IT’S HAPPY COBRA WEEK AT THE WILD SHAMROCK
THE BARONESS IS ROLLING OUT THE NFL POWER RANKINGS. THOUGHT SHE WAS ALL ABOUT THE DESTRO INSTEAD OF THE COBRA COMMANDER. WE DO KNOW ANTONIO BROWN DOES NOT STAND A CHANCE WITH HER OR THE LEAGUE. WEEK TEN GO!!!!
#1.NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 7-1 (UP 1 SPOT) Finally we have some movement at the top of the power rankings. Saints move up as the Evil Empire tumbled in week nine. Saints get better over the bye week with the return of Alvin Kamara. Just need a Simon and a Theodore and the Saints have the wishbone Chipmunks in the backfield. Drew Brees being back and a rest after a game under his belt, is huge. The defense of the Saints has been one of the best in the league. I see them continue their mission for the Superbowl in the second half.
#2.SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 8-0 (UP 1 SPOT) Monday night football is the game we’ve been waiting for. 49ers versus Seahawks. This game will tell me if the 49ers have that grit to be one of the top tier teams in the NFL. Obviously its a game versus a division rival. It’s a game versus another NFC power house. It will be by far the biggest test of the season for the 49ers. Those 8 victories so far… how many can you say are great teams? Panthers perhaps. Are the Rams the same team from last year? They’ve been winning lately against garbage teams. Just look at what happened to the Patriots last week.
#3.BALTIMORE RAVENS 6-2 (UP 6 SPOTS)
When you knock out the Patriots you are moving up the power rankings. I think of Lamar Jackson as Omar from the HBO show the Wire because of the way he plays on the field. In the show they know Omar is coming for them with a shotgun. On the football field you know Lamar Jackson is coming right at you. The Ravens defense giving Tom Brady the discomfort the whole game, was priceless.
#4.NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 8-1 (DOWN 3 SPOTS) Finally the Patriots played a tougher opponent instead of that weak ass schedule they’ve been riding the whole season. Patriots, as you can see, left too many players on the field Sunday night versus the Ravens.
Patriots head to bye week with a blemish on their record. It’s a shame they were not playing this week, I think they might get stung again by whoever. They will retreat and be back unfortunately with reinforcements and probably get back on track. Patriots after a bye week are almost impossible to beat. We do know the Patriots are not invincible and have weaknesses.
#5.SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 6-2 (SAME) I keep the Seahawks in the same position as last week with the struggle versus the Buccaneers. Seahawks at home, once was a very tough place to play if you were an opponent. Now teams waltz in and win or almost beat the Seahawks on their home turf. Seahawks had to make a huge comeback to beat the Buccaneers last Sunday which took over time to do so. You have to give Russell Wilson credit leading his team back in that game. Russell Wilson is becoming like Michael Jordan, you can’t count him out even if things are looking very ugly. This guy finds a way. Big game against the 49ers this weekend. Playing Dickie Sherman, X legion of boom, makes this game very interesting which is already a great sounding game with two division rivals facing off. Two NFC power houses facing off. We will see if Russell Wilson can live up to the Michael Jordan comparison.
#6.KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 6-3 (UP 2 SPOTS) Andy Reid amazes me. Matt Moore has a lot of experience, especially as a back up quarterback. Yes, you can say this is not his first rodeo. He has been there and done that. Matt Moore was out of the game. He had another career going on. He almost beat the Packers in a start. Then he finds a way versus a tough Viking team. Sure it’s a last second walk off kick that sinks the purple people eaters. Matt Moore got the team down the field to set that up. The Chiefs are getting healthy with some of their play makers back on the field. The best news is it looks like Patrick Mahomes will be back versus the Titans this Sunday. Sunny skies in Kansas City right now.
#7.GREEN BAY PACKERS 7-2 (DOWN 3 SPOTS) You lost to the LA Chargers last Sunday and Aaron Rodgers claims the decisions that were made in the last 48 hours were not good ones. Packers fall to the Chargers because of the LA night life.
Definitely not the way the Chargers have played all year. Green Bay is a small town. Perhaps the gals in the local establishments swinging around the poles ate too many cheese curds.
