NFL Power Rankings: Rams movin' on up
by Ryan Van Bibber on Oct 5, 2010 11:15 AM CDT
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You know times are a changin' when the NFL power rankings are released and do not include snarky remarks about the St. Louis Rams. The laughing stock days are over, folks.
Two straight wins and the Sam Bradford-led Rams are reaching dizzying new heights in the NFL power rankings...the upper 20s. Let's review.
Over at the SBN mothership, the Rams jumped from 28th to 21st. Here's their take:
All of a sudden, saying the words "Rams" and "playoffs" in the sentence aren't so crazy. We're only four games into the season but there's no doubt the Rams are in the NFC West picture at this point. Sam Bradford's having a nice start to his NFL career.
Here's how the rest of the NFC West stacks up in the SBN rankings: 49ers, #28; Cardinals, #25; Seahawks, #24
NFL.com also has their NFL power rankings out for the week. Here's how it breaks down for the Rams:
Gil Brandt, #20
Pat Kirwan, #23
Steve Wyche, #24
Vic Carucci, #22
Jason La Canfora, #21
Bucky Brooks, #23
Additional power rankings will be out as the day goes on, so stay tuned. We'll update as we have that info.
Where should the Rams be ranked?
(Update 1, from 3k) ESPN moved us up three spots to #24. Sando's blurb concentrated on Sam's successes on third downs.
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Nice to see 9ers ranked so low!
But with their defense, they will end up higher. I expect them to win this week against a Vickless eagles team (though I hope not).
Their offense is terrible though, the only team they were able to score on (22 points) were the Saints who live on turnovers and not tackles. Without turnovers, the Saints “D” will rank in the 20’s.
I still think
the 49ers are a legit threat to win the division. We need to at least split with them.
Schedule
I think we take two, based upon the schedule alone.
Our game @ SF comes after our bye week. Teams come out pretty strong after a week off, and I think that can nullify any advantage they might have. Teams come out healthier, stronger, and better prepared.
Week 16, @ EJD, the Rams could be playing to clinch the division, or to keep hopes alive. Either way, the next game is @ QWEST. Regardless of talent, it’s a very hard place to win, and the team will need a solid win before going to a very cold, very tough stadium on Jan. 2nd.
I hate to say it
But I will be at the game @SF in November- and I’ve never seen the Rams win live. Of course, I’ve only attended games in 1993, 2008 and 2009. So my odds were slim to begin with.
Hopefully my curse will be broken and I can finally see a W.
"I have something 95 percent of all those All-Stars only wish they had: a World Series ring. If I had to choose between that and being an All-Star, it would be no contest. I’d grab the gold ring and never look back." -Tim Salmon
From Hogs Haven (Redskins)
17. So they can beat the Cowboys and Eagles, two of the best teams in the NFC. But they’re blown out by the Rams last week? This is a tough team to gauge but with a quarterback like Donovan McNabb they’re probably going to win more games than they lose.
Still crying about a loss to a team that is ranked nearly as high as them, but they still treat the Rams like the garbage of the NFC.
Sam Bradford drops back, sees Laurent Robinson in the open, and he completes the pass for a gain of 28! Oh- Wait, looks like a holding penalty is going to call this one back...(Oh wait; Barron's gone, ignore that last sentence).
r-e-s-p-e-c-t
one of these days…
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by Ryan Van Bibber on Oct 5, 2010 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions
What would you expect?
Ram, sure, this season has gotten off to a solid start after four games, but the Rams most fans think of are the Bulger-led Rams of 2007-2009. It’s going to take time to go from a surprise upstart to a respected foe, and by time I mean more than a quarter of a season. Expect the same until we get at least a couple more wins.
You don't seem to want to accept the fact you're dealing with an expert in guerrilla warfare, with a man who's the best, with guns, with knives, with his bare hands. A man who's been trained to ignore pain, ignore weather, to live off the land, to eat things that would make a billy goat puke. In *St. Louis* his job was to dispose of enemy personnel. To kill! Period! Win by attrition. Well, *Steven Jackson* was the best.
by 3k on Oct 5, 2010 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions
There were a lot of people around here with that same opinion 2 weeks ago
It’s kind of amazing how fast people here went from doomsday to SB predictions.
As far as the Hogs guys go, you know there’s a lot of people with tunnel vision on their own team, thinking the Rams have gotten lucky, or it’s all because of one rookie QB, etc. They don’t know our team as well as we do. Even Laurinaitis is still basically a new kid to the NFL, as badass as he is.
I wonder how long teams will continue to take the Rams lightly. Not long enough, I know that.
Two more weeks
I hope. That way we can come out and punch the overconfident Chargers in the mouth and then we’ll be recognized :)
I'm starting to like Pat Shurmur.
