Power Rankings - Week 3 - Final Update 9.24.09
by peytonsthebest on Sep 23, 2009 1:05 PM EDT
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Average Ranking: 5.33
What if Sports ranks us 8th (+13): Please, someone explain to me how in the hell the Pats moved up a spot?
Fox Sports keeps us in 9th (nc): NO WORRIES: Peyton Manning didn't seem to miss Anthony Gonzalez or Marvin Harrison in the Miami Monday nighter. TIME TO WORRY: The defense was extremely undisciplined, getting called for half a dozen false starts and nearly allowing two Chad Pennington go-ahead drives in the fourth quarter. Pats are 6th - whateverrrr.
ESPN ranks us 3rd (+2): The first of two back-to-back prime-time road games went just fine in Miami. (Kuharsky)
Yahoo Sports bumps us up to 6th (+4): Defense couldn’t stop Dolphins, but Peyton did his thing.
Walter Football ranks us 5th (+1) They have several observations noted which sound right to me.
Pete Prisco at CBS Sports moves us up to 2nd (+3): They showed Miami what's important in the NFL: Scoring points, not ball control. They've played two close games, but 2-0 is still 2-0, right? That's right, Pete.
The Sporting News has us at 2nd (+7): Thanks to Peyton Manning, life without Tony Dungy has been business as usual. Now will everyone just shut-up about the coaching changes?
Peter King @ SI ranks us 9th (+4): Two night games in six days in the tropics -- at Miami tonight, at Arizona on Sunday night. To be fair, he posted this yesterday...perhaps Pete, you might wait until Tuesday before making your proclamations. And oh, the last time I was there, Phoenix was pretty much a DESERT.
National Football Post places us 5th (+2): You can never count the Colts out when Peyton Manning is under center. He makes it look easy. Isn't this what we've been saying?!?
NFL.com's Collective Brain Trust has moved us up to 6.875: No more rounding off, I promise.
Our beloved Colts are not worthy of a top five placement by Vic Carucci. But our QB is.
Michael "The Genius" Silver @ Yahoo ranks us 10th: As Pierre Garcon was racing into the end zone with the winning points Monday night, how many fellow Tarantino fans had a craving for cheap coffee? Ok, not only is he an idiot for ranking us behind the Pats, Dallas and the Eagles (sans McNabb, no less) but I must disagree with his assessment as to who is the best catching TE in the league. Dallas Clark, says me. Plus, that's really a stoopid comment. Tip to dmstorm22 for the link.
Don Banks @ SI ranks us 5th (+6): I swear it looked like Peyton Manning didn't even perspire in 85-degree Miami the other night. Suzy Kolber was sweatier. That's how little the Colts had the ball in a game that put the lie to the time-tested axioms that big rushing totals and dominating the clock leads to victory. Miami had the ball for 45:07 and ran for 239 yards, becoming the third team to lose this season among the six who have rushed for 200 yards-plus. Thanks to BBS, Shake and mgrex03 we didn't have to wait for Don Banks to know that little fact and more.
Associated Content ranks us 4th (+7): The Colts won on the road and while I am not convinced they are back to Super Bowl form they are certainly looking like a team that can win on any Sunday. Peyton Manning always makes this team a Power Rankings beast. Just keep doling out that Peyton love...
Covers.com ranks us an unbelievable 13th (thats -11, people): Despite being 2-0, the Colts take a fall after another near loss. The defense was on the field for over 45 minutes against Miami, but Indy was only outgained by 41 yards. Ok, since when does less ToP and more productivity mean something bad? We're also ranked just above the Bengals...what?!? These guys need to put the crack pipe down!
NBCsports.com ranks us 2nd (+7): Thanks to Peyton Manning, life without Tony Dungy has been business as usual. We're right behind the Giants, which I am ok with.
CHFF ( Also known as Patriots Homer Central) ranks us 5th (+2): Last week: 27-23 win at Miami. The Colts defense is right on its Super Bowl pace from 2006. Those Colts allowed a league-high 173 rushing YPG and a Gale Sayers-like 5.3 YPA. Through two games, the 2009 Colts allow 176.5 YPG, albeit with a “better” 4.7 YPA mark.
