NFL Power
Rising from the ashes of a fried hard drive comes....Week 6 Power Ratings!
The ratings predicted 12 winners, missing on Arizona-Seattle and Jacksonville-Cincy. That's straight-up, not against the line. I stopped checking the record versus the spread because it was too depressing.
Last week, I wondered how good the Giants really are. I think we're starting to find out. They are not exactly frauds, but we also shouldn't be talking about admitting them to Canton as a unit.
It's not weird to see Todd Collins at a Chiefs game. It is weird to see him both in a Redskins uniform AND actually on the field.
How dysfunctional are the Redskins? The front office is now dictating to who will be calling the offensive plays. The choice? Sherm Lewis, who had been calling BINGO at a senior center in Detroit. He had been brought in two weeks ago as a consultant, not a coach. This tells me that the ownership has no faith in any of the coaches. If they did, Snyder would have fired Zorn and promoted somebody else. It's a no-win for Zorn. If things turn around, then it's because Lewis (not Zorn) knows what he is doing. If things don't turn around, then it's Zorn's fault for being a terrible head coach.
Enough rambling, here are the ratings.
1 New Orleans Saints 120
2 New England Patriots 115.52
3 Atlanta Falcons 113.87
4 Indianapolis Colts 111.51
5 Denver Broncos 111.06
6 Minnesota Vikings 108.03
7 Baltimore Ravens 107.99
8 Miami Dolphins 107.08
9 Chicago Bears 106.29
10 Arizona Cardinals 105.57
11 New York Jets 105.48
12 New York Giants 105.15
13 Green Bay Packers 104.93
14 San Francisco 49ers 104.76
15 Cincinnati Bengals 102.26
16 Philadelphia Eagles 102.04
17 Seattle Seahawks 101.7
18 Dallas Cowboys 101
19 Pittsburgh Steelers 100.64
20 San Diego Chargers 100.63
21 Buffalo Bills 97.94
22 Houston Texans 97.49
23 Jacksonville Jaguars 92.45
24 Cleveland Browns 91.48
25 Kansas City Chiefs 91
26 Detroit Lions 90.37
27 Carolina Panthers 89.67
28 Oakland Raiders 88.4
29 Washington Redskins 87.34
30 Tennessee Titans 84.84
31 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 84.04
32 St. Louis Rams 80.69
The ratings are nothing fancy, just average margin of victory adjusted for schedule strength. Then I add 100 to make it look cool.
The ratings predicted 12 winners, missing on Arizona-Seattle and Jacksonville-Cincy. That's straight-up, not against the line. I stopped checking the record versus the spread because it was too depressing.
Last week, I wondered how good the Giants really are. I think we're starting to find out. They are not exactly frauds, but we also shouldn't be talking about admitting them to Canton as a unit.
It's not weird to see Todd Collins at a Chiefs game. It is weird to see him both in a Redskins uniform AND actually on the field.
How dysfunctional are the Redskins? The front office is now dictating to who will be calling the offensive plays. The choice? Sherm Lewis, who had been calling BINGO at a senior center in Detroit. He had been brought in two weeks ago as a consultant, not a coach. This tells me that the ownership has no faith in any of the coaches. If they did, Snyder would have fired Zorn and promoted somebody else. It's a no-win for Zorn. If things turn around, then it's because Lewis (not Zorn) knows what he is doing. If things don't turn around, then it's Zorn's fault for being a terrible head coach.
Enough rambling, here are the ratings.
1 New Orleans Saints 120
2 New England Patriots 115.52
3 Atlanta Falcons 113.87
4 Indianapolis Colts 111.51
5 Denver Broncos 111.06
6 Minnesota Vikings 108.03
7 Baltimore Ravens 107.99
8 Miami Dolphins 107.08
9 Chicago Bears 106.29
10 Arizona Cardinals 105.57
11 New York Jets 105.48
12 New York Giants 105.15
13 Green Bay Packers 104.93
14 San Francisco 49ers 104.76
15 Cincinnati Bengals 102.26
16 Philadelphia Eagles 102.04
17 Seattle Seahawks 101.7
18 Dallas Cowboys 101
19 Pittsburgh Steelers 100.64
20 San Diego Chargers 100.63
21 Buffalo Bills 97.94
22 Houston Texans 97.49
23 Jacksonville Jaguars 92.45
24 Cleveland Browns 91.48
25 Kansas City Chiefs 91
26 Detroit Lions 90.37
27 Carolina Panthers 89.67
28 Oakland Raiders 88.4
29 Washington Redskins 87.34
30 Tennessee Titans 84.84
31 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 84.04
32 St. Louis Rams 80.69
The ratings are nothing fancy, just average margin of victory adjusted for schedule strength. Then I add 100 to make it look cool.