For the third round of power rankings, I thought I'd change things up just a bit. That's why earlier today I asked a number of this league's members to do their own power rankings, just asking for the numbers. I have the results of these rankings, and will credit those who helped out below. I did not choose any of you out of preference, it was sheer availability. If you were online and I have your info, you were asked. Without further ado, the consensus number one is...
1) Kum (7-2, 1083.62 pts, 951.10 against, prev 4th)
This was a unanimous decision. With his combo of Aaron Rodgers and Greg Jennings, he has the potential to throw up 150 points every week. If Hillis ever comes back he has Michael Turner followed by three RB2. Jets defense and Neil Rackers can also put up some big points in any given week. It's the most explosive team right now. After losing Campbell, the QB2 is his only weakness, and the only way he can seemingly be stopped is by either injuries or Aaron Rodgers sitting for the last couple of weeks of the season because Green Bay is going to clinch so early.
2) Danny (6-3, 1071.24 pts, 985.20 against, prev 1st)
This pick was a close one, as Danny just edges out the third team in the rankings. He has a team led by Cam Newton and Adrian Peterson. Matthew Stafford is nothing to scoff at either. Beanie Wells has given him a lot of production this year, but injuries are already slowing him down. Hakeem Nicks should be back from his knee injury soon, leaving his one big weakness at WR2. Mike Williams has been a disappointment this year for the Bucs, and has found his way to Danny's bench. Still, he boasts one of the top teams in the league for sure.
3) Rich (6-3, 1009.54 pts, 941.52 against, prev 3rd)
When his trade with Joe goes through, Rich will have an even scarier team. Tom Brady, Matt Schaub, Mike Wallace, Rashard Mendenhall and Frank Gore. If he had a healthier, more reliable defense than Houston, he would probably be second in these rankings. The fact that I have to play him in week 11 scares me greatly, although his team has been known to just disappear some weeks. He will be in the playoffs, and he will be a scary team to face.
4) Me (5-4, 985.82 pts, 886.38 against, prev 5th)
I still believe my team's best days are still to come. Stephen Jackson has been a force of consistancy, and despite losing this past weekend to Adam by one, I am still awaiting Andre Johnson's return. The next two weeks will be huge for me, as I face Joe and Rich. Both teams are in front of me, and I need at least one win to stay in the playoff race during that stretch. After Week 11, I will have a very nice team playing weekly though, and I feel I can be a danger in the playoffs. Peyton Manning's nerves have had me running around all year trying to fill holes, but despite a wasted 1st round pick I still feel it can be done.
5) Joe (1009.80 pts, 917.58 against, prev 6th)
Joe was the last team to be defeated this season, but he's 1-2 since. Jahvid Best has no timetable for his return right now, and he trades away his QB1 in Schaub in the deal with Rich. He needs Tebow and Julio Jones to step up bigtime in the coming weeks. Relying on a QB who was in danger of being benched two weeks ago and a WR who's first TDs came this past weekend is very risky. How far can Ray Rice and the Ravens defense carry him? We will find out over the next four weeks.
6) Nulty (4-5, 994.00 pts, 1022.50 against, prev 2nd)
Quite a fall in the rankings for Nulty. Most of this has happened because he was without Matthews and Bradshaw lately. The return of both of them will bring him back to where he was only a few weeks ago. Rivers and Jackson combined for 60.4 points in Nulty's loss last week (where he scored 124.96 and still lost). I think that he is still a top five team, but the consensus disagreed here.
7) Adam (5-4, 912.14 pts, 898.86 against, prev 7th)
Opinion continues that Adam will be the team just outside of the playoffs. Fred Jackson and Wes Welker have helped him stay in the race so far, but Matt Ryan and Roddy White have combined for a relatively disappointing year. Adam's team's success was going to revolve around those two doing great things, but unfortunately for him they just haven't. Unfortunately for me, Matty Ice decided he'd play better last weekend. Congrats on your win against me in Week 9.
8) Russ (4-5, 890.42 pts, 984.84 against, prev 9th)
Russ is an interesting case to look at. When determining the talent he has collected on his team, one would say he has done a great job. AJ Green is quietly having a great rookie season. Matt Forte and Calvin Johnson have been absolute beasts. He has pretty good starters across the board. There have been times during the year though when he has failed to play a kicker. Nate Kaeding played for him while on the IR, and Folk on bye. If he had been checking the league more consistantly, he may have another win or two. Unfortunately we will never know the answer, and he wont get higher in the rankings.
9) Frank (4-5, 873.82 pts, 922.48 against, prev 12th)
He's done a good job in the last few weeks of becoming a team you at least have to respect when you are facing him. Arian Foster has played a big part in this, but a few subtle moves have helped. The consensus agrees that he probably wont make the playoffs this year, but Fitzpatrick (Ryan) and Foster if nothing else put him in good position for next year.
10) Ed (3-6, 942.20 pts, 1064.84 against, prev 10th)
Ed has shown there are some weeks where he can flat out put up points. Nulty took the hard luck loss against him in Week 9, but better things do not seem to be around the corner for Ed. Trading away Benson for a player that only lasted half a game for him (although that isn't Ed's fault, just unfortunate) turns out to be a bad move, but with LeSean McCoy, Eli, Antonio Gates and the Packers D, there's always potential for points. He wont finish at the bottom.
11) Neil (2-7, 952.52 pts, 1058.82 against, prev 8th)
He has been the hard luck team of the year. Neil has deserved to win in a sizable percentage of his losses, but cant seem to get his team out from under the dark cloud hovering above. Darren McFadden should return for Week 11, and I would be shocked if he didn't at least get two more wins before the end of the season. He has failed to reach 100 points four times in these first 9 weeks. Maybe he shouldn't be much higher but he isn't the second worst team.
12) Tom (2-7, 837.60 pts, 929.00 against, prev 11th)
He has by far the least points scored this season, and despite having the 3rd easiest schedule thus far, has mustered only two wins. Having a backup QB on your bench is OK, but it doesn't make too much sense when the starter is only Tarvaris Jackson. The fact that there are two Seattle QBs constantly on Tom's bench makes very little sense at all. Even good Chris Johnson wouldn't have saved this team. It's time to prepare for next year, and he knows it. That being said, I hope Tom wins out.
Now I would like to note that these rankings were the views of the consensus. They're rankings ranged all over the place, with the only unanimous choice being the Kummish at #1. Thank you to the following for helping take the blame off my hands for this week's Power Rankings:
Danny
Frank
Joe
Kum
Nulty
Also sorry about the lack of images, Google images don't seem to be working for me right now.
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