Everyone knows Rogers has a foot fetish. Hollywood has the big lights and the long legged gals. The night club life football players love. Will this game linger into Carolina visiting Green Bay this weekend?
#8.MINNESOTA VIKINGS 6-3 (DOWN 2 SPOTS) Vikings fall to the Chiefs in a hard fought game to the very end from a field goal. Luckily Green Bay was too hung over versus the Chargers as they still remain one game behind the cheese curds. If they could have won in Kansas City, that would be huge with the Green Bay loss. Now they face the Dallas Cowboys in the big game on Sunday night. Without their top receiver, Adam Thielen. This puts big pressure on Kirk Cousins as big games are not quite his cup of tea. Another loss could put this Viking a in tailspin they may not be able to get out of. Pressure cooker definitely.
#9.CAROLINA PANTHERS 5-3 (UP 1 SPOT)
Cam Newton is officially done for the year. Is this what most fans will remember? This cry baby for the fumble in the Superbowl? To come that close. Are Cam Newton’s days done in Carolina? The keys now belong to Kyle Allen who’s driving the Panthers to the playoffs this season. After being destroyed by the 49ers, the Panthers with their rookie quarterback rebounded nicely and beat the Titans last week to improve their record to 5-3. That’s 4-1 for the young rookie quarterback. Now they get another big test invading Green Bay which will be a huge fish to mount if they win that one.
#10.BUFFALO BILLS 6-2 (UP 1 SPOT) Buffalo Bills quickly rebounded from their loss versus the Eagles. Not a huge day on the offense, only 24 points. I did like the Bills feeding Motor more. Devin Motor Singletary, the rookie tailback, is a true playmaker they have. On the ground the rookie rushed for 95 yards with a touchdown. Also had 45 yards with 3 catches. The defense did its job in a nice effort bouncing back from the Eagles’ bad day at the office. Still don’t like these bad teams hanging in the game too long. They need to finish them when they are on the ropes.
They need to fatality their opponents. I want more points from the offense as well. I don’t think this team is a fraud like some say with their easy schedule. They have talent. I know they will beat a good team as soon as the schedule has an opponent.
#11.HOUSTON TEXANS 6-3 (UP 1 SPOT) Texans went all the way to London to beat up the Jaguars. Now they go on their bye week with a pretty good half of the season in the books. They are in first place in the AFC south with the Colts loss. Colts starting quarterback Jacoby Brissett got hurt. Will that be an injury that lingers the rest of the way for their rival.?
#12.INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 5-3 (DOWN 5 SPOTS) Not sure the Steelers are going to be a playoff team. They beat the Colts last week with their backup quarterback. Colts lost Jacoby Brissett early in this game. Brian Hoyer came in and did well. He is a capable back up QB and can keep the Colts afloat, especially versus the Dolphins coming up this Sunday. I worry about the injury to Ty Hilton, the number one receiver for the Colts. Colts have overcome a lot so far this season. Not sure if they can overcome Brissett and Hilton being out a long period of time.
#13.DALLAS COWBOYS 5-3 (UP 2 SPOTS) Dallas came off the bye week and destroyed the Giants on Monday Night. We all know Dallas has no problems with divisional opponents. Especially the Giants whose defense is one of the worst in the league. This Sunday night we get a good measuring stick on where the Cowboys are at when they face the Vikings. Even though Kirk Cousins was a divisional foe for years with the Skins. However Cousins has a whole new team around him. One team will be up in the top ten while the other will be in the teens in next week’s power rankings after the Vikings and Cowboys square off.
#14.LA RAMS 5-3 (SAME) I’m curious on what the Rams will do this week versus the Steelers. This is a game to see who is a pretender and who is a contender. Steelers are rolling. Only weeks ago I would say this is another easy one for the Rams. Plus to see what kind of game plan Sean McVay will have coming out of the bye week. Great coaches do very well coming out of their bye weeks. Look at Bill Belichick and Andy Reid. This will be yet another big game in week ten.
