Talk about a lack of respect--NFL Power Rankings, week one

[Cyberjag]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000839325/article/nfl-power-rankings-week-1-seahawks-surging-toward-top-spot

Apparently, we suck.  22 teams are better than we are, according to this.

[Wyank]

Just makes the climb to the top all the more sweeter.  

[AceBoogie]

AKA I don't watch the panthers or know anything I about them, but I'll rank other teams higher because they signed players I heard of. 

[Cats Pride]

I definitely don't pay much attention to these rankings especially in the beginning of the season.

[ladypanther]

Nice for the bulletin board.

[cookinwithgas]

No one knows what to do with us, including us.

 

The most unrankable group for Week 1. Admittedly, I am probably too low on the Panthers. This feels like a possible 9-7 outfit, but there only one team can inhabit the No. 16 spot in these rankings. And of the groups in pro football's Middle Earth, I have the most concerns and questions about this Carolina team: 

1) What about the pass rush coming off the edge? 
2) Who can hold coverage, other than James Bradberry? 
3) Who is the vertical threat in this offense? 
4) Cam Newton threw all of two passes in August. 
5) How long can Greg Olsen keep being the top option? 

Am I missing something? Would love a few Panthers hot takes. (@HarrisonNFL)

[CashNewton22]

Respect is earned never given (unless you're Andrew Luck for some reason I still haven't gotten). When we're tearing up the NFL....again we'll be ranked much higher.

[uncfan888]

well at least he admits he's probably too low on us. but week one power rankings mean as much as preseason power rankings

[Leeroy Jenkins PhD]

Vegas, who ultimately knows much more than these guys, has Carolina currently ranked 12th.  These are the odds that matter. 

1. Patriots
2. Seattle
Tied for 3rd. Packers/Steelers
Tied for 5th. Falcons, Cowboys, Giants
8. Raiders
9. Texans
10. Chiefs
11. Broncos
Tied for 12th. Panthers, Cardinals, Vikings
 

[LinvilleGorge]

12 minutes ago, cookinwithgas said:

No one knows what to do with us, including us.

 

The most unrankable group for Week 1. Admittedly, I am probably too low on the Panthers. This feels like a possible 9-7 outfit, but there only one team can inhabit the No. 16 spot in these rankings. And of the groups in pro football's Middle Earth, I have the most concerns and questions about this Carolina team: 

1) What about the pass rush coming off the edge? 
2) Who can hold coverage, other than James Bradberry? 
3) Who is the vertical threat in this offense? 
4) Cam Newton threw all of two passes in August. 
5) How long can Greg Olsen keep being the top option? 

Am I missing something? Would love a few Panthers hot takes. (@HarrisonNFL)

I mean, the guy voices legit concerns.

[Kevin Greene]

Could you imagine trading en masse the Chargers roster for ours?

Lol, just lol.

[Nails]

4 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I mean, the guy voices legit concerns.

Every team has concerns.

We are the most talented, balanced team in football on both sides of the ball with proven experience, combined with talented youth at every position group.

But we have a brain trust keeping a morale crippling, bum kicker that also happens to be a kick in the nuts to the cap.

So who knows?

[LinvilleGorge]

1 minute ago, Nails said:

Every team has concerns.

We are the most talented, balanced team in football on both sides of the ball with proven experience, combined with talented youth at every position group.

But we have a brain trust keeping a morale crippling, bum kicker that also happens to be a kick in the nuts to the cap.

So who knows?

I think you might be overrating our overall talent level quite a bit. Very few teams would trade our secondary and WR corps for theirs.

And yes, every team has concerns, but from the outside looking in, Cam's health is a HUGE question mark and we all saw how terrible DA looked last year and this preseason. That alone is enough to knock us down several spots.

[Captain Morgan]

Seahawks at #2?  Richardson is a beast no doubt, but their top draft pick may never play.

Mike Loyko @NEPD_Loyko
"There is talk inside the league that #Seahawks draft pick Malik McDowell may never play again, he's really hurt" via Lombardi's Podcast
7:15 PM - Sep 4, 2017
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