thr0xx Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/dr_z/10/25/ranks.week7/index.html?cnn=yes Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LD0506 Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 As usual, he shows himself for the ass he is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posse81 Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 What he wrote on the Eagles was very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistere Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 atleast we are moving up. When we beat the Gmen this week, we ought to break the to 6 or 7. Funny how the eagles move up from last week, as he critizes their coaching strategies, inability to run, and inability to throw deep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsphoto Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 As usual, he shows himself for the ass he is... He did move us up 5 slots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neophyte Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 I actually have no problem with Dr Z's rankings at the moment with the possible exception of Seattle's position. He gave us 5 slots for beating the worst team in the league. I will take #10 on the list. There are, of course, arguements for the Skins to be higher than several teams above us but none worth fighting over. Seems the old guy is coming around finally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfbovey Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Giants are not one of the best 5 teams in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakinandpeakin Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Dr. Z after the Skins win versus the Cowboys: "For 55 minutes against the Cowboys they were in danger of dropping a few spots from their lowly 23rd position. For five minutes they achieved a five-spot raise. Skins fans, I know you're the most spirited of all the e-mailers, but please take all this into consideration before you draft your latest round of rips." Dr. Z after the Giants win versus the Broncos: "My favorite quote coming out of the inspirational Denver victory is from Tiki Barber. "Elisha was phenomenal." I didn't even know that was Eli Manning's first name. Educational quotes are always the best." Hmmm...our last few minutes win and we shouldn't get ahead of ourselves. Their last second win is inspirational. Tool :loser: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer Ted Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 I actually have no problem with Dr Z's rankings at the moment with the possible exception of Seattle's position. He gave us 5 slots for beating the worst team in the league. I will take #10 on the list. There are, of course, arguements for the Skins to be higher than several teams above us but none worth fighting over. Seems the old guy is coming around finally. Even better, he had San Diego at #16, which seems about right to me. Unlike a lot of the other knuckleheads out there who have the Chargers in the top 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfbovey Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 I'm also tired of teams like the Seahawks being ranked above us in these power ratings. We beat them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jivelikenice Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 But we looked terrible in our last minute win for the first 55 minutes....and to Dr Z's defense he did go back and look at the gamefilm and gave us much more credit for that after the fact.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neophyte Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Even better, he had San Diego at #16, which seems about right to me. Unlike a lot of the other knuckleheads out there who have the Chargers in the top 5. Yep, I noticed that too. Nice to see someone actually work at it a bit. I don't even have a problem with the NE ranking at the moment. Getting Teddy back could make a huge difference for this team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Dave Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 He does know we beat the Seahawks, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tr1 Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/dr_z/10/25/ranks.week7/index.html?cnn=yes SI.com Giant leap Manning leads New York into top five, Cowboys fall Posted: Wednesday October 26, 2005 10:18AM; Updated: Wednesday October 26, 2005 11:05AM There's something that's disturbing me. Since it refers to college football, I will not disturb the poetry of the following opus. So you won't be reading about it until Friday's mailbag. Now if only someone will be kind enough to send me the following question: "What do you want to tell us, anyway?" And now, what you've all been waiting for. NFL Power Rankings Rank LW Team 1 1 Indianapolis Colts Indianapolis Colts (7-0) Records continue to drop at a dizzying pace. First time in the club's history it has started 7-0, another Manning-to-Harrison TD to further embellish their record, Tony Dungy's 100th win. He is now the 34th coach to achieve this milestone. Upon request, Andrew will send you the complete list, with a calligraphic presentation and his own private pets and wildlife coloring book. 2 4 Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers (2-0) The way they methodically disposed of the Bengals earns them this position. Yes, I know the Jaguars beat Pittsburgh, but they defeated the Tommy Maddox Steelers, not the real ones. 3 3 Jacksonville Jaguars Jacksonville Jaguars (4-2) Just talking about you chaps. The bye week cost you not one blessed position. Your challengers melted in the heat of near-midseason. 