RandyMossIsBoss Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 (edited) Thread for weekly power rankings and MVP race. Feel free to post your own. Including my preseason power rankings to give proper context for where I have teams following week 1. First few weeks movement will be pretty volatile. SB Favorites SB Contenders Playoff Contenders Competitive Pushovers Preseason Patriots Rams Saints Eagles Chiefs Chargers Packers Vikings Browns Steelers Cowboys Falcons Ravens Bears Seahawks 49ers Panthers Jaguars Texans Colts Jets Titans Lions Buccaneers Bills Broncos Bengals Cardinals Redskins Raiders Giants Dolphins Week 1 Patriots (--) Rams (--) Chiefs (↑ 2) Saints (↓ 1) Eagles (↓ 1) Vikings (↑ 2) Chargers (↓ 1) Packers (↓ 1) Cowboys (↑ 2) Ravens (↑ 3) Titans (↑ 11) Seahawks (↑ 3) Texans (↑ 6) Browns (↓ 5) Bears (↓ 1) 49ers (--) Steelers (↓ 7) Colts (↑ 2) Panthers (↓ 2) Falcons (↓ 8) Bills (↑ 4) Raiders (↑ 8) Bengals (↑ 4) Lions (↓ 1) Cardinals (↑ 3) Redskins (↑ 3) Jaguars (↓ 9) Jets (↓ 7) Broncos (↓ 3) Buccaneers (↓ 6) Giants (--) Dolphins (--) The top tier teams, and the very bottom, remain pretty steady through week 1, but between those 2 is utter chaos. Here are a few comments on the major risers and fallers: Big Risers (Raiders, Texans, Titans) The Raiders had no problem moving the ball on a defense that looks good on paper and is coached by a defensive guru. Maybe it was just a fluke start, but for now I'm thinking they will not be the bottom feeder I thought. Even though the Texans lost, it was about as "good" a loss there could be, nearly beating the Saints at the dome. Their defense was much better than anticipated, and offense is still explosive despite pass pro questions. Titans boost isn't entirely reflective of how I feel about them, they were undoubtedly large benefactors of the Browns historically undisciplined outing and they didn't dominate the game from start to finish as the score suggests. However, they comfortably beat a highly ranked team and that gets them a big boost. Big Fallers (Jaguars, Bucs, Jets, Falcons, Steelers) The Jaguars not only lost Foles, but their defense was absolutely shredded. Unless their defense can bounce back hard against Houston and live up to the hype, they will probably stay a bottom feeder this year. The Buccaneers offense fell completely flat, it seems Arian was not able to work any magic with Winston. The Jets fall doesn't necessarily reflect how I feel about them, moreso other teams more deserving to be over them after they lost a game against a team I don't think highly of, despite forcing 4 TOs. The Falcons and Steelers were both utterly dominated from start to finish. If they can rebound next week and show week 1 was a fluke, they will probably shoot back up. MVP Watch (I'm basing this off of top 10 preseason MVP odds... but there's really no rhyme or reason yet, way too early. Why does Brady jump to 2, Rivers only 10? Idk) Patrick Mahomes (--) Tom Brady (NR) Carson Wentz (↓ 1) Drew Brees (↑ 1) Aaron Rodgers (↓ 2) Lamar Jackson (NR) DeShaun Watson (↑ 2) Dak Prescott (NR) Baker Mayfield (↓ 5) Philip Rivers (NR) Edited December 31, 2019 by RandyMossIsBoss 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter2_1 Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Nice work as usual, RMB I'll use same format Week 1 Patriots Chiefs Rams Eagles Saints Cowboys Packers Vikings Chargers Bears Ravens Titans Texans Seahawks Browns Steelers 49ers Panthers Colts Falcons Raiders Bills Bengals Lions Redskins Broncos Cardinals Jaguars Jets Giants Buccaneers Dolphins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBLIII Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 week 1 1. Patriots 2. Chiefs 3. Rams 4. Saints 5. Cowboys 6. Eagles 7. Ravens 8. Chargers 9. Packers 10. Vikings 11. Texans 12. Titans 13. Bears 14. Seahawks 15. Browns 16. Steelers 17. Panthers 18. Falcons 19. Bills 20. Raiders 21. 