Time for......Off-Season Power Rankings

[GrnBay007]

Only posted our division. The full list is on Fox Sports.
BTW Seahawks are ranked #1


FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS POWER RANKINGS: Off-season

Rk Team W-L Last year

11. BEARS 11-5 9
The entire defense returns, and they now have two quarterbacks who are not Kyle Orton. They look like a team that had a fluke year, but they really aren't. They will win the division again.


20. VIKINGS 9-7 15
The offensive line will be better, and the rest of the team will be worse. Conventional wisdom says that Brad Childress is a big upgrade on Mike Tice, but teams generally struggle in their first year with a new coaching staff. Last year's turnaround coincided with the move of cornerback Brian Williams into the starting lineup, and he's gone to Jacksonville.


25. LIONS 5-11 26
Every year, at least one defense filled with young talent suddenly jells and makes a playoff run. Detroit has a good chance of being that defense this year. But there's nothing to make us believe that the underachieving offense will turn things around, Mike Martz or no Mike Martz.


26. PACKERS 4-12 31
The Packers are a hard team to figure out. They could be back in the hunt for the top overall pick, or they could make a run at a winning record. Most likely they will limp their way to 6-10. Brett Favre will extend his record streak of 221 consecutive starts by 16 more, bask in the fans' adulation for the last time at Lambeau Field on December 21, and head home to Mississippi.

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

they could have at least put us in front of the lions....

[GrnBay007]

they could have at least put us in front of the lions....

I know
That's ok though......kinda fun to watch the Packers climb the rankings each week!!

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

we better, with our 12-4 predictions oo7

[retailguy]

Re: Time for......Off-Season Power Rankings

Most likely they will limp their way to 6-10.

Call me, Mr. Cleo......

[GoPackGo]

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There's no way they go 4-12 again and the Bears were a fluke last year

[GrnBay007]

If they look like a fluke

and smell like a fluke

It was a fluke!!

I think the writer for the rankings was a bear fan.

Week 1 Lambeau......kick a lil bear ass.

[GrnBay007]

My brother was in Vegas last month and said the lines were out for week 1. Packers are getting 3 pts. against the bears week 1 at home.

[red]

so according to these clowns, we didn't improve ourselves at all this off season, and having guys back and healthy won't make any difference

more proof that the experts don't really pay attention to anything

[wist43]

Green Bay coming in at #26 is about right... I don't know what you guys are looking at to think they'll be better than that.

From a talent standpoint they are slightly improved... but, when you're starting from scratch, you've got nowhere to go but up. Add to that a novice coaching staff, and you're in nothing short of full-blown rebuilding mode.

I think I'm being wildly optimistic by predicting "one game either way of 7-9.

[GBRulz]

Even if we didn't sign any new players, i'd say the fact that we're not playing with NFLE calibur players because of all the injuries, that should get us at least a couple more wins right there.

But, I'd rather upset than BE upset

[red]

Green Bay coming in at #26 is about right... I don't know what you guys are looking at to think they'll be better than that.

From a talent standpoint they are slightly improved... but, when you're starting from scratch, you've got nowhere to go but up. Add to that a novice coaching staff, and you're in nothing short of full-blown rebuilding mode.

I think I'm being wildly optimistic by predicting "one game either way of 7-9.

but even that should have us in the upper 20's. not in almost the same spot we were last year when half our starters were injured and we had a 6th string running back starting at the end of the year

[K-town]

If they look like a fluke

and smell like a fluke

It was a fluke!!

I think the writer for the rankings was a bear fan.

Week 1 Lambeau......kick a lil bear ass.

Lovie Smith and the rest of the Bears take a field trip to the Library to look up the meaning of the word "fluke."

[The Leaper]

Green Bay was not the 28th or 29th least talented team last year...injuries and an incompetent coaching staff hindered what was otherwise a fairly average roster of talent.

IMO, this team was about the 20th most talented team in the league going into last season...mostly because the defense was almost a non-entity in 2004. With the offseason additions, I think that has bumped up a couple slots...so we are right around the mid-line mark in terms of talent without factoring in anything else. Most of the other factors right now seem to balance each other out at present. The new coaching staff is both a negative and positive...which will weigh more heavily on the team won't be known until the bullets are live. The schedule is in the Packers favor. Injuries are likely to be in our favor after the disaster last year.

So...if the team stays relatively healthy, they should maintain a record similar to their talent level...around 8-8.

[wist43]

I know you guys want to see the glass as half full, but this team has a lot of problems, and they won't show improvement until they're dealt with.

The back seven on defense is vastly improved from last year, but they still have absolutely zero pass rush... no defense can be effective w/o a pass rush. Their top 10 ranking last year was a mirage... they weren't that good.

On offense, their OL is very unsettled. If you don't have a cohesive OL your offense is going nowhere. Beyond that, their skill position players have all the explosiveness of a fire cracker - w/o a top flight OL, and w/o playmakers at the skill positions, I don't see this offense putting up very good numbers.

If both units produce middle of the pack numbers and rankings... I'll consider that progress.

Add to those problems a completely green Head Coach, and new coordinators on both sides of the ball, and you've got the makings of a very slow start while those guys learn on the job - assuming they even have the mettle to succeed to begin with.

Sorry for this dose of reality, but that's the way it is... Hopefully they can get to 8-8 and build from there in succeeding years, but there are definitely going to be major growing pains this year.