Again with the Chargers hype? They're failure in powder blue.

Norv Turner is their coach. C'mon.

This guy is clearly very, very high

The Cowboys are farking 3rd? That's horseshiat. As long as Romo the Giant Douchebag is their starting QB and fat fark Wade Phillips is their coach, they'll never get deeper into the playoffs than the second round.

As a Skins fan, I might be a little biased, but seriously, 3rd? GTFO.

I would say 26th is a little low for my Skins too, they're good for at least 24th.

Anyone who gets angry about this must also chase rabbits, eat shiat and bark at the moon.

albo: Again with the Chargers hype? They're failure in powder blue.

Norv Turner is their coach. C'mon.

This guy is clearly very, very high

HEY! We're one guy who can kick against the Jets in a rainstorm away!

But yeah, that list is stupid. The Broncos, and maybe even the Raiders & Chiefs will be stronger this year so the AFC West may be a bit tougher.

Yeah, I'm angry. The Bears are too high.

Bears at 27. Sounds about right.

Heckuva job, Jerry.

Treygreen13: You're the first person I've ever heard call Romo a douchebag.

Do you leave Texas much?

Treygreen13: Overdose: The Cowboys are farking 3rd? That's horseshiat. As long as Romo the Giant Douchebag is their starting QB and fat fark Wade Phillips is their coach, they'll never get deeper into the playoffs than the second round.

As a Skins fan, I might be a little biased, but seriously, 3rd? GTFO.

I would say 26th is a little low for my Skins too, they're good for at least 24th.

You're the first person I've ever heard call Romo a douchebag. What have you seen from him to make you think he's a douchebag?

I agree here. Romo's actually a pretty classy guy from everything I've seen. Which is to say nothing of his football abilities, however.

kronicfeld: The Bengals? Haha. Right.

Yeah, if you're gonna perform fellatio on the Bengals and their fans, why not put them at number one? It's not much more ridiculous.

Treygreen13: Overdose: The Cowboys are farking 3rd? That's horseshiat. As long as Romo the Giant Douchebag is their starting QB and fat fark Wade Phillips is their coach, they'll never get deeper into the playoffs than the second round.

As a Skins fan, I might be a little biased, but seriously, 3rd? GTFO.

I would say 26th is a little low for my Skins too, they're good for at least 24th.

You're the first person I've ever heard call Romo a douchebag. What have you seen from him to make you think he's a douchebag?

Ooo, I've got a story. So a friend of mine is in this bar in Grayton Beach, FL 2 years ago and she sees Tony Romo and Jessica Simpson show up. So the whole night Jessica is sitting at the bar by herself and he's shiatfaced and badgering the DJ to let him DJ and getting pissy when then DJ won't let him. "Don't you know how I am" and all that.

/but that's all I got
//leaving tony ALONE!

The only thing that pisses me off is that this list exists in the first place.

Treygreen13: You're the first person I've ever heard call Romo a douchebag. What have you seen from him to make you think he's a douchebag?

He wears a star on his helmet, that's all it takes for me. He's also overrated and a choke artist.

You should leave Texas once in a while, there's a whole world out there.

The Bills are too high.

There's got to be at least a few college or CFL teams that you could rank above them.

The Cowboys also look a little high and while I'm probably the opposite of a Cowboy fan (despite being friends with Dwayne "The Sphinx" Thomas), Romo doesn't seem like a bad fellow. Of course I don't think Phillip Rivers is that bad of a fellow and he sends people into conniptions for some reason.

Treygreen13: Overdose: The Cowboys are farking 3rd? That's horseshiat. As long as Romo the Giant Douchebag is their starting QB and fat fark Wade Phillips is their coach, they'll never get deeper into the playoffs than the second round.

As a Skins fan, I might be a little biased, but seriously, 3rd? GTFO.

I would say 26th is a little low for my Skins too, they're good for at least 24th.

You're the first person I've ever heard call Romo a douchebag. What have you seen from him to make you think he's a douchebag?

Sarcasm?

It seems like everyone calls him a douchebag or "Homo".

Treygreen13: You're the first person I've ever heard call Romo a douchebag. What have you seen from him to make you think he's a douchebag?

if he spent his golf time on actual QB learnin', maybe he could win a playoff game with those overhyped egomaniacs in dallas

kronicfeld: Treygreen13: You're the first person I've ever heard call Romo a douchebag. What have you seen from him to make you think he's a douchebag?

Backwards hat. It's science. See, e.g.:

I'm currently wearing a backwards hat, so I'm getting a kick in the ego from these remarks.

