Leftwich's Pre-Camp Power Rankings

[Goober]

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.

 

[Leftwich]

Can I bump this up after Miami sweeps Buffalo? Not a chance they finish behind the Bills.

If you want.

 

[Point Blank]

eagles and panthers are way too low, cards ravens too hi, but ravens just by one or 2 spots.....and Cutler doesnt magically take the Bears that high, not yet....and the Falcons shouldn't be that high, big improvement last year but still, not top 10 in the league

Why shouldn't they be?

 

[Bmore]

supa-bowl?

 

[Aso]

i mean where would u put them on that list? theyve lost haynesworth who is capable of stopping peyton and collins isnt getting any younger. no threats at WR or TE

week 5 against the ravens they got a bs roughing the passer call that won them the game

One player doesn't make a defense. So you think Peyton won't be stopped by the Titans? Jovan Haye, Jason Jones, Kyle Vanden Bosch, etc., their capable of stopping Peyton too. Just because Collins is old in NFL Standards doesn't mean he can't manage the game which is all he's being asked to do. Justin Gage was a pretty reliable receiver for the Titans last year and they signed Nate Washington who is a deep threat. A deep threat like Nate will take one less man out of the box and C.J. and White will be that much more effective. They also drafted Kenny Britt and those additions will make Scaife and Alge that much more of a threat. I am a non-bias NFL fan and have seen only one legit reason to why they will be worse let alone barely make a wildcard spot. The only thing i can think of other than the Haynesworth loss is the loss of DC Jim Schwartz will hurt them.

 

[DirtySouth12]

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.

 

[Aso]

lol non bias? yeh because the raiders deserve better than second last on these Power Rankings.

Ur argument is just some scrub wide receievers that cant lock down the no1 spot. yes it takes more than albert to stop him but peyton was injured last year so i think it will be the same as always for the mediocre titans

Yes they do because they won't be the second to worst team in the NFL. How is it being a homer to say your team might get somewhere between at least 6 wins to maybe 9 in a weak division. I could see the Raiders getting anywhere between there. To be the 2nd to worst team in the NFL you'll get somewhere between 1 - 4 wins.

No, my argument is that they improved everywhere they needed to with quality players and losing one player isn't going to down them that much. All your argument is that. They will be worse because if you watched them they were lucky. Then you just copied what leftwich said but switched around some of the words.

 

[St. Francisco]

31 wow The fact you know nothing about the Raiders and all you say is Al Davis must leave is enough for me to say

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.

 

[Leftwich]

This is how i feel. If the raiders, panthers, titans, etc etc etc want to hate let them. It's my opinion and there is nothing you can say that will change it.

 

[dMerch]

how the fuck are the packers that low?

 

[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




















:jonesy:

 

[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.