4 5 Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles (4-2) Well, now, isn't this just dandy. Andy Reid, under intense grilling about the departure of a running game, says he is thinking of running more. I mean not him, personally ... he doesn't run very fast these days. His team, the Eagles, you know. Uh uh, doesn't work that way. You put in a running game in training camp, or even earlier, in the draft and free agency, by your choice of the kind of players you want to acquire. You don't just open a faucet and out it comes. I know what he's thinking. Gosh, I've got to do something. I've got a QB who can't throw the ball farther than 10 yards. Right. He's gotta do something. 5 16 New York Giants New York Giants (4-2) My favorite quote coming out of the inspirational Denver victory is from Tiki Barber. "Elisha was phenomenal." I didn't even know that was Eli Manning's first name. Educational quotes are always the best. 6 3 Denver Broncos Denver Broncos (5-2) Mike Shanahan said he was going to run right at the Giants. Few people really had done it. And for a while it looked as if that would win him the game. Then in crunch time he backed off. Very few coaches have the fortitude to keep hammering for four quarters, and the ones who do make my Most Favored list because their games usually end a good 20 minutes earlier. 7 6 New England Patriots New England Patriots (3-3) They need edge rushers. Willie McGinest is sturdy but old. Rosevelt Colvin never has fully recovered from his hip injury. Mike Vrabel is effective but needed in other places as well. May I suggest the name of the recently re-acquired Tedy Bruschi as one of your outside pressure guys? Just a thought, Bill, don't get annoyed. 8 13 Seattle Seahawks Seattle Seahawks (5-2) Depth is winning for them. The stars of their winning drive against the Cowboys had names such as Urban, Hackett and Hannam. Can anyone in the station house provide an ID on these characters? The key interception came from Jordan Babineaux, who played for a college team nicknamed the Muleriders (anyone know this without looking it up?) and whose top honor was being named Dopke.com first team All-American kick returner. Nothing like depth, as the season heads for the turn and the weather gets chillier. Oh yes, the answer is Southern Arkansas. 9 9 Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons (5-2) Well, coach Mora, sorry if this upsets you, but Michael Vick is a guy who keeps both sides in the game. His runs, when he has a little room to maneuver, are dazzling things to behold. His passing is strictly hit or miss. He cranks up and fires the ball without much accuracy or touch. Why is everybody afraid to say this? I know why? Because they'd be ridiculed by those talk show yahoos whose idea of quarterback coaching is, "Hey, we're all having fun. Let him do his thing." 10 15 Washington Redskins Washington Redskins (4-2) Before his Skins beat San Francisco, 52-17, Joe Gibbs was terribly worried that the Niners would be taken lightly. Afterward he wondered if he could save some of the points for later use. Yeah, I know, lame stuff, but unlike Tennyson and his Charge of the Light Brigade, I cannot wax poetic about a slaughter. 11 11 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-1) Simeon Rice on the bye week: "We rest and allow our hunger to build." Just what I say when I wake up every morning. 12 12 Carolina Panthers Carolina Panthers (12) My unsung lineman award goes to back-up DE-DT Al Wallace, No. 96. Great motor. Does it all. What a play I saw him make against the Lions. They ran a power sweep to his side. He was cut off. So he just took a head first dive under the mass of churning feet. Brought the whole thing down. Wotta Play! 13 7 Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys (4-3) The siren goes off in the tackle dept. Seahawk DEs Bryce Fisher and Grant Wistrom had, between them, 14 unassisted tackles and three sacks. This is not an easy fix. 14 14 Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs (4-2) I never thought Larry Johnson would be a good fit for a two-man RB rotation with Priest Holmes. Too soft, I felt. But he has come on. When I am wrong, I admit it. When I am right, I keep my mouth shut. Those are the things you remember, if you ever want to win a Nobel Prize. 