Week One Power Rankings
 

I got the drop on all you thugs. We're #5:

5
Saints
11-5
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Last Week: 5 New Orleans opens on the road, but the Saints have won four of their past five games at Atlanta. It's not the Superdome, but it's still a dome.

NFL Power Rankings Week 1 - National Football League - ESPN

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and we haven't even played a down... geez.

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Euph,

Actually the best thing about NFL power rankings are their complete worthlessness. Absolutely nothing other than play on the field determines playoff seeding, playoff wins, and the SB champion each year.

All this is just ESPN content filler specifically designed to generate arguments among fans. Also note that these rankings pretty much follow the outcomes from the playoffs last year.

As I said. Completely worthless.

I just cannot wait until Sunday.

SFIAH

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Oh I have a reputation on these power bottom rankings... no worries.

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The Saints beat the 9ers just last season. The Saint should be ahead of them based on that alone.

And with Bowman and A. Smith out, I'd say they've gotten worse.

#4 is too high for them, in my opinion.

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Looks like the playoffs last year...

http://jpegy.com/images/uploads/2012...-sedate-it.jpg

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It is still an honor to be in the top #5.

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Which means the Saints don't make the new college football playoff, what a let down

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Not so fast, it's a long season. They still gotta chance.

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No more flying under the radar. Not since the Super Bowl and really. It too much since 06.

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I think Tampa Bay may surprise some people. Improved O-line, #1 running back coming back, Improved WR, Improved D-line...

And most of all, an NFL coach.

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looks fair enough to me.

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As pointed out in the C130 thread elsewhere, that's just not possible.

1. The Saints were a final 8 team last year.
2. The Saints have an elite HOF caliber QB. And the offense got better.
3. The Saints had a top 5 defense last year... and it got better.

There's no flying under the radar. There is no good reason barring injury that the Saints should not be there at the conference and league championship level. We've already been to the mountaintop.

Expectations are high this season. The team had better own that.

SFIAH

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We should replace the Bible, Koran and the Teachings of Buddah with Power Rankings.

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I'm getting the jitters.

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