NFL Power Rankings, week 11: Rams still OK in bad division

by Ryan Van Bibber on Nov 16, 2010 12:01 PM CST in 2010 St. Louis Rams season

Steven Jackson #39 of the St. Louis Rams runs against the San Francisco 49ers during an NFL game at Candlestick Park on November 14 2010 in San Francisco California.

Ranking makes things easier to understand...helps you make choices, sort data, and all that jazz. For the NFL, power rankings serve two purposes: 1) they provide a better picture of how teams stack up against the rest of the league, opponent adjustment in its most raw form, 2) they give writers something to fill valuable real estate while still spurring plenty of fan discussion.

And how do the St. Louis Rams fare in the Power Rankings this week? Let's take a look after the jump.

St. Louis stays at #22 over at SBNation.

The Rams sit a game back in the NFC West after dropping one to the last place 49ers. The Rams have as good a chance as anyone to take the division.

Spagnuolo's bunch is still ahead of SF and ARI, but trails Seattle by two spots.

PFT drops the Rams to #21 from #18 last week, adding this witty banter:

By the time the Rams are good enough to consistently win close games, they won’t have to.

ESPN puts the Rams at #23, down two spots this week. Here's Sando:

Issues in the Rams' secondary caught up to St. Louis in its OT loss at San Francisco.

The biggest issue with the Rams secondary was the odd decision to start Kevin Dockery in place of Bradley Fletcher. The second biggest issue in pass coverage is that glaring lack of any real ability to cover among the Rams outside linebackers.

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This week's game reminds me a lot like the Charger game

Would it surprise anyone if we beat the Falcons following getting beat by the 49ers? As much as it doesn’t look good on paper, I wouldn’t at all be surprised.

Pooch punts should be illegal inside an opponents 38 yard line.

by VTramsFan on Nov 16, 2010 1:55 PM CST reply actions

Michele De NostroVTramus

I hope your right.

The only thing comparable to a Rams win is a 49er loss!

by DevsLaRams on Nov 16, 2010 4:51 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

My thoughts on this are..

Yes, the Rams can win this one as both Falcon losses have been on the road.

One caveat though, Matty Ice is probably the best at exposing “our” 4th quarter letdown of letting the other team drive for the winner.

by RBramfan on Nov 16, 2010 7:27 PM CST up reply actions

To be honest

I see the Rams as a pretty big favorite in this game. Bartell can stop Roddy, the Falcons don’t have a speed TE to expose our secondary, like Sfran did, and the Rams struggle with speed backs, not Turner-style power backs. The Falcons just got off a big win against the Ravens, and have the Packers next week.

You can go through my post history and see that I’m not someone who thinks we’ll win every game, I’m pretty objective, despite my love of the team.

The only thing that gives me pause is them having 10 days to get ready for us. If it wasn’t for that, I would call this one of the best bets of the week.

by Rick Siegel on Nov 16, 2010 11:57 PM CST reply actions