Week 1 Power Rankings thread.... movin on up to middle of the pack

[Psycho_X]

Well technically post week 1 but anyway, first of the week comes from sbnation with having the Rams at #15 overall, up from #23. Below are Ram relevant excerpts.

http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2015/9/15/9326537/nfl-power-rankings-week-2-seahawks-packers-patriots



Stumbled out of the gate
The Seattle Seahawks face the prospect of getting over the hangover surrounding their Super Bowl loss; a Week 1 loss in St. Louis doesn't help that. There was a botched kickoff in the start of overtime that helped the Rams score the go-ahead field goal, followed by a fourth-and-1 attempt by Marshawn Lynch that got stuffed for a loss. Seattle gave up 34 points -- more than any game all of last season -- and struggled to finish in the red zone throughout.

Parity rules
The Chargers looked strong in their opener, coming back from a big early deficit to run away from a tough Detroit Lions team. Philip Rivers and company started strong, but the key for them is to be consistent. At the same time, the Rams got off to a great start knocking off their division rivals in overtime.

 

[Psycho_X]

Second from yahoo. #17, meh. Beat Super Bowl team and only move up one spot. double meh

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-s...--change-at-the-top--maybe-not-213028667.html

17. St. Louis Rams (1-0, LW: 18)
Great win. They've had great wins under Jeff Fisher before. What we need to see now is the Rams winning games that don't come against marquee opponents at home.

 

[Psycho_X]

Profootball has them at #13 though along with some smartass comments of course.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/09/15/pfts-week-two-power-rankings/

 

[PFaulk]

They probably won't get much talking head credit if they beat the Redskins.

But a victory against the Steelers will probably buy them some street cred, if you care about such things.

The rags can have us at 32 for all I care. Just keep winning baby.

 

[LetsGoRams]

A 3-0 start with a win over PIT will have us in top 10 and people talking. Would be a huge matchup against GB up in Lambeau!

 

[PA Ram]

Profootball has them at #13 though along with some smartass comments of course.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/09/15/pfts-week-two-power-rankings/

Lol!

From that list on the Lions:

22. Lions (0-1; No. 17): Aaron Donald looked great on Sunday. It’s a good thing the Lions didn’t draft a tight end instead of him. Oh.

 

[DaveFan'51]

Well technically post week 1 but anyway, first of the week comes from sbnation with having the Rams at #15 overall, up from #23. Below are Ram relevant excerpts.

http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2015/9/15/9326537/nfl-power-rankings-week-2-seahawks-packers-patriots



Stumbled out of the gate
The Seattle Seahawks face the prospect of getting over the hangover surrounding their Super Bowl loss; a Week 1 loss in St. Louis doesn't help that. There was a botched kickoff in the start of overtime that helped the Rams score the go-ahead field goal, followed by a fourth-and-1 attempt by Marshawn Lynch that got stuffed for a loss. Seattle gave up 34 points -- more than any game all of last season -- and struggled to finish in the red zone throughout.

Parity rules
The Chargers looked strong in their opener, coming back from a big early deficit to run away from a tough Detroit Lions team. Philip Rivers and company started strong, but the key for them is to be consistent. At the same time, the Rams got off to a great start knocking off their division rivals in overtime.

I'm OK with the Ranking, per say, BUT, someone answer me this, "How can 5 teams who Lost, be ranked ahead of us!!?!

 

[HE WITH HORNS]

A 3-0 start with a win over PIT will have us in top 10 and people talking. Would be a huge matchup against GB up in Lambeau!

Except that we don't match up well with GB. Rogers can shred us, he's far above and beyond a wussell wilson.

 

[Rmfnlt]

The rags can have us at 32 for all I care. Just keep winning baby.

Yup. I agree.

It'll take a lot for the media to change their minds about the Rams. If they win, they'll come around.

 

[Legatron4]

Except that we don't match up well with GB. Rogers can shred us, he's far above and beyond a wussell wilson.

Completely disagree. We're the perfect defense to to make Rodgers look mediocre. If Seattle and Buffalo can eat him up, so can we.

 

[HE WITH HORNS]

Completely disagree. We're the perfect defense to to make Rodgers look mediocre. If Seattle and Buffalo can eat him up, so can we.

We match up great against Seattle, but not GB. We don't do well against real passing teams. I guess you will find that out in week 4. I give us very little chance of winning that game.

 

[yrba1]

We match up great against Seattle, but not GB. We don't do well against real passing teams. I guess you will find that out in week 5. I give us very little chance of winning that game.

FIFY
I don't see us winning this game either but I think we should give Rodgers enough trouble. Look what we did against Manning last year.

 

[bomebadeeda]

1 game at a time. The only game I want us to be focused on is the Redskins. And the media will rank us wherever the hell they want.....because they will anyway.

 

[CGI_Ram]

1 game at a time. The only game I want us to be focused on is the Redskins. And the media will rank us wherever the hell they want.....because they will anyway.

That's where my head is too.

 

[HE WITH HORNS]

FIFY
I don't see us winning this game either but I think we should give Rodgers enough trouble. Look what we did against Manning last year.

I wasn't sure what week it was exactly, but close enough. I'm just very pessimistic about that game. The team should be focused on the skins though, for sure. Starting 2-0 is a huge step in the right direction for the Fisher led Rams.

 

[JUMAVA68]

Lol!

From that list on the Lions:

22. Lions (0-1; No. 17): Aaron Donald looked great on Sunday. It’s a good thing the Lions didn’t draft a tight end instead of him. Oh.

That's just to funny

 

[JUMAVA68]

Some of these rankings are well rank its more of a popularity ranking than anything else.