The World’s Most Prestigious Power Poll is taking on a new look — NFC teams are filling the top spots. After years as the inferior conference, the NFC has half of the top 10 spots in this poll, which, when you think about it, is a lot more impressive than that Pro Bowl thing.
01. Indianapolis Colts [4-0]: You could put 10 futbol players on a field with Peyton Manning and they’d still win at least 9 games a year. [NC]
02. New York Giants [4-0]: They haven’t beaten any good teams yet, but they are dominating the teams they should. [NC]
03. Minnesota Vikings [4-0]: A great pass rush, the best running back in the game and Brett Favre with plenty of gas left in the tank have Minnesotans dreaming of a winter weekend in Miami. [+1]
04. New Orleans Saints [4-0]: Now so balanced that they’ve won 2 straight games without Drew Brees throwing a TD pass. [+1]
05. New England Patriots [3-1]: The offense is improving and the defense is light years ahead of 2008, but this isn’t a truly great team yet. [+2]
06. Baltimore Ravens [3-1]: Narrow loss to New England will have these guys taking their frustrations out on Cincinnati this weekend. [-3]
07. Denver Broncos [4-0]: I still find it hard to take these guys seriously but undefeated after one month is still pretty impressive. [+10]
08. Atlanta Falcons [2-1]: Spent bye week watching past episodes of “Dexter” to develop a killer instinct. [NC]
09. New York Jets [3-1]: After first loss of the season, New York media calls for QB Matt Sanchez to be fired…out of cannon…into the sun. [-3]
10. Philadelphia Eagles [2-1]: Michael Vick spent his bye week pretending to care about dogs. [+1]
11. San Francisco 49ers [3-1]: On his first day with the team, rookie Michael Crabtree was tied to a goal post with $100 bills. [+1]
12. Pittsburgh Steelers [2-2]: Offense racked up 500 yards against the Chargers. [+3]
13. Chicago Bears [3-1]: Matt Forte rushed for 121 yards last Sunday and if the Bears are going to the playoffs this year, they’ll need a lot more of that. [+3]
14. San Diego Chargers [2-2]: How is Norv Turner still employed as a head coach? [-6]
15. Cincinnati Bengals [3-1]: Normally you get rewarded by The World’s Most Prestigious Power Poll after a win, but a 3-point escape with time running out in OT over the Browns isn’t a sign of strength, it’s a sign of weakness. [-2]
16. Green Bay Packers [2-2]: This team needs an offensive line in the worst possible way. Which, incidentally, is the way this team’s offensive line blocks. [-2]
17. Dallas Cowboys [2-2]: Maybe Tony Romo should try to get Jessica Simpson back. [-7]
18. Arizona Cardinals [1-2]: Last year’s cinderella team is returning to its roots on the bottom half of The World’s Most Prestigious Power Poll. [NC]
19. Jacksonville Jaguars [2-2]: You want to know how much fun it is to play the Titans defense? The Jags got only 40 yards of offense from Maurice Jones-Drew and they still scored 37 points. [+3]
20. Houston Texans [2-2]: Plan to play only 9 guys on defense the next time they face Jamarcus Russell. [+3]
21. Seattle Seahawks [1-3]: I don’t care if you have to duct tape his limbs to his body, get Matt Hasselbeck back on the field. [-1]
22. Detroit Lions [1-3]: Team devastated to learn that they don’t play the Redskins again this season. [+2]
23. Washington Redskins [2-2]: Coaches and players come and go, but two things remain the same: Dan Snyder and mediocrity. [+2]
24. Miami Dolphins [1-3]: Chad Henne’s best work on Sunday was getting out of the way and letting Ronnie Brown play QB in the wildcat offense. [+3]
25. Buffalo Bills [1-3]: Terrell Owens has talked his way off 3 teams and this is his punishment. [-6]
26. Carolina Panthers [0-3]: Jon Fox has never had back-to-back winning seasons, but if he’s going to turn this year around, it’s got to start this Sunday against the hapless Redskins. [NC]
27. Tennessee Titans [0-4]: Even Lindsay Lohan doesn’t get scored on this often. [-6]
28. Oakland Raiders [1-3]: Jamarcus Russell is going to make people forget about Ryan Leaf. [NC]
29. Kansas City Chiefs [0-4]: I hope Matt Cassell is having fun spending his money because I know he’s not having any fun on Sundays. [NC]
30. Cleveland Browns [0-4]: Derek Anderson provides some spark on offense. [+2]
31. Tampa Bay Buccaneers [0-4]: Even the Lions couldn’t manage to blow a double digit lead against the Redskins. [NC]
32. St. Louis Rams [0-4]: Word that Rush Limbaugh wants to buy the Rams prompts the Commissioner’s office to mandate daily drug tests for Rams players. [-2]
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You give the Redskins too much credit at #23, they should be more like #31, just ahead of the Raiders.
The good news is that Al Davis won’t live forever and the Raiders should climb out of the hole with a new owner. The Redskins however, are stuck with an inane midget who has no concept of ever playing football, much less running a football team into the ground.
The Redskins suck. Simple as that.