Week 7 seems like a strange time to start a power rankings, but it's better late than never. I will try to update this every Wednesday.
1- Pittsburgh Steelers (4-1) Offense 22.8ppg(10th) Defense 15.8ppg(2nd): Little doubt about this one, especially with the return of Ben Roethlisberger, who had three TD passes in his first game back. This team has play makers at every position and a toughness and swagger derived half from their coach and half from their history. In Ben's absence, Rashard Mendenhall has asserted himself as a premier back, giving them much needed balance in their offense. The only weakness that I can see are at the receiver position on offense. They have a pretty good young receiver in Wallace that is starting to turn heads. Other than him and Hines Ward, who's like 80 or something, they are very thin. But as long as they maintain their rushing attack, this shouldn't be too much of a problem. Now, on defense, they have no weakness, except that the league may legislate out the type of physicality that makes the Steelers so feared. If so, I'm sure this will effect their record, and their ranking. We will have to wait and see on Sunday. Next up- @ Miami, Oct.24th 12PM ct
2- New York Jets (5-1) Offense 26.5ppg(4th) Defense 16.8ppg(t-5th): Nothing, not even Hard Knocks, Sexy Rexy, Braylon's wooden clog hands or Bart Scott's big mouth seem to be able to stop this football team. Their only loss was at the hands of a very competent Baltimore team week 1, and I would argue that this is a very different team right now. Some would argue that the Ravens are a different team now, too, but this is not the time or place to talk about those Fightnin' Ray Lewises. Mark Sanchez seems to be on the verge of stardom, and the rest of the talent is very experienced and exceptionally well put together. Kudos to their front office for getting this done. Getting Santonio Holmes may just put this team over the top, especially since you move the afor mentioned wooden clog hands to the slot. LT showed he can still Electric Glide and that rumors of his demise are greatly exaggerated. They are currently on a collision course with Pittsburgh in the AFC Championship. Next up- Green Bay, Oct.31st 12PM ct
3- Indianapolis Colts (4-2) Offense 27.2ppg(2nd) Defense 20.8ppg(t-17th): Any team with The Great Peyton is a threat to win every game they play. There is a method to his madness and a reason he's the best QB in the league and has a boat load of MVPs in the front closet of his house. He dissects you. He opens you up and studies you, determines your weaknesses and more importantly, your strengths. So come game time, he steers his team away from your strongest sets and then exploits your weaker ones to his heart's content. Dr. Peyton is a cold blooded, psycho killer surgeon on the football field. However, off the field he's chillin' with Justin Timberlake and eating Oreos with The Donald. But he doesn't play defense, and this year the Colt's defense is playing like, well, crap. They still get after the QB and generate some sacks and turnovers, which is more than can be said for a lot of D's. If they could just slow down their opponents ground game, not even stop it, just slow it down, they would likely be undefeated. I still wouldn't count them out in the post season. I'm sure no one in the AFC wants to see The Great Peyton in the playoffs. Next up- Houston, Nov.1st 7:30PM ct
4- New England Patriots (5-1) Offense 30.8ppg(1st) Defense 23.2(25th): How is a Bill Bellichek coached team ranked 25th in the league in points allowed per game? I thought The Hoody was an evil genius with the defense, how could he let this happen? Such is the fate of this years Pats, who lean on their offense more than the Oregon Ducks because the D just can't seem to get stops on a consistent basis. I've heard all about the rebuilding and work in progress. It's BS is what it is. They don't need stars, his D was never built on stars. He needs smart players and he's stuck with guys like Meriweather, who I believe was fined his entire game check for hits last Sunday. This team does still have Tom Brady, the man, the myth, the legend. And any team with Brady is a serious threat to hoist the Lombardi. He doesn't have Moss anymore, but he does have a bunch of darts that can stretch the field and clear space for Wes Welker, whose hands are like vacuums. If they continue scoring like a sailor on shore leave, they could be playing in February. Next up- @ San Diego, Oct.24th 3:15PM ct
5- New Orleans (4-2) Offense 21.7ppg(7th) Defense 18ppg(12th): One could argue that the Saints aren't even the best team in their conference and that there might even be 2 or 3 teams from the AFC that deserve this spot. I still think that this team has another great run left in it. They are just suffering from the Super Bowl hangover, and if you have ever been to New Orleans, you know that hangovers there take a back seat to no one and nothing but the toilet bowl. They still have all the necessary pieces to win including one of the best quarterbacks in the league in Drew Brees and an offensive genius the likes of which we haven't seen in many years in head coach Shawn Peyton, no relation. This team might be missing the receiving talents of Reggie Bush, but I think they are really missing a consistent running game, which they had almost all last year. trust me, I know. Pierre Thomas helped me win my fantasy football league. Maybe this Ivory kid is their answer. Maybe I three-peat. Maybe my cat craps gold coins. Next up- Cleveland, Oct.24th 12PM et
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