ESPN's Week 4 Power Rankings

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by DirtyLandry

I guess they have the Bucs ahead of us because they beat us last year in an ugly game that could have gone either way- This year they cant expect to throw the ball 70 times a game and win with consistency. I would also have Baltimore ranked a little higher even with Flacco playing like the rookie he is- their defense is looking like the 2000 superbowl team and were gonna have to play them at home in December. I am just curious as to what the rankings are gonna look like after we beat Dallas this week.

I'm sure Dallas would drop only a few spots. I mean the Patriots lost to a team that was 1-15 last year and they are still in the top 15.

[redskinsgirl]

Even if we did beat the Boyz and Eagles, the skins still wouldn't get the respect they deserve. The media would say the Boyz and Eagles "beat themselves" instead of admitting that skins played good ball. That is what some of the analyst said about the Cards game. If the skins beat both of them I bet ESPN wouldn't rank them higher than #10. They still wouldn't make King's fine fifteen.
Btw SI has the skins ranked at #10 and USAtoday and CBS has them at #12

[prinzeofmoval]

I love being under the radar...Keep doubting us all the way to the playoffs.

[redskinjim]

JUST WIN BABY!thats original

[rypper11]

So does Tebow become a Lion or Chief?

[prinzeofmoval]

Originally Posted by rypper11

So does Tebow become a Lion or Chief?

That will kill that poor guys career....I see the next Joey Harrington or David Carr here.

[SBXVII]

Some of the comments on here had me going back and looking at the rankings. When I first looked I presumed the rankings were by wins/losses, then thought maybe it has to do with something else. After looking I'm lost.....how can several 1-2 teams be ahead of 2-1 teams? or for that matter how can 2-1 teams be ahead of 3-0 teams? The Eagles are 2-1 and ranked 3rd? The Skins are ranked 2-1....and at this point I think we can all agree that the Patriots are going to be the Dolphins of last yr. They may win more but with out their star QB and the bad loss I would have guessed they would have taken a hard fall on that list.

[DirtyLandry]

Originally Posted by SBXVII

Some of the comments on here had me going back and looking at the rankings. When I first looked I presumed the rankings were by wins/losses, then thought maybe it has to do with something else. After looking I'm lost.....how can several 1-2 teams be ahead of 2-1 teams? or for that matter how can 2-1 teams be ahead of 3-0 teams? The Eagles are 2-1 and ranked 3rd? The Skins are ranked 2-1....and at this point I think we can all agree that the Patriots are going to be the Dolphins of last yr. They may win more but with out their star QB and the bad loss I would have guessed they would have taken a hard fall on that list.

I believe most NFL power rankings use a formula that factors in many things. Points allowed/surrendered, yards, turnover differential, wheather or not a team was home or away, strength of schedule, etc... Much like the GWP thread, these rankings are a good gague, but can not be totally indicative of a teams actual "strength".

[IRISHSKIN24]

you have to win consistently to get respect.
the reason why the pats are still ranked high is because they have years of dominance under their belt. thats not gonna change while theyre 2-1 and still have the team (even though the head's gone). give it a couple wks if they lose theyll be like 17.

....but i could careless "HAIL TO THE REDSKINS!!!!!"

[That Guy]

tebow would have better luck as a lion, though gut says chiefs...

either way, he'll have a WR or two, a washed up RB and an OL that can't block anyone.

[deathGRINDx]

SI.com power rankings has us at #10, but "Dr. Z" does make a point to mock us with this tidbit..

"My problem with this team is that I saw it, live, in that lackluster loss to the Giants, and the memory dies hard. But it has come back to beat two decent teams, and Jason Campbell hasn't thrown a pick this year, and would you stop laughing please? Can't you see that I'm going out of my way, trying to be fair?"

[DirtyLandry]

Originally Posted by deathGRINDx

SI.com power rankings has us at #10, but "Dr. Z" does make a point to mock us with this tidbit..

"My problem with this team is that I saw it, live, in that lackluster loss to the Giants, and the memory dies hard. But it has come back to beat two decent teams, and Jason Campbell hasn't thrown a pick this year, and would you stop laughing please? Can't you see that I'm going out of my way, trying to be fair?"

Yes. Our lackluster loss to the superbowl champions on thier home field, with Strahan popping out of an over-sized Lombardi trophy, losing by only 9 points, with a new head coach and offense. lol. It's a shame people remember the bad more than the good.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by deathGRINDx

SI.com power rankings has us at #10, but "Dr. Z" does make a point to mock us with this tidbit..

"My problem with this team is that I saw it, live, in that lackluster loss to the Giants, and the memory dies hard. But it has come back to beat two decent teams, and Jason Campbell hasn't thrown a pick this year, and would you stop laughing please? Can't you see that I'm going out of my way, trying to be fair?"

Once again, I think every single sports reporter saw the first half of the Skins/Giants game twice (except Moss' TD). Funny how no one talks about the Giants' lackluster win against the BENGALS (the f'ing BENGALS!!)