Broncos #24, wtf? TEBOW!

You will never see any player in the entire country hold a clipboard as hard as Tim will hold a clipboard this season!


oh, and Al Davis is still not dead...

arggh!

Nabb1: kronicfeld: Treygreen13: You're the first person I've ever heard call Romo a douchebag. What have you seen from him to make you think he's a douchebag?

Backwards hat. It's science. See, e.g.:

I knew I wasn't the only one who subscribed to that theory. The only notable exception to the rule is Ken Griffey, Jr., but beyond that, it's a fairly reliable metric.

There was a post in deadspin a few weeks ago about The Kid and his backwards hat. Something about how it makes us feel old, and damn if it doesn't look silly past a certain age.



I think this guy ruined it for everyone.

Treygreen13: Yes. Do you go to Texas much?

I used to go pretty frequently, admittedly not since Romo has been QB. I asked b/c there are a lot of people who think he's a douche and the only people I've ever heard defend his honor are Texans. Maybe it's just because I'm in Philly where everyone thinks he's a douche, but I've heard that opinion of him more than any other.

hazeleyedwolff: Treygreen13: Yes. Do you go to Texas much?

I used to go pretty frequently, admittedly not since Romo has been QB. I asked b/c there are a lot of people who think he's a douche and the only people I've ever heard defend his honor are Texans. Maybe it's just because I'm in Philly where everyone thinks he's a douche, but I've heard that opinion of him more than any other.

Doesn't everyone in Philly think everyone is a douche?

Damn...is putting the Chargers #1 in preseason rankings some sort of prerequisite now? They've got a pretty weak division so naturally they'll have 11-12 wins, 4 of them basically automatic wins. But c'mon...sheesh...

/glad to see my Pack ranked high
//would almost rather they be an under-dog though...

Packers are too high. Counting on a rookie addition to upgrade your offensive line (for pre-season polling) is dumb.

//Packers fan.

Bengals? Number 6?

Which brings me to my next point....don't smoke crack.

mjbok: Counting on a rookie addition to upgrade your offensive line (for pre-season polling) is dumb.

I read the rankings wrong, but still counting on an unproven rookie at any position is dumb.

The Packers' stellar playoff defense will be the foundation for yet another Super Bowl.

Oh wait.

ihatedumbpeople: Damn...is putting the Chargers #1 in preseason rankings some sort of prerequisite now? They've got a pretty weak division so naturally they'll have 11-12 wins, 4 of them basically automatic wins. But c'mon...sheesh...

/glad to see my Pack ranked high
//would almost rather they be an under-dog though...

They're doing what the Giants did. If you make it to the playoffs ever farking year you'll eventually win the super bowl.

warwithtostitos: Treygreen13: Overdose: The Cowboys are farking 3rd? That's horseshiat. As long as Romo the Giant Douchebag is their starting QB and fat fark Wade Phillips is their coach, they'll never get deeper into the playoffs than the second round.

As a Skins fan, I might be a little biased, but seriously, 3rd? GTFO.

I would say 26th is a little low for my Skins too, they're good for at least 24th.

You're the first person I've ever heard call Romo a douchebag. What have you seen from him to make you think he's a douchebag?

I agree here. Romo's actually a pretty classy guy from everything I've seen. Which is to say nothing of his football abilities, however.

Because obviously the QB currently ranked third All-Time, in terms of NFL QB rating is somehow lacking in football ability?

I do not know why so many fans try to relate TEAM success, in terms of playoff wins etc., to the individual play of the QB.

With that said, Tony's team has won 70% farking percent of the games in which he has been the starting QB, so whether you go by his career QB rating of 95.6, or the winning percentage of his team with him at the helm, Tony Romo is one hell of a good Quarterback.

I can certainly make a lot better case for the Boys deserving to be ranked 3rd than I could for the chargers deserving to be ranked 1st. I really don't get that one at all.

FWIW, even as a Dallas Cowboys homer, I would probably rank them more like 5th in the "power rankings" right now.

Doc Daneeka: The Bills are too high.

There's got to be at least a few college or CFL teams that you could rank above them.

With the Bills moving to Toronto soon, I guess you can classify them as a Psuedo-CFL team

No team has ever made a Super Bowl in its home stadium



/not available for comment

Nabb1: I knew I wasn't the only one who subscribed to that theory. The only notable exception to the rule is Ken Griffey, Jr., but beyond that, it's a fairly reliable metric.

