Subscribe RSS

Posts Tagged ‘power rankings’

T-Rac’s Power Rankings: Week 14

December 15th, 2009 by Rogersworthe | No Comments | Filed in T-Rac Wrap

So, I usually come out with an “Evaluating Vince Young’s play” post on Tuesday. However, he didn’t play much during the Rams and what there is to evaluate is more of the same and doesn’t feel worth it. So at that point I tried to think of an idea for a post and came up with nothing. As a result, you get Power Rankings. YAYY!!!

So, with that rousing introduction, here come T-RAC’S POWER RANKINGS:

  1. New Orleans Saints (13-0): Uhhhh…. they beat everybody and Drew Brees is playing a lot better than Peyton Manning. Why? Not because he is better, but because his supporting cast is much better which means he has the better team.
  2. Indianapolis Colts (13-0): Fine, they’re #2. They are still undefeated. However, removing your starters makes it harder to remain undefeated. They will lose.
  3. San Diego Chargers (10-3): Maybe Norv Turner isn’t such a bad coach after all…. HAHAHAHAHA just kidding. But in all seriousness, I think they’d crush Minnesota.
  4. Green Bay Packers (9-4): Best defense in the NFL. Their Offensive Line is finally figuring out how to keep Rodgers upright for 4 plays a game, and that seems to be enough. I like this team a lot. Let’s just ignore I am talking up my preseason Super Bowl pick.
  5. Minnesota Vikings (11-2): I hate this team. I hate them so much. So so much. The Favre collapse is coming… Just wait.
  6. Philadelphia Eagles (9-4): For some reason, I feel like this team has lost a lot more games than 4. Also, I still think there is a really good team in there just waiting to erupt all over the NFL. Just peak all over everybody.
  7. Denver Broncos (8-5): It feels rather odd to put this team up this high, but there isn’t a team below them that I would bet on beating the Broncos. This includes Cincinnati, who I am rather down on.
  8. New England Patriots (8-5): Still a scary team. Oh how I wish I could trust this collapse. But I don’t. This team is still one that gives me nightmares. Call it the aftereffects of 59-0. Maybe post-traumatic stress disorder? I don’t know. But I still get this feeling in my gut that Masshole fans will be talking about the specialness of this team before the end of the season.
  9. Miami Dolphins (7-6): One of the best coaching staffs in the NFL has readjusted once again to their circumstances and now run the I-Form and the accompanying Play Action pass about as well as any team in the NFL. When did Chad Henne become good? This team will be a tough out.
  10. Cincinnati Bengals (9-4): I am down on these guys. Big time. Why? Because Carson Palmer all of a sudden sucks, and all of a sudden the win at Pittsburgh doesn’t look like that big of a deal. (more…)

Tags: , , ,

T-Rac’s 2009 NFL Midseason Report

November 10th, 2009 by Rogersworthe | 4 Comments | Filed in T-Rac

So, every website and their mother (websites have moms? Yes.) has NFL Power Rankings. They’re totally meaningless and are almost never accurate (if one regards the playoffs as a true test). So, knowing this, I give you the T-Rac version of Power Rankings for the halfway point of the season.

  1. New Orleans Saints (8-0): Their closest game this year has been 8 points, and that was on a late bullshit field goal. They’re my midseason favorite to win the Super Bowl, and their DEFENSE has scored more Touchdowns than the Browns Offense. The official tally: NO Defense 7 Cleveland Offense 5.
  2. Pittsburgh Steelers (6-2): They had a rough patch earlier this year, but Polamalu is back and, not surprisingly, the Defense came back with his return. On offense, Big Ben is still a top 5 QB, they have good Wide Receivers, and their Offensive Line is improved. When you add Rashard Mendenhall and a good running game to that offense then I think they’re better than any team in the AFC. The Colts sure as hell wouldn’t beat them right now.
  3. Indianapolis Colts (8-0): They’re good. Peyton Manning is great. However, they keep just barely getting by teams that the Saints would be blowing out. And as much as I hate cliches about the running game, at some point you got to have one. Also, as good as their defense has played, I don’t trust them to continue that. They’re too small to stop a team from controlling the clock against them. Heck, that’s exactly what Miami did, they just weren’t quite good enough to finish the game.
  4. New England Patriots (6-2): They’re putting it together. I hate that. They scare me.
  5. Minnesota Vikings (7-1): This is where they are. I wanted to put them lower because I am just waiting for their collapse, but there isn’t any other teams left who I would pick to beat them right now. (more…)

Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

T-Rac’s Top 10

September 15th, 2009 by Rogersworthe | No Comments | Filed in T-Rac's Top 10

So, everybody does their own power rankings. I decided that we should also do some. Now, all power rankings are biased, but they annoyingly pretend they aren’t. So, I am going to come out and say it: These will be the most biased power rankings you will ever find. No imperical data or thought go into these power rankings, just my own completely biased opinion.