WEEI.com ranks us 5th (nc): It’s simply amazing that Indianapolis was able to win on Monday night after just 14:53 in time of possession. Peyton Manning and the Colts needed just 12 seconds in their opening drive to score a touchdown. The Colts get the job done on offense when they need to.
Thanks to dmstorm22 and One.Cool.Customer for the additional links!
GO COLTS!
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Based on the other 2-0 teams
the Colts are definitely in the top 3, so I agree with ESPN.com’s power ranking.
"Do I believe in aliens?" Stephon Marbury asked. "I don't know, because I've never seen one. But I believe in Jesus because I saw him in the shower the other day."
Drew Brees had only three touchdown passes against the Eagles, so he’s now on pace for 72 touchdowns instead of 96. Time to stop sucking, Drew.
Walter Football is awesome. lol
Hit em with your groin!
Wow,
that’s a great line.
Now a proud annoyance on Stampede Blue, 18to88, Indy Football Report, and Phil B's blog.
Man, I need a life...
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: I blazed through my test in 20 minutes and sprinted back to my room just as the MNF theme song ended. Good thing too, with that 1st play. So, my streak of seeing every minute of every game since 2003 Tampa still stands. So, my Chem TA lives (for now).
True
I go there every day. I disagree with Walter on a lot of things but it is a top notch site that always makes me laugh, or at least more than shitty sites like KSK.
"Brett Favre was a man who thought he was retired, but he knew it wouldn't last."
a-$#@&ing-men
KSK was funny for all of a week. Walter Football is good stuff.
Hit em with your groin!
COLT'S ARE AT LEAST TOP 3#
they have provin time & time again that they are one of the best team’s in the leauge are D need’s some work but just a matter of time we will be #1 GO BLUE
You forgot Michael "The Genius" Silver
who put us 9th, still behind New England.
EVH+DLR=BFFr........ God I Hope So!!
Give me a link
and I’ll add it.
Thanks!!
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Sep 22, 2009 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Pats moving up
They deserve it.
oh they dont? I mean they were good 2 years ago. And tom brady has a hot wife.. no? still not good enough reasons…
Erm.. belicheck is a cheater? still no?
erm.. oh oh it has to be this. Brady made a comeback, so its a given hell have another 50 TD season, so they want to keep them high cause next week theyll win by 50 points.
erm.. oh oh it has to be this. Brady made a comeback, so its a given hell have another 50 TD season, so they want to keep them high cause next week theyll win by 50 points.Still no?
erm.. oh oh it has to be this. Brady made a comeback, so its a given hell have another 50 TD season, so they want to keep them high cause next week theyll win by 50 points.Still no?Im beat. I guess it must just be that the media loves them but they suck. Yeah, thats it
~Karim "The Dream" Odeh
WTF
that ones line came out 3 times? lolz sorry
~Karim "The Dream" Odeh
by KarimTheDream on Sep 22, 2009 6:54 PM EDT up reply actions
It's actually a little humorous.
Now a proud annoyance on Stampede Blue, 18to88, Indy Football Report, and Phil B's blog.
Man, I need a life...
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: I blazed through my test in 20 minutes and sprinted back to my room just as the MNF theme song ended. Good thing too, with that 1st play. So, my streak of seeing every minute of every game since 2003 Tampa still stands. So, my Chem TA lives (for now).
I was thinking the same thing
Thanks to MarkFive05 I have a new theme video that I hope you all will remember me by: BAM BAM
Arizona is not in the tropics.
Even if it’s hot, the humidity should be much lower than in Miami. Just sayin’.
Retractable Roof...
Dun nuh nuh nuhhhh!!!! Super Mathis
by hoosier in sodak on Sep 22, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
These rankings make no sense.
It’s all illogical. How can the pats move up after a big loss?
If these jokers can rank teams based on their “opinions” then so can I,
My Rankings:
Giants
Colts
Baltimore
Jets
Atlanta
New Orleans
Minnesota
San Francisco
These probably make no sense either, but if so, I’ll be in good companyLOL
"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
I like your rankings...