49ers 22. Colts 23. Bengals 24. Jets 25. Redskins 26. Lions 27. Broncos 28. Buccaneers 29. Jaguars 30. Giants 31. Cardinals 32. Dolphins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter2_1 Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 @SBLIII Cowboys above Eagles. You should catch a few with that 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamondbull424 Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 (edited) @SBLIII I was going to post a list as well, but your list looks roughly the same as one I would do. The only questionable pick would be Cowboys over Eagles, however I could easily see that being the case as they have the better rushing attack and potentially a better defense. Being able to control TOP, play great defense, that’s how great playoff teams are built. The only reason I would put the Eagles ahead of them would be due to coaching. So it could go either way. And next I just need to see the Ravens offense show consistency in the passing attack and the Packers defense showing consistency and I could easily see those two teams reaching the SB contender status as well. Edited September 11, 2019 by diamondbull424 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMossIsBoss Posted September 18, 2019 Author Share Posted September 18, 2019 Week 2 Patriots (--) nuff said Rams (--) nuff said Chiefs (--) nuff said Packers (↑ 4) Starting the season with 2 hard fought division wins. Defense looks like it was well worth the money, now we're just waiting on the offense. Since I have faith Rodgers and co will iron out kinks, I am elevating them to top tier. Cowboys (↑ 4) Easy games to start the season, but good teams destroy bad teams, and that's exactly what Cowboys have done. Will go as far as their QB will take them Ravens (↑ 4) ^^... granted they didn't exactly destroy Cards, and perhaps Cards are not such a bad team, but they never sweated and their QB determines how high they reach Vikings (↓ 1) Defense's 2nd half shutout keep me fairly high on them. Cousins had one of his worst performances as a Viking but they still had a chance to win in Lambeau. Eagles (↓ 3) Tough loss to suspect Falcons team, lots of injuries, inconsistent play on offense, still a very difficult team to judge and thus still cruising on offseason hype in the meantime Seahawks (↑ 3) Never pretty, but they keep winning. Any team with a QB as good as Wilson is always dangerous Chargers (↓ 1) Tough, typical, Chargers loss but can't win them all, still a team that should be in position to be serious contenders once guys like Henry and James return Texans (↑ 2) Divisional wins never come easy, especially if the Jags D is indeed legit and week 1 was just... Mahomes. Browns (↑ 2) Offense clearly still has a lot to work on, but the Jets D is no slouch either. Their offense on the other hand, on their 3rd QB, is bottom tier and the Browns got to show off their talent up front 49ers (↑ 3) Most dominant win of the week, against a team that I thought might be competitive this year after nearly upsetting Seattle. Their defense may prove to be one of the league's best. Saints (↓ 11) Losing to the Rams is no reason to drop 11 spots, but losing one of the best QBs in the league certainly is. We will see how they manage with Bridgewater, they may shoot up/down depending on next week Colts (↑ 3) After a tough loss in week 1, they rebound with a divisional win, on the road, against a team with 1 of the best week 1 showings. This team is showing it can go to playoffs without Luck. Titans (↓ 5) Close loss to Colts doesn't drop you 5 spots, but the way things played out last week they just ended up getting catapulted, but things are evening out. Falcons (↑ 3) Hard fought win over the higher ranked Eagles, but they didn't exactly look good while doing it. Many concerns surround this team, and it starts with Matt Ryan. Bears (↓ 3) 16 points through 2 weeks... They got the win (controversially) against Denver, but inspired little hope as Mitch was asked to play ultra conservative and offense was slow as a result Bills (↑ 2) The lowest of the 2-0 teams, sorry Bills, but a miracle comeback win over the Jets and beatdown of the Giants isn't enough for me to flip on my preseason rankings, but this is a team to keep an eye on Lions (↑ 4) Could/should probably be 2-0 right now if not falling apart against Arizona. This week they got an impressive win over Chargers. This team doesn't have any major weaknesses. Buccaneers (↑ 9) Of these final 12 teams, Bucs are the only ones to win this week, and as such they get a boost to the top of the weaker teams. Steelers (↓ 5) Losing Ben is going to hurt immensely, but acquiring Minkah is a huge upgrade to a struggling D. There's still good pieces to work with on offense, let's see how Mason does. Panthers (↓ 4) Cam is not right, and until that changes, this team is not going to be striking fear in anyone no matter how good their D is. Raiders (↓ 2) A blowout loss to the Chiefs doesn't completely erase their impressive week 