latest ESPN Power Rankings (week 1)

[Dpantherman]

23 (22)Panthers8-8-0Carolina has the right running backs in a league that puts a premium on excellent quarterback play. (Sando)

The rankings were determined by a poll of four voters on ESPN.com's NFL staff: writers John Clayton (AFC East, NFC East), James Walker (AFC North, NFC North), Paul Kuharsky (AFC South, AFC West), and Mike Sando (NFC South, NFC West).

http://espn.go.com/nfl/powerrankings

Saints are 2nd and the falcons are 7th

voting breakdown--> 23- CAR- 23, 22, 23, 22

[MadHatter]

I just find in humorous that the Falcons are so high....people are going to look like idiots when they are mediocre for another season.

Not to mention that the Jets are at #9 and have been bitch slapped all preseason.

What a joke.

[Dpantherman]

and here are the week 1 picks....only 1 person picked us....which makes me happy. underdogs ftw!!!

http://espn.go.com/nfl/picks

[Kettle]

i don't know how they can justify doing rankings before a meaningful game has even been played. next weeks will be a little more worth looking at.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

I just find in humorous that the Falcons are so high....people are going to look like idiots when they are mediocre for another season.

Not to mention that the Jets are at #9 and have been bitch slapped all preseason.

What a joke.

Yeah, I don't get why everyone and their mother thinks the Falcons are the class of the division now. Oh well, we'll see.

[Swarly]

lol at the super bowl winners being #2. I know we all hate the Saints, but really how can Clayton rank them #5?

as for the Falcons: same stuff different year. the hype surrounding them and the Jets is unreal.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

Really. They won one more game than we did last year and, in my opinion, haven't done all that much to consider them contenders all of a sudden. Their defense looked pretty poor in the preseason.

Oh, but I forgot -- Michael Turner is the division's best running back (according to Yasinskas).

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

and here are the week 1 picks....only 1 person picked us....which makes me happy. underdogs ftw!!!

http://espn.go.com/nfl/picks

But it was also the only black dude, so we should be golden.

[Dpantherman]

the Falcons are going to get killed on Defense...again.

[Davidson Deac II]

lol at the super bowl winners being #2. I know we all hate the Saints, but really how can Clayton rank them #5?

as for the Falcons: same stuff different year. the hype surrounding them and the Jets is unreal.

Fwiw, I understand why he did that. The Superbowl winner is almost always down a bit the next year.

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

lol an overrated free agent corner who has been coasting on name recognition since his rookie season has shot the Falcons about ten spots higher than they should be. Amazing

[Future of the Funchise]

Power rankings, ha, this is like the B.C.S. wait no it's not because it holds no bearing on our team or our actual rank in the league. The only thing that determines that is our actual play on the field. I don't give a damn about our Bull sChit Score.

[Sincere Panthers Fan II]

Turner is considered the best RB in our division?

Lol that's BS. He's gonna get hurt anyway the Falcons have been work-horsing him too much.

[TheSaint]

lol at the super bowl winners being #2. I know we all hate the Saints, but really how can Clayton rank them #5?

as for the Falcons: same stuff different year. the hype surrounding them and the Jets is unreal.

Because as much as yall perceive the media's hype/love, whatever you want to call it, with N.O....just remember, its Peytons dick they love to suck.