No, Ken Griffey Jr is a douchebag too. Just because Seattle thinks the sun shines out his ass doesn't make it true. It's an interesting phenomenon - the dude forced a trade to exactly one team because he couldn't stand the farking place. Then he comes back when they're the only team that will have him, shows up late and fat to spring training, hits .180 when he's not sleeping in the clubhouse DURING games (it's not douchebag arrogance, it's an idiosyncrasy), leaves town to quit without acknowledging his teammates or the fans, and uses his retirement statement to complain about his lack of playing time. Douche. Bag.

JohnBigBootay: Douche. Bag.

He is all of what you said and more. I could tell you some good ones from when he was in Cincy that aren't public knowledge.

JohnBigBootay: Douche. Bag.

Someone sounds Bit.ter.

Di Atribe: He has never missed a practice, meeting, or OTA. Ever. That includes for the purposes of playing golf. Peyton Manning & Tom Brady have both missed more practices than Tony Romo. Are you suggesting that football players never do anything besides football? Ever?

i didn't think romo's mom had a fark account

NFL QB's as a group are not the classiest individuals but Romo seems like a nice enough dude from what I've read. He's certainly not near the top of the list for NFL qb douchebags.

Giving up on the whole "win a playoff game" comment already?

For shame.

i had another comment lined up but i muffed the "add a comment" button even though the snap was good

Di Atribe: Just goes to show you got a big fat wad o' nothin.

i'm the flozell adams of NFL snark

The Power Rangers are at NFL mini-camp?

Di Atribe: Treygreen13: Most of the stories I hear about him are good. Except for the one from earlier, which is brand new to me.

You mean the one from a friend of a random internet person? Oh yeah, well if it happened to his friend, it must be true!

Why is it so hard to believe that a QB who has been treated like a God his whole life may be arrogant and pushy? I even recall an incident at a party where I saw Saint Breesus act like a dick, and my sister has a killer Jim Harbaugh story from 15 years ago.

Then again, the few times I partied with Mike Alstott was super cool. He was known as the nicest guy at Purdue.

Overdose: Someone sounds Bit.ter.

I'm a transplanted Pirates fan so I have my own problems and could give a shiat what he does, but living in Seattle I just find it to be an interesting phenomenon how worshipped he is here when he domonstrated on multiple occasions that he can't stand the place. It's like there's this collective amnesia. They remember his 18 year old ear to ear grin. They don't remember the bi-weekly blackball of the press, or forcing his way out of town, or crying that the RF fence was too long, or the sports radio feud, or his ESPN boycott for not showing enough of his highlights. He was a prima donna the entire time, but he was their prima donna I suppose. Not unlike Bonds in SF.

The Muthaship: He is all of what you said and more. I could tell you some good ones from when he was in Cincy that aren't public knowledge.

I have no doubt

albo: Di Atribe: Just goes to show you got a big fat wad o' nothin.

i'm the flozell adams of NFL snark

You rack up a lot of false start penalties?

No one has a good grip on the NFL rankings 8 weeks into the season, so rankings 3 months before the season starts are going to be silly.

That aside, the heck does this sentence mean? "Jets -- Something about all their high-profile moves seems like there's a trap door ready to sink the ship"?

Is he trying to say that there is a trap door installed on a ship that when triggered would sink it? Or is he saying the ship is sailing along and ends up on top of the trap door, which for some reason is in the water, that gets triggered and sinks the ship?

Treygreen13: Rapmaster2000: Di Atribe: Treygreen13: Most of the stories I hear about him are good. Except for the one from earlier, which is brand new to me.

You mean the one from a friend of a random internet person? Oh yeah, well if it happened to his friend, it must be true!

Why is it so hard to believe that a QB who has been treated like a God his whole life may be arrogant and pushy? I even recall an incident at a party where I saw Saint Breesus act like a dick, and my sister has a killer Jim Harbaugh story from 15 years ago.

Then again, the few times I partied with Mike Alstott was super cool. He was known as the nicest guy at Purdue.

It could very well be true. People say I'm the nicest guy, but if I got blitzed I could probably do some douchey things. I mean, I might not try to rape-rape a girl in the bathroom of a clup, but asking the DJ if I could give it a spin might happen.

Absolutely. I could be the same way. The story doesn't surprise me.

Jock dates hot chick. Gets drunk. Ignores date. Hassles DJ. News at 11.

Okay, I'm a Chargers fan, but... number 1? REALLY? Ugh. Like this team needs to get a big head and have a slow again. . . AGAIN.

