Villain The Foe Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 http://espn.go.com/nfl/powerrankings Does an 0-2 start mean your season is doomed? Not necessarily, but it certainly doesn't help your stock here. Things are particularly bleak in the NFC. The Eagles, Giants and Seahawks are among six NFC teams at 0-2. ESPN's Power Panel dropped Philadelphia, No. 9 two weeks ago, to No. 22, while the Giants slid to No. 26. The Seahawks fell from No. 3 to No. 7 after losing a tough game in Green Bay. The Colts and Ravens, popular Super Bowl picks before the season, also are part of the 0-2 contingent. Indianapolis tumbled seven spots to No. 18 after a dreadful performance against the Jets on Monday Night Football. After a surprising loss in Oakland, Baltimore suffered a five-spot descent to No. 17. On an unrelated note, if you're wondering whether our experts believe in Brandon Weeden, the answer appears to be no. Despite being 2-0, the Cowboys dropped to No. 12 in the wake ofTony Romo's injury. Note: The comments below are provided by ESPN Stats & Information. • Vegas Rankings | Football Power Index Rankings | Why Bears bottomed out | Team Power Rankings charts since 2002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Island Leprechaun Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Based on points against, which is the best indicator of a team's defensive quality, the Jets are #1 right now by a good margin. Offense is middling, which I believe is due to a conservative plan that prioritizes avoidance of turnovers. Gailey is taking his time on opening up the passing game. I think the Jets will improve in this category, particularly when they get Marshall, Decker and Smith on the field at the same time. The Jets are certainly a better than average team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbatesman Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Are these rankings official? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villain The Foe Posted September 24, 2015 Author Share Posted September 24, 2015 Are these rankings official? Just waiting for your approval Dbades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john461167 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 We've arrived . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obrien2Toon Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 That turnover stat is insane. We only scored 20 points off of turnovers all of last season, and have already scored 31 this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mphtrilogy Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Wow there are a lot of bad teams out there... not sure why Pitt is ranked so high, maybe there offense? and we should be ahead of buffAlo Otherwise it's about damn time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdetroit Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 When Caitlyn Jenner uses a public restroom does she use the women's room? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetman55 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Wow there are a lot of bad teams out there... not sure why Pitt is ranked so high, maybe there offense? and we should be ahead of buffAlo Otherwise it's about damn time! exactly what I was going to post. Not sure how they look like turds vs Pats then win a home game vs the 9ers and get put in the SB conversation. Seems silly. Does anyone think they're better than Seattle? Not so sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick34125 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Based on points against, which is the best indicator of a team's defensive quality, the Jets are #1 right now by a good margin. Offense is middling, which I believe is due to a conservative plan that prioritizes avoidance of turnovers. Gailey is taking his time on opening up the passing game. I think the Jets will improve in this category, particularly when they get Marshall, Decker and Smith on the field at the same time. The Jets are certainly a better than average team. i wonder whether gailey will ever "open up the passing game". bowles is defensive minded and wants complimentary football, which means ball control and ToP on offense. that's why against a depleted Indy secondary the jets continued to run the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Island Leprechaun Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 i wonder whether gailey will ever "open up the passing game". bowles is defensive minded and wants complimentary football, which means ball control and ToP on offense. that's why against a depleted Indy secondary the jets continued to run the ball. Agreed. I think it's also that they are giving Fitz plenty of time to find his zone and avoid interceptions. He's not fully up to speed yet, IMHO. And he's had a couple of very questionable deep balls that he threw into traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rex-n-effect Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 No idea why the bills continue to be ranked so highly unless the NFL thinks it will make buffalo's meltdown in the season more amusing. They did play well against the colts but hey so did we. They played terribly against NE and a couple garbage time TDs do not justify treating that game like it was a near win. Maybe it shows the team has the potential to pull a win in a tough spot (but probably not) but it's dumb to give a ranking based upon potential over performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villain The Foe Posted September 24, 2015 Author Share Posted September 24, 2015 Wow there are a lot of bad teams out there... not sure why Pitt is ranked so high, maybe there offense? and we should be ahead of buffAlo Otherwise it's about damn time! Its crazy how we have an 0-2 team in the top 7 (Seattle). Thats just falacio right there lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike135 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Are these rankings official? Hope not, because I believe it would mean we miss the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetdawgg Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Getting noticed by all out there now. Go Jets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villain The Foe Posted September 24, 2015 Author Share Posted September 24, 2015 Hope not, because I believe it would mean we miss the playoffs. No it doesnt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuler82 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 No idea why the bills continue to be ranked so highly unless the NFL thinks it will make buffalo's meltdown in the season more amusing. They did play well against the colts but hey so did we. They played terribly against NE and a couple garbage time TDs do not justify treating that game like it was a near win. Maybe it shows the team has the potential to pull a win in a tough spot (but probably not) but it's dumb to give a ranking based upon potential over performance. Bills get their asses handed to them by the Patriots, move up one spot. Makes perfect sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike135 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 No it doesnt. No? Wouldn't the two wildcards based on the rankings be Cincinnati and Buffalo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villain The Foe Posted September 24, 2015 Author Share Posted September 24, 2015 No? Wouldn't the two wildcards based on the rankings be Cincinnati and Buffalo? Buffalo has a 1-1 record. The Jets would be ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike135 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Buffalo has a 1-1 record. The Jets would be ahead. Right, that's going by standings (who would do that?). I was replying to a question of if these rankings were official. If they were (and superseded records) we'd miss the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villain The Foe Posted September 24, 2015 Author Share Posted September 24, 2015 Right, that's going by standings (who would do that?). I was replying to a question of if these rankings were official. If they were (and superseded records) we'd miss the playoffs. Oh, then my bad. I thought you meant how the playoffs are actually designed. For all that, the Seahawks would be the 3rd best team in the NFC with an 0-2 record lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack48 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 these things are ridiculous. bills give up 40 points and they are 8th. ridiculous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIJetsFan Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Agreed. I think it's also that they are giving Fitz plenty of time to find his zone and avoid interceptions. He's not fully up to speed yet, IMHO. And he's had a couple of very questionable deep balls that he threw into traffic. Yeah I agree that Fitz should keep away from going long into double coverage. In general I like his deep ball throws. He's been going long with them so it's either our speedy WR makes the play or they go incomplete. I thought Owusu was suppose to be a speedster. Maybe D. Smith will be able to get underneath a few of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonmajet Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I am not sure that we are a top 10 team yet; at least I don't think we have proved we are a top ten team yet. We get more out of our offense than maybe. Way better than I thought we would be this early and with Fitz; happily surprised. If we beat the 'wounded animal' like we should and Miami, then we can talk about top 10 (maybe); either way, I don't particularly care who is above us or below us as it doesn't effect our game (hopefully). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick34125 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 do power rankings ever mean anything, especially after only the first 2 weeks? I am comfortable saying though that I think this is a team that can handle prosperity under this regime, which was not the case under the previous regime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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