WhoDat

ESPN.com has released new power rankings for week 16. Now, I'm not one that usually gets worked up about these things b/c the "experts" are almost never right with these types of ranking systems. In this case, I think the rankings look pretty good. The top 15 look like this:

1. Eagles 11-3
2. Bucs 11-3
3. Packers 11-3
4. Dolphins 9-5
5. Raiders 9-5
6. Titans 9-5
7. Colts 9-5
8. 49ers 9-5
9. Patriots 8-6
10. Saints 9-5
11. Falcons 8-5-1
12. Steelers 8-5-1
13. Broncos 8-6
14. Chargers 8-6
15. Jets 7-7
16. Giants 8-6

Again, I don't put a lot of stock in this stuff, but I'm a little confused. The Saints have shown that they can LOSE to anyone this year with losses to Detroit and Minnesota. They have been sporadic of late, the defense sucks and our playmakers are banged up.

STILL, HOW CAN THEY POSSIBLY HAVE THE 49ers AND PATRIOTS AHEAD OF THE SAINTS?!?!

OK, the 9ers are leading their division, but the teams in their division suck. We definitely have to be ahead of them in terms of strength of schedule, and, wait a minute, that's right, WE BEAT THEM. If we have the same record, why aren't we ahead of them?

As for the Patriots, well, I just think that's ridiculous. I think both the Saints and Falcons would roll over the Patties right now. The Patriots have been just as sporadic as the Saints all season and the Saints are a game better.

Where do these guys come up with this stuff?