Rapmaster2000: Di Atribe: Treygreen13: Most of the stories I hear about him are good. Except for the one from earlier, which is brand new to me.

You mean the one from a friend of a random internet person? Oh yeah, well if it happened to his friend, it must be true!

Why is it so hard to believe that a QB who has been treated like a God his whole life may be arrogant and pushy? I even recall an incident at a party where I saw Saint Breesus act like a dick, and my sister has a killer Jim Harbaugh story from 15 years ago.

Then again, the few times I partied with Mike Alstott was super cool. He was known as the nicest guy at Purdue.

Ummm, you do realize that Tony went to a small school and was an undrafted free agent when picked up by the 'Boys who spent 3.5 seasons as a back-up to guys like Vinny and Drew Bledslow, right?

Tony is probably often treated like a demi-god NOW, but it certainly has not always been that way.

er - slow start.

/preview is my friend.

you cowboys fans need to simmer down or somebody's gonna get stabbed in the neck and there'll be hell to pay. er, no hell to pay, actually

I am prepared for a 4-12 Eagles team this year.

Obscure Login: No one has a good grip on the NFL rankings 8 weeks into the season, so rankings 3 months before the season starts are going to be silly.

No shiat - I think half the top 10 teams of week 8 last year missed the playoffs. That said I am happy to see the steelers down near 20. I'd rather be surprised on the upside. And just so there's no misunderstandings later on, I will be rooting hard for my team no matter what our douchebag qb does. Thus far I am 1% optimistic as he at least seems to be smart enough to be laying extremely low the last couple of months. I'm sure there's 1000 people watching him and will report on it if he so much as double parks.

The Muthaship: Bengals? Number 6?

Which brings me to my next point....don't smoke crack.

You mean the team with the num. 4 overall Defense that is returning almost all its starters, a offensive line thats actually played a season now and more offensive weapons? the ones that beat every team in the AFC North twice last season? Sure, why not?


/knows they'll go 7-9, but its fun to pretend

rickythepenguin: Di Atribe: Calling someone a "homo" shouldn't be an insult. It's also terribly uncreative.


Homo.

We can only wish.

// also, Raiders over Redskins!
// schadenfreude is beautiful
// ex-Skins fan

ItsJustJake: I am prepared for a 4-12 Eagles team this year.

eagles fans inherit from birth two things: the first is hatred of the cowboys, but the main one is the expectation of failure.

so there's nothing anybody can say that can ever hurt us

3 G's:

Ummm, you do realize that Tony went to a small school and was an undrafted free agent when picked up by the 'Boys who spent 3.5 seasons as a back-up to guys like Vinny and Drew Bledslow, right?

Tony is probably often treated like a demi-god NOW, but it certainly has not always been that way.

I've actually partied at Eastern Ill. It's not that small. At 10,000 undergrads, it's 3 times bigger than Wake Forest.

Not exactly Division I ball, but not a nobody either.

Di Atribe: Rapmaster2000: I've actually partied at Eastern Ill. It's not that small. At 10,000 undergrads, it's 3 times bigger than Wake Forest.

Not exactly Division I ball, but not a nobody either.

Whoa, man. Anyone you haven't partied with?

Jared from Subway. No fat chicks.

the saints look good

I am happy with the position of my 9ers. There I said it.

Glad to see my Ravens getting some love in these rankings, even if they do mean squat at this point in the offseason. If they stay healthy, they should dominate the AFC North this year. Seeing what Flacco can do with Boldin, Mason, Stallworth, Rice, Heap, Dickson, Pitta, and McGahee is gonna make for some exciting TV.

There really needs to be a pic of the straight jacket guy yelling "Cowboys Cowboys Cowboys!"

I know most are joking...but it's just pathetic how much time and energy (obviously bereft of thought) people put into hating a team from a game.

/That said, your team sucks.

Came for the Cowboys butthurt, satisfied 6 posts in.

/and about half the posts after that
//haters dominating the thread!!

BMoreBeowulf: Glad to see my Ravens getting some love in these rankings, even if they do mean squat at this point in the offseason. If they stay healthy, they should dominate the AFC North this year. Seeing what Flacco can do with Boldin, Mason, Stallworth, Rice, Heap, Dickson, Pitta, and McGahee is gonna make for some exciting TV.

Truely, watching Unibrow stare down Mason all game for another season will be amazing.

NaziKamikaze: There really needs to be a pic of the straight jacket guy yelling "Cowboys Cowboys Cowboys!"

I know most are joking...but it's just pathetic how much time and energy (obviously bereft of thought) people put into hating a team from a game.

