Power Rankings

By Robby Wellington – Staff Writer

A few random thoughts and then off to the abridged power rankings. . .

I’m one loss away from winning my total wins bet for the Arizona Cardinals (over/under 8 ).

The fact that Rutgers can go undefeated in a BCS conference with two wins over top-10 teams and still have no shot of playing for the national title is an absolute travesty (footnote: Joey Goldman).

The Borat Movie is over-hyped and not as funny as the show. That said, it’s still one of the best comedies of recent memory.

So this Matsuzaka guy must be pretty good. I’m sure he’ll enjoy pitching in the AL East.

Mario Lopez is a way better dancer than Emmit Smith. It’s not even close. Shame on you America.

Apparently Ohio St. is playing Michigan this weekend and, get this, they’re ranked #1 and #2! I had no idea.

OJ Simpson’s hypothetical novel about how he would have gone about killing Nicole gives me the idea of writing a book about how I might hypothetically go about killing OJ Simpson.

Don’t go Barry!

Top-10 Power Rankings

10. Panthers – The Cowboys, Jaguars and Falcons could all be in this spot as well, but Carolina still has the best shot at making some noise in the postseason.

9. Saints – All right, these guys are for real. Drew Brees has cemented himself as one of the elite signal callers in the league, and Marques Colston is the greatest free agent pickup in the history of fantasy football, especially in leagues where he can be used as a tight end.

8. Giants – The G-Men really missed out on a golden opportunity Sunday night.

7. Seahawks – Now that Hasselbeck is back and God has finally answered Shaun Alexander’s prayers, the Seahawks will be improved, but remember, this was a flawed team before they went down.

6. Eagles – The second best offensive team in football is going to have to earn their way into the playoffs with a brutal stretch schedule.

5. Chargers – The Phillip Rivers hype machine is in full force but meets a tough test this week at Denver. The defense needs Merriman back.

4. Broncos – Denver’s unimpressive wins keep piling up, and they’ll be hard to stop at home in the playoffs. That said, I can’t see them winning at Indy, and they’ll need another AFC team (Chargers or Pats) to hopefully knock them out.

3. Patriots – The Patsies are down but don’t count them out.

2. Bears – It’s going to be hard to win at Chicago come playoff time.

1. Colts – The Colts have been the best team in football for a few years now. Maybe this season it will actually lead to a ring.