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Eagles ranked 4th, Giants ranked 16th in ESPN power rankings

Del Shofner : 10/13/2015 3:44 pm
This kind of surprised me. The Eagles have a positive +/- in points so I don't think they're as bad as has sometimes been suggested. But ranked 4th in the NFL? If that's anywhere near accurate, may be a tougher game even than thought. Then again, it's ESPN so who knows. They do provide some explanation for why they rank the Eagles that high.
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I don't put much stock into Power Rankings.  
Dave in Hoboken : 10/13/2015 3:45 pm : link
But this is just laughable. Not surprising considering it is ESPN, though. They love to blow teams like Philly any chance they get.
On my Power Rankings list, I rank ESPN at 48  
jcn56 : 10/13/2015 3:47 pm : link
Just below The Farmer's Almanac 2015 NFL Preview, and just about St. Mary's Football Observer.
That's their power index  
Matt M. : 10/13/2015 3:50 pm : link
which is not their power rankings. But, still laughable.
Eagles 4th...  
BillKo : 10/13/2015 3:51 pm : link
LOL.....joke.
Laugh all you want  
Joey in VA : 10/13/2015 3:53 pm : link
They beat the living shit out of us last year on the ground and it was embarrassing. I'll laugh if we win not at some stupid rankings
RE: Laugh all you want  
Matt M. : 10/13/2015 3:55 pm : link
In comment 12547459 Joey in VA said:
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They beat the living shit out of us last year on the ground and it was embarrassing. I'll laugh if we win not at some stupid rankings
True, but that was a different team for them and us.
RE: Laugh all you want  
BillKo : 10/13/2015 3:57 pm : link
In comment 12547459 Joey in VA said:
Quote:
They beat the living shit out of us last year on the ground and it was embarrassing. I'll laugh if we win not at some stupid rankings


What does the Eagles doing that against us last year have to do with them being totally overranked in some poll?

that's based  
santacruzom : 10/13/2015 4:02 pm : link
on some formula diarrhead forth from the bowels of ESPN. In their subjective Power Rankings, the Giants placed higher than the Eagles.
Power ranking may be a BS thing by a  
TMS : 10/13/2015 4:07 pm : link
group trying get credibility. The real guys are in Vegas and they have Philly -31/2 meaning this will be a dogfight.
Apparently  
Toth029 : 10/13/2015 4:12 pm : link
This factors in pre-season. Hahahahaha
...  
Toth029 : 10/13/2015 4:24 pm : link
FPI is based on several things:

Pre-season included? CHECK
Vegas odds? CHECK
"Expert" panel opinions? CHECK
the range is from 8th to 16th  
gidiefor : Mod : 10/13/2015 4:27 pm : link
an 8 place spread depending on which Power Ranking you look at --

What I find interesting right now is that there are 19 teams with losing records in the NFL right now and only 13 with winning records -- if you are what your record says you are then the Giants are in a 4 way tie for 9th place and are probably should be placed in the range of 9-13

The Eagles have some good players especially on defense -- but with Bradford at QB and that O-Line - I'm afraid that 8th place is laughable -- ESPN has it wrong - the NFL is a passing league not a defensive league
Based on how banged up we are  
Johnny5 : 10/13/2015 4:51 pm : link
Eagles are NOT the team I want to be facing next. However, since it's at Philly If I had to pick one game to win out of the next 2 weeks it would be the Dallas game.
Right now i'm worried about 4-5 potential starters on Defense out  
Stu11 : 10/13/2015 5:01 pm : link
as well as our whole receiving corp. and Pugh thrown in for good measure. That means a hell of a lot more than some shitty power rankings on an even shittier network.
Wait, let me get this straight  
JOrthman : 10/13/2015 5:15 pm : link
There are currently five undefeated teams and the Eagles are ranked higher then two of them?
Does it consider opponent strength?  
WideRight : 10/13/2015 5:33 pm : link
SF is very poorly rated. Beating them by 3 probably hurt our ranking.
RE: Laugh all you want  
jcn56 : 10/13/2015 5:35 pm : link
In comment 12547459 Joey in VA said:
Quote:
They beat the living shit out of us last year on the ground and it was embarrassing. I'll laugh if we win not at some stupid rankings


Half of those guys are on other teams and the only thing they'll be doing together Monday Night is holding a meeting of the Chip Kelly Sucks Club.
They could kick the crap out of us Monday  
JOrthman : 10/13/2015 5:42 pm : link
and that still wouldn't change the fact that ranking them 4th is crazy.
Johnny,  
RollBlue : 10/13/2015 6:22 pm : link
I'm with you - that Dallas game is very important - it's a shame the NFL has us in the road Monday night, and Dallas has a bye.
Thinks people at bbi care too much about  
hitdog42 : 10/13/2015 6:44 pm : link
Which no offense to anyone... But screams either super fan

Power rankings

Media and other fan perception of Eli.

Who gives a flying f#ck?
I hate them  
Joey in VA : 10/14/2015 4:35 pm : link
And I want to beat them dead. that is my point.
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