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NFL Week One Power Rankings often become fodder for jokes at the end of the season. That's because we usually have no idea what's about to take place in the wild, crazy NFL. Yet as we head into this season, it's all about the Los Angeles Rams.
Why are the other 31 teams even playing? I mean the Rams are the chic, trendy pick to win it all. They are star-laden, with the reigning MVP at quarterback in Matthew Stafford, along with defensive stars in Myles Garrett and Aaron Donald, who came out of retirement after sitting out two seasons. They can't be stopped or blocked.
Most have the Rams in the Super Bowl. I do not, even though they have so much talent. It's just too obvious. The team that is crowned in August usually doesn't win it all.
Plus, their division is brutal. Let's not forget the Super Bowl-champion Seattle Seahawks are in that division. The Seahawks start the season at No. 1 in my Power Rankings because the champs always start at the top. The Rams are second.
Will the Seahawks finish in the top spot and repeat? Not the way I see it, but they will be a deep playoff team.
My picks to play in the Super Bowl are the Dallas Cowboys and the Jacksonville Jaguars. You've already had good laughs about that one when I released it last week. Keep laughing. Talk to me in February.
The Jaguars are third in my rankings to open the season with the Cowboys fifth. When I made the Super pick last week, people said I was either crazy, on drugs or just too damn old -- many in nastier tones than that.
I just think the Jaguars, who won 13 games last year, will be a better team this time around. The Cowboys were already good on offense, but now will be much better on defense with a new coordinator in Christian Parker and a lot of new, talented faces.
The Miami Dolphins start at the bottom and I think they will stay there for a much of the season. This season is about building for the Dolphins, not wins. If Miami wins four games, it will be a successful first season for new coach Jeff Hafley.
So print this out and keep it. I guarantee based on past history that you will get a lot of laughs from these rankings come December. That happens every year.
We think we know. We really don't.
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