OS NFL Poll: Week 2

[Chip Douglass]

Quote: Originally Posted by wwharton

Not saying it should be by record, of course. But there is still no explanation for an 0-1 team to be considered the 2nd best team in the NFL. Certainly at least one of the other 15 teams that won during week 1 would be considered better, no? I'm not talking about them being ranked #2 this week. I don't agree but there's an argument for that. But when half the league is 1-0, there's no way I can see any 0-1 team being ranked 2nd overall.

It's the second week.

Until teams have completed a greater percentage of the season, it's all just guess work. If he's ranking a 1-6 Saints team #2, then it's an issue.

[wwharton]

Quote: Originally Posted by ABR173rd

You have to consider in week one, you have the current SuperBowl Champs versus the former. The game came down to the wire and both teams offensively shredded each other. Just because the Saints lost week one wouldn't justify a team like the Lions or the Texans to be ranked ahead them. That would be based off of the last couple of years with mainly the same group of players. The Texans are a good team but they still have to prove they belong in the top five and the same goes with the Lions. The Pats are still the Pats and I think they have an amazing program, but they have yet to face a high powered offense this year and come out successful. Overall I'm not a huge fan of some of PFT's antics but their power rankings for the most part make a lot more sense than any of the garbage ESPN puts out.

Quote: Originally Posted by Chip Douglass

It's the second week. Until teams have completed a greater percentage of the season, it's all just guess work. If he's ranking a 1-6 Saints team #2, then it's an issue.

Both of you guys are missing my point and no one has even touched on it when I mentioned it. There is NO explanation for any 0-1 team being ranked 2nd in the league... period. You can say this team shouldn't be ranked ahead of them or that team... ok. I even already said I've got no problem if someone put them in the top 5. But there is no one that will convince me that an 0-1 team should be considered better than 15 teams that won their games. If we actually put names to the teams and who they played it, score, etc. it makes even less sense. No rankings should've had the Saints at #2 last week... period.

To ABR173, sorry but winning the SB 2 years ago means absolutely nothing for this season. It's a good story for the game but that's about it.