Heading into week three, the Baltimore Ravens, following their close victories over the Kansas City Chiefs and San Diego Chargers, are ranked number one in the latest ESPN NFL power rankings.
Really? Seriously?
The Ravens defeated two teams from the AFC West, the weakest division in the NFL and they're rewarded by moving up 9 spots in the power rankings. It would be like PITT moving up from the fringe of the top 25 to the top of the polls after their defeats of Buffalo and Navy.
I could see if the Ravens totally stomped those two teams, but they had to fight tooth-and-nail. If you're the best team in the NFL, you don't struggle against Brody freakin Croyle.
And I know people are going to say, "Hey, the Chargers are Super Bowl contenders and Baltimore went over there and won. That's impressive." Spare me. The Chargers were an 8-8 team last year. The only reason they made the playoffs was because the Broncos chocked-away a four game lead.
I know this whole power-rankings deal means nothing. It's not like college football where rankings matter. But still. This just proves my point that the media has this curious love-affair with the Ravens.
Like I said before, I just can't figure it out. The Ravens have some really hot cheerleaders. Maybe that's it.
The Steelers are the defending champions and you'd think they were a 9-7 wildcard team last year.
I'm impressed with Flacco. He's a good game-manager and he can make a big pass or two when he's called upon and the running game has been pretty good. But I firmly believe the defense is slipping. Their secondary is pretty weak, Ed Reed not-withstanding. Ray Lewis isn't getting any younger and Bart Scott is gone.
I'm glad that the Ravens are getting all the love now and the Steelers have started slow because to paraphrase Franco Harris, playing great in September is nice, but it's what you do in December and January that counts.
The Ravens are 2-0, but get back to me in December. Get back to me when they defeat the Steelers in a big game. Can they do it? They'll get their shot.
I almost want the Steelers to struggle to make the playoffs and have to go to Baltimore to play them in front of their fans. It would be just like 2005 with the Bengals and the same result.
But I don't think that's going to happen because I don't think the Ravens are the class of the division. I think Baltimore will make the playoffs as a wildcard and have to come and play Pittsburgh at Heinz Field once again and they will lose once again. Baltimore will be this generation's Houston Oilers.
You can knock on the door all you want, Ray Lewis, Joe Flacco and John Harbaugh, but you'll never kick it in.
yeah, it's no doubt all of us died a little bit on Sunday, sort of pouring salt on the wound to find that now only did the Steelers lose, but the Ravens won! same thing with the Patriots and the Bills. throughout most of that game, the Bills seemed to have those Pats down. BUT T.O. couldn't seem to K.O., as they say, as they lost to Brady and the other douchebags (no offense!, lol). the Pats so didn't deserve to win that game, they were playing like crap. at least in the Super Bowl two years ago, they played halfway decent against the Giants (haha, but not good enough, since they didn't win, yay.....anyways.....), but last week, they stunk worse than Pepe LePew on a hot date! to quote certain people, they didn't deserve to win that game. and honestly, neither did the Bills. they gave up the lead when they had the Pats in the coffin and in the ground.....all they had to do was throw dirt on it, and they couldn't even do that! i didn't know who to get pissed off at more, but anyways. back to the Ravens. i'm with you on that, the media makes them out to be some Huge Miracle Worker. hello? you didn't do anything special, you did what you were SUPPOSED to do. what the hell do you want, a cookie? screw you, Ravens, for being such arrogant pricks. yeah, you won two games, good for you. keep going, then! it ain't over til it's over, and that's in December. i'm with Franco on that one, no doubt. we shall see in December. until then, bring it bitches!!!! GO STEELERS!!!!! and great blog, T! :-D
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