Jordan's 2009 Power Rankings - Week 12 in Review

Guest Star

This week, we have a special guest columnist, as my General Manager has just arrived from a five month visit Down Under. Here’s Generation Y’s most brilliant journalist in the House and on his game…

This week’s rankings….

1. Midwest: Still the team to beat at 8-4, but Kurt Warner’s concussion was a blow to Hugh’s head last week. In his absence, Matt Hasselbeck earned Hugh a whopping two points in a 55-57 loss to Mike – maybe he should have sent out Hasselback’s smoking wife Elizabeth instead. With the league’s top scoring running back and receiver, this should be the team to beat come playoff time.
2. Camels: A combination of sub-par performances and bad luck have hampered the Camels the last two weeks. While they’ve averaged just under 50 points, their opponents added a pair of 76 point efforts, just to make it harder. The Camels had a four point effort out of Tom Brady, who was too busy running from Jonathan Vilma to consider what he was doing to Tony’s poor fantasy team. This is still a solid club, although they’ll likely be hurting in the coming weeks without Desean Jackson, out with a concussion. Second in the league in points against behind Georgia, their 7-5 record is well earned.
3. Dangerous Minds: Our favorite Giants fan managed to harness a little McNabb magic against the league’s top team last week. The Minds’ two point victory made them the league leader in points scored. The Minds have scored 777 points to Midwest’s 776. After stealing Northboro’s superbowl-winning receiving corps of Marques Colston, Randy Moss and Calvin Johnson, it’s easy to see why. 6-6 is a freak accident. Mike’s team is a team to watch if he makes the playoffs.
4. Northern Spies: You gotta hand it to Rich, fifth in the league in points scored, his team always finds a way to get by. In last week’s case, they put up 76 points against Tony. It was a team effort, with all but one player scoring nine or more points… and that player (Reggie Bush) didn’t play. I still have trouble seeing where how they’ve managed to win seven games, but putting Adrian Peterson on the league leader in points against is clearly a winning formula.
5. Gangsters: Shades of 2002 resonate with this team. Dead to rights at 4-6 two weeks ago, young Ricky Williams has emerged as a legitimate #1 running back in Ronnie Brown’s absence, completely changing the look of this backfield. He’ll need that this week when he’ll have the honor of going up against Hugh, but if he could find a way to sneak into the playoffs, he could surprise a few teams.
6. Rocky Brook: Alas, their win-loss record is the only thing holding this team back. A 72 point pasting of Northboro, including the emergence of Laurence Maroney and the continued dominance of Drew Brees, make this team much more imposing now than it was at the beginning of the year. Rocky Brook could play spoiler for the Riches. This is a team to be feared as long as Maroney is getting the goal line work.
7. Northboro: A combination of injuries, bad decisions and Greg Jennings have hampered the Steroids for the entire year, but nothing could have saved them last week. Cedric Benson was declared active for last weeks game 15 minutes before he was declared inactive, leaving the Steroids with an empty running back slot. Our backs and receivers combined for a mighty seven points. We can proudly say that our 26 points surpassed a third of Rocky Brook’s 72, as Northboro dropped its third in a row. With that said, Benson’s timely return against the Lions could help salvage a playoff spot.
8. Georgia: John was the proud winner of Rice Bowl I, and he’s looking to go for the sweep. This would be an inopportune time for Mr. Dennehy to lose to the family rival. Georgia has had a rough year. Their best receiver was shut down last week along with the rest of the Patriots offense. With that said, Georgia could really put an exclamation point on their year by knocking the league’s top scoring team out of the playoffs.