Four-pronged formula

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Four-pronged formula: Colts are NFL's best at key positions - NFL - CBSSports.com Football (http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/11812689)

[StevenSD]

never thought i'd see the day where i actually like prisco's rankings

[dunnDunnit]

I halfway agree, hate Priscoe's ratings too. Green Bay is ranked waaaaay to HIGH.

[MrSlurpee]

Pretty interesting ratings. I like these rankings, although I disagree with some of Prisco's comments about the passing game. I still think that Championship teams have to be built around the running game, both offensively and defensively. Teams can get by a lot more frequently if they can run the ball and stop the run, than if they can only throw the ball and only stop the pass.

[Weston M]

Well, the Saints are in the top 8 according to this. Eight teams make the playoffs. Would feel a little more confident to have more than the #31 CB and #24 pass-rusher though.

weston

[Who Dey]

I think the Bengals are a little too high at 12. It remains to be seen how the offensive will play and if Carson's elbow will hold up. The Bengals had NO pass rush last season. I hate to always be critical of "my" team but I have to call it like I see it.

[gamefarm83]

Pennington should be higher than 19 and porter should be higher than 12

:homer:

[Ball_Hawks]

wow Seahawks at 9. didn't see that coming at all.

[william00777]

I want to debunk this but I'm thinking about past champions and all the modern ones but one that I can think of rank high in this system.

The 07 Giants don't rank too high on this system. One of my problems is it doesn't factor in the running game. the superbowl winning Ravens and Bucs still rank well on this system though. The Bucs aren't crazy high because of left tackle but the two defensive rankings are would have been high.

My other problem is top CB doesn't mean top Passing D. You can have one without the other both ways.

[Ravenatic20]

Looks like a popularity contest at each position.

[AlexanderNevermind]

Observation after a quick glance, Green Bay, Tennessee, and Cincy are too high.

And Buffalo next to last, come-on they have to be as high as Oakland.

[peytonsplA]

Obviously this rating system is way too QB centric, with the QB literally equally half of the team's ranking.

Essentially completely ignoring the running game is a huge issue here obviously, but the idea of limiting the rating system to just four key players is an interesting one.

I think the system could be made tremendously better simply by replacing the cornerback with the defensive tackle. Then you would have the two most important positions for each side of the ball.

That would drop teams like the Colts while keeping others like the Chargers and Patriots high. It would give a boost to the champion Steelers as well as others like the Ravens and Vikings who are rated way too low. The Redskins would get a nice boost as well now that they have Haynesworth. There is no way they are a bottom 5 team in the league. They weren't even that last year before their upgrades.

[BigBenCan7]

Looks like a popularity contest at each position.

Well, obviously. There's only one Raven in the top 10 at any position.

[Ravenatic20]

Well, obviously. There's only one Raven in the top 10 at any position.
Exactly. The Ravens are not popular. Further proof that this is a popularity contest at each position.

[StevenSD]

Exactly. The Ravens are not popular. Further proof that this is a popularity contest at each position.

Philip Rivers isn't that popular, so I dunno