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[determined4000]

Week 1 Power Ranking Tiers

Tier 1- The contenders
-Broncos-Looked dominant in the 1st half before letting the Colts back in the game. They should be fine though. Defense is improved and E Sanders already appears to be adjusted well.
-Seattle- no better defense in the league
-GB- they lost week 1 but to the defending SB champs
-NO- also a week 1 loser but on the road against a division opponent

Tier 2- Sure playoff contenders
Patriots- looked like a different team in the 2nd half compared to the 1st. Need to protect better
SF-Beat Dallas, so who knows
-Colts- Week 1 loer to the defending conference champs on the road. Almost came back.
Falcons- contender for comeback team of the year
Eag;es- Lots of weapons on this offense. Need to limit TOs.
Bengals- AJ Green
Steelers- Bell looked like a true Bell-Cow. Defense needs improvement
Texans- WIthout the questions at quarterback, you would have them as a double digit win team
Cards- If not for their brutal division, they would be a playoff shew in

Tier 3- They may be who we think they will be
Lions- So much talent, so little discipline
Bears- Are they who we think they are after a loss to the Bills
Titans- were great last year before Locker injury
Panthers- Getting Cam back
Chargers- very disappointing week1 loss to the Cards after leading

Tier 4- Not out of it
Jets- Added weapons, questions at QB
Bucs- Couldnt even beat A cam-less Panthers
Vikings- No one was expecting over 30 points
Miami- Upset of the Week

Teir 5 - Not their year
Cowboys- Oh Romo
Giants- Eli can barely complete 50% of passes
Ravnes- and not cuz of losing Rice
Jags- rebuilding well
KC- this year's regression team

Teir 6 - No chance
Bills- yes i know they won week 1
Raiders- the laughing stock of the NFL
Skins- 6points?
Browns- How long before Johhny Cleveland debuts
Rams-already 2Qbs on the IR

[EvogenMatt]

The new look Cavs are at minimum one year away from being able to win the title.

[brady3superbwl]

Still can't fathom why the Patriots ran a 3-4 Sunday...Why were they making Chandler Jones try to two-gap.
Vince is the only Two-gapper on that line.
They ran a 4-3 all pre-season if i'm not mistaken.
They're O-line the the only area I'm worried about personnel-wise.
Not worried about the defense if they scheme right.
Can't wait til we get Browner and Tyms.

[determined4000]

Thoughts on Peterson story?
Sounds like he isn't even denying it, just saying that is how his parents parented him, so he is just doin the same.
For better or for worse but the fact thtat corporal punishment is allowed in Texas and they are known for being lenient, makes it seem like it would have to be bad to be arrested for it.

Amazing the top stories on PTI today were
1. Peterson arrested for beating child
2. Ray Rice situation with punching fiance
3. Gregg Hardy situation with beating Girlfriend
4. Danny Ferry situation with racist comments
5. Chris Davis and his Drug suspension

What has happened to the sports world?

[psychodiver9]

If all he did was spanking his kid it's a fuking joke. I've personally made reports on way worse that didn't lead to charges

[determined4000]

NFL Power Ranking Tiers
Week 2
Top of the Pack
denver Held on to start 2-0
seattle 1 loss is just 1 loss
car D is arguably best in NFL, shutting down Calvin and company

Just below
Cinci Another strong performance
GB Comeback kid does it again
arizona Win without Carson
houston D is for real
New england Does beating a Ap-less Minny matter?
SF D clearly not the same
phil 2 big comebacks

Next Tier
Atl Tale of 2 games
NO Can't believe they are 0-2. No D
Chicago Marshall Marshall Marshall
SD Big home win vbs the SB chams
Balt How will team respond to turmoil?
Detroit Always question marks with this team
Pitt Ben needs more help.
indy Not worried yet

Dalls Can run and play D?
Buffalo They will be 2-4 after week 6
Miami Wallace resurgence
Tenn Run D needs help
WA Better w/ Cousins
Jets another Jet like game of sumb mistakes cost them
Clev Johnny will have to wait
TB So much for turnaround year


Bottom of the Barrel
StL U cant compete in the NFL with no QB
Jax How long before Bortles
Oakland Old roster. Little talent
KC Biggest drop a team will have this year
NYG Eli= turnover machine
Minn How long before Cassel sits

[psychodiver9]

Lol at Houston. Um Ryan Fitzpatrick

[determined4000]

Lol at Houston. Um Ryan Fitzpatrick

i picked them to return to the playoffs
they were a good dteam with Schaub 2 years ago
This year their D is back and a top 5 unit imo.
The ONLY thing holding them back is QB. That is obviously huge in todays NFL but I am not thinking they will win a title, rather just make it into the tourney as long as he doesn't lose games for them.