15 10 Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati Bengals (5-1) Our Cincy correspondent, "Go-Go" Goheen, has sent us word that Fast Willie Parker became the sixth Billy Cowher Steeler to run for 100 or more against the Bengals. The other five are Jerome Bettis, Barry Foster, Erric Pegram, Kordell Stewart and Duce Staley. This is the kind of list I save and paste into a book. Next week, I'll run the list of Chuck Nollies. And then the Buddy Parker guys ... whoops, I forgot that the Bengals didn't exist in Buddy's day. Don't worry, I'll think of something. 16 8 San Diego Chargers San Diego Chargers (3-4) See, there's this thing about leopards and spot changes. Rather than trying to move the ball deeper and give his kicker, Nate Kaeding, an easier field goal at the end of the Eagles contest, Marty Schottenheimer chose to pound it three times, positioning Kaeding for a 40-yarder. It was blocked, which cost the Chargers the game. Last season at the end of regulation in the wild card playoff against the Jets, Marty did the same thing. The 40-yarder was missed. The game was lost in OT. 17 19 St. Louis Rams St. Louis Rams (3-4) They've been ignited. They gave the Colts a run for it until they lost their QB. Last week, missing Marc Bulger again, as well as Isaac Bruce and their best pass rusher, Leonard Little, they came from 17-7 down to beat the Saints in the fourth quarter. I'd give them a chance against anybody now. 18 22 Oakland Raiders Oakland Raiders (2-4) Here's the difference between Norv Turner's true West Coast Offense and the horizontal passing game that calls itself by that name. Buffalo's Kelly Holcomb and the Raiders' Kerry Collins had identical pass-completion stats, 19-for-27. Collins' passes gained 261 yards, Holcomb's 159. The true West Coast Offense, which Turner learned in the L.A. Rams-Ernie Zampese system, is a down-the-field attack. Buffalo's version, misnamed the You Know What, is dink and dunk. This marks the 9,438th time I have imparted this information. And the end is nowhere in sight. 19 23 Detroit Lions Detroit Lions (3-3) I really feel sorry for Steve Mariucci, after this latest round of injuries. Doesn't it seem that, year in, year out, the Lions get hit with more of them than anyone else does? "Yes, absolutely," says Michael Simon, a very loyal Lions fan from Maine. "I've tried to research the reasons why. The training methods? The field surface? Nutrition? There's got to be a reason." 20 27 Chicago Bears Chicago Bears (3-3) Sorriest angle of the week: During Wednesday's pre-Bears press conference, Ravens coach Brian Billick mistakenly referred to Chicago running back Thomas Jones as Terry. Jones shrugged it off, but his teammates were furious and blocked extra hard to give him his 139 yards. Wonder how this would affect Frank Tomlinson or Murray Holmes? 21 17 Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills (3-4) Want to get your running game healthy? Visit Buffalo. Four backs: Cadillac Williams, Deuce McAllister, Curtis Martin and LaMont Jordan -- were comfortably over 100 yards against the Bills, and two more, Warrick Dunn and Ronnie Brown, were close at 97. Last year some pretty good runners washed up on the Buffalo shore -- Shaun Alexander, 39 yards; Steven Jackson and Marshall Faulk, 29 and 6, respectively; Curtis Martin, 67; Fred Taylor, 71; and so forth. 22 18 Miami Dolphins Miami Dolphins (2-4) A year ago they gave San Diego a No. 2 for QB A.J. Feeley. Two weeks ago they traded Feeley and a No. 6 to San Diego for QB Cleo Lemon. This is what is known as franchise building. 23 26 Arizona Cardinals Arizona Cardinals (2-4) How do they win with stats like this? Ten punts against the Titans, 173 total yards, three of 15 third-down conversions. Turnovers? Maybe, but I've got another way. Burn incense, sacrifice a chicken, call forth the ancient gods. 24 21 Tennessee Titans Tennessee Titans (2-5) Yeah, OK, we've discussed it. Let's move on. You mean you've got nothing at all to say about the poor Titans?" the Flaming Redhead asks. Yeah, correct. Round up the usual suspects. 25 20 New York Jets New York Jets (2-5) Not to be Pollyanna, put-a-good-spin-on-everything, but did you get a look at Brooks Bollinger in the late going Monday night? Pretty decent, huh? A huge improvement over his debut against the Ravens. Maybe, just maybe, we've found something here. 26 29 New Orleans Saints New Orleans Saints (2-5) They fined Jim Haslett $20,000 for criticizing the officiating, which is about double what they fine a player for intent to maim and disfigure on the field. And then they gave him an even worse hosing against the Rams on Sunday. They allowed Mike Furrey to snatch the ball from the person of a totally prone Ernie Conwell, and they called it an interception and awarded St. Louis six points. Since it's obvious that the league has put out a contract on Haslett, through its officiating dept., I wonder what's in store in the weeks to come. 27 24 Baltimore Ravens Baltimore Ravens (2-4) Bullies. Beat up on the Browns and the Jets, fold when someone sticks it to 'em. Fooey! 