It is because the Rams havent played a real contender yet...
…if they were to beat the SB champs or GB or the steelers etc…
I guess you could say the Redskins are a playoff team…but to be honest, I am not so sure they are that good. In fact, I think the NFC East is not very good at all…I think they may be worse than the NFC West.
I mean think about it how many teams in the NFC North and South would stomp the Cowboys, Giants, Eagles and Redskins. Greenbay, Atlanta, New Orleans…I think tampa bay would give them a run for their money.
You might as well chalk up a win for the 49ers vs Eagles. I will call it right now, the 9ers are going to blow them out. Especially with Kolb in there. Vick is a bandaid for a horrendous Oline.
DDDDDAAAANNNNNNNNNEEEEYYYYYY!!!!!!!
Just got nominated for catch of the week by ESPN SPORTSCENTER. Their were four others nominated. The Rams actually got a mention? WOW!
Last night ESPN had him 2nd for play of the week.
The only one rated above him was the 59 yard game winning FG.
Pat needs to cont. this kind of play calling! He must have read my post after the Oakland game!
Pass Plays Gaining 30 Yards or More: Weeks 1-4
Rank Team 30+ pass plays
1 St. Louis Rams 7
1 Indianapolis Colts 7
1 San Diego Chargers 7
1 Chicago Bears 7
1 Washington Redskins 7
6 Denver Broncos 6
6 Philadelphia Eagles 6
8 New England Patriots 5
8 Green Bay Packers 5
8 Seattle Seahawks 5
8 Baltimore Ravens 5
8 New York Giants 5
13 San Francisco 49ers 4
31 Arizona Cardinals 1
This is the power rankings of qbs through week 5…
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/482305-nfl-power-rankings-week-5-mark-sanchez-moves-up-the-quarterback-ladder#page/1
Guess where Bradford is…
Baseball-Cardinals
Football-Rams
College Sports-MU Tigers!
I just asked Bucky Brooks in the nfl chat about the rankings and he had this to say....
Me: Bucky why do you have the seahawks ranked higher than the rams when the rams just destroyed them?
Bucky: David, I gave the Seahawks the nod on the basis of their victory over the Chargers. Although the Seahawks and Rams have the same record, I just have a feeling that Seattle is just a tad bit better than the Rams for whatever reason.
…What? So the hawks got lit up by the chargers but won by getting two lucky return TDs so that makes them better? Their other win came against the 0-4 49ers. Our wins were dominant and 1 was OVER the seahawks. Our 2 losses couldnt of been more close while the hawks were killed in their 2 losses.
For whatever reason?
No, I’d really like to know the reason. I’ve never been impressed with Bucky. The reason is his lack of reason.
THIS year's the year. I hope....
Just heard John Clayton on ESPN radio here.
He feels it will only take 7 wins to make the playoffs in the NFC West and he feels the Rams have the best team in the division right now. His only concern with the Rams is lack of depth that could hurt them if we get more injuries, and the number of sacks and hits Bradford is taking.
Holding On to their predictions
Since 1990, only 1 team has made it to the playoffs on an 0-4 record. San Fran has a real possibility of going 0-5. In that case, no team has ever made the playoff’s after going 0-5.
In that same time, 19 teams that went 0-2 have made the playoffs.
The Rams do have tough games ahead, but they also have some very winnable OOC games. (Detroit, Tampa, Carolina)
Rams 10-6, NFC West Champs, Bradford Offensive ROY, Spags Coach of the Year.
Maybe it will take only 7 wins to win it
but I think winner will still have at least 9 wins. As in the second best team would have 6 wins but the winner has 9.
I'm starting to like Pat Shurmur.
Power Rankings
Mike Florio has us ranked 17th, that is the highest I have seen.
17. St. Louis Rams (No. 21; 2-2): After winning three games in two years, the Rams have somehow won two in eight days.
Rankings
As much as I want to get excited I think the 24 rank is about right for now. If we want more respect we have to beat a solid team without a lot of question marks by their name. San Diego, Atlanta, and the Saints are the only ones that really qualify on our schedule right now.
That said we easily played like the best team in this division the last two weeks and we could lose to all three of those teams, leaving us in the bottom half of the rankings, yet still make the playoffs.
Detroit has been close in all but one of their games, actually should of won in week one by most accounts. We have to concentrate on beating them for now or everyone is going to call these last two games a fluke and we’ll be ranked 27-28 again. If we beat them, and San Diego the next week we’ll start getting the respect we deserve, moving up into or at least near the top half of the rankings.
This is the highest ESPN has ranked the Rams
since Week 2 2007.
"I have something 95 percent of all those All-Stars only wish they had: a World Series ring. If I had to choose between that and being an All-Star, it would be no contest. I’d grab the gold ring and never look back." -Tim Salmon
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