#15. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 5-4 (UP 2 SPOTS) No team climbs up and down the power rankings like the Philadelphia Eagles. Every time they have their backs against the wall, they respond. Weeks ago Dallas throttled the Eagles. Fans were burning Carson Wentz’s jersey. Those Philadelphia fans get heated up. Now Eagles win two in a row. They head to their bye week 5-4 and things are looking up right now for this team.
#16.OAKLAND RAIDERS 5-4 (UP 4 SPOTS) Look out black hole you have a Chucky in the crowd.
Raiders have won two games in a row. They took out the Lions last Sunday. Then they beat the Chargers on Thursday night. Derrick Carr is playing smart with the football. Josh Jacobs is a beast. The defense of the Raiders has lots of young guys stepping up. Made Phillip Rivers look bad especially at the end when the Chargers had plenty of time to drive down the field to set up a winning field goal. They made Rivers miserable with the pass rush. Raiders have their easy part of their schedule coming up. This team is on the rise. Still think too many penalties with this group. They will need to clean that up.
#17.DETROIT LIONS 3-4-1 (DOWN 4 SPOTS) This team should have a winning record. Bad break after bad break this season. Like to see more from the Lions defense especially the head coach came from the Empire as defensive minded. To me it’s a shame the defense has regressed from last year in which Matthew Stafford is having one of his best seasons in his career. You can probably say that this team’s season is over already. Especially with the Vikings and Packers so far ahead of them in the division race. The wild card is too many teams to jump over as well. If they lose to the Bears this week, they are toast for the season. They need to win a lot in a row to even have a chance.
#18.ARIZONA CARDINALS 3-5-1 (DOWN 2 SPOTS) Cardinals have an interesting game versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in week ten. Cardinals have lost two in a row. They played their opponents very tough. Before that, they won three in a row. Arizona faced their old head coach in Bruce Arians. Cardinals I’m sure do not have a grudge match against him as it is mostly a different team. This game could be important for Kyle Murray’s development and confidence. Breaking losing streaks is huge for young quarterback and the team overall.
#19.TENNESSEE TITANS 4-5 (UP 2 SPOTS) Even though the Titans lost last week, I still have them moving up two spots. I like the way they have been playing with Ryan Tannehill behind center. This Sunday will not be good for them as they face Kansas City with the possible return of Patrick Mahomes. The Titans division has gotten better so the old way of just feasting on division teams en route to the playoffs is far over. They have talent to knock off a good team or two.They need to string some victories together quickly or this season will be over in a blink of an eye.
#20.JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 4-5 (DOWN 1 SPOT) Jacksonville was always rumored to be the team out of the “States.” They seem destined to London, England. Perhaps you can chalk that up as another failure in the Jacksonville resume. The Chargers are the favorites now. Jacksonville new home, now the old home, since they lost last Sunday to a division rival the Texans. Now they have a quarterback controversy. The world has change when you think anybody would ever say that about Jacksonville. The Jags have a bye week. When they come back will Nick Foles return to the field? They paid him a lot of money in the off season to come to Jacksonville. Do you still go with Gardner Minshew? We find out when Dirk Diggler and Nick the Dick square off in practice on the strip pole in Jacksonville practice.
#21.CLEVELAND BROWNS 2-6 (DOWN 3 SPOTS) GOOD GRIEF!!!!
The Browns have been a huge disappointment this season with all the hopes. With all the off season moves. It’s not like the Browns made the playoffs last season. The team did play very well in the second half in hopes that would carry over. Too many big egos on this team. They are all bickering at each other. You have a coach that is in far too deep without a life preserver. Soon the talk around this team will be, “wait until next year.” Last year’s running back Duke Johnson has to be feeling very good as he wanted out of Cleveland. So he was traded to Houston. He wanted out with too many running backs as they signed Kareem Hunt. He was called names by his quarterback as he was shipped out. Now in Houston, Duke Johnson will see what the playoffs are all about. The whole organization is a Charlie Brown and Lucy must be a Raven or Steeler fan.
#22.PITTSBURGH STEELERS 4-4 (UP 2 SPOTS)
MIKE TOMLIN’S COACHING HIS QUARTERBACK MASON RUDOLF
Look out, Steelers have Mason Rudolf guiding their team to the playoffs. A big upset versus the Colts last Sunday. Steelers have won three in a row. Finally can say the Steelers defense is playing much better these days, which last season was not the case.
#23.LA CHARGERS 4-6 (UP 2 SPOTS) Could the Chargers be moving to London? How would that drive home be for Phillip Rivers who still drives home from LA to San Diego. Chargers are a team without a town. They could be like a traveling carnival or circus. Chargers tried to give the Bears a game a few weeks back. Bears were stubborn. Then Chargers beat the Packers in LA. Packers claimed they were too tired. Perhaps hung over. Who Knows because Rodgers always has an excuse. People were thinking Chargers are alive and run the table the rest of the way. No Dice on Thursday night versus the Raiders. Phillip Rivers looks awful. More interceptions. Interceptions in the red zone. If you move to England I might leave Rivers somewhere between LA and San Diego. He still leads the league in kids.
#24.CHICAGO BEARS 3-5 (DOWN 2 SPOTS) The Bears saga continues to get worst as this 2019 season is only half way through. Mitch Trubisky is feeling the pressure. He wanted all the TVs turned off at Bears HQ Halas Hall, saying it’s been a distraction of the negative stuff people have been saying. Most of what people are discussing is the bad quarterback play which is his part in this flop of a season. Last Sunday, the Bears were held to nine yards in the first half by the Eagles. Bears did come back in that contest. The defense could not make a few key stops at the end of the game. This thing with the Bears going south is not all Mitch’s fault. I have to blame the genius playcaller head coach Matt Nagy. He not using Mitch’s strengths at quarterback. His play calling with the lack of running the ball has been just plain stupid. Running the ball is the quarterback’s best friend. I would give Mitch a few weeks off and throw the backup in, Chase Daniel. If the damage is already done you’re going to continue to march the kid out there until he ends up losing all of his confidence. Thought Nagy was some kind of QB whisperer. Not seeing it.
#25.DENVER BRONCOS 3-6 (UP 2 SPOTS) The NFL has a Swiss Allen Wrench in the league. Buffalo has Josh Allen. Carolina has Kyle Allen. Broncos joined in the Allen fun with their own and they call him Brandon Allen.
Brandon Allen, 27 years old, was drafted in 2016 from Jacksonville out of Arkansas. He has bounced around to the Rams, but made his first start last Sunday versus the Browns. The thing about Allens are they seem to win NFL games. Not too bad in his first game slinging the rock 12-20 for 193 yards and two TD passes. He protected the football. He showed some mobility and good pocket awareness. But the most important thing in my eyes is he energized his team around him, which Joe Flacco and the great Jay Cutler can’t do. Top draft pick Drew Lock might be the future and will probably see action in the upcoming weeks. But Brandon could make it tough for them to take off the field. Look what Kyle Allen is doing in Carolina, filling in for the broken cookie.
#26.NEW YORK GIANTS 2-7 (DOWN 3 SPOTS) Blown out on Monday Night Football by division rival Cowboys definitely gets the toe tag put on. Now before they close the doors on your season, you may have one game to make this season a tad respectable. A tad is the words I’m using because this season has been hot garbage especially on the defensive side of the ball. The Giants brass have done nothing to improve that side of the ball in last few years. Week ten match up is the ROTTEN APPLE BOWL
The battle of New York’s finest. Not the Police department, but the football teams. This could be a new bowl game every year as both teams play like a junior college team. The fans get to throw the rotten apples at the losing team. Turn this into an all-weekend fest ever year. Eli Manning could throw out the ceremonial rotten apple as the official coin toss. Too bad this game was not played on Halloween weekend. It could have been Ghosts versus Goblins in Sam Darnold’s eyes.
#27.TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 2-6 (DOWN 1 SPOT) Last week, Tampa Bay Buccaneers had the Seattle Seahawks on the ropes. They built a commanding lead. Then Seattle came marching back in a high scoring affair in the 4th quarter and tied the game. This is the third game the Buccaneers had a lead in the 4th quarter and blew it. It explains the 2 wins. Seattle ends up winning this game and scoring 40 points off what is supposed to be a better defense than last year. Buccaneers have some nice pieces on this roster already in place. A few draft picks and a couple free agents can probably turn this team around. Do you go with a quarterback change? Buccaneers could get a good draft pick and veterans will be available through free agency. This week Buccaneers play Arian’s old team he was head coach for in Arizona. Two teams in the same boat just missing some pieces and having some nice pieces in place.
#28.WASHINGTON REDSKINS 1-8 (SAME) Dwayne Haskins made his first NFL start last week in Buffalo. He went 15-22 passing for 144 yards. No touchdown passes and no interceptions on a very good defense. Redskins still lost the game as three field goals is nothing to write home to mom about. I keep the Skins at 28 because the defense kept them in the game. Plus the defense has been playing well the last few weeks. The good news is if Dwayne Haskins does not work out for you… the Skins will definitely have a high draft choice to correct the mistake if it is a bust of a pick. Looks like the relationship with the pro bowler left tackle, Trent Williams, has ended for good. Williams who has not played all year was placed on the non-football related illness list which means he will not be being paid. Players that work the trenches in the game of football don’t like when you take their money. Even though the Redskins have a case. But they burned the bridge as Williams will never wear the indian head again. You might not even be able to get something back in trade now and this team needs draft picks.
#29.ATLANTA FALCONS 1-7 (UP 1 SPOT) Falcons have been very busy on their bye week. They have a secret weapon that is about to unfold for the second half of the season. A Younghoe Koo. Sounds like a North Korean ballistic missile. Younghoe Koo is the team’s new kicker and he is, wait for it, LEGENDARY.
Former Atlanta Legend. He kicked for the Legends in the spring league, the AAF. Which went bankrupt. Koo played for the Chargers in 2017. Falcons cut long time veteran Matt Bryant. Falcons could have been busy trading off pieces for the future. Perhaps firing their head coach. The new kicker will definitely have this team back Superbowl bound.
#30.MIAMI DOLPHINS 1-7 (UP 2 SPOTS) This is the first time of the season we have the Miami Dolphins out of the basement of the power rankings.
The Dolphins have been locked away in the basement longer than the Gimp. Fitzmagic always finds a way to escape. Former Jet. Former half the league quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick takes out one of his former teams as he leads the Dolphins to their first victory of the year. Ryan Fitzpatrick will lose games however he can win games. When he gets red hot he lights up the score board. Still is the best all-time quarterback ever to play from the Ivy league circuit as he went to Harvard.
#31.NEW YORK JETS 1-7 (DOWN 2 SPOTS) The Jets were SLIMED last Sunday versus the Dolphins.
So is this how Sam Darnold caught the clap weeks ago? Adam Gase now head coach of the New York Jets got beat by his former team where he was head coach of the Dolphins. Yes, the rebuilding Dolphins. What has Adam Gase achieved in this league as a coach? The one year as the Bears Offensive Coordinator, he got the best out of Jay Cutler. Jay Cutler did not work out well in Miami for him, the lone season he brought him in for the injured Ryan Tannehill, after leaving the Bears. I vote we have Adam Gase take over the Patriots job. Just remove Bill Belichick from the league. I know a guy who knows a guy.
#32.CINCINNATI BENGALS 0-8 (DOWN 1 SPOT) Andy Dalton is riding the bench. A.J Green is still not ready to get on the field. The Bengals remain winning less. They are the only team in the whole entire league without a win. This Sunday you have a rookie quarterback behind center. This is the ole Bumble recipe of success.
CONGRATULATIONS BENGAL FANS YOU ARE OFFICIALLY THE WORST TEAM IN THE LEAGUE!!! SHOW US YOUR HAPPY DANCE.
On Sundays Bengal fans go grocery shopping instead of watching their team play. They can still get excited about a sale they come across.
Google maps even confirmed that the Bengals are one of the quickest routes to stardom. Number one draft pick. Next season where will Andy Dalton be? Will he do better out of Cincinnati than Carson Palmer who did have a few good seasons in Arizona?
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