Power rankings

[RumHam]

Also, don't forget we have two opponents each week, and the refs are one of those

[JJT]

9 hours ago, 15 said:

I wonder if there is a single power ranking out there that actually has us ranked at #1. 

PFF

[PandaPancake]

The only rankings that matter:

	TEAM	TOTAL DVOA	LAST WEEK	WEIGHTED DVOA	RANK	W-L	OFFENSE DVOA	OFF. RANK	DEFENSE DVOA	DEF. RANK	S.T. DVOA	S.T. RANK
1	NE	34.5%	1	33.5%	1	9-0	21.8%	1	-4.1%	9	8.6%	1
2	ARI	30.2%	2	27.0%	2	7-2	16.4%	3	-14.1%	6	-0.3%	14
3	CIN	26.5%	3	25.6%	3	8-1	18.0%	2	-5.6%	8	2.9%	10
4	CAR	23.0%	4	23.9%	4	9-0	7.9%	10	-17.3%	3	-2.3%	22
5	SEA	20.0%	9	22.3%	5	4-5	4.9%	11	-9.1%	7	6.0%	3
6	PIT	16.7%	7	15.8%	7	6-4	15.4%	4	-2.9%	11	-1.6%	20
7	NYJ	16.4%	5	15.4%	8	5-4	3.0%	13	-16.9%	4	-3.4%	27
8	GB	14.9%	6	12.4%	9	6-3	13.2%	5	-3.0%	10	-1.3%	19
9	KC	14.6%	11	15.9%	6	4-5	8.3%	9	-2.5%	12	3.8%	8
10	BUF	12.3%	13	12.2%	10	5-4	10.7%	7	1.3%	16	3.0%	9
11	DEN	10.1%	8	9.7%	12	7-2	-21.9%	32	-27.4%	1	4.6%	5
12	PHI	9.0%	10	11.1%	11	4-5	-7.1%	23	-17.4%	2	-1.3%	18
13	NYG	4.6%	15	5.2%	14	5-5	1.0%	17	2.4%	17	5.9%	4
14	OAK	4.2%	12	6.1%	13	4-5	11.9%	6	6.7%	24	-1.0%	15
15	WAS	-0.8%	19	-0.8%	15	4-5	1.9%	15	3.7%	21	1.0%	13

Team	Conf App	Conf Win	SB Win	16-0
NE	72.6%	45.5%	26.0%	8.1%
CAR	69.0%	40.6%	19.7%	6.9%
ARI	59.0%	32.3%	17.6%	0.0%
CIN	61.9%	29.9%	15.4%	0.0%
GB	22.4%	9.3%	3.7%	0.0%

 

 

 

[lightsout]

Strength of schedule means jack. Period.


The vast majority of NFL teams have the players that can beat any team. What separates the winning teams from the losing teams is how that team has gelled and the coaching, which often go hand in hand anyway.

I refuse to believe the Patriots are better than us. Our brand of football isn't flashy, but it's dominating. It may not appear it based on scores or even with how we allowed the Colts and Packers to almost come back on us, but for any given game, we're totally in control. The Patriots can't exactly say that.

I firmly believe that there isn't a team out there that is saying "I can't wait to play Carolina". We have a freak at QB, an OL that just wants to maul you, a RB who is running angry again, and a bunch of young receivers that, on paper, shouldn't beat you...but have been. Couple that with a defense that is terrifyingly physical, well balanced, disciplined, and tight knit, and you have a recipe for whooping up on teams.

Show me a team in the league that is top-to-bottom as stout and determined as ours and I'll call you a liar or mistaken.

[Jmac]

The Patriots have a few stars and probably the best QB in the league. The rest are guys that just play as a unit and get the job done. This appears to be the formula for success. Have an eye for talent (Getts & scouting dept), add quality depth, and you can built a team without breaking the bank. The Panthers and Patriots are the two best teams right now.

[lightsout]

5 minutes ago, Jmac said:

The Patriots have a few stars and probably the best QB in the league. The rest are guys that just play as a unit and get the job done. This appears to be the formula for success. Have an eye for talent (Getts & scouting dept), add quality depth, and you can built a team without breaking the bank. The Panthers and Patriots are the two best teams right now.

What sets us apart is having a better running game and a better overall defense. Cam might not have the numbers, but the game isn't played with numbers. Cam is as deadly a QB as there is in the league and nobody notices because they evaluate skill with numbers.

[KB_fan]

13 hours ago, 15 said:

I wonder if there is a single power ranking out there that actually has us ranked at #1. 

I think PFF did.