2012 NFL Power Rankings: Week 19
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Denver Broncos (13-3) - Previously: #1 - Peyton Manning has won and covered each of the past eight meetings against the Ravens, including two in the playoffs, so he had to like Sunday's result.
Perhaps there's a shared reason why the Broncos and Seahawks are having so much success. E-mail Benjamin G. wrote: "I hate drugs. But with both the Seahawks and the Broncos combining for just one loss since their states legalized the recreational use of marijuana, I have to ask if a Rams-Chiefs Super Bowl would be possible if the state of Missouri would decriminalize heroine or crack? At this point I think either one is as likely."
I think he's on to something there. Perhaps drug use is the key to success. Didn't Michael Irvin get into trouble for drugs? He was pretty good, so maybe more NFL players should start smoking.
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New England Patriots (12-4) - Previously: #3 - I agree with what Bill Simmons said - the Patriots were definitely rooting for the Texans to beat the Bengals; otherwise, they would've been asked to defeat the Ravens, who always give them serious trouble. Houston, as we saw about a month ago, doesn't match up well against New England.
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Green Bay Packers (12-5) - Previously: #4 - Look how much the Packers sucked Saturday night:
In all seriousness, the Packers are peaking at the right time - but this next game could be their toughest test of the entire playoffs. More on this later.
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Seattle Seahawks (12-5) - Previously: #2 - I've dropped the Seahawks from No. 2 to No. 4 because Chris Clemons may have tore his ACL. It's never good to lose your top pass-rusher.
I should mention that there are some who consider Marshawn Lynch to be better than Adrian Peterson. Check out this post on NFL.com:
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San Francisco 49ers (11-4-1) - Previously: #5 - I think what the NFL did in terms of scheduling next weekend's games was completely irresponsible. I know there's some sort of TV deal that says FOX gets the late Saturday and early Sunday contests, but f*** that. What the NFL did was give an enormous advantage to the 49ers and a huge disadvantage to the Seahawks.
It's all about circadian rhythms. NPR did a report on this back in January, where it found that West Coast teams struggle in 1 p.m. games (10 a.m. local time) but thrive in night affairs. That's because the human body typically shuts down around 8-10 p.m. The 49ers, however, play these night games at 5 p.m. local time, so it gives them a big edge. That might be why San Francisco is 32-15 against the spread as a favorite in night contests dating back to 1989.
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Atlanta Falcons (13-3) - Previously: #8 - What I wrote last week: "The Falcons A) played their starters and were manhandled by the slumping Buccaneers and B) possibly lost John Abraham for the playoffs. Think they peaked early yet again? This team is in trouble."
What forum member PiazzaJordan2 posted this past weekend:
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Houston Texans (13-4) - Previously: #9 - The Texans dominated the Bengals, yet only won by six. Not good.
Now, it's time for Power Rankings Hate Mail:
Just looked your preseason power rankings....wow thats really bad "The Chiefs have the best roster in the NFL if you exclude the quarterback position. They're stacked everywhere.."
Uhh... yeah. They were. They had five Pro Bowlers and could have easily sent a couple more players to Hawaii. Thanks for pointing out something I got right!
Michael Vick "Clearly on the decline and unable to stay healthy and on the wrong side of 30, why would any team want to give him any kind of money????" Some would have said this about peyton Manning this offseason too...
Did you really just compare a future Hall-of-Fame quarterback to a guy with only two career playoff victories? QB Dog Killer can't ready defenses or recognize the blitz. Stop it already with him. He stinks.
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Washington Redskins (10-7) - Previously: #6 - Mike Shanahan said some puzzling things about Robert Griffin in his post-game press conference, like he wouldn't have played him if he thought there was further risk to his LCL. I wanted Shanahan to clarify his comments, so I flew to Washington to interview the Redskins' head coach.
Me: Hey Mike, thanks for agreeing to do this interview. Oh, and you brought your son Kyle too!
Mike Shanahan: No problem, Walt. We're such big fans of your site. And Kyle will be essential to this interview.
Me: Oh, that's great. Well, let's get right to it then. You said that Robert Griffin wouldn't have played if he... what is going on here? Why is Kyle shaking?
Mike Shanahan: Oh, he's been having seizures for the past 10 minutes. It's OK. Go on with your question.
Me: Wait, what? What do you mean go on with my question? I think he needs to go to the hospital.
Mike Shanahan: Stop it, Walt. You don't know my son like I do. If I thought there was a risk that he'd die, I'd send him to the hospital. But there's no risk, so just let him continue on with his seizures.
Me: I don't know... I... wait, he's bleeding out of his ears now. Shouldn't we call an ambulance?
Mike Shanahan: That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. I just spoke to Dr. James Andrews a couple of seconds ago, and he cleared Kyle for this interview.
Me: A couple of seconds ago? I didn't see Dr. James Andrews anywhere.
