Mike Triplett on the Saints in the current Power Rankings (1 Viewer)

[Turfie]

On a neutral field, I’d take Seattle, Niners, and Ravens over us right now.

I think it would be a dog fight between us and the Chiefs, Vikings, Packers, and Rams.

 

[tylertechsas]

It's another evil Roger Goodall plot. That Bastage!

 

[Walter White]

The only ranking I care about is the final one. If we aren't number 1 at that point it doesn't matter.

 

[onanygivensunday]

On a neutral field, I’d take Seattle, Niners, and Ravens over us right now.

I think it would be a dog fight between us and the Chiefs, Vikings, Packers, and Rams.

I agree. Some playoff teams are trending upward and some of them are not.

For example, look at this year's playoff teams' recent records in December. Seattle is a good example. They typically start the season slow and finish strong.

And arguments that one team beat another early in the year so they are the better team NOW is questionable at best. Some teams get better during the season and others pretty much stay the same or recede.

 

[Innotech]

we are really spoiled if we are not happy being ranked 4th. There are 32 teams and we are above 28 of them I mean seriously..

 

[English]

“You are what your record says you are” wisdom from the tuna

 

[Saint Kamara]

Yeah well we blew it by not trading for Sanders or Devante Parker.

Parker is now one of the top 10 receivers in the NFL.

What could have been.

It just doesn't make sense we stayed pat.

 

[DreadedOne]

More dominant or not, they are currently the #5 Seed, we are the #1 Seed. How can they be ranked ahead of us? Same with the Patriots. They are the #2 Seed, the Ravens are the #1 Seed. We should be ranked #2.

Currently the person who ranked them feels otherwise...its subjective and only his opinion.

 

[BarBar]

More dominant or not, they are currently the #5 Seed, we are the #1 Seed. How can they be ranked ahead of us? Same with the Patriots. They are the #2 Seed, the Ravens are the #1 Seed. We should be ranked #2.

it's more like a Madden video game team rating than a standings thing. If we just looked at standings and ranked accordingly then these power ratings wouldn't even exist.

 

[travelingsaintsfan]

It will jump up if we beat the Niners.

 

[TribuneUK]

*Checks when power rankings last decided Super Bowl champion.

*Answer is 'never'

 

[the_mc]

Saints play better with a chip on their shoulder....put us at 10, or better yet 20!

 

[David Robbins]

This isn't about wins and losses, per se. It's about respect. We are currently the #1 Seed. The Niners are the #5 Seed. The Seahawks are #1 in their own Division. Even Power Rankings should recognize this.

 

[bearze34]

If we're being honest, both the Ravens and the 49ers have looked more dominant on the field than us recently. That Falcons game was closer than it should have been (unfortunately, I feel like we say this a lot). Yeah. I get it. A win is a win, but that's not what the power rankings are about. It's about HOW you won those games. The only problem I have with the ranking is that we should be ahead of the Patriots who are currently sitting at #3.

Exactly. The key word being lately. We have had far more significant injuries ( Lattimore, Brees, Armsted, Peat, Cook) and others that are less known. We are as good or better than anyone despite these setbacks. I expect to see a good game with the Saints on top.

 

[woohoosaint]

Until we can stop making boneheaded penalties #4 in the power rankings is about right.