bmorepunk":3nompd0i said:
Okay, I'm confused.
How is getting ranked by ESPN #1 possible with the deep-seeded hatred of the Sehawks I keep hearing about? Is this to lull Seahawks fans into a false sense of security so they can sucker punch them later?
There are a lot of power rankings out there, the fact that there is disparity means that the top teams are very close to each other , more than in pre-season when Seahawks were a clear # 1. With the teams now closer to each other, different analysts use different filters and you'll see more disparity.
To me, I still see the Seahawks as being #1 right now. A bad game was dominating Denver for a half and then getting an OT win from Denver.
For power rankings, I like listening to the "ESPN Football Today" podcast.
Every Tuesday the hosts Robert Flores and Matt Williamson do their power rankings
http://espn.go.com/espnradio/podcast/archive?id=2544457
Easy listening, not super in-depth analysis, pretty good analysis team by team and great to listen to if you want to get some updates from around the league from these two guys point of view.
A few interesting comments:
* Browns moving from 25 to 18 (and from me: who would have guessed Hoyer was going to play that well? Bridgewater and Bortles in.. Manziel still on the side)
* Ranked 49ers at #15 (down from #8) and talk about their surprising collapse, and comparing Kaepernick to Wilson, and that now that more is being asked of both, Wilson is handling it in stride, Kapernick is still the same quarterback. Did some chatting on Kaepernick's throwing not evolving and that all his passes still look the same. Wilson has a variety of passing styles. They're 1-2 right now, next four: home to philly, home to KC, @ St Louis, @ Denver. They think 2-2
* Green Bay: #14 (down from #4) (wow they are really having a tough season)
* Bengals: #3: 1st or 2nd best defense in the league, Dalton is doing well but don't trust the coach in "managing" him and how he will do in post-season
* Denver: #2: they think that it's possible you can swap Bengals and Denver. Manning hasn't been as great, rushing not as great, and defense better. (I disagree, seems Manning is doing pretty well)
*Seahawks: #1: NO COMMENTS FROM THE HOSTS... dang ... does that mean for them it is just a foregone conclusion? Last week they placed them # 1 because they said, to take them to # 2, someone else needs to be # 1 and they couldn't see who they could put there. They had Denver as a close #2. I guess considering Hawks beat Denver, that means it's a pretty obvious # 1.
I agree with a lot of their comments, not all the rankings. I'm mostly wary of Philadelphia and interested to see how that turns out if they will get stronger or weaker as time goes on. I predict weaker and they will eventually tire out and be more prone to injury as the season goes on .
I expect the Hawks to get stronger.