the front office.