Electrophonic Tonic

This is something I've always done on the other forums I've participated on. Usually I have these up by Tuesday afternoon. Pretty straight forward, just power rankings of the NFL teams. Completely subjective to my opinion. If anyone else wants to post some rankings, feel free. And maybe if we get enough people, we can have an official MB power rankings, that are an average of all rankings submitted.

Thanks for reading!

Electrophonic Tonic's NFL Power Rankings: Pre-season


1. Green Bay Packers- The champs look as good as ever, and get Ryan Grant back.

2. New England Patriots- The loss to the Jets is fresh in their mind, and the addition of Chad Whatsmynameo will benefit Tom Brady.

3. New Orleans Saints- The best team in the league's best division.

4. Philadelphia Eagles- Not a dream team, but a damn good team. That secondary is stacked.

5. Atlanta Falcons- Is Matt Ryan ready to step up and be elite this season? Julio Jones and Roddy white are hoping so.

6. Pittsburgh Steelers- No real losses or additions to report. Will being stagnant help or hurt this season?

7. New York Jets- Mark Sanchez is entering his third year. Are they ready to finally dethrone the Patriots?

8. Indianapolis Colts- Many are predicting the Texans will finally rise up and take over the division. Peyton Manning's neck will decide that.

9. Baltimore Ravens- That impressive defense is about to collectively file with AARP. It's up to Flacco and co. to capitalize on this short window.

10. Houston Texans- Wade Phillips isn't a great head coach, but he's a damn good coordinator. Can he fix the Texans D and make it comparable to an explosive offense?

11. San Diego Chargers- Always a threat in the regular season, but never in the playoffs. If Rivers wants to cement himself as an elite QB, he needs to lead them beyond a playoff berth.

12. Kansas City Chiefs- Even with a questionable passing game, the running game is one of the best in the league.

13. Tampa Bay Buccaneers- A young team on the rise. Too bad they're in the same division as the Falcons and Panthers.

14. New York Giants- Lots of injuries, but that defense will keep them in games.

15. Chicago Bears- The defense is getting old. Can Jay Cutler cut it? (Did you see what I did there?!)

16. St. Louis Rams- If Sam Bradford avoids a sophomore slump, they could be a dangerous team.

17. Dallas Cowboys- They were a major disappointment last season. This season will answer the fluke question.

18. Detroit Lions- Watch out.

19. Arizona Cardinals- Kevin Kolb could be the answer. And in a weak NFC West... you never know.

20. Oakland Raiders- Inside the division... 6-0. Outside the division... 2-8. That says everything right there.

21. Jacksonville Jaguars- Even if MJD is healthy, Garrard and Gabbert can't do too much.

22. Minnesota Vikings- Donovan McNabb wants to erase the nightmare of last season. With AP in the backfield, he might just be able to do that.

23. Seattle Seahawks- They made the playoffs and had a losing record last year. One of those two scenarios will happen again. Can you guess which one?

24. San Francisco 49ers- They have the beastly Frank Gore and... and... and. . . yeah.

25. Tennessee Titans- I'm guessing Matt Hasselbeck wanted to win right now... why the hell did he sign with the Titans?

26. Denver Broncos- John Fox turned a 1-15 Panthers team into a Super Bowl team in 2 seaons. What can he do with the Broncos?

27. Cleveland Browns- Peyton Hillis was a surprise winner of the Madden 12 cover contest. Maybe the Browns will surprise some people this year too...

28. Miami Dolphins- I'm having a hard time finding a reason to keep them this low. But it's even harder finding a reason to have them higher.

29. Buffalo Bills- A young team who may be a player in a few years. Right now? Not so much.

30. Washington Redskins- When your starting QB is either Rex Grossman or John Beck... you're in trouble.

31. Carolina Panthers- Cam Newton looks pretty good so far... but he's still rookie on a rebuilding team.

32. Cincinnati Bengals- No Palmer + No Johnson/Ochocinco + Lots of rookies = No hope.