/That said, your team sucks.

My point exactly (except for the 'sucks' part)...Cowboys just dominate.

Here's to hoping my cousin Stephen McGee gets alot of snaps in the pre-season games.



GO COWBOYS!!

lakrfool: NaziKamikaze: There really needs to be a pic of the straight jacket guy yelling "Cowboys Cowboys Cowboys!"

I know most are joking...but it's just pathetic how much time and energy (obviously bereft of thought) people put into hating a team from a game.

/That said, your team sucks.

My point exactly (except for the 'sucks' part)...Cowboys just dominate.

Here's to hoping my cousin Stephen McGee gets alot of snaps in the pre-season games.


GO COWBOYS!!

The sucks part was just a joke/part of the meme. I just really enjoy watching all of football but have been a moderate fan of the Boys since I was kid.

Also the dominate point you made...yeah, for the most part. Except when it really counts... :(

26th seems about right for the 'Skins

Although with McNabb &, Larry Johnson they have a shot at the 2006 NFC title!

NaziKamikaze: Also the dominate point you made...yeah, for the most part. Except when it really counts... :(

*plugs fingers in ears*

NANANANANANA!!!

lakrfool: NaziKamikaze: There really needs to be a pic of the straight jacket guy yelling "Cowboys Cowboys Cowboys!"

I know most are joking...but it's just pathetic how much time and energy (obviously bereft of thought) people put into hating a team from a game.

/That said, your team sucks.

My point exactly (except for the 'sucks' part)...Cowboys just dominate.

Here's to hoping my cousin Stephen McGee gets alot of snaps in the pre-season games.



GO COWBOYS!!

They've got five pre-season games this year, so we should get to see quite a bit of all the young players this pre-season.

LucklessWonder: Although with McNabb &, Larry Johnson they have a shot at the 2006 NFC titl

i snickered
+1

Nabb1: downstairs: Lets see, the Saints won the Super Bowl and didn't lose anyone substantial during the offseason. And they're ranked 8th? Below the Falcons? Ha!

Just because they won it all doesn't mean you have to rank them #1, sure. But 8th?

You'd think that would be enough to at least be the highest ranked team in the division. Seriously, the Falcons?

Yeah, i'm a little miffed about that one as well.

Then again, who the hell decided preseason rankings were even worth a flip in the pros? Hell, they ain't worth shiat in college either!

Di Atribe: fireside68: Then again, who the hell decided preseason rankings were even worth a flip in the pros? Hell, they ain't worth shiat in college either!

We know. We just miss football.

Subby was actually just trolling. He's surprised you guys haven't pointed out the most egregious failure on the list.

Look where the Colts are.

Di Atribe: fireside68: Then again, who the hell decided preseason rankings were even worth a flip in the pros? Hell, they ain't worth shiat in college either!

We know. We just miss football.

I hear that. That's why I've managed to chain my fortunes to college baseball and hockey during the offseason. My college team is eliminated after a gutsy performance in the SEC tournament, and my hockey team never left the ground--hasn't since like 2006.

You're right. Bring on the pigskin.

Di Atribe: We know. We just miss football.

yeah, and now we have two weeks of foreigner football to endure. it's like getting marmite when you want Jif

The Bears 27?

Below teams like the Raiders and the Chiefs? Really? I'll smoke whatever he is smoking.

/Not saying they are gonna be contenders, but if they at least stay the same as last year they are better than 27
//Think they will honestly improve and surprise a lot of people
///Playoff appearance still in question though

Lt. Cheese Weasel: Di Atribe: fireside68: Then again, who the hell decided preseason rankings were even worth a flip in the pros? Hell, they ain't worth shiat in college either!

We know. We just miss football.

Pretty much this, as the lady said. IF the Rangers manage to stay in the hunt until August, I won't suffer much, but Jaysus H Keerist, I do miss Fubol.

I'll wait until after the all-star break to see if the usual Astros show up. If not...well, then I'll be combing the web for news on LSU and the Saints football.

I want to be cautiously optimistic about the 9ers. We are returning a lot of the team, have been training well, had a great draft and the coaching staff is improving. We are going to be consistent in the talent we put on the field which will hopefully help with team work. We do have one home game in London, but its against the Broncos so maybe that will be OK. I really really want to see them in the playoffs again so I'm pretty excited, but trying to temper it as they will probably lose in the WC round.

neuroflare: A lot of teams are above the Cards now, but with the next MVP at the helm, and Beanie flying out of the back field I don't see why we aren't ranked number one.