NFL 1st Quarter review, the Four game story - Part one
by Dan Salem and Todd Salem (10-7-13)
After four games of the NFL season we at Seesaw Sports lay down our power rankings and go to town on the posers and the studs. Four games don't tell you everything, but after a quarter of the NFL season everyone knows who's in first and who's in last.
1st Quarter Power Rankings
[Numbers in parentheses equal difference in rank from Todd: i.e (+1) equals one spot higher]
TODD DAN
32. Jacksonville Jacksonville (0)
31. Oakland Tampa Bay (-6)
30. New York Giants Arizona (-7)
29. Pittsburgh New York Giants (+1)
28. Washington Oakland (+3)
27. Philadelphia Washington (+1)
26. St. Louis Philadelphia (+1)
25. Tampa Bay St. Louis (+1)
24. Minnesota Carolina (-10)
23. Arizona Pittsburgh (+6)
22. New York Jets San Diego (-2)
21. Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills (0)
20. San Diego Minnesota (+4)
19. Miami New York Jets (+3)
18. Tennessee Tennessee (0)
17. Cleveland Houston (-1)
16. Houston Dallas (-6)
15. Cincinnati Cleveland (+2)
14. Carolina Baltimore (-2)
13. San Francisco Atlanta (-4)
12. Baltimore Miami (+7)
11. Indianapolis Detroit (-6)
10. Dallas San Francisco (+3)
9. Atlanta Cincinnati (+6)
8. Kansas City Kansas City (0)
7. Chicago Chicago (0)
6. Green Bay Green Bay (0)
5. Detroit New England (-3)
4. Seattle New Orleans (-1)
3. New Orleans Indianapolis (+8)
2. New England Seattle (+2)
1. Denver Denver (0)
Comments from the rankings:
TODD:
- Oy, I was not expecting this from the Giants. Antrel Rolle thinks the G-Men can run the table and finish 12-4. I am...skeptical. This team cannot block anyone, can't run the ball, can't rush the passer. It's a perfect storm of suckitude. That being said, I still have confidence in Eli and that passing offense if he can get time.
- The Steelers are terrible on offense and cannot force a turnover on defense to save its life (or its season). Roethlisberger has no help and he is no Tom Brady.
- Two struggling teams, Washington and Philadelphia, with offensive issues for very different reasons. I trust Philly on offense a bit more even though I trust their defense a bit less.
- Neither the Bills nor Jets trusts their quarterback fully. I think that Buffalo likes EJ Manuel a tad bit more than New York likes Geno Smith.
- Sorry, I'm not a believer in Miami just yet. Call me old fashioned, but I am patient with my opinions. I like San Diego's offense and Miami's defense. If they could combine those two units, that squad would be in the top 10 easy.
- Tough news for Tennessee on Jake Locker. This team is going to tumble.
- There is something off with the 49ers. Kaepernick is getting no room to run around and Frank Gore got old too fast. The lack of receiving weapons is also blatantly obvious.
- We can't be fooled by that point differential for the Colts. Look who they have played so far.
- For Atlanta, 1-3 is 1-3. You can't take those games back. But this team is still supremely talented and needs a healthy Roddy White to prove it.
- I am all in on the NFC North with Detroit, Chicago and Green Bay. These guys are awesome. I wouldn't be surprised if all three make the playoffs and we have a preseason juggernaut like the Falcons or 49ers going home.
- Defense used to win championships. Nowadays though, I'd rather have the potent offense of the Saints to the potent defense of the Seahawks.
DAN:
- I’m not nearly as high on Tampa Bay as you are. They were a mess in week one against the Jets and have been accumulating more junk ever since. The quarterback change was the end in my book.
- I don’t like the Cardinals either. Very weak.
- Similar to Tampa, I think Carolina has no idea how to win a game. I watched them blow it against Buffalo, a game they had no business losing. The announcer made a comment with four minutes to go and Carolina leading; he said now is when the Panthers find a way to lose. He was right.
- Something about the Steelers tells me they are not nearly as bad as they look. I see them as an 8-8 team when the season comes to a close.
- The opposite is true of the Cowboys. They will probably win their division, but not for lack of trying to lose it. I don’t trust them.
- Guess I like the Dolphins a lot more than you here. They managed to find swagger over the summer. I like what they are doing and each week they are moving closer to the AFC East crown as New England falls apart. As a Jets fan I hate this. Boo Dolphins.
- Much much higher on the Bengals and the Colts than you. We will get into this on Friday, but from everything I’ve seen this season, it’s the AFC with the strong teams and the NFC with only a top five and a bunch of jokes. The Colts and Bengals can beat anyone if they show up on time.
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