Cohen's Top 10 Power Rankings
With two weeks now in the books, we are beginning to see some patterns this year. So called elite teams, like the Jaguars, Seahawks and Chargers, are in for long seasons; you can't count out the New England Patriots, even without Tom Brady, they have too much talent; and, can the Jets draw up a playbook that lets Brett Favre be Brett Favre? Here are the rankings after two weeks:
1) Pittsburgh Steelers (2-0) - Not an impressive win in Cleveland, but a win nonetheless. The Steelers stout defense and solid offense puts them over their AFC counterparts, and any good team the NFC has to offer.
2) N.Y. Giants (2-0)- The Steelers match up well with any NFC team except this one. The Giants are rolling over their opponents and look sharper than last year's team that won it all. An easy schedule could have the G-Men at 6-0 before they play the Steelers at the end of October.
3) Dallas Cowboys (2-0) - This much we know about the Boys; they can score at will, but play absoultely no defense. Not exactly the kind of formula you want to use when competing in the NFC East. Cowboys are in for a rude awakening this week in Green Bay.
4) Buffalo Bills (2-0) - Wow! The Bills have jumped up to number 4, and if they keep beating up good teams, they will jump to number one. Great job by a gritty and gutsy young football team to go into Jacksonville and beat up a once formidable Jaguars. The Bills are going places in 2008 so watch out!
5) Denver Broncos (2-0) -Okay, okay; so the referees screwed up in the Denver/San Diego game and basically awarded Denver a victory, but you still have to be impressed by the emergence of Jay Cutler and the receivers on this offense. They are starting to look like the Broncos of old, and with an favorable schedule over the next four weeks, they can really pad their lead in the Western division.
6) Green Bay Packers (2-0) - I am really impressed with Aaron Rodgers; the kid is starting to make people in Wisconsin forget about Brett Favre. Rodgers torched the Lions a week ago, throwing bombs all over the field to wide open receivers and Green Bay won 48-25. Again, just too much talent for Green Bay to not be successful.
7) Carolina Panthers (2-0) - Another come from behind win against the Bears has the Panthers roaring at 2-0. It appears that, for the first time in a few years, they are totally healthy, and, if that's the case, the Cats should be favored to win the South.
8) New England Patriots (2-0) - Who needs Tom Brady? The Patriots made it clear on Sunday that it doesn't matter who is driving the car, there are just too many good parts on that Mustang for it not to work well. All Matt Cassel has to do is drive the game, while the likes of Randy Moss, Laurence Maroney, Wes Welker and Co. will do the rest.
9) Philadlephia Eagles (1-1) - Hey, the Eagles have found an offense!! Rolling up 37 points in Big D was a step in the right direction for the Eagles. Donovan McNabb looks healthy for the first time in three years, and that is not good for NFC opponents.
10) Tennessee Titans (2-0) - They may have lost Vince Young, but that may prove to be a good thing because Young's head is too much in the clouds for him to focus on winning. Still, Young's teammates are focused and have allowed only 17 points in two games. If the Indy Colts are not carefull, the Titans could emerge victorious in the AFC South.
1) Pittsburgh Steelers (2-0) - Not an impressive win in Cleveland, but a win nonetheless. The Steelers stout defense and solid offense puts them over their AFC counterparts, and any good team the NFC has to offer.
2) N.Y. Giants (2-0)- The Steelers match up well with any NFC team except this one. The Giants are rolling over their opponents and look sharper than last year's team that won it all. An easy schedule could have the G-Men at 6-0 before they play the Steelers at the end of October.
3) Dallas Cowboys (2-0) - This much we know about the Boys; they can score at will, but play absoultely no defense. Not exactly the kind of formula you want to use when competing in the NFC East. Cowboys are in for a rude awakening this week in Green Bay.
4) Buffalo Bills (2-0) - Wow! The Bills have jumped up to number 4, and if they keep beating up good teams, they will jump to number one. Great job by a gritty and gutsy young football team to go into Jacksonville and beat up a once formidable Jaguars. The Bills are going places in 2008 so watch out!
5) Denver Broncos (2-0) -Okay, okay; so the referees screwed up in the Denver/San Diego game and basically awarded Denver a victory, but you still have to be impressed by the emergence of Jay Cutler and the receivers on this offense. They are starting to look like the Broncos of old, and with an favorable schedule over the next four weeks, they can really pad their lead in the Western division.
6) Green Bay Packers (2-0) - I am really impressed with Aaron Rodgers; the kid is starting to make people in Wisconsin forget about Brett Favre. Rodgers torched the Lions a week ago, throwing bombs all over the field to wide open receivers and Green Bay won 48-25. Again, just too much talent for Green Bay to not be successful.
7) Carolina Panthers (2-0) - Another come from behind win against the Bears has the Panthers roaring at 2-0. It appears that, for the first time in a few years, they are totally healthy, and, if that's the case, the Cats should be favored to win the South.
8) New England Patriots (2-0) - Who needs Tom Brady? The Patriots made it clear on Sunday that it doesn't matter who is driving the car, there are just too many good parts on that Mustang for it not to work well. All Matt Cassel has to do is drive the game, while the likes of Randy Moss, Laurence Maroney, Wes Welker and Co. will do the rest.
9) Philadlephia Eagles (1-1) - Hey, the Eagles have found an offense!! Rolling up 37 points in Big D was a step in the right direction for the Eagles. Donovan McNabb looks healthy for the first time in three years, and that is not good for NFC opponents.
10) Tennessee Titans (2-0) - They may have lost Vince Young, but that may prove to be a good thing because Young's head is too much in the clouds for him to focus on winning. Still, Young's teammates are focused and have allowed only 17 points in two games. If the Indy Colts are not carefull, the Titans could emerge victorious in the AFC South.
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