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Sports Illustrated July 16, 2001 Paul Zimmerman |
Ready for some football? Preseason rankings as teams prepare for training camp... |
Sports Illustrated August 29, 2002 Paul Zimmerman |
The quarterback quandary A cadre of 'experts' is still working on a formula |
Sports Central January 3, 2006 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings The final power rankings of the 2005 season. The rankings are for right-now, year-end strength. |
Sports Central January 4, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings Super Bowl XLV: New England Patriots over Atlanta Falcons. For the second season in a row, we get the matchup everyone wants to see. |
Sports Central November 12, 2007 Brad Oremland |
NFL 2007 Midseason Report Card The Patriots look unstoppable... The Colts' worry has to be injuries... Dallas Cowboys just below the Colts... Dolphins won't go 0-16... |
Sports Central September 7, 2004 Brad Oremland |
NFL Preseason Power Rankings The first Sports Central power rankings of the 2004 NFL season are topped by a team that will benefit heavily from stringent enforcement of the league's illegal contact rule. |
Sports Central February 29, 2008 Brad Oremland |
The NFL Coaching Tree 2008 (Pt. 2) Today's most prominent coaching trees grew in two coaching forests: those of Paul Brown and Sid Gillman. It's important to include a third "forest" - that of Steve Owen. |
Sports Central November 11, 2008 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 10 Power Rankings The Tennessee Titans again top the list in this week's NFL team ratings. |
Sports Illustrated August 17, 2000 Dr. Z |
Hold everything, the rippers are back Defending my All-90s team |
Sports Central January 5, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings An evaluation of end-of-season power in the NFL. |
Sports Central October 25, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 7 Power Rankings My colleague David Exum wrote an article last week arguing that Ken Stabler should be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Certainly Stabler was a fine QB, but none of David's arguments for why Stabler should be in make any sense. |
Sports Central July 31, 2012 Brad Oremland |
Pro Football Hall of Fame Biggest Snubs This is an updated version of a piece I wrote in 2007. Many of the players I wrote about then have been elected to Canton, some new players have become eligible, and some things I've changed my mind about. |
Sports Central July 7, 2015 Brad Oremland |
Best QBs in History: 1-5 This week, we conclude with the top five, the best quarterbacks of all time. |
Sports Central September 8, 2009 Brad Oremland |
NFL Preseason Power Rankings These NFL rankings are for right now, beginning-of-season strength, and not necessarily a prediction of each team's success over the course of the year. |
Sports Illustrated December 15, 2000 Paul Zimmerman |
Fourth time is the charm Dr. Z answers mail from readers who feel neglected... |
Sports Central September 7, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL 2010 Preseason Power Rankings The NFL rankings here are for right now, beginning-of-season strength, and not necessarily a forecast of each team's success over the course of the whole year. Brackets show predicted regular-season record. |
Sports Central September 6, 2005 Brad Oremland |
NFL Preseason Power Rankings These power rankings are based on how the teams are ranked right now, not necessarily how they're going to finish. |
Sports Central December 1, 2009 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 12 Power Rankings The New Orleans Saints embarrassed the Giants in Week 6 and dominated the Patriots on Monday to earn the top spot in this week's NFL ratings. |
Sports Central September 11, 2009 Eric Engberg |
Why Your Team Will Not Win the Super Bowl This is the time of year where everyone thinks this could be the year their team wins it all. Here's why everyone is wrong. |
Sports Central September 16, 2008 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 2 Power Rankings Teams are rated after two weeks of play in the NFL. |
Sports Central November 28, 2006 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 12 Power Rankings Indianapolis Colts score a season-high 45 points... No team makes more big plays on defense than the Baltimore Ravens... Shawne Merriman's return from suspension could make San Diego's defense as scary as its offense... |
Sports Central October 5, 2004 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 4 Power Rankings No change in the top four rankings, and little elsewhere. But the Falcons, Steelers, Giants and Chargers showed significant forward progress, while the Ravens, Panthers, Packers and Titans dropped back a few notches. |
Sports Central December 2, 2008 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 13 Power Rankings The NY Giants remain on top in the NFL while the Washington Redskins look worse every week. |
Sports Central December 23, 2008 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings The Tennessee Titans jump into first place in this week's rating of NFL teams. |
Sports Central June 16, 2015 Brad Oremland |
Best QBs in History: 21-30 The players are ranked in order, but please don't read too much into that: I consider this a group of quarterbacks, all roughly the same level. |
Sports Illustrated September 15, 2000 Paul Zimmerman |
I'll lighten up -- on my terms Rippers ahoy! If you want to take your shots on my football analysis and predictions, fine, but I refuse to be hammered by the illiterate... |
Sports Central September 10, 2008 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 1 Power Rankings NFL teams are ranked on their strength after the