[brady3superbwl]

Patriots defense starting to live up to expectations.
I think Chandler Jones will be a breakout star this year.
Good to see Easley on the field.
Logan Ryan showing why at one point he was considered a possible 1st round talent.
Mccourty showing why he's Mccourty.


Good to see Ridley taking 25 carries and not fumbling.
Patriots offense still developing.
Luckily it looks like the defense may be able to carry them through a couple more games.

Also how about those tackles from Logan Ryan, wow.

Man this never gets old.

[The Solution]

First Ray Rice
Now Adrian Peterson
Now Dwyer?

The Nfl... and Running backs:

http://www.boston.com/sports/footbal...X2J/story.html

As the latest in what has been arguably the worst two weeks of headlines for the NFL in recent memory, another player has been charged with an act of violence.

Arizona Cardinals running back Jonathan Dwyer was arrested on Wednesday on charges related to an alleged domestic violence incident. The team later announced in a statement that they had deactivated Dwyer from all team activities.

[determined4000]

First Ray Rice
Now Adrian Peterson
Now Dwyer?

The Nfl... and Running backs:

http://www.boston.com/sports/footbal...X2J/story.html

As the latest in what has been arguably the worst two weeks of headlines for the NFL in recent memory, another player has been charged with an act of violence.

Arizona Cardinals running back Jonathan Dwyer was arrested on Wednesday on charges related to an alleged domestic violence incident. The team later announced in a statement that they had deactivated Dwyer from all team activities.

this is what happens when you train 20-30 year od males to be violent
then give them a lot of meny, make them feel entitled and add in the fact that may grew up in broken homes or had violence as part of their childhood

[hockeytownfan]

This thing is still going, eh?

Royals make or break time. As a fan, this is the most fun season I can remember since '85.

And, did anybody watching the Goodell presser? Dude is a joke.

[determined4000]

This thing is still going, eh?

Royals make or break time. As a fan, this is the most fun season I can remember since '85.

And, did anybody watching the Goodell presser? Dude is a joke.

not as active as I would like

I think KC is going to come up short

Listend to the presser on the radio (and agree)



In other news, Winston suspended entire game vs Clemson. He is a moron who just doesnt get it. So immature and throwing away what could be a great career with his dumb*** attitude and actions
http://espn.go.com/college-football/...clemson-tigers

[determined4000]

Saturday Postional Top 5s
QB
manning
rodgers
brees
Luck
Rivers

RB
Mccoy
Charles
Murray
Lacy
Lynch/Foster

WR
Calvin
Julio
Demarius
AJ
Marshall/Dez

TE
Graham
Thomas
Gronk
Davis
Walker

Defense
Seattle
Carolina
Houston
Bengals
??

[Wakiza33]

Dude, ertz is a top 5 TE.

[determined4000]

Dude, ertz is a top 5 TE.

after 2 games?
didnt do much last year

Walker was pretty good last year and has been almost as good this year
more of a track record IMO

[determined4000]

Surprises so far this season:
GB, NO, NE all struggling on offense.

Zona 3-0 and have Drew Stanton at the helm
I expected Cinci to be good but not THIS good
Dallas committing to the run, never thought that would happen.

[thnikkaman]

Surprises so far this season:
GB, NO, NE all struggling on offense.

Zona 3-0 and have Drew Stanton at the helm
I expected Cinci to be good but not THIS good
Dallas committing to the run, never thought that would happen.

Being a Broncos fan myself, I'd actually love to see a Cincy vs. Zona superbowl.

[determined4000]

Being a Broncos fan myself, I'd actually love to see a Cincy vs. Zona superbowl.

Drew Stanton in the SB???


Top of the Pack
Cinci Arguably the most dominant team thus far
seattle A different team at home
denver Stil cant overcome the hawks.



