Power Rankings: Week 0/1

[Uncle Rico]

I'm a little surprised at how highly the Patriots are rated in a lot of these. I know that national media's "power rankings" aren't as important as, you know, standings, but since media perception of the Pats is occasionally a topic of discussion here, I thought I'd post some links:

ESPN, 10th:
NFL Power Rankings Week 1 - National Football League - ESPN

National Football Post, 6th:
NFP Power Rankings | National Football Post

Prisco/CBS, 7th:
NFL Power Rankings: Start of a silver-black revival? - NFL - CBSSports.com Football

PFT, 8th:
PFT's Week Zero Power Rankings | ProFootballTalk.com

I think basically they're giving the Pats benefit of the doubt because of Brady and Belichick; I also think a lot of these are prepared to drop NE fast if they start slowly.

 

[BradyMossWelker]

To be honest, I think our rank is number 6.
Behind Saints, Colts, Ravens, Packers, Cowboys, and maybe Chargers.
I think our offense will be a top 3, if not the best, and we've got to pray, that our defense develops into a good one, not a great one, good might be enough.

 

[QB12]

When we beat the Bengals by 10+ points Sunday, what will we rank Tuesday?