28 25 Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns (2-4) I swear that I heard this. A quarterback controversy is brewing between Trent Dilfer and, get ready, Charlie Frye. Who he says which, huh? Third-round draft choice from Akron. Can win the rubber match. Guaranteed not to tire. I'm ready to open up an entire sack of one-liners if I catch anyone smiling. 29 31 Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings (2-4) Here's how they beat Green Bay. The Packers have been stopped on third down and are now about to kick the field goal that will tie the game. The clock shows 1:10 and running. "Stop the clock!" scream thousands of Vikings fans in the Metrodome, imploring coach Tice to use his final timeout. "For God's sake, stop it!" The clock continues to run. Fans are fainting, chickens are squawking, police are arresting demonstrators right and left. "The clock, stop it!" Down to 40 seconds it goes, 39. Tice studies his wris****ch. Hmmm, seems to be working all right. What are they yelling about? Down to 30, 29. "Stop the clock!" A drunk wakes up. "Stop the fight," he mumbles. Finally at 0:28 the Packers stop the clock. And tie the game. And the Vikings get a 25-yard kickoff return, and have barely enough time to run two plays and kick a 56-yard field goal, second longest game-winner in NFL history. "See, I knew I did the right thing," says Tice, who had used his final T.O. to set up this monster kick. And that's how they beat Green Bay. 30 28 Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers (1-5) I promised myself I would find a new problem. Holder for kicks, B.J. Sander. Ryan Longwell is not comfortable with him. And from this discomfort zone we move to ... 31 32 Houston Texans Houston Texans (0-6) Up from the cellar, ta daaaa, based on holding the mighty Colts to 14-14 at the half. And from this thin gruel we seek our daily nourishment. 32 30 San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers (1-5) Frank Gore broke a 72-yard run against the Redskins with two minutes left. This gave the Niners 194 total yards, which would have been, let's see, 122 without it, which would have been the low total in the NFL for the weekend. From somewhere in the archives of time, I hear the great Niners of the past, Leo the Lion and Visco Grgich and Bruno Banducci and Joe the Toe Vetrano laughing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChocolateCitySkin Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Dr. Z sucks at life. Have fun with Nunyo SI! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tr1 Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 When we beat the Giants and the Eagles, be assured that he'll still rank us under them. This guy is a dope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orlskinsfan Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Nothing really wrong with his rankings....we could be rated higher but being in the top ten is nothing to complain about...we beat the gints and we easily move into the top 5 i am guessing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba9497 Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Giants #5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sith lord Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 I know they're the champs, but the Patriots are ranked to high. I think the Skins would beat them easily. And why aren't the Bucs ranked in the top 10? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sith lord Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Giants #5 If we beat them this Sunday, we're should be guaranteed to be ranked in the top 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkyalligator Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Doesn't he have the Eagles record wrong? Aren't they 4-3....and in last place in our division? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZkinsFan Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 dr Z is still an idiot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sith lord Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Doesn't he have the Eagles record wrong? Aren't they 4-3....and in last place in our division? They're 4-2. The Cowboys are 4-3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECU-ALUM Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Beating the Giants wil go a long way to making people realize something most of us here already know: We are for real...we are not a fluke! I still give Dr. Z credit...he has said that he will start voting for Monk in the H-O-F mainly because he is tired of all the e-mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouvan59 Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 13 7 Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys (4-3) The siren goes off in the tackle dept. Seahawk DEs Bryce Fisher and Grant Wistrom had, between them, 14 unassisted tackles and three sacks. This is not an easy fix. Holy crap!!!! 14 unassisted tackles from the DEs. Dallas fans should be very, very worried. They had 4 against us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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