Week 05 - Bettor's Power Ranks - My Pats Suck

Well, all but the Packers game are reporting now (the injury to Rodgers is screwing it all up). And that means the power ranks are in, and they're looking good in my opinion.

Power Ranks		▲▼
1	TEN	▲1
2	BAL	▼1
3	NYG
4	TB	▲4
5	SD	▲2
6	DAL	▼2
7	PHI	▼4
8	CHI	▲3
9	NO	▲5
10	WAS	▲3
11	CAR	▲4
12	MIN	▼3
13	ARI	▼3
14	BUF	▼9
15	DEN	▼9
16	IND
17	JAC
18	SF	▼6
19	PIT	▼3
20	NE
21	HOU	▼2
22	SEA
23	CIN	▼5
24	DET
25	MIA
26	KC	▼6

A lot to like there - TEN at the top makes total sense, especially given how consistent they've been with (I can't believe it) Kerry Collins. And it's clear the theme of the first quarter of the year is defense, with BAL, TB, and NYG all floating to the top.

The real question is - why NE, why??? It's an overreaction to the MIA game before the bye, but it's still ugly. And here's why:

Rank	GV	Vol
1	NE	MIN
2	NYG	DET
3	CAR	NO
4	DAL	TEN
5	PIT	CHI
6	SD	SD
7	TB	IND
8	WAS	CAR
9	ARI	DAL
10	BAL	TB
11	CHI	ARI
12	DEN	JAC
13	JAC	WAS
14	NO	DEN
15	PHI	HOU
16	SF	NYG
17	IND	BUF
18	BUF	BAL
19	TEN	PHI
20	HOU	SF
21	KC	CIN
22	MIN	PIT
23	DET	NE
24	MIA	SEA
25	SEA	KC
26	CIN	MIA

Note the 23rd ranked volatility. Sigh. Here are the preliminary bets:

Rank	Pick	Vs	Spd
1	CHI	@ DET	-3.5
2	BUF	@ ARI	+1
3	BAL	v. TEN	+3
4	TB	@ DEN	+3
5	PIT	@ JAC	+4
6	SF	v. NE	+3
7	IND	@ HOU	-3
8	MIN	@ NO	+3
9	MIA	v. SD	+6.5
10	WAS	@ PHI	+6
11	NYG	v. SEA	-7
12	CAR	v. KC	-9.5
13	CIN	@ DAL	+17

and...

Rank	Pick	Vs	ML
1	PIT	@ JAC	+175
2	CHI	@ DET	-190
3	SF	v. NE	+160
4	TB	@ DEN	+150
5	BAL	v. TEN	+125
6	IND	@ HOU	-170
7	CAR	v. KC	-450
8	NYG	v. SEA	-320
9	NO	v. MIN	-165
10	PHI	v. WAS	-260
11	SD	@ MIA	-260

Loving the PIT pick on both the ML and Spread. Scared to death of CHI, this one feels like a trap. In DET after a lucky win against PHI, how long can CHI's defense keep them in every game? Orton is bound to screw the pooch, I'm just hoping not this week.

More to come...