ESPN Power Rankings

WhoDat_WeDat · 09-10-2013, 08:05 PM

The Saints jumped 5 spots from #13 to #8, but still are behind the Falcons who fell from #2 to #4.

4(2) Falcons:

Matty Ice, what happened? Atlanta had possession in the last two minutes of each half, but failed to score. Matt Ryan was 4-of-9 with an interception in that span.

8(13) Saints:

Matt Ryan was sacked three times in 15 drop-backs against at least five rushers in Week 1. Ryan wasn't sacked on 31 such drop-backs last year against New Orleans.

|Mitch| · 09-10-2013, 08:11 PM

but we sit atop of the division leader-board and that's all that matters.

Utah_Saint · 09-10-2013, 08:19 PM

Pat Yasinskas wrote

"The New Orleans Saints jumped up five spots after their impressive opening win against the Atlanta Falcons.

But I’m not sure that putting the Saints at No. 8 even does full justice. The Falcons still are ranked No. 4.

Shouldn’t the Saints be ranked ahead of the Falcons after beating them? John Clayton and Kevin Seifert were the only members of the voting panel to put the Saints ahead of the Falcons, and I tend to agree with them.

Yeah, I still want to see how the New Orleans defense holds up over the long term. But I think you have to give the Saints more props than they got for beating the team that was No. 2 in last week’s rankings."

Halo · 09-10-2013, 08:27 PM

Who cares?
Further proves the sadness of their "Power Poll"

foreverfan · 09-10-2013, 08:42 PM

Remember... we flew under radar all the way to the 2009 NFL Title.

I'm ok with this...

UK_WhoDat · 09-10-2013, 08:46 PM

Bizarre. Very ESPN

triman · 09-10-2013, 08:52 PM

Standing matters, division leader one game up on the division, power rankings mean less than nothing. Got lots to clean up, get ready for for the. Bucs. Geaux Saints

iceshack149 · 09-10-2013, 09:58 PM

Maybe a silly thought but maybe they're bitter that their reporter, (John Barr?), made accusations about Loomis wire tapping opposing teams that were incorrect. I don't know, it does seem strange.

And just this morning I woke up thinking how wonderful power rankings are and that they hold so much weight. I may have to rethink that one...

saintfan · 09-10-2013, 09:59 PM

Ghey

Danno · 09-10-2013, 10:17 PM

BSPN... it's ABC/Disney. What did we expect?

09-10-2013, 08:05 PM	#1
WhoDat_WeDat Registered Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 38	ESPN Power Rankings The Saints jumped 5 spots from #13 to #8, but still are behind the Falcons who fell from #2 to #4. 4(2) Falcons: Matty Ice, what happened? Atlanta had possession in the last two minutes of each half, but failed to score. Matt Ryan was 4-of-9 with an interception in that span. 8(13) Saints: Matt Ryan was sacked three times in 15 drop-backs against at least five rushers in Week 1. Ryan wasn't sacked on 31 such drop-backs last year against New Orleans.
WhoDat_WeDat Registered Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 38

09-10-2013, 08:19 PM	#3
Utah_Saint Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 3,521	Re: ESPN Power Rankings Pat Yasinskas wrote "The New Orleans Saints jumped up five spots after their impressive opening win against the Atlanta Falcons. But I’m not sure that putting the Saints at No. 8 even does full justice. The Falcons still are ranked No. 4. Shouldn’t the Saints be ranked ahead of the Falcons after beating them? John Clayton and Kevin Seifert were the only members of the voting panel to put the Saints ahead of the Falcons, and I tend to agree with them. Yeah, I still want to see how the New Orleans defense holds up over the long term. But I think you have to give the Saints more props than they got for beating the team that was No. 2 in last week’s rankings."

09-10-2013, 08:42 PM	#5
foreverfan 12,000 BS Posts Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Metairie, LA Posts: 13,457 Blog Entries: 5	Re: ESPN Power Rankings Remember... we flew under radar all the way to the 2009 NFL Title. I'm ok with this... Halo and SmashMouth like this.

09-10-2013, 08:46 PM	#6
UK_WhoDat 1000 Posts + Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Wherever I lay my hat Posts: 3,947	Re: ESPN Power Rankings Bizarre. Very ESPN Halo likes this.

09-10-2013, 08:52 PM	#7
triman 500th Post Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 783	Re: ESPN Power Rankings Standing matters, division leader one game up on the division, power rankings mean less than nothing. Got lots to clean up, get ready for for the. Bucs. Geaux Saints Halo and Joker like this.
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09-10-2013, 09:58 PM	#8
iceshack149 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fairbanks, AK Posts: 4,258 Blog Entries: 1	Re: ESPN Power Rankings Maybe a silly thought but maybe they're bitter that their reporter, (John Barr?), made accusations about Loomis wire tapping opposing teams that were incorrect. I don't know, it does seem strange. And just this morning I woke up thinking how wonderful power rankings are and that they hold so much weight. I may have to rethink that one... TheKillerBs and jeanpierre like this.

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