Mike Shanahan: Well, that's not my problem. Please, continue on with your question.
Me: But... I... aren't you concerned about your son? Look at him, his skin is all green.
Mike Shanahan: Ugh! That's because he's not applying the spray tan like I told him to. Kyle! KYLE!!! SPRAY YOURSELF WITH THAT SPRAY TAN I GAVE YOU, AND WHILE YOU'RE AT IT, SPRAY ME!
Me: I don't think he can hear you.
Mike Shanahan: He's fine. Like I said, if I thought he was in any danger, I would've driven him to the hospital myself.
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Baltimore Ravens (11-6) - Previously: #10 - Ray Lewis apparently had the media people too excited with his crazy dances. When discussing Baltimore, Keyshawn Johnson said, "This is the NBA." And as Facebook friend Jay B. pointed out, Bill Cowher said, "The Baltimore Colts are blitzing Andrew Luck today!"
The Ravens may have won by 15, but it was hardly impressive. They were nearly outgained by the Colts and lost the time of possession by 16 minutes. And this was against a rookie quarterback. Imagine what Peyton Manning will do to them next week.
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Minnesota Vikings (10-7) - Previously: #7 - I don't understand how Christian Ponder didn't play. It'd be one thing if he couldn't even move his elbow, but he was shown throwing the ball around in warmups. I don't get it. I'm with forum member Swag Dynasty, who had this to say:
Oh, and for more on why I don't think Adrian Peterson should win MVP, click the link.
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Indianapolis Colts (11-6) - Previously: #12 - I was super tired Sunday morning, so I tweeted the following (@walterfootball):
Wow, #Colts head coach Bruce Arians hospitalized. Hope he's OK
Well, my intentions were good, but I didn't realize that Arians is no longer the head coach. Oops. In my defense, there's been no official announcement that Chuck Pagano was officially the head guy again. Or maybe there was, and I wasn't paying attention.
At any rate, what a frustrating game for the Colts. They played the Ravens evenly in between the 20s and won the time of possession by 16 minutes, but they screwed up so many times in the red zone. You have to wonder if things would have been different had theirhead coachoffensive coordinator not been hospitalized.
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Cincinnati Bengals (10-7) - Previously: #11 - FootballFanSpot.com's Steven Lourie posted this on my Facebook wall: "If you do another top-10 overrated players list, Andy Dalton has to be on it."
Absolutely. I will be doing another list this summer. Here are last year's top 10 overrated NFL players.
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Arm Length
05-24-2013
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ProFootballFocus did an analysis on arm length for offensive tackles and found no correlation to length or arms and performance. In fact, it actually looked like the longer armed tackles played worse.
Now maybe you didn't read that article, but I am curious what you think of this evaluation: 23. Riley Reiff, OT, Iowa: A+ Grade History repeats itself. Two years ago, Iowa tackle Bryan Bulaga was a top-10 prospect who dropped to the 20s. That pick worked out really well, and I'll be shocked if the Lions don't have similar success with Riley Reiff. Detroit really needed a tackle to protect Matthew Stafford, and Reiff was the best player on the board. Great move. You should be more familiar with that since you wrote it. So Reiff went from being a great A+ pick to getting Stafford killed in one year despite shutting down the Texans' pass rush in his only start? Make perfect sense.
Falcon Fan
05-23-2013
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John Abraham is 35 and has lost a step big time. Clabo is 32 and is no longer a starter in my view. Todd Mcclure is so old his mom ran track with Jesus. Grimes didn't even play for the Falcons last year due to injury. Dunta was a liability in coverage and could not make a tackle in a phone booth.
Osi is better than Abe. Sjax is better than Turner and Trufant will be a starter. We got better in the offseason and will be superbowl chamos this season!
Patrick
05-21-2013
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Please explain Chip Kelly's arrogance? Why because he is doing things his way and not falling into the mold of the NFL. Hmm...lets see, Harbaugh did that fairly well, as did PC in Seattle. You have Seattle ranked #1 and last year you would have had them in the bottom 10.
Also while your add it please tell me you were in the discussion for Sheriff Floyd as the Eagles pick at #4. Great call. This website blows.
Chris
05-19-2013
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Hey Walt,
You're douchbaggery has actually reached a new level. "The Chiefs....not going anywhere with this unbelievably overrated Reid-Smith combination." Seriously? F' off. Are you getting tons of emails from KC fans saying we're going to easily beat the Broncos, win the AFC west and guarantee a Superbowl victory? No, jackass...you're not. Is ESPN or the NFL Network saying that? Nope. Look you toolbag, they had 6 Pro Bowlers and won 2 f-ing games last year. If they win 8 or 9 games after being 2-14, that's a huge jump. Most of us expect 7-9 to 9-7. Granted, I check this site out for entertainment and not unbiased reporting, but I suspect I'm one of a large group of your readers that's getting frickin' sick of your constant bashing of certain teams. Your need to get on your knees every chance you can for certain coaches, GMs or teams for the EXACT SAME decisions that you bash other teams for is amateur at best. I couldn't care less that you don't like my team. But if you want me...and I suspect a growing number of other readers.. to continue to check out your draft and FA stuff, you might try to make your bias a little less blatant.
