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1. Dallas Cowboys (1-0) | Plan and simple the scariest team to face right now with their upgraded D and the injury to Brady. |
2. Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0)
| Completely throttled the Texans, who I thought would contend for the playoffs this year. They have the D, the passing attack and the RBs. |
3. San Diego Chargers (0-1) | Yeah, I know they lost their first game, but the Panthers aren't as bad as they played last year. The Chargers are a complete team and it'll show. |
4. NY Giants (1-0) | They may not last long in this spot, but they are the defending Super Bowl Champs and they dominated WAS, even if they score didn't show it. |
5. Indianapolis Colts (0-1) | Manning looked rusty and Harrison had another costly fumble. Those two are vets who will figure it out. The D is a serious concern. |
6. Green Bay Packers (1-0) | People counted them out too quickly. They have a great D, a stud RB and Rodgers is going to make believers out of a lot of people. |
7. Carolina Panthers (1-0) | They dealt with some major injuries last year and poor production from Peppers. They are healthy again and not a team to mess with. |
8. New Orleans Saints (1-0) | Put up good points against a strong TB defense. With their improved defense they may actually make a run this year. |
9. Philadelphia Eagles (1-0) | Yeah, I know they beat the Rams around, but it was the Rams. Without Brown and Curtis I just don't know how that passing attack stays potent. |
10. Jacksonville Jaguars (0-1) | The injuries to the OL and scary and could really harm the flow of the offense. But they have a lot of talent and a very strong D. |
11. Buffalo Bills (1-0) | They beat the tar out of Seattle and have the best special teams in the league. That automatically keeps them in games. If Edwards, Evans & Lynch stay hot... |
12. NE Patriots (1-0) | Yes, Cassel is a HUGE downgrade at QB, but the verdict is still out. Plus, the team still has lots of options and sneaky Bill. |
13. Denver Broncos(1-0) | They dominated the Raiders and they didn't have their best playmaker (Marshall). Pair him with Royal and couple in Cutler emergence and you got a scary team. |
14. Cleveland Browns (0-1) | Yeah, they looked awful, but they were playing the Cowboys and Braylon Edwards won’t be that bad again. I still have faith that these guys will get it going. |
15. NY Jets (1-0) | Call me crazy, but I am not buying the hype. They only had 4 wins last year and they needed a last second INT to beat a team that won 1 game last year! |
16. Tennessee Titans (1-0) | Face it, losing VY will actually help this team. He's been a bust since he came into the league. I’m still not convinced their a solid team & Collins can't run. |
17. TB Bucs (0-1) | They showed that they can make some plays on offense and their Defense always seems to figure it out. Just give Graham more carries. |
18. Baltimore Ravens (1-0) | Their Defense is always going to keep them in games. With McGahee and Rice they can control the clock. Now as long as Flacco doesn't lose games. |
19. Chicago Bears (1-0) | OK, I have to put them here because of what they did, but I ain't buying it. Forte will be good, but Orton is not an NFL starting QB and who are the WRs? |
20. Seattle Seahawks (0-1) | They are very thin at the WR position right now, but when they get healthy their offense will pack more of a punch. |
21. Houston Texans (0-1) | Yeah, they got blown out, plain and simple, but they have a bunch of talent on that team. Steve Slaton is going to have a good year. Trust me. |
22. Minnesota Vikings (0-1) | Tarvaris Jackson can definitely make plays, but he needs to start making more with his arm. The D can be scary good though. |
23. Cincinnati Bengals (0-1) | Another team that looked downright pathetic, but they played the Ravens D & I don't expect Palmer to be that bad all season. The just need to straighten the D out. |
24. Arizona Cardinals (1-0) | Almost the lowest ranked 1-0 team for me, but they are very mediocre in my eyes. Warner and James are past their prime and the D is suspect. |
25. SF 49ers (0-1) | Lost to the Cardinals, but there were bright spots with Gore and Johnson. Once they turn back to Alex Smith the team will make the playoffs. Yeah, I said it. |
26. Atlanta Falcons (1-0) | I don't know how, but they looked incredible. Ryan won't be that good for the whole season, and for that matter, neither will Turner, but Turner will be an All-Pro. |
27. Washington Redskins (0-1) | Looked terrible in the new offense and just got dominated by the Giants. I have more faith in a turnaround than most, but it could be a long year. |
28. Detroit Lions (0-1) | Humiliating loss to ATL, but all is not lost. The D will struggle, but they have incredible WRs, a solid QB and a good rookie RB. |
29. Miami Dolphins (0-1) | Actually looked decent against the Jets. Pennington is a definite upgrade on Beck and they have two solid RBs. They'll win more than 1 |
30. Oakland Raiders (0-1) | McFadden will be solid and JaMarcus will continue to improve. They are on the rise, but the time is not now. |
31. KC Chiefs (0-1) | Missed a golden upset opportunity, but they never should have had it in the first place. They are young & just plain bad. |
32. St. Louis Rams (0-1) | Wow. That game was ugly. Holt was nowhere to be found, Bulger sucked...again. Their D got torched by back-up WRs. Not a good start. |
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