2008 Power Rankings

[woodbuck27]

Not bad to be at the top to start but how great was the Favre factor last season? HUGE!

Lot's of changes to come. For some reason I like Dan Diego this season to win the Super Bowl. Time to stop just knockin' on the door.

[MadtownPacker]

Vinnie has us #8.

I agree with this. There's no justification for putting us behind Cleveland and Seattle.

How is that? The Browns and Seattle both have stability at QB.
especially Seattle. I think #10 is fair and somewhat generous. Unless the defense is shutdown good games will ride on ARod's arm.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Vinnie has us #8.

I agree with this. There's no justification for putting us behind Cleveland and Seattle.

How is that? The Browns and Seattle both have stability at QB.
especially Seattle. I think #10 is fair and somewhat generous. Unless the defense is shutdown good games will ride on ARod's arm.

Seattle is fair. Cleveland? I'm not so sure. I'm not convinced Derek Anderson isn't a one year wonder. He had a pretty low completion percentage (56%) for a breakout year, and he also threw 19 interceptions. That was with Braylon Edwards and Kellen Winslow staying healthy and catching everything in sight. Those guys are good, but have had durability issues in the past. I'm not convinced Brady Quinn is any more ready to lead his team than ARod.

[Bretsky]

Vinnie has us #8.

I agree with this. There's no justification for putting us behind Cleveland and Seattle.

How is that? The Browns and Seattle both have stability at QB.
especially Seattle. I think #10 is fair and somewhat generous. Unless the defense is shutdown good games will ride on ARod's arm.

Seattle is fair. Cleveland? I'm not so sure. I'm not convinced Derek Anderson isn't a one year wonder. He had a pretty low completion percentage (56%) for a breakout year, and he also threw 19 interceptions. That was with Braylon Edwards and Kellen Winslow staying healthy and catching everything in sight. Those guys are good, but have had durability issues in the past. I'm not convinced Brady Quinn is any more ready to lead his team than ARod.

The number IMO is about right

I assume you feel Seattle is fair because they played in free agency......or because there is a solid assumed dropoff from Favre to AROD ??

Because IMO Seattle's draft was decent but not spectacular

[HarveyWallbangers]

I assume you feel Seattle is fair because they played in free agency......or because there is a solid assumed dropoff from Favre to AROD??

Partly because of the dropoff at the QB position. Also, I think we had more good breaks than bad breaks last year. The schedule ended up easier than I thought, we won some close games, and we had very few injuries. Talent-wise, I think we were more like a 11-5, maybe 12-4 team. I think going to ARod makes us more of a 10-6 team.

Because IMO Seattle's draft was decent but not spectacular

Not basing it off that at all. I won't begin to predict how good a team drafted at this point.

I also think Seattle will be a little better. They get Marcus Tubbs back. They added Lawrence Jackson to go with Patrick Kerney and Darryl Tapp. I do think Mike Wahle was a good pickup for them. At least, for this year it will be a good move. If they can keep Deion Branch healthy, that should help their receiving corps.

[Bretsky]

I assume you feel Seattle is fair because they played in free agency......or because there is a solid assumed dropoff from Favre to AROD??

Partly because of the dropoff at the QB position. Also, I think we had more good breaks than bad breaks last year. The schedule ended up easier than I thought, we won some close games, and we had very few injuries. Talent-wise, I think we were more like a 11-5, maybe 12-4 team. I think going to ARod makes us more of a 10-6 team.

Because IMO Seattle's draft was decent but not spectacular

Not basing it off that at all. I won't begin to predict how good a team drafted at this point.

I also think Seattle will be a little better. They get Marcus Tubbs back. They added Lawrence Jackson to go with Patrick Kerney and Darryl Tapp. I do think Mike Wahle was a good pickup for them. At least, for this year it will be a good move. If they can keep Deion Branch healthy, that should help their receiving corps.

I agree; Seattle did make some nice free agent moves to upgrade their roster as well so on paper they look to be better than last year.