Just below
car Defensive COLLAPSE
arizona Drew Stanton is their quarterback. They are also 3-0.
New england Offense still struggling but defense solid
phil Can score. Can't stop
Atl Atlanta just scored again
SD Other than week 1, they have looked like a top team

Failling or starting slow
SF Now have a losing record.
houston No Foster, take 1st loss of season
GB Just do not look like the team we are accustomed to seeing
NO Finally get 1st W but still don't seem to be clicking

Next Tier
Chicago Turonvers win games
Balt Just get by in Cleveland
Detroit Big division win.
Pitt Big win after a tough division loss
indy Finally don’t play an elite team. Finally win and big.
Dallas Start out down 21. Come all the way back.

Not doing anything this year
Buffalo Suffer 1st loss at the hands of the Bolts
NYG Put up some points against a formidable Texan D
WA Cousins puts up the big #s. Defense allows them.
Jets Have ti oritet the ball

Close to cellar dwelling
Clev Just can't finish games.
Miami That win against NE looking long in the past.
Tenn 2 Ls in a row

Bottom of the Barrel
StL Blow a 21 point lead to the CowBoys
Jax Bortles era begins
Oakland Defense doesn’t look too bad. Offense does.
KC Still no Charles but get 1st win.
Minn Cassell down. The Tddy era begins.
TB A populat sleeper pick appeared to be asleep during week 3.

[psychodiver9]

People were saying the same thing about Tom Brady when he took over for Bledsoe.....

[determined4000]

jeter gona be jeter
walk off hit to end career at Yankee stadium

[Domicron]

thursday night football games suck. and i'm not just saying that because i started kirk cousins who has 5 turnovers. they are consistently lopsided or low-scoring games. clearly teams and players are unwilling or unable to gameplan and then prepare physically and/or mentally to play on a short week.

also, why are there already bye weeks in week 4? shouldn't they go at least a quarter of their season before getting an off day? what good is a week 4 bye?

[determined4000]

thursday night football games suck. and i'm not just saying that because i started kirk cousins who has 5 turnovers. they are consistently lopsided or low-scoring games. clearly teams and players are unwilling or unable to gameplan and then prepare physically and/or mentally to play on a short week.

also, why are there already bye weeks in week 4? shouldn't they go at least a quarter of their season before getting an off day? what good is a week 4 bye?

agree
all thursday games have been 20+point blowouts

byes should be middle 6 weeks

[psychodiver9]

jeter gona be jeter
walk off hit to end career at Yankee stadium

Best ending imagining short of him winning WS. Which I would have rooted for despite Yankee hate

[determined4000]

Who is on your list for early NFL MVP?
Personally I think Watt should get strong consideration.

For Offensive players
D Murray stands out at RB and there are a handful of QBs (Manning, Luck, Rivers).

[determined4000]

Top of the Pack
Cinci bye
seattle bye
denver bye
SD time to start thinking of this team as among the elite


Just below
arizona bye
phil First L but still hold division lead with cowboys

have a shot
New england They are lucky their division is so bad
car Defensive COLLAPSE
Atl very bad loss to a bad viking team
SF 1st big win
GB finally on track offensively
houston Team just had 1 bad year perhaps. But easy schedule so far
Dallas surpise! They are 3-1
Balt Big Win
Detroit Division leaders after another strong defensive performance

Next Tier
Chicago Defense needs help bad
indy They just scored again
Pitt That is not how you finish games
NO Now a trend

Not doing anything this year
Buffalo Need a real QB
NYG Not the Eli we saw early or in the preseason
WA Kirk just cant win as a starter
Jets Vick chants increasing in frequency and volume
KC Big win vs NE

Close to cellar dwelling
Clev bye
Miami Lamar Miller picking up the Moreno slack
Tenn With Locker out they have no shot
Minn Asiata 3times finds the endzone, teddy finds the locker room
Bottom of the Barrel
TB amazing comeback
StL bye
Jax Better with Bortles but still suck
Oakland Doesn’t matter what country they play in. They cant win

[Domicron]

omg my chefs! wtf is happening to the patriots? that was embarrassing, for them, that is

[psychodiver9]

Some of your comments are lulzworthy overreactions

[determined4000]

Positional Top 5s (players I would want on my team this year)

QB
Manning
Luck
Rivers
Rodgers
Wilson/Ryan

RB
Charles
Murray
Cell
Jennings
Mccoy

WR
Calvin
Juilio
Brown
Nelson
Smith Sr./E. Sanders

TE
Graham
Thomas
Gronk
Bennet
Walker/Donnell

Defenses
Cinci
Seattle
Cards
Lions
Texans

[determined4000]

anyone have Postseason MLB picks?

sorta feel myself pulling for the underdog pirates and their long-suffering fans