New SI Power Rankings

[outoftheashes]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/dr_z/09/20/rankings.week2.part1/index.html?cnn=yes

Dropped to 21

 

[Alan]

I'm glad the 49ers have a better ranking ...

 

[AzWins23]

I'm glad the 49ers have a better ranking ...

And the Jets???

 

[Sandan]

Seems about par for the course.

The formula for ranking the Cardinals is usually to place them below all teams with a similar record, then drop them a further slot or 2.

I guess we can be happy that we wern't dropped the extra slot of two this week.

 

[gusmahler]

Last in the NFC West?

 

[az1965]

How come 9ers are above us??

 

[Assface]

How come 9ers are above us??

Because they've beaten a better team than we have so far.

 

[MT9erFan]

How come 9ers are above us??

49ERS
Offense RK 5
Defense Rk 19
Sp. Tms Rk 7

CARDINALS
Offense RK 20
Defense Rk 28
Sp. Tms Rk 23

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/5982166

 

[Jttsaz]

49ERS
Offense RK 5
Defense Rk 19
Sp. Tms Rk 7

CARDINALS
Offense RK 20
Defense Rk 28
Sp. Tms Rk 23

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/5982166

But what about head to head w/l?

 

[Card Trader]

49ERS
Offense RK 5
Defense Rk 19
Sp. Tms Rk 7

CARDINALS
Offense RK 20
Defense Rk 28
Sp. Tms Rk 23

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/5982166

LOL

Those might be the worst rankings I've ever seen. Too laughable to even discuss logically.

In no rankings should the Niners, let alone the Packers be ranked higher than the Cards.

 

[az1965]

49ERS
Offense RK 5
Defense Rk 19
Sp. Tms Rk 7

CARDINALS
Offense RK 20
Defense Rk 28
Sp. Tms Rk 23

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/5982166

If this is the criteria used for power rankings, not that I care about these rankings, then Cardinals should have been in the top 10 last year...

 

[gusmahler]

If this is the criteria used for power rankings, not that I care about these rankings, then Cardinals should have been in the top 10 last year...

Those aren't the criteria (the power rankings are on SI, the individual unit rankings are on Fox).

Those individual unit rankings are based on something called DVOA, and explained fully on the Football Outsiders site (http://www.footballoutsiders.com/methods.php). In brief, "The majority of the ratings featured on FootballOutsiders.com are based on DVOA, or Defense-adjusted Value Over Average. DVOA breaks down every single play of the season to see how much success offensive players achieved in each specific situation compared to the league average in that situation, adjusted for the strength of the opponent."

It's not a ranking of mere yards (like the NFL official rankings in which Arizona was in the top 10 in both offense and defense). It is some weird, proprietary formula that analyzes each play. E.g., a gain of 7 yards on 3rd and 13 is worth less than a gain of 5 yards on 3rd and 2.

It's far from accepted in the industry and I know of no other site besides Fox and Football Outsiders that uses it. It's basically an attempt to bring sabermetrics into football.

 

[green machine]

49ERS
Offense RK 5
Defense Rk 19
Sp. Tms Rk 7

CARDINALS
Offense RK 20
Defense Rk 28
Sp. Tms Rk 23

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/5982166

Weren't the Cardinals in the top 10 for both offense and defense last year? Alot of good that did.

 

[CardLogic]

Who cares the games are played on the field not in power rankings BS!