Prisco's Power Rankings

[Liminy]

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/powerrankings

Panthers at #13?? Of course, this is Prisco we are talking about...

[PowerlessDan]

He seems to be hinting our QB play will be a problem. Considering that is the most important position I'm surprised he has us that high.

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

Falcons and Saints are both ranked higher than us. Didn't see that one coming .

Oh, and the World Champions are second place behind a non-playoff team. That's ludicrous, even with Brady back. He just recovered from a horrible injury and whether he'll be the same is still an unknown.

[panthers55]

One of the only things more useless than gauging how teams will do this year based on last year's record, are preseason ranking reports before the free agency signing period is over and training camp begins.

[rayzor]

prisco has us at 13....must mean we are going deep in the playoffs.

good.

[Snake]

prisco has us at 13....must mean we are going deep in the playoffs.

good.

Agreed.

[ZedLeppelin]

Falcons and Saints above us.....lol

[HSCBandit07]

I would have preferred 32. Undercats 2009

[dexterpyro]

We are litsening to prisco??

That is like saying ESPN is always right...

[Kettle]

i'm surprised the cowgirls are so low

[rayzor]

We are litsening to prisco??

That is like saying ESPN is always right...

espns power rankings from last year

pre-season last year (after week 17):

1 (9) Patriots

2 (5) Colts

3 (12) Chargers

4 (14) Cowboys

5 (25) Jaguars

6 (2) Giants

7 (3) Steelers

8 (24) Packers

9 (28) Seahawks

10 (29) Browns

11 (10) Vikings

12 (19) Saints

13 (11) Eagles

14 (1) Titans

15 (16) Buccaneers

16 (21) Redskins

17 (13) Cardinals

18 (23) Bills

19 (18) Texans

20 (4) Panthers

21 (6) Ravens

22 (22) Broncos

23 (17) Jets

24 (27) Bengals

25 (15) Bears

26 (31) Rams

27 (26) Raiders

28 (20) 49ers

29 (32) Lions

30 (30) Chiefs

31 (8) Dolphins

32 (7) Falcons

[Gscottnc5]

It seems that the NFL bribes sports writers to always think the Saints are going to have an incredible year. The NFL just doesn't want that shitty team to fail. It normally is that way with the Falcunts too but the the falcons will be a good team this year. I do however feel that many teams have studied A LOT of film on them over the off season, especially on Ryan, and may contain him and them a little more this year

[SorthNarolina]

I can completely understand the falcons, they've earned it. And with the way both of our offseasons have gone i think 90% of all publications will pick them as division champs.

The saints? Hell No.

[R0CKnR0LLA]

I don't think the Falcons will do as well as everyone thinks. Ryan can't carry that team alone. They did well because of a great running game, but Turner had the most carries in the league last season. Historically there's always a huge falloff for RBs the year after that. You can even see this in their playoff game. He had no power or burst whatsoever. They added some pieces to defense, but they also lost some. Old guy out, new guy in. Smart move for the future, but doesn't necessarily mean your defense improves.

Even so I can at least understand why people are going to favor them for the division. The Saints being higher than us though? OK, they have the best passing offense, we have the best rushing attack. The 2nd half of the season, once our OLine was healthy and had gelled, the PPG difference was less than 1. So you're basically betting that the Saints defense will be better than ours? :out: