Tom Jackson ESPN ranks the Saints

Halo · 09-17-2002, 12:58 PM

http://espn.go.com/nfl/tjtake/index.html

Sunday, September 15
Updated: September 17, 11:50 AM ET

Dominant Pats stay in top spot

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By Tom Jackson
Special to ESPN.com

Here's my quick review of everything we saw in Week 2 of the 2002 NFL season:

TJ'S TOP 10 W-L TJ SAYS
1. Patriots 2-0 Beaming with confidence after rout of Jets.

2. Dolphins 2-0 Ten touchdowns in two games. Don't lose that number.

3. Broncos 2-0 Kick off season with wins over Rams and 49ers.

4. Saints 2-0 More speed on both sides of ball than 2001 version.

5. Bears 2-0 Dick Jauron's team escapes Georgia Dome with win.

6. Raiders 2-0 Went to the air to topple the Steelers.

7. Chargers 2-0 Didn't let pesky Texans get off to 2-0 start.

8. Carolina 2-0 Simply put, they've doubled their '01 win total.

9. Eagles 1-1 The Birds took the Fun out of the Redskins Gun.

10. Falcons 0-2 Heartbroken Falcons have dropped a pair of squeakers.

saintfan · 09-18-2002, 01:12 PM

Tom moves us up to 4 and the ESPN power rankings have us at 5th this week. I kinda thought a win over GB would do that for us, but a let down against Chicago would cause the \"pros\" to lose faith. We\'re a solid top 5 team if we beat the Bears this Sunday!

whodatsaintsfan26 · 09-18-2002, 05:56 PM

4 may be a little high after 2 weeks. The defense has played over their heads and will have to continue to keep us up that high

billyh1026 · 09-18-2002, 08:33 PM

Chargers, Carolina, Falcons....nuff said about T.J.\'s poll. Top 10 yeah. # 4? Not so fast my friend.

subguy · 09-19-2002, 06:53 PM

It is kinda cool to be up there for once. Anyone who has been a long time Saints fan must appreciate it. Keep it up Saints.

Terev · 09-22-2002, 08:20 AM

Um, putting Chicago ahead of Oakland? I\'m not even sure we should be ahead of Oakland yet, though by the end of the season when Brooks cuts his mistakes way down, we\'ll be able to beat anyone.

Tv

JOESAM2002 · 09-25-2002, 02:13 AM

Dennis Greene also has them ranked at #3. CBS Sportsline.com has them at #4.

09-17-2002, 12:58 PM	#1
Halo Site Donor MONTHLY Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 20,718 Blog Entries: 45	Tom Jackson ESPN ranks the Saints http://espn.go.com/nfl/tjtake/index.html Sunday, September 15 Updated: September 17, 11:50 AM ET Dominant Pats stay in top spot -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Tom Jackson Special to ESPN.com Here's my quick review of everything we saw in Week 2 of the 2002 NFL season: TJ'S TOP 10 W-L TJ SAYS 1. Patriots 2-0 Beaming with confidence after rout of Jets. 2. Dolphins 2-0 Ten touchdowns in two games. Don't lose that number. 3. Broncos 2-0 Kick off season with wins over Rams and 49ers. 4. Saints 2-0 More speed on both sides of ball than 2001 version. 5. Bears 2-0 Dick Jauron's team escapes Georgia Dome with win. 6. Raiders 2-0 Went to the air to topple the Steelers. 7. Chargers 2-0 Didn't let pesky Texans get off to 2-0 start. 8. Carolina 2-0 Simply put, they've doubled their '01 win total. 9. Eagles 1-1 The Birds took the Fun out of the Redskins Gun. 10. Falcons 0-2 Heartbroken Falcons have dropped a pair of squeakers.

09-18-2002, 01:12 PM	#2
saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	Tom Jackson ESPN ranks the Saints Tom moves us up to 4 and the ESPN power rankings have us at 5th this week. I kinda thought a win over GB would do that for us, but a let down against Chicago would cause the \"pros\" to lose faith. We\'re a solid top 5 team if we beat the Bears this Sunday!

09-18-2002, 08:33 PM	#4
billyh1026 100th Post Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 213	Tom Jackson ESPN ranks the Saints Chargers, Carolina, Falcons....nuff said about T.J.\'s poll. Top 10 yeah. # 4? Not so fast my friend.
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09-19-2002, 06:53 PM	#5
subguy 1000 Posts + Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: FL Posts: 2,096	Tom Jackson ESPN ranks the Saints It is kinda cool to be up there for once. Anyone who has been a long time Saints fan must appreciate it. Keep it up Saints.

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Terev Rookie Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 2	Tom Jackson ESPN ranks the Saints Um, putting Chicago ahead of Oakland? I\'m not even sure we should be ahead of Oakland yet, though by the end of the season when Brooks cuts his mistakes way down, we\'ll be able to beat anyone. Tv
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