Bolder Perdictions
05-15-2013
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Dole fan - you forgot the object in your sentence:
Geno Smith and Matt Barkley will start a relationship this year. fixed. Also, the football world will be shocked when the seehawks finish in third place in the weast.
Vikes
05-14-2013
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I have no idea why everyone will say the Vikings will finish worse than last season, when they only improved. It is true this is a make-or-break year for Ponder. If Ponder doesn't pan out then at least we can get Peterson's record out of the way. If we need a QB I hope we get A.J. McCarron.
Dumbass Walt
05-13-2013
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"So, the Eagles aren't going to run Chip Kelly's offense from Oregon, yet they still thought bringing in Kelly was a good idea. Yeah, that makes a ton of sense.
Kelly's arrogance isn't a good sign for this regime. Kelly apparently believes that he can win in the NFL like he did in college with quarterbacks who aren't regarded highly. That's cool, but that's not how the league works." Facepalm.gif
dolphan
05-12-2013
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Geno smith and matt Barkley will start this year
Mario Migelini
05-11-2013
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Seehawk r beest becouse seehawk gong allways to the supergame
Rafaree love 49s rafaree hate seehawk
Seahawks Fan Here!
05-11-2013
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I agree the NFL screwed the Hawks this year with all the early start on the east coast... and 4 of those games are against playoff caliber teams,, Yeah it seems to me the NFL and Goodell are afraid of there being a very, very good team in the Pacific Nrothwest...
Anyway the Hawks have been getting screwed by the league office for years, so why change their ways now?.. The Hawks are a good enough team to win at least three of those games on the east coast...
Kirmie
05-07-2013
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Josh, Walt said a star veteran. Not a 32 year old career #2 WR.
Josh
05-06-2013
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You wish the 49ers would have used some of their picks to get a star veteran??? Umm...anquan boldin? And as good as tavon austin is, The 49ers used their 1st round pick on a safety, which was a much more pressing need than a wide reciever. The 49ers are the most complete team in the league and will beat the Seahawks on their division
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05-06-2013
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I can't argue with the Seahawks and 49ers being the best 2 teams (on paper) in the NFL right now. But I do have a problem with the write up on the 49ers. They turned a 6th round pick into Anquan Boldin who is a top 10 WR and moved up to get who they believe is the best FS in the draft. They also picked up Nnamdi Asomough cheap to shore up their CBs. Nnamdi is not coming off an injury like Revis and is still one of the top CBs in the NFL, look at how he shut down Calvin Johnson last year with no help. You can't say they didn't improve as much as the Seahawks did and the time complaint is not a valid excuse on why the Seahawks lost to the Falcons. I look forward to seeing the 49ers and Seahawks play this out on the field at least 2 times this year. It's going to be a great season and I see the 49ers proving the doubters wrong again. Go 49ers!!!
a wise man once said...
05-05-2013
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It's amazing...after 48 Super Bowls, most fans of the NFL or this site aren't aware of the basic trends which highlight future Super Bowl Champions.
How many QB/Coach combo's eg Pats (Brady/Bilicheck) or 49ers (Kaepernick/Harburgh) have won a Super Bowl after losing one? 1 in 48 How many individual QB's or coaches have lost a Super Bowl and then gone onto win one? 4 in 48 How many afro-american qbs have won a SB? 1 in 48 There is a whole bunch more of these trends which can identify the winners. The proces of elimination will give you the possible winner. Last year the Ravens were the team. This year there are 3. They are all +13/1 on the market.
Rod Guidry in Sacramento
05-05-2013
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As the season progresses the Saints will continue to climb. A 13-3 team in 2011 went to 7-9 in 2012 without Saint head coach Sean Payton, Sean is back. The Saints defense will be most improved in 2013. Offense will be back to #1. It's a good pre-season start ranking for Saints, but look for it to move up higher. A definite Superbowl contender once again in 2013. WHO DAT!
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Run Defenses, Pass Defense, Pass Protection:
Something new this year - I'm keeping track of precise run defense, pass defense and pass protection rankings in Excel. The benefit to this is that it'll be broken down by week. Here are the download links:
2012 NFL Defensive Rankings Spreadsheet (2007 Excel)
2012 NFL Defensive Rankings Spreadsheet - (1999-2003 Excel)
2013 Fantasy Football Rankings - May 26
2013 NBA Mock Draft - May 22
2014 NFL Mock Draft - May 21
Charlie's 2014 NFL Mock Draft - May 20
NFL Picks - Feb. 3
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