1, but this week against Vikes will tell us a lot about this team. Cardinals (--) They've fought hard in both outings, proving to be a gritty team but let's see some Ws Jaguars (↑ 1) They'll have to start winning to climb out of this pit, prove it on the field. Broncos (↑ 2) ^^ Jets (--) On to their 3rd QB, this team will likely be squashed next week as well. Coming off the bye they should have Sam back, and we'll see what they're really made of. I think they can be a middle tier. Bengals (↓ 6) Embarrassed by a good not great 49ers team. Redskins (↓ 4) 2 games, 2 solid starts, but getting absolutely outclassed and demolished in the 2nd half. This is just not a very good team. Giants (--) Garbage. Dolphins (--) Worse than garbage. Way Too Early MVP Watch Patrick Mahomes (--) Tom Brady (--) Lamar Jackson (↑ 3) Dak Prescott (↑ 4) Russell Wilson (NR) Carson Wentz (↓ 3) Aaron Rodgers (↓ 2) DeShaun Watson(↓ 1) Dalvin Cook (NR) Baker Mayfield (↓ 1) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBLIII Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 week 2 1. Patriots 2. Chiefs 3. Rams 4. Cowboys 5. Ravens 6. Packers 7. Eagles 8. Seahawks 9. Chargers 10. Texans 11. Vikings 12. Bills 13. 49ers 14. Bears 15. Saints 16. Lions 17. Falcons 18. Colts 19. Titans 20. Browns 21. Buccaneers 22. Raiders 23. Panthers 24. Steelers 25. Broncos 26. Cardinals 27. Redskins 28. Jaguars 29. Giants 30. Bengals 31. Jets 32. Dolphins MVP race 1. Patrick Mahomes 2. Lamar Jackson 3. Dak Prescott 4. Tom Brady 5. Russell Wilson 6. Dalvin Cook 7. Carson Wentz 8. Myles Garrett 9. Aaron Rodgers 10. Jared Goff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoleINGout Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 SB Favorite: 1. Pats SB Contender: 2. Ravens 3. Cowboys 4. Chiefs Playoff Contender: 5. Rams 6. Packers 7. Chargers (by end of season) 8. 49ers 9. Seahawks 10. Vikings 11. Falcons Competitive: 12. Saints 13. Titans 14. Texans 15. Bills 16. Eagles 17. Colts 18. Browns The rest. 19. Redskins 20. Bears 21. Bengals 22. Lions 23. Raiders 24. Buccaneers 25. Panthers 26. Cardinals 27. Steelers 28. Broncos 29. Jaguars 30. Jets 31. Giants Pushover: 32. Dolphins MVP: 1. Lamar Jackson 2. Tom Brady 3. Patrick Mahomes 4. Dak Prescott 5. Deshaun Watson 6. Carson Wentz 7. Aaron Rodgers 8. Myles Garrett 9. Russell Wilson 10. Dalvin Cook 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matts4313 Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 17 hours ago, RandyMossIsBoss said: Way Too Early MVP Watch Patrick Mahomes (--) Tom Brady (--) Lamar Jackson (↑ 3) Dak Prescott (↑ 4) Russell Wilson (NR) Carson Wentz (↓ 3) Aaron Rodgers (↓ 2) DeShaun Watson(↓ 1) Dalvin Cook (NR) Baker Mayfield (↓ 1) How much are you weighing your preseason expectations into this? Because some of these players arent even top 15 at their position right now: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2019/passing.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMossIsBoss Posted September 19, 2019 Author Share Posted September 19, 2019 30 minutes ago, Matts4313 said: How much are you weighing your preseason expectations into this? Because some of these players arent even top 15 at their position right now: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2019/passing.htm A decent amount still. By week 4 or 5 preseason expectations will have no bearing on my PR or MVP race. MVP race will probably also just be 5 or so guys, since in reality their is rarely 10 guys legitimately in the discussion once a clearer picture emerges. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnCena Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Man Tom Brady isn't even out of the September feels yet once he gets going into 6th gear he'll be the clear cut favorite for MVP. The Pats are going to throw a lot more this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMossIsBoss Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 Patriots (--) Rams (--) Chiefs (--) Packers (--) Cowboys (--) Vikings (↑ 1) Texans (↑ 4) Would be 3-0 if not for insane Brees comeback, their win over Jags looks better, and they just beat a good Chargers team Ravens (↓ 1) Saints (↑ 5) Impressive performance all around IN Seattle, perhaps they will weather storm until Brees comes back if D keeps up play Colts (↑ 5) Back to back strong wins, only loss was nail biter in week 1. This is a talented team, and it looks like Brissett can get the job done 49ers (↑ 2) Eagles (↓ 4) Keep losing players and making mistakes, talent is there but things have been ugly for this team Browns (↓ 1) Seahawks (↓ 5) Brutal loss, just outplayed across the board at home in their 1st game against solid competition Lions (↑ 5) Undefeated, should be 3-0 moreso than just about any other handful of teams that should/could be 3-0. Back to back strong wins, Stafford looking nice. Chargers (↓ 6) Back to back tough Ls. Fall has more to do with other teams earning a jump. Need to see them close out. Bears (↑ 1) Bills (↑ 1) Falcons (↓ 2) Titans (↓ 4) Panthers (↑ 2) Jaguars (↑ 4) Buccaneers (↓ 2) Steelers (--) Cardinals (↑ 1) Raiders (↓ 1) Broncos (--) Giants (↑ 3) Jets (--) Bengals (↓ 1) Redskins (↓ 1) Dolphins (--) Still Too Early MVP Watch Patrick Mahomes (--) Tom Brady (--) Dak Prescott (↑ 1) Lamar Jackson (↓ 1) DeShaun Watson (↑ 3) Dalvin Cook (↑ 3) Aaron Rodgers (--) Russell Wilson (↓ 3) Carson Wentz (↓ 3) Marlon Mack (NR) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAF-N72EX Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 (edited) Right now it's the Patriots then everyone else. And it's ******* sick to watch. (offense to any Pats fans here) Edited September 24, 2019 by JustAnotherFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBLIII Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 1. New England Patriots 2. Kansas City Chiefs 3. Dallas Cowboys 4. Los Angeles Rams 5. Green Bay Packers 6. New Orleans Saints 7. Houston Texans 8. Baltimore Ravens 9. Minnesota Vikings 10. San Francisco 49ers 11. Detroit Lions 12. Buffalo Bills 13. Philadelphia Eagles 14. Chicago Bears 15. Seattle Seahawks 16. Indianapolis Colts 17. Los Angeles Chargers 18. Cleveland Browns 19. Atlanta Falcons 20. Jacksonville Jaguars 21. Tennessee Titans 22. Carolina Panthers 23. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24. New York Giants 25. Oakland Raiders 26. Pittsburgh Steelers 27. Denver Broncos 28. Arizona Cardinals 29.Cincinnati Bengals 30. Washington Redskins 31. New York Jets 32. Miami Dolphins MVP watch 1. Patrick Mahomes 2. Tom Brady 3. Dak Prescott 4. Deshaun Watson 5. Lamar Jackson 6. Dalvin Cook 7. Russell Wilson 8. Aaron Rodgers 9. Alvin Kamara 10. Carson Wentz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMossIsBoss Posted October 1, 2019 Author Share Posted October 1, 2019 People probably say this every year.. but man, THIS YEAR... this year is super tough for rankings. That parity through the roof. I think there actually is an NFL record # of 2-2 teams through 4 weeks. 7 through 20 is basically impossible when all the 2-1 teams that were on the upper end lost and the 1-2 teams on the low end won. Do I really just flip them?.. Eh, let's figure this out. Patriots (--) Chiefs (↑ 1) Rams (↓ 1) Saints (↑ 5) I gave them a harsh drop after losing Bridgewater, but did mention how they would fly back up if they could prove they can compete w/out Brees... and here we are. Cowboys (--) Packers (↓ 2) Eagles (↑ 5) Huge win in GB, getting DJax back soon, things are looking up... I think? Lions (↑ 7) This is admitteedly a very bizarrely large boost to give a losing team, but think of it more so as through 4 weeks, I am taking a step back, looking at all the teams, and deciding the Lions belong near the top of this pack of ever growing tier 3 teams based on 4 weeks of play Bears (↑ 8) 3 game win streak, defense is as strong as ever. 49ers (↑ 1) Browns (↑ 2) Ravens (↓ 4) Seahawks (↑ 1) They've dominated weaker competition, but were steamrolled against the Saints. This team is still a big mystery. Vikings (↓ 8) I mean, what the hell was that? I think we just have to accept this is a good D with an erratic, at best, offense Texans (↓ 8) Losing to this rejuvenated Panthers team doesn't get you dropped 8 spots, but Texans fall victim here to the mass reshuffling of the rankings Chargers (--) Colts (↓ 7) Panthers (↑ 3) Buccaneers (↑ 4) Titans (--) Bills (↓ 3) Jaguars (--) Steelers (↑ 1) Raiders (↑ 2) Falcons (↓ 6) Giants (↑ 2) Cardinals (↓ 2) Broncos (↓ 1) Jets (--) Bengals (--) Redskins (--) Dolphins (--) Still Too Early MVP Watch Patrick Mahomes (--) Tom Brady (--) Dak Prescott (--) Russell Wilson (↑ 3) Lamar Jackson (↓ 1) Carson Wentz (↑ 3) Deshaun Watson (↓ 2) HMs- Aaron Rodgers, Matthew Stafford, Dalvin Cook, Christian McCaffery, Shaquil Barret, Khalil Mack, Jamie Collins... etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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