Aaron Schatz of foxsports.com has posted his NFL power rankings, with no surprises at the top. Team rankings were made subjectively by the writers of FOX Sports and were based on teams offseason moves as well as last year’s performance.
Schatz started off his rankings with the Seahawks and Steelers leading the way, which is a surprise to only someone who normally doesn’t view these power rankings on a consistent basis. The Colts took their annual place in the top five along with the Patriots.
It’s always fun to see what the chic teams are going to be every year and this year it looks like the Miami Dolphins are going to hold that honor. The Fish are ranked at No. 15 and Dallas is right ahead of them at No.14 (As written a few days ago, Peter King of SI has them going to the Super Bowl). I have a feeling that the Dolphins are going to get a lot of good pub with Saban heading into his second year.
Of course they still have to deal with the Ricky Williams fiasco.
The biggest drop would have to be the Tampa Bay Bucs at No.16. They are the only team that made the playoffs last year NOT to crack the top 15. Although, I do agree with the comment that the Bucs won’t have it as easy as they did last year. Chris Simms and Cadillac Williams shouldn’t sneak up on any defense this season.
The Browns ranked 22, with concerns about Charlie Frye taking the reigns as the explanation. The lowly Saints, Bills and 49ers rounded out the bottom three.
Even though these rankings mean absolutely nothing, is there anything greater in sports than a power rankings column? Especially when it’s football and the season isn’t even close to starting.
