Jordan's Power Rankings for Week 2
An irreverent and perhaps irrelevant look at the Nelson League, 2008.
Hello Leaguemates! This year, I’ll be publishing weekly Power Rankings as the season moves along. The rankings below are based on five or six metrics that I made up off the top of my head. (There’s nothing else up there, so there’s plenty of room.) This is one man’s opinion, for entertainment purposes only and all the usual disclaimers apply.
1. Dangerous Minds – The Commish fired on all cylinders out of the gate, crushing Northboro by 28 points. I knew it was over when Thomas Jones scampered in for a score – if he’s scoring touchdowns, Mike will be a handful all year.
2. Garvey's Gangsters – Rich was apparently not amused by his receipt of the Stephen Award, and he showed his displeasure by spanking Team Deslauriers by ten points. More interesting, though, is that he did this without Willie Parker, who ran like a scalded dog all day and scored three touchdowns for Pittsburgh. In fact, Rich led the league in total points for the week with 116 – perhaps an indication that The Garv has some depth for the upcoming bye weeks.
3. Fight-in Camels – Tony’s going without Donovan McNabb, who got scooped by Rocky Brook, but Brian Westbrook owners are sleeping well and smiling wide these days. In week 1, Tony was the happy beneficiary of Tom Brady’s injury – only Eric Mangini was laughing harder. The savvy head Camel got 62 points from a team that scored 80 total points on the week – impressive efficiency.
4. Rocky Brook - Tom won a tight one against a very good Marauders club. There may be better weeks to come, too, as The New Guy has caught lightening in a bottle in the form of Tennessee bullet Chris Johnson. Add in Steve Smith – a recent graduate of the Milton Bradley school of Anger Management – and you have yourself a team to watch.
5. Northboro – This was not the week to play the Commissioner, but the Steroids really didn’t have too bad a week. Jay Cutler looked like a solution for the QB spot, which generated all of 1 point with Carson Palmer out there. Randy Moss lost half his value when Brady’s knee went all Dr. Seuss, but Calvin Johnson looks like a stud, and Brandon Marshall is back next week. If Michael Turner stays healthy, he may lead the NFL in rushing. With that team, he may have to.
6. Northern Spies – Ryan Grant and Marques Colston both got hurt, which killed the Spies in the game against Mr. Garvey. Grant looks like he’ll be fine, but Colston is gone for the next six weeks with a thumb injury. The depth at wideout is not there, so the Spies will have some work to do. Kevin Smith looks like an excellent pick, and Romo may now be the best QB in the game.
7. Marauders – I love this club, and I think they are a real threat to win the whole enchilada. Week 1 was more like a boot with cheese on it, though, as Hugh had a field goal blocked late and ended up losing to Tom. This team will be dangerous after some jiggering – Matt Forte had a great week on the bench and Duane Bowe dropped what would have been a second TD in the waning seconds of the game at New England.
8. Satellites - The Guy Who Always Wins has tried many different paths to victory over the years, but losing your #2 draft pick, and potentially your top scorer, in week 1 is taking it to a whole new level. Take this to the bank: with no arm waiting on the bench, John will be picking a QB on waivers this week.
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