Leftwich's Pre-Camp Power Rankings

[MVP1991]

I stopped reading when I saw you had Carolina at 14....hahaha....they went 12-4 last year and have the same team back minus Ken Lucas. He didnt play well anyways.

They still have Jake Delhomme at quarterback.

And did the Bills hire a new coach and draft a left tackle? If they did then maybe I can agree with where they are but they didn't and will struggle to win 7 games this season.

[MVP1991]

how the fuck are the packers that low?

They aren't good?

[dMerch]

they will be better tahn 23rd lol

[Hasselbeck]

I don't understand why raider fans think their team should be rated somewhere other then the bottom when their team hasn't done shit in 6 years.

Because of their A+ NFL Draft

[Hasselbeck]

P.S. I love how NO ONE learned anything from .. I don't know.. the last several years of play in that, one thing.. is always.. always... always going to be accurate..

That one thing?

None of us truly knows jack shit about what team will be great, and what team will suck. I guarantee if we dig up this Power Ranking list in December.. a good 10-12 teams will be severely overrated/underrated. Maybe even more than that.

So going "LOL .. (blank team) won't be (blank)!!" is stupid.. because no one really knows.

No one predicted the Dolphins to win the division a year after winning 1 game. No one predicted the Falcons with a rookie QB at the helm nearly winning the NFC South. No one predicted the Cardinals nearly winning the fucking Super Bowl. Few, if any had Dallas as a 9-7 team missing the playoffs.. few if any had the Seahawks going 4-12.. few if any had the Browns going 4-12 a year after they went 10-6, or Green Bay going 6-10 after nearly winning the NFC a year prior.

These lists and predictions are fun. But in the end.. they mean nothing. Why anyone gets bothered by them is just.. amusing to me.

[Champ]

I stopped reading when I didnt see the Raiders at number 1.

[Blick]

I think the Chiefs will be better than you think.

[Esjay]

P.S. I love how NO ONE learned anything from .. I don't know.. the last several years of play in that, one thing.. is always.. always... always going to be accurate..

That one thing?

None of us truly knows jack shit about what team will be great, and what team will suck. I guarantee if we dig up this Power Ranking list in December.. a good 10-12 teams will be severely overrated/underrated. Maybe even more than that.

So going "LOL .. (blank team) won't be (blank)!!" is stupid.. because no one really knows.

No one predicted the Dolphins to win the division a year after winning 1 game. No one predicted the Falcons with a rookie QB at the helm nearly winning the NFC South. No one predicted the Cardinals nearly winning the fucking Super Bowl. Few, if any had Dallas as a 9-7 team missing the playoffs.. few if any had the Seahawks going 4-12.. few if any had the Browns going 4-12 a year after they went 10-6, or Green Bay going 6-10 after nearly winning the NFC a year prior.

These lists and predictions are fun. But in the end.. they mean nothing. Why anyone gets bothered by them is just.. amusing to me.

True. The one thing we can all count on is the Raiders sucking, though.

Nice rankings, Leftwich. These Raiders fans don't know what they're talking about, if it were me they'd have been 32.

[steeljake]

lol Dallas 23...

I laughed too, no way they should be that high.

[Woy]

if u watched the titans u would know what im talking about

I watched them all year, they didn't get lucky. The reason why they had close games is because they didn't have a high-powered offense. Collins was the game manager and CJ and LenDale would carry most of the load on offense. The defense was great all year, except for slip-ups against the Jets and Colts (when home field was clinched). They had the Ravens beat too, but they made too many mistakes late and their main threat on offense was out for the second half with a sprained ankle. The Haynesworth loss won't hurt them. They have possibly the deepest defensive line in the league. Look at the Steelers game: Jason Jones, a rookie from EMU, came off the bench to get 4 sacks. Marks, the second-rounder, only adds to the depth. They'll be around 11-5 to 13-3 again.

Nice rankings though Leftwich, other than the Titans being a little low.

[Raidersabc123]

Says the group of fans who bashed everyone on this forum for even considering the notion of DHB going at #7.

Quit defending your dumbass owner.

I never bashed anyone for DHB I said it wouldn't be a surprise and how the hell am I defending Al Davis

[Hasselbeck]

I think the Chiefs will be better than you think.

I agree.. and if there's a worst to first team out there in 2009.. I think it could be the Chiefs. I really do.

[OnlyOneBeerLeft]

Why shouldn't they be?

because they aren't better than the Eagles, Titans, Vikings or Panthers

[Point Blank]

Lol, and what are you basing that off of? In your opinion we aren't better than them. Don't sleep on the Falcons.

[Kuzzy Powers]

I agree.. and if there's a worst to first team out there in 2009.. I think it could be the Chiefs. I really do.

Wasnt there some kind of bet we were gonna do based on this? I remember my fucking power going out just as we were arguing abt which team will suck LESS next year, The Raiders or the Chiefs.