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Welcome back and welcome to week 0 of the official r/NFL Power Rankings! Everybody knows the best time to overreact is before the season starts. How will new quarterbacks play for their new schemes and teams? Which teams will play their fluke game and which ones are just actually bad? Why can’t every team be top 5? Discuss! 22/32 Reporting
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| 1. | Chiefs | 0-0 | The Chiefs come into the season with their eyes set on doing something that no other franchise has done in the Super Bowl era. I have no doubt that if you asked the guys in the building if this year was a failure if they did anything other than with another chip they would all answer the same way. Throughout the offseason the Chiefs seemed to have nailed several moves which should help in achieving that goal. The draft this season already feels like a major success with four picks set to play significant snaps. The receiving room, their major flaw last season, has been completely revamped and should be significantly more enjoyable to watch as a result. The Chiefs also benefit from still being in one of the weakest divisions in the NFL. Although the other teams in the AFC West are making moves to try and improve there should be a fair amount of skepticism that they’ll be able to meaningfully compete for a division title. | |
| 2. | 49ers | 0-0 | It has been a tumultuous offseason for the defending NFC champions. Superbowl hangover looming. CMC Madden curse. Aiyuk and Trent Williams holdouts. Pearsall Shot in SF. Outside of the headlines, the 49ers remain one of the most talented rosters in football lead by one of its best coaches. | |
| 3. | Ravens | 0-0 | ||
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| 5. | Texans | 0-0 | The Texans enter year 2 of the Ryan/Stroud era with expectations through the roof. After an off-season of adding star players on both sides of the ball, this team seemingly has the firepower to go toe to toe with anyone in the league. They’ll need to prove that last year wasn’t a fluke. | |
| 6. | Bills | 0-0 | ||
| 7. | Bengals | 0-0 | ||
| 8. | Cowboys | 0-0 | Its a new year… except in Dallas, where the plan is to roll with last year. Other than a couple OL rookies and a new DC, the team is mostly the same. They didn’t break the $3M contract barrier on an external FA until late August. We’re gonna have to see how that goes. | |
| 9. | Dolphins | 0-0 | We’re finally back. After nearly a full offseason of negotiations, we finally ended up paying our franchise quarterback Tua Tagovailoa a 4 year 212M contract. His first test after receiving said contract will be a frisky Jaguars team that shouldn’t be taken for granted. With the departures of Christian Wilkins, Robert Hunt, and Connor Williams, the interior on both sides of the ball lost a lot of talent and could be susceptible to good running backs such as Etienne or DTs such as Arik Armstead. On the flip side, with the return of all of our key skill positions, an addition of a very versatile weapon in Jonnu Smith, a lighter and more mobile Tua, and Mike McDaniel reportedly having a number of new wrinkles to his scheme, this offense should repeat as one of the top offenses in the league and give the Jaguars defense a hard time. With the embarrassing but understandable collapse last year in mind, beating the Jaguars and starting the season on the right foot is all we can ask for as we try to make this the first season in 23 years we win at least one playoff game. | |
| 10. | Eagles | 0-0 | Nick Sirianni’s seat is hotter than the wildfires of Sao Paolo after the disaster of last season’s collapse. An organization that usually avoids the “dysfunctional dumpster fire” allegations secretly fired their defensive coordinator to install pencil-pusher Matt Patricia mid-season, scapegoated Brian Johnson for running Nick Sirianni’s WR screen-heavy offense, and dealt with rumors of QB-HC beef behind the scenes will turn the corner into 2024 after having a relatively strong (on-paper) draft, a splashy FA period, and two new coordinators who will at least raise the floor of this team schematically. Kellen Moore and Vic Fangio are not perfect by any means, but they should help competency return to the team after a bizarre 2023. First up, a trip to the aforementioned Sao Paolo to face a surging young Packers team. | |
| 11. | Packers | 0-0 | Jordan Love is the highest paid player in NFL history. I cannot believe I’m typing this factually correct statement but the Packers decided to throw him the bag after demolishing the Cowboys in the playoffs and going toe-to-toe with the eventual Super Bowl runner-ups. Is he worth the money? Some might balk at the price tag but if he can replicate the second half of his 2023 over a full season he’ll be worth and then some. With Josh Jacobs and a gaggle of young receivers he should have the weapons to produce. Green Bay definitely has their sights set on bringing the Vince Lombardi Trophy back to Titletown, but as Packer fans have seen plenty of times even having an elite QB doesn’t solve every problem. Thats why the Packers also dumped their defensive coordinator Joe Barry, looking towards Jeff Hafley to organize the unit that’s seemed to mostly underperform since their Super Bowl run in 2010. Xavier McKinney and a healthy Jaire Alexander should bolster that unit quite nicely. This team was the youngest in the league last year and remains the youngest this year, the sky is the limit for the Packers. | |
| 12. | Rams | 0-0 | A new era begins in Los Angeles, as the Rams will embark on a season without Aaron Donald for the first time in ten years. The front office understandably spent most of their offseason resources bolstering the defense, including spending four of their first six draft picks on defensive linemen and signing several free agents for the secondary. While it’s unclear how the defense will perform without Aaron Donald, the larger concerns are with the offensive side of the ball. While projected to be on the league’s best units, outside of spending $51mm on a below average offensive guard (then converting him to center) and $23mm on a TE with 57 career receptions, the Rams didn’t really do anything to bolster the offense and known talent remains wafer-thin. Stafford’s age, Kupp’s injury history, and a rejiggered O-line are all question marks. A lot of things need to go the Rams way if they want to return to the playoffs, but HC Sean McVay always gets the best out of his coaches and players, so season potential remains high. | |
| 13. | Browns | 0-0 | Going 0-3 is very Browns way to start the new season. Cleveland will face a uphill battle with a challenging schedule this year. All eyes will be on Watson to see if he truly is worth the money, and headache for past off field issues. With last years late push, helmed by Joe Flacco of all people, Browns fans are hungry for the post season. | |
| 14. | Jets | 0-0 | ||
| 15. | Falcons | 0-0 | It’s that time of year, that time to feel. Hope is in the air, as it was before every regime before Raheem. But this time? It’s different. It’s not Jesse Tuggle leading the defense, it’s his son. It’s not Matt Ryan leading the team, it’s bizarro Matt Ryan. 50 years of franchise history can be summed up by reading Marion Campbell’s Wikipedia page. Atlanta may look different, Terry has made great value free agency signings, and Raheem is attracting the players and talent he promised. The offensive line has cohesion, there’s talent playing on rookie contracts. The team has veteran leadership and/or talent at every position group, the potential to do something different, but nothing’s proven. The Falcons will open the season in true bizarro fashion, against an Arthur Smith offense with Cordarrelle Patterson. | |
| 16. | Jaguars | 0-0 | For a decade and a half, a looming season for the Jaguars came with equal parts excitement and dread. There was always the sense of what improvement could come coupled to the fear (and sometimes knowledge) that it wouldn’t. The 2024 season looms now, still bringing excitement. The dread however, gone — replaced completely with expectation. The offense has been good, but is expected to be better, especially with a shored up line and healthy Lawrence. The defense needs and to be more than Hines-Allen and Oluokun showing up on every stat line if the squad intends to pass muster. Special teams will continue needing Logan to Cooke. “The talking is over,” were the words from Doug Pederson as his third season with the team spins up. With a gauntlet of a season opening schedule against 2023 postseason teams, it’s time to see just what exactly the Jaguars are made of. | |
| 17. | Buccaneers | 0-0 | Apologies if the list is not perfect. I made this list sleep deprived and stressed, an… |
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