  1. Tennessee Titans: Went into Pittsburgh and should have been up 24-7 at one point. Best team in the NFL. NO CONTEST MOTHERF***ER.
  2. Detroit Lions: To be able to go in and put up 27 points on a vaunted Gregg Williams defense with your rookie QB throwing 3 Interceptions… Color me impressed.
  3. New Orleans Saints: Drew Brees. Drew Brees. Drew Brees. (I have him on my fantasy team)
  4. Oakland Raiders: Jamarcus Russell looked like John Elway hitting that pass with 2 minutes left. Also, McFadden played just good enough and the Raiders defense held Ladanian Tomlinson down just enough for me to win my fantasy game vs. The Raging Clam.
  5. Ohio State Buckeyes: Fluky loss to USC. Won’t happen again.
  6. New York Giants: Meh… they’re allright. Somebody’s gotta be #6.
  7. Green Bay Packers: That play to Greg Jennings was off the hook.
  8. Tennessee Titans 2nd Unit: Yeah, we’re that deep.
  9. San Fransisco 49ers: You not only covered the spread against Arizona for me, you beat them outright. Thank you, Mike Singletary.
  10. Philadephia Eagles: They CRUSHED Carolina. It helped Jake Delhomme returned to playoff form.

I dare you to find one mistake in those power rankings. They’re awesome. Perfect, actually. Just perfect.

Tags: , ,

Mascot Power Rankings 2009

June 4th, 2009 by Spizz | 2 Comments | Filed in T-Rac

People are always talking about what the most important position in football is. What’s that? It’s obviously quarterback? Oh. Well, now that that’s settled and we all need something new to debate, I present the first annual T-Rac’s Posse NFL Mascot Power Rankings! Feel free to debate my decisions and question my sexuality in the comments.

Mascot Photo Gallery (in order of relative power):


1. T-Rac (raccoon), Tennessee

Built LP Field with his bare paws, and still had enough energy to satisfy every Titans cheerleader.

2. Swoop (eagle), Philadelphia

Recent White House memos released by the Obama administration reveal that Swoop was given an hour alone with Saddam Hussein while he was in U.S. custody. After five minutes, Hussein was begging to be waterboarded.

3. Chief Zee (real human), Washington

Well, for one thing, this one’s a real person. A real person without team security. A real person who was once attacked by a mob of Eagles fans at Veteran Field who “surrounded him in the parking lot, smashed his eye, broke his leg and stripped him to his underwear” (according to Mike Burke). Yeah. And he went back the next year.

4. Boltman (unknown), San Diego

The California Raisons + Steroids = Horrifying

5. Who Dey (tiger), Cincinnati

Originating from the popular/semi-retarded Cincy chant “Who dey think gonna beat them Bengals?”, Who Dey is a six-time Pro Bowl mascot with an outstanding warrant for eight counts of aggravated assault.

6. Ragnar (viking), Minnesota

Best known for his hilarious on-field antics and ceaseless raping of teenage girls.

7. Captain Fear (buccaneer), Tampa Bay

The only one that actually carries a dangerous weapon.

8. Pat Patriot (militiaman), New England

Just look at how jacked and tan he is. Pat also holds the mascot record for most Jägerbombs consumed during a time out with this guy.

9. Steely McBeam (steel worker), Pittsburgh

He’s got that abusive, alcoholic step-father appeal. Yeah, slapped your mom around a little. What are you gonna do about it? Lose another Super Bowl?

10. Staley Da Bear, Chicago


Named after the Decatur Staleys after they evolved into the Bears. I don’t even want to think about what Staley Da Bear is going to evolve into.

11. Miles (bronco), Denver

Miles would be higher on this list. But he was too busy getting high. Which explains why his eyes are always so slanted.

12. Blitz (seahawk), Seattle

Seattle’s mascot isn’t all that bad, considering the fact that the seahawk is not a real animal.

13. Toro (bull), Houston

Would be higher, but faces a strong possibility of being deported before the 2009 season starts.

14. Edgar, Allen, and Poe (ravens), Baltimore

The hilarious joke is worth spending three times more than every other team on mascot expenses.

15. Billy the Buffalo, Buffalo

While the buffalo is usually a powerful animal, Billy just looks too much like a muppet.

16. Sourdough Sam (prospector), San Francisco

Being named after bread will really kill your street cred.

17. Big Red (cardinal), Arizona

Last year’s NFC champ is now facing legal action from the Big Red chewing gum, which has been a major distraction this off-season. Also, he can’t fly.

18. C.B. (dog), Cleveland

Why they replaced Brownie the Elf, I’ll never know.

19. Freddie Falcon, Atlanta

Yeah, pretty much everyone on the remainder of this list is missing a chromosome or two.

20. Rowdy (cowboy), Dallas

At least he makes Tony Romo look less gay by comparison.

21. Gumbo (dog), New Orleans

A dog? Really? A jumbo shrimp would make way more sense.

22. T. D. (dolphin), Miami

A new mascot is the one thing keeping the Dolphins from making real progress.

23. Roary (lion), Detroit

Facing the crippling Detroit economy, the Lions are only able to feed Roary third-string players of the teams that they beat. It’s been a rough year.

24. K.C. Wolf, Kansas City

A mascot almost as mystifying as and in way worse shape than everyone’s favorite Tennessee Raccoon.

25. Jaxon De Ville (jaguar), Jacksonville

…And the worst name award goes to… Jaxon De Ville!

26. Sir Purr (panther), Carolina

I always thought mascots should be strong and intimidating, not obese pets. Although he was knighted in 2002, this Carolina Panther has lost focus on his growling and lung ripping-out. Also, he’s secretly gay with Jaxon De Ville.

27. Blue (horse), Indianapolis

Clearly mentally handicapped, I can only assume that Tony Dungy was too kind-hearted to put ol’ Blue down. Here’s hoping Jim Caldwell won’t be.

Tags: , , , ,

Follow Us