Electrophonic Tonic's NFL Power Rankings
 

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.

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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.

I'm an Eagles fan and I agree with your assessment. Not a dream team. The secondary is stacked but the linebackers are weak. Ditto the offensive line. They could disappoint this year.

I know it's only the preseason, but the Steelers looked great against the Eagles. I hate to say it, but you may be moving them up the chart quickly.

I disagree with a few of your picks. I'd go:

1. GBP (no doubt)
2. Eagles - ridiculous secondary, and ridiculous offense as always. Michael Vick is too good. These guys are my definite super bowl pick.
3. Pats - Brady's out for blood. He's got some new options to throw to, and he's gonna wreck some defenses this season.
4. Falcons - In my opinion, the third best QB right now after Rodgers and Vick. And this is undeniably the season of the QB, so the team with one of the best QBs will obviously be rated high. This defense is just too good, and Matt Ryan is hungry to get farther in the playoffs.
5. Steelers - The same team as last year, which means they are damn good.


I think you give the Saints a little too much credit. That's my top 5 though.

Elite

1. Packers - I hate them but the Packers have to be considered the best. They have insane depth everywhere.

2. Pats - It'll be interesting to see what their tight ends do this season though; seriously, who saw that coming at the start of last season?

3. Jets - They keep knocking at the door. It's bound to open soon.

4. Eagles - Another team I hate but I have to give them credit here. The secondary is incredible. I've always said Asomugha is hands down the best corner, and he's right up there for one of the best players in the league. I do see Vick having a setback though.

5. Steelers - Pretty much a sure thing to have a solid season.

6. Falcons - I think you're way overrating the Saints. The Falcons are the class of this division. Easily the most complete offense in the league.

7. Colts - Manning assures them as a contender. I doubt he'll miss much significant time, if any at all. And even though he's questionable forr week 1, Austin Collie was starting to break out as a real threat last year before he got injured. He could be a huge boost.

Second Teir

8. Ravens
9. Chargers
10. Saints
11. Texans
12. Giants
13. Bears

Middle of the Pack

14. Chiefs
15. Vikings
16. Cowboys
17. Rams
18. Titans
19. Buccaneers
20. Lions

Below Average

21. Seahawks
22. Jaguars
23. Cardinals
24. Dolphins
25. Raiders
26. 49ers
27. Browns

Bottom Feeders

28. Broncos
29. Redskins
30. Bills
31. Bengals
32. Panthers

I take offense to the term "bottom feeder". It's just that we're in our 11th straight year of rebuilding.

As a Vikings fan I share your pain. The Bills and Vikings are the only teams that have been in more than two Superbowls without winning (they're both 0-4). It sucks even more knowing your team should contend only to bomb or choke year after year.

As an Eagles and a Colts fan...I don't share any of your pain really lolz

Well actually, the Eagles are due a Bowl.

Music Banter before and after:

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Packers offense is unstoppable, if we can get the defense up to par and stay healthy, should be looking at another deep playoff run.

Well, the Falcons disappointed, to say the least.