Migs182005
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Tell me what you think of my latest power rankings, etc. Just want to get some feedback on the Mid week report.
Mid Week Report
Mid week report
By: Miguel Lorenzo
It seems like every year the strong fall and the weak rise in the National Football League, and this year is no different. Already the mighty St. Louis Rams have started their season 0-2, and the same can be said about the Pittsburgh Steelers. On the other side, the Carolina Panthers and the San Diego Chargers have started their season 2-0, but something that has been constant in the past five years have been the Miami Dolphins. They again have started their season on a quick note, but their challenge comes this Sunday against the Jets. It seems the AFC at this point is between the Raiders, Patriots, and Dolphins, but there is still 14 weeks of football to be played, and anything can happen in that time. So far, besides the New Orleans Saints, the most impressive team in the NFC has to be the Philadelphia Eagles with a dominating win over the Washington Redskins on Monday Night Football. I guess it goes to show people that they should never break the 1st rule in football, and that’s to never base anything on pre-season. The Redskins finished the pre-season 4-0 with an offense that looked untouchable. The New York Jets finished 4-0 and their offense seemed too good to be true as well. If you look at those teams now, you’ll see that both are 1-1, and both are coming off huge losses to their rivals. This week there are pretty much only two must see games, and one of them is definitely the Dolphins against the Jets. This game has huge complications that we’ll get into with my Dolphins preview on Saturday. The other game is the Rams against the Buccaneers on Monday Night. For the Bucs, this could be John Grudens’ chance to show off his team on national television while the Rams can actually become a side note with another loss this week.
Top 10 Power Rankings
1. New England Patriots (They continued their dominant performance against the Jets, and remain the best)
2. Oakland Raiders (Another impressive win over the favored Steelers has propelled them to 2nd place)
3. Miami Dolphins (Another good start to the season, but not faced the best of opponents. If they can beat the Jets, then the Super Bowl could be a reality)
4. Denver Broncos (Two wins over the Rams and 49ers have to put you near the top, but can it last?
5. New Orleans Saints (Have beaten two very good teams in the Bucs and Packers. Could this finally be the year they make a strong playoff push?)
6. Philadelphia Eagles (After the win over the Redskins, they are number one in their division, and that won’t change)
7. Chicago Bears (They haven’t won pretty, but they’ve gotten the job done)
8. Green Bay Packers (Need to wake up after the loss to the Saints. They’re too good to be losing like that)
9. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (A win over the Rams would establish themselves as a playoff contender, can they do it?)
10. San Francisco 49ers (Another case of we’re good, but we just can’t win. A good test against the Redskins this week)
On the rise:
Philadelphia Eagles: With an easy schedule ahead of them, they should start to catch steam, and get in front of all the competition.
Going down:
St Louis Rams: Especially is they don’t beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They need to get their act together if they want to make the playoffs.
Miguel Lorenzo can be reached at Migs182005@hotmail.com
Mid Week Report
Mid week report
By: Miguel Lorenzo
It seems like every year the strong fall and the weak rise in the National Football League, and this year is no different. Already the mighty St. Louis Rams have started their season 0-2, and the same can be said about the Pittsburgh Steelers. On the other side, the Carolina Panthers and the San Diego Chargers have started their season 2-0, but something that has been constant in the past five years have been the Miami Dolphins. They again have started their season on a quick note, but their challenge comes this Sunday against the Jets. It seems the AFC at this point is between the Raiders, Patriots, and Dolphins, but there is still 14 weeks of football to be played, and anything can happen in that time. So far, besides the New Orleans Saints, the most impressive team in the NFC has to be the Philadelphia Eagles with a dominating win over the Washington Redskins on Monday Night Football. I guess it goes to show people that they should never break the 1st rule in football, and that’s to never base anything on pre-season. The Redskins finished the pre-season 4-0 with an offense that looked untouchable. The New York Jets finished 4-0 and their offense seemed too good to be true as well. If you look at those teams now, you’ll see that both are 1-1, and both are coming off huge losses to their rivals. This week there are pretty much only two must see games, and one of them is definitely the Dolphins against the Jets. This game has huge complications that we’ll get into with my Dolphins preview on Saturday. The other game is the Rams against the Buccaneers on Monday Night. For the Bucs, this could be John Grudens’ chance to show off his team on national television while the Rams can actually become a side note with another loss this week.
Top 10 Power Rankings
1. New England Patriots (They continued their dominant performance against the Jets, and remain the best)
2. Oakland Raiders (Another impressive win over the favored Steelers has propelled them to 2nd place)
3. Miami Dolphins (Another good start to the season, but not faced the best of opponents. If they can beat the Jets, then the Super Bowl could be a reality)
4. Denver Broncos (Two wins over the Rams and 49ers have to put you near the top, but can it last?
5. New Orleans Saints (Have beaten two very good teams in the Bucs and Packers. Could this finally be the year they make a strong playoff push?)
6. Philadelphia Eagles (After the win over the Redskins, they are number one in their division, and that won’t change)
7. Chicago Bears (They haven’t won pretty, but they’ve gotten the job done)
8. Green Bay Packers (Need to wake up after the loss to the Saints. They’re too good to be losing like that)
9. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (A win over the Rams would establish themselves as a playoff contender, can they do it?)
10. San Francisco 49ers (Another case of we’re good, but we just can’t win. A good test against the Redskins this week)
On the rise:
Philadelphia Eagles: With an easy schedule ahead of them, they should start to catch steam, and get in front of all the competition.
Going down:
St Louis Rams: Especially is they don’t beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They need to get their act together if they want to make the playoffs.
Miguel Lorenzo can be reached at Migs182005@hotmail.com