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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Originally Posted by saintswhodi We also have to consider that the preseason projections from our projection system don't always agree with conventional wisdom or even the personal opinions of the Football Outsiders staff, including myself — particularly when it comes ...

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Old 09-14-2006, 12:06 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by saintswhodi
We also have to consider that the preseason projections from our projection system don't always agree with conventional wisdom or even the personal opinions of the Football Outsiders staff, including myself — particularly when it comes to Oakland. Nonetheless, our projection system is the most accurate available, picking more playoff teams over the last two years than any other.
It's called a preface. They are letting you know ahead of time, the rankings you see are not weighted on normal Team A beat Team B criteria week by week. I mean damn, you'd think we just beat the Steelers. We barely beat the freaking Browns. With our schedule, we may very well be the last team in the league come the end of the season, which is how they are PROJECTING their rankings, not gut shot reactions to week by week performance. Lighten up. It's not like people's opinions of us will change after barely getting by the Browns. They were a called back 75 yard TD pass from possibly winning. Keep perspective here.
I'd just like to add to whodi's comment:

While the teams are listed in order of projected final rankings, using the formula that includes the preseason projection as well as Week 1, the column marked 2006 Only gives each team's ranking based on just one game
The Saints are actually ranked 9th after Week 1.

32. SAINTS 1-0 9 17 5 17

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Old 09-14-2006, 12:14 PM   #12
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Still dumb. I created Power Rankings, and I will tell morons like Schatz how to use them....
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Old 09-14-2006, 12:23 PM   #13
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this pisses me off.....

Originally Posted by saintswhodi
We also have to consider that the preseason projections from our projection system don't always agree with conventional wisdom or even the personal opinions of the Football Outsiders staff, including myself — particularly when it comes to Oakland. Nonetheless, our projection system is the most accurate available, picking more playoff teams over the last two years than any other.
It's called a preface. They are letting you know ahead of time, the rankings you see are not weighted on normal Team A beat Team B criteria week by week. I mean damn, you'd think we just beat the Steelers. We barely beat the freaking Browns. With our schedule, we may very well be the last team in the league come the end of the season, which is how they are PROJECTING their rankings, not gut shot reactions to week by week performance. Lighten up. It's not like people's opinions of us will change after barely getting by the Browns. They were a called back 75 yard TD pass from possibly winning. Keep perspective here.
I am tired of hearing about the 75 yard pass that was called back. Drop it already. If there was not a hold there then Frye would have been eaten alive and would not have gotten the pass off. Find some other reason to dog the Saints, but not for a legitamate penalty that called back a long play that if the penalty had not happened the QB would not have gotten the ball off.

Are the Saints a top ten team right now? Nope. However they showed improvement in defense no matter who it was against, and hey will only get better as a team as the year goes on. Like I said a couple of months ago, I figure the Saints to be 7-9 or 8-8, too bad the schedule is soo rough looking or it could be better. Of course I figure the NFC East will not be nearly as good as other people seem to think.
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Old 09-14-2006, 12:49 PM   #14
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If there was not a hold there then Frye would have been eaten alive and would not have gotten the pass off.
Do you have an alternate universe machine that tells you that's fact?

Find some other reason to dog the Saints
Who's dogging the Saints? I am trying to add a grain of salt to this we have a dominant defense talk. It was Cleveland. Are you also tired of hearing about the fumble that negated any chance they had of scoring at least a FG right before the half?

but not for a legitamate penalty that called back a long play that if the penalty had not happened the QB would not have gotten the ball off.
Again, alternate universe thinking. I am going by what DID happen, not what someone assumes WOULD not have happened.
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Old 09-14-2006, 12:50 PM   #15
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Still dumb. I created Power Rankings, and I will tell morons like Schatz how to use them....
I guess it's just above your level of comprehension. :P :P
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Old 09-14-2006, 01:00 PM   #16
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The other Power Ranking from Fox Sports has the Saints listed at #18, which is far different from the #32 by Schatz.

18. Reggie Bush’s “Madden 07� ratings are way off. He should have 99s across the board. The rookie didn’t break any big ones on Sunday, but still managed to completely dominate the game.

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Old 09-14-2006, 01:27 PM   #17
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Worry not.........

about rankings and such. Enjoy the rise from the ashes, to the rise to the top of the rankings by seasons end. I can see it happening, but I don't get pissed off by some uninformed hemmoroids opinion. He'll lose credibilityfor saying stupid things.
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Old 09-14-2006, 01:45 PM   #18
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RE: Worry not.........

HEY EVERYONE NEEDS TO BOYCOTT POWER RANKINGS...

They mean NOTHING!!! This frustrates me and pisses me off when people get upset over them! Its someones OPINION... not to mention some of you think we beat the sorry Browns we are going to the Super Bowl this year... WE BARELY BEAT the Browns and we are liable to walk into GB and get toasted!
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Old 09-14-2006, 04:55 PM   #19
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Re: RE: Worry not.........

Originally Posted by Euphoria
HEY EVERYONE NEEDS TO BOYCOTT POWER RANKINGS...

This frustrates me and pisses me off when people get upset over them! Its someones OPINION.
This one is such a gem....

... Halo should probably implement the Wonderlic...
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Old 09-14-2006, 05:56 PM   #20
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utter crap ranking
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