I have absolutely nothing to say up here, so let’s jump right into the rankings.
- Philadelphia (8-1)
- New England (6-2)
- Pittsburgh (6-2)
- L.A. Rams (6-2)
- New Orleans (6-2)
- Dallas (5-3)
- Kansas City (6-3)
- Minnesota (6-2)
A lot of shuffling of teams who were on a BYE this week. While the Rams may or may not be the real deal, they have almost the exact same schedule as the Seahawks, and they’re playing a helluva lot better. Dallas is certainly taking charge, though again, we’ll see if Elliott gets re-re-re-re-re-suspended, and what that means for their consistency. The Vikings feel pretty good to me, but no where near a Super Bowl-calibre team.
- Seattle (5-3)
- Detroit (4-4)
- Washington (4-4)
- Carolina (6-3)
- Buffalo (5-3)
- Tennessee (5-3)
- Jacksonville (5-3)
- Oakland (4-5)
I can’t rank the Seahawks behind the Redskins; WE’RE BETTER THAN THEM! They didn’t beat the Seahawks, the Seahawks beat the Seahawks (and they tend to do that a lot). Detroit could be poised to go on a nice little second-half run, if they can take down the Vikings a second time. I’m not so much a believer in Carolina because I’m not so much a believer in Cam Newton. Starting to really come around on that Jacksonville defense though. Don’t let me down, Oakland. I feel like putting the Raiders in the top half is a stretch, and more leap of faith than anything else.
- Atlanta (4-4)
- N.Y. Jets (4-5)
- L.A. Chargers (3-5)
- Baltimore (4-5)
- Denver (3-5)
- Miami (4-4)
- Arizona (4-4)
- Indianapolis (3-6)
These are the teams that are boring as fuck to watch. So, yay to this week’s Seattle/Arizona Thursday Night game, I guess. Part of me wishes the Colts would just fire their coaching staff already. I feel like Chuck Pagano would be better served in an organization that knew what the fuck it was doing. Like the Steelers, or the Packers or something. I mean, almost any other coach with that Colts team is probably winless right now.
- Chicago (3-5)
- Houston (3-5)
- Tampa Bay (2-6)
- Cincinnati (3-5)
- Green Bay (4-4)
- N.Y. Giants (1-7)
- San Francisco (0-9)
- Cleveland (0-8)
Lotta teams no one expected to be in this group (Houston, Tampa, Cincy, Green Bay, Giants). The 49ers are secretly turning into my worst nightmare: a young, talented team, tanking this year, though they just traded for a potential franchise QB, and they’re almost guaranteed to get another Top 5 draft pick in 2018. They are going to be SCARY in 2-3 years (maybe as early as NEXT year)! Cleveland is the opposite of that. Though, let’s be real, they probably dodged a huge bullet in not pulling off that A.J. McCarron deal. If that guy isn’t a dud, then my name isn’t Steven A. Taylor.