My only thought is that the Jets are so overrated it isn’t even funny…I predict they finish at 9-7. That being said I would have them behind the Falcons and New Orleans.
Like you said, we could be way off…the only difference is we are not getting paid to do this!
"If me and King Kong went into an alley, only one of us would come out. And it wouldn't be the monkey."
"I don't really trust a sane person."
"I never met a man I didn't want to fight." The one and only Lyle Alzado
Anyone who moved the Pats up is a moron
But I can’t fault people for ranking teams ahead of us. I have us, at best, 6th, and I can’t argue with anyone ranking us toward the bottom of the top ten.
Bottom line is, we’ve struggled to beat two very bad teams. Maybe we’re better than we’re playing, but so far, there’s no evidence of that.
I've never understood why struggling against another team is such a bad thing.
That’s what makes for exciting football. If every top team never struggled, football would be very boring.
"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
It's a bad thing
because I want the old days! You know…..winning consistently by 20 points or so a game? The cardiac Colts are making me crazy! In other words, I prefer it when the games aren’t so exciting.
LOL
Exactly. The owner of my company said to me this morning: “wow, that was an exciting game on Monday.” My reply: “My heart can’t take many more games like that.”
Call me boring, but I long for the days when I could actually relax while watching the Colts.
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Sep 25, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes, relax
and still appreciate the artistry and beauty of a Peyton Manning-led offense.
The last time that happened in a meaningful game
was last year’s Bengals game.
Good times…..good times…….
I expect the Rams game after the bye week to be similar to that. It’ll be a little welcome back party for Gonzo.
Now a proud annoyance on Stampede Blue, 18to88, Indy Football Report, and Phil B's blog.
Man, I need a life...
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: I blazed through my test in 20 minutes and sprinted back to my room just as the MNF theme song ended. Good thing too, with that 1st play. So, my streak of seeing every minute of every game since 2003 Tampa still stands. So, my Chem TA lives (for now).
I didn't see that game...
it was played before I met you and you gave me channelsurfing.net.
I include you in my prayers every night. =-)
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Sep 25, 2009 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions
It's not, from an entertainment perspective
But when trying to judge how good a team really is, a 20 point win over a pre-season Superbowl pick is far more impressive then sneaking a narrow win against a team destined to miss the playoffs.
by eltharion_doa on Sep 25, 2009 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Two very bad teams?
Jax, is bad, but they aren’t the Lions. Miami is more average, than bad.
"Do I believe in aliens?" Stephon Marbury asked. "I don't know, because I've never seen one. But I believe in Jesus because I saw him in the shower the other day."
OK, perhaps a little harsh
To me, average is 8-8 and I think the Dolphins will barely sneak past half that. They’ve got a terrible pass defense and a horrible aerial attack, they’re going to struggle to a 5 or 6 win season and to me, that’s a bad.
by eltharion_doa on Sep 25, 2009 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry to burst your bubble
but unless there is another power ranking on Friday, CHFF did theirs today.
http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/Articles/10_235_Power_Rankings%3A_our_secret%2C_spicy_formula.html
EVH+DLR=BFFr........ God I Hope So!!
No bubble bursted.
Thanks for letting me know.
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Sep 24, 2009 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Nice effort PTB
Two more you may want to look at:
ProFootballWeekly: No.6
Weei, based in Boston, has the Colts at No. 5
They say that imitation is the sincerect form of flattery. Consider yourself flattered, as I’ve taken your idea and run with it on Blogging The Boys here. Thanks.
by One.Cool.Customer on Sep 24, 2009 7:42 AM EDT reply actions
PFW and Yahoo are identical.
Thanks for the WEEI link!
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Sep 24, 2009 10:28 AM EDT up reply actions
I think Mike Silver's are the official Yahoo! rankings
They just republish the PFW ones as part of a content sharing deal.
by eltharion_doa on Sep 24, 2009 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Gotcha
Thanks!
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Sep 25, 2009 10:28 AM EDT up reply actions
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