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Football's NFL Power Rankings

Apr 27 2004

1. New England Patriots
Cory Dillon filled the Super Bowl Champs' biggest need.
2. Philadelphia Eagles
Added Jevon Kearse and Terrell Owens to a team that has made three-straight trips to the NFC Championship game.
3. Green Bay Packers
Solid offensive line, great running game, an adequate defense, and Brett Favre will keep them in contention.
4. Carolina Panthers
Not sure they can repeat the success of last year, but some nice additions should have them back in the playoff hunt.
5. Indianapolis Colts
Still sorely missing a run-stuffing defensive tackle.
6. Tennessee Titans
Steve McNair just seems to find ways to win. The Titans will be in the hunt again this year.
7. Kansas City Chiefs
Added some nice draft picks, but the Chiefs have done little to improve a defense that collapsed late last year.
8. Denver Broncos
Could be one of the most improved teams this year.
9. St. Louis Rams
With Bulger firmly entrenched as the starter, the Rams should rid themselves of Warner and the distractions of a QB controversy.
10. Dallas Cowboys
Only time will tell if they regret passing on Steven Jackson.
11. Baltimore Ravens
The Ravens didn't get the receiver they wanted, but they are still a very solid team.
12. Cincinnati Bengals
Losing Cory Dillon might be a plus for this team.
13. Minnesota Vikings
A lot depends on turning the defense around. Could be a Super Bowl run or another 9-7 collapse.
14. Seattle Seahawks
If the Seahawks can improve a pass defense that was among the worst in the game, they should make the playoffs.
15. Miami Dolphins
I'm not sure A.J. Feeley's the answer here.
16. Washington Redskins
Have the Redskins learned from past mistakes or will this be a repeat of recent seasons?
17. New York Jets
The return of Chad Pennington should return the Jets to playoff contenders.
18. Jacksonville Jaguars
With a solid run defense and what will soon be one of the top quarterbacks in the league, the future looks bright in Jacksonville.
19. Chicago Bears
Looks like another solid draft, but so much depends on the play of a second-year QB.
20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Bucs had a huge turnover in personnel. Could take a while for everyone to get on the same page.
21. Atlanta Falcons
A full season with Michael Vick automatically moves these guys up a few notches.
22. Houston Texans
This is the year the young guys should come together. Keep an eye on this team. Could be their first playoff run.
23. San Francisco 49ers
With Garcia and Owens gone, the Niners don't have a proven pass combo anymore.
24. Buffalo Bills
If Bledsoe doesn't bounce back from a bad season, the Bills will be at the bottom of the division again.
25. Cleveland Browns
Run defense still looks very questionable.
26. Oakland Raiders
Additions to the offensive line should help keep Gannon healthy, but there are still plenty of questions to answer.
27. Pittsburgh Steelers
Roethlisberger is a tremendous addition for the future, but if the Steelers are going to make a playoff run this year, Maddox must have a consistent season.
28. New York Giants
Look for a long losing season as Eli adjusts to the big leagues.
29. New Orleans Saints
Did little to address their biggest need... cornerback.
30. Detroit Lions
This team appears to be on the rebound, but they are still a year away from a serious playoff run.
31. Arizona Cardinals
As with the Lions, this is a team heading in the right direction, but still at least a season away.
32. San Diego Chargers
Still lots of holes to fill and a rookie QB to break in.

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The agenda continues , glad to see my mind control is working ... :P


[Edited on 5/5/2004 by saintz08]

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Since you\'re using some mind control anyway 08, is there any chance you could beam some clearer thinking over to Saintsfan, Billy and Tweeky? :P

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Something tells me that would be like standing alone in the SuperDome and sounding a fog horn .... :P

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08, if you\'re down with the mind control, quit trying to convince people on this board of this or that and bend our FO to get a good CB BEFORE the season starts.

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If the foghorn went off in the SuperDome and no one was there to hear it, would there still be a noise?

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What???
I think our BIGGEST need was stopping teams from running all over us and having all day to throw. These guys are idiots. Musta been done before we signed Craft?

CB was about our 4th or 5th biggest need. But I\'ll cut them some slack, they don\'t follow the Saints like we do.

The guy probably saw one Saint game all year, the Colts game when 1/2 our defense was out.

Typical shortsightedness. :casstet:

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All the talk about our biggest need being a CB. We do need a quality shut down corner no doubt or argument from me on that one but it doesn\'t matter how good your CB\'s are if you allow a team to run right up the gut all day and then allow the QB to sit back there and and pick his nose before he throws the ball he WILL pick you apart as well as clean out his nose. Our pass rush didn\'t rush any throws last year or stop the run very well. With an improved D-Line we should be able to shut down the run and force the QB to get rid of the ball quicker. Agood D-Line can really make our CB\'s look much better.

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How about lets looks at the same pre-season / post draft rankings from the same people from, oh, say, the last two or three years and see what their track record is.

If we were supposed to get a CB in the draft, considering how it all came down, which player should we have taken?

If we were supposed to get a CB in FA -- one of these \"shutdown\" CB\'s, which player should it have been, and based on the market, how much should we have overpaid to do it?

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It\'s funny how the posts have changed since the draft happened. I didn\'t see anyone saying \"Don\'t draft a CB\" before the regime didn\'t draft a CB. Now there are so many people who think we didn\'t need one the whole time.

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Name one.


[Edited on 5/5/2004 by Danno]