In week three of the USFL power ranking, Birmingham remains the show horse of the league.

The Maulers can’t escape their 1980’s ways. We break down the entire USFL league in week three power rankings as we watch the Michigan Panthers climbing to the top of the power rankings.

WEEK THREE

#8. PITTSBURGH MAULERS (0-2) DROPPED ONE SPOT FROM LAST WEEK

The Maulers most definitely need home improvement of their offensive game which only mustered up a field goal in week two. The Maulers offense still have not scored an offensive touchdown after two weeks of regular season. In week one, the Maulers only had a total of 166 yards in the game. In week two, the Maulers were ten yards worse with a total of 156 yards which is only going down an entire football field once and on the way back getting to the 50 yard mark. Old ladies with their walkers have walked further than this Maulers team.

This Maulers team changed its colors but still have the same problems they had last season. It’s a shame the Maulers defense has played well. What is the status of their star defender Reuben Foster? Foster left the game in the second half and did not return.

#7. MEMPHIS SHOWBOATS (0-2) DROPPED ONE SPOT FROM LAST WEEK

One team the Maulers did out score in week two was the Showboats, who only got on the scoreboard with a safety, had them destroyed by the Stallions 42-2. This beat down did not go well with head coach Todd Haley, “that we’ll remember it,” he said to Stallions head coach Skip Holtz. Haley’s thoughts, he thinks the Stallions ran up the score on his Showboats. Week one Memphis was hanging in there with the Stars, but in week two the wheels fell off the bus and went over the cliff. The team could not do anything on both sides of the ball as the Stallions dropped kick the bucket as the Showboats came through the door. Haley may have started an arch rivalry between the Showboats and the Stallions with his crying after the game.

Maybe in football it’s ok to let it out. My question is: Will Todd Haley team think the Stallions are their future arch rival? If you don’t want the other team to run up the score, then stop him. Haley probably needs the slaughter rule to take place in future games.

#6. HOUSTON GAMBLERS (0-2) MOVED UP TWO SPOTS FROM LAST WEEK

The Gamblers have not won a game but moved up in the power rankings because they actually have a pulse unlike the Maulers and the Showboats. Kenji Bahar rebounded from his week one performance and threw three touchdown passes as he had 266 yards. The Gamblers went step by step in a shootout with the Breakers but mistakes prevented this team from winning. Bahar had three interceptions.

Running back Mark Thompson, in street clothes, got into a scuffle with the Breakers defenders on the sidelines during the game. Thompson got kicked out of the game and the Gamblers were penalized. Gamblers are not the sharpest tool in the shed but they found some stuff next to a rusty shovel on their offense. Wide Receiver Justin Hall had 8 catches for 110 yards. Then the Gamblers still have former NFL receiver Isaiah Zuber which gives Bahar some nice weapons. The Gamblers need to clean up their mistakes.

#5. NEW JERSEY GENERALS (1-1) SAME SPOT FROM LAST WEEK

The Generals rebounded from a week one loss with a win versus the Maulers. It did not look pretty with sugar on top but the Generals felt they improved on both sides of the ball. The Generals’ strength in their defense gave the Maulers nothing on offense as they had 5 sacks and forced three turnovers. The Generals on offense relied on their running game as the team rushed for 112 yards. The Generals star running back, Darius Victor, had 71 on the ground.

The Generals dueling quarterbacks showed signs of improvement as well. Let’s not forget the Generals have only lost two games since the USFL has come back and both losses came from the Stallions on opening week of the season.

#4. PHILADELPHIA STARS (1-1) DROPPED TWO SPOTS FROM LAST WEEK

A star has fallen. Philadelphia’s star quarterback, Case Cookus, looked like the best signal caller in the game week one. In week two, Cookus looked ordinary and had a pair of interceptions. In week one, the Stars victory against the Showboats might not have the clout it did. The Showboats were destroyed in week two and they hung with the Stars most of that game in week one. The Stars have one of the best offenses in the game but their offensive line is a problem as the Showboats pressured Cookus in week one and last week the Panthers got to the Stars quarterback. Philadelphia only scratched out ten points. The Panthers pushed around the Stars in week two like they were a bottom of the barrel team. Stars can get back on track versus a Mauler team that can’t generate any points on the offensive side of the ball.

#3. NEW ORLEANS BREAKERS (2-0) MOVED UP ONE SPOT FROM LAST WEEK

Are victories against the Maulers and Gamblers trophy kills? Probably not, but the Breakers did not make the schedule as the team right now is riding high especially on offense.

The Breakers running back, Wes Hills, does have eyes as he gives the Breakers a nice balance offensive attack. Hills, another former CFL star, had three scores with 110 yards for the Breakers. Ryan Fitzpatrick junior McLeod-Bethel Thompson had another big game under center for the Breakers. My worries is the defense of the Breakers who came in, we thought and many others, as one of the best units in the league. The Breakers allowed 355 yards to the Gamblers offense.

#2. MICHIGAN PANTHERS (2-0) MOVED UP ONE SPOT FROM LAST WEEK

The Panthers are no fluke after week one beating the Gamblers. In week two, they torched the Stars right out of the skies and this team looks legit. Josh Love came back down to earth from his impressive first game where he completed almost all of his passes. In week two, it was Mike Nolan’s defense who held the Stars to only ten points, sacked Case Cookus 4 times, and picked him off twice.

On offense, the Panthers handed the ball off to their stud running back Reggie Corbin who had 11 carries for 131 rushing yards with two touchdowns. The Panthers will play their first home game at Ford Field in Detroit as they are roaring right now and hope they have a crowd to roar with them.

#1. BIRMINGHAM STALLIONS (2-0) SAME SPOT FROM LAST WEEK

In week two, the Stallions sunk the Showboats in a 42-2 beat down. The Stallions even made Head Coach Todd Haley cry by the time the humiliation was over.

The Stallions are still clicking on all cylinders despite some key injuries in week one. At the quarterback position, last year’s champs get better. Alex McGough went 21-28 for 334 yards with 4 touchdown passes. INSANE!!! The defense without Scooby Wright, the mystery machine, made the Showboats look like a junior varsity team. The Stallions defense will have their hands full with the Breakers offense they face this week. I suspect the Stallions will be one of the top teams by the end of this regular season because they have depth to their roster.