What's your Top 10 Pre-Season Rankings?

[Point Blank]

sweet thread

sweet username. :pet:

[Woy]

Shaun Hill = most underrated quarterback in the league

He was rated?

[Big C-Dub]

He was rated?

my point exactly

[corbin]

Shaun Hill is battling for a job with Alex Smith.

Need I say more?

[dave]

Shaun Hill is battling for a job with Alex Smith.

Need I say more?

And I think Smith is going to win the starting job.
He's still young, his shoulder is finally healthy, and when healthy, Smith has a great arm and is a smart kid (apparently he scored a perfect 50 on the Wonderlic).

I wouldn't write Smith off yet. He had enough character to take a pay cut and stick it out in SF.

[Woy]

And I think Smith is going to win the starting job.
He's still young, his shoulder is finally healthy, and when healthy, Smith has a great arm and is a smart kid (apparently he scored a perfect 50 on the Wonderlic).

I wouldn't write Smith off yet. He had enough character to take a pay cut and stick it out in SF.

I agree dave, I still have faith that Smith can become a good quarterback in this league. He's just always been injured and learning a new offense with their shuffling of offensive coordinators.

[dave]

I agree dave, I still have faith that Smith can become a good quarterback in this league. He's just always been injured and learning a new offense with their shuffling of offensive coordinators.

Smith was way too young (20) when he got drafted, had absolutely no surrounding cast (save for Gore), too many offensive co-ordinators, and finally the shoulder injury.
I don't care what anyone says - if a QB has a shoulder injury on his throwing arm, it's going to have a serious effect on his career.

Sadly, I don't think his supporting cast this year is much better than the one in his rookie year. Vernon Davis sucks, Bruce is 400 years old and Crabtree a question mark.

[Warner2BruceTD]

sweet username. :pet:

Classic

[wr50l]

1. Patriots
2. Steelers
3. Chargers
4. Eagles
5. Titans
6. Colts
7. Cardinals
8. Giants
9. Packers
10. Falcons

[Archer]

TOP TEN

1. Patriots - best coach, best QB, best organization.
2. Steelers - strong everywhere, fine coach, great QB
3. Eagles - much hinges on Westbrook's health, but they're loaded everywhere
4. Giants - weak receivers, strong everywhere else
5. Titans - very underrated, great O-line, terrific 1-2 punch at RB and I have a feeling Vince Young is not done
6. Falcons - Matt Ryan only going to get better, Turner/Norwood awesome, improved D and Tony G.
7. Ravens - A consistent winner, Flacco will be better
8. Chargers - Shawne Merriman returns, LT might have one gasp left, Rivers better every year.
   
9. Texans - Every year a surprise team emergences. This is that team ... as long as Schaub stays healthy
10. Cards - They weren't a fluke last year
    
    ON THE OUTSIDE, LOOKING IN:
11. Dolphins
12. Vikings
13. Colts
14. Panthers
15. Jets
16. Cowboys
17. Bears
18. Saints
19. Redskins
20. Packers
21. Seahawks
22. Jags
    
    BUMS
23. Bucs
24. Bills
25. Broncos
26. Rams
27. Chiefs
28. Browns
29. Bengals
30. 49ers
31. Lions
32. Raiders

Every single year I see this

When it actually happens I may die of a heart attack

Anyways good list apart from naturally I would have had Indy in the top 10 somewhere (not top 5) and the Texans on the outside looking in.

[SHOGUN]

1. Steelers
2. Patriots
3. Titans
4. Cardinals
5. Chargers
6. Eagles
7. Falcons
8. Ravens
9. Panthers
10. Colts

[JeremyHight]

Am I the only ones who think the Falcons and Ravens will be middle of the road at best this year?

[JeremyHight]

Both teams had a pretty easy schedule and went relatively injury free. It is tough to keep it up two years in a row when you get placed against the higher up teams in the out of division games. Plus, going two years straight without a major injury is pretty tough.

I see them both being about 8-8 at the best.

[Nukleopatra]

Atlanta won't even make the playoffs this year.

Quote me.

[Warner2BruceTD]

I really don't believe all these people putting Atlanta in the Top 10. Has VSN lost their fucking mind?

Have you seen the Top 5 RB thread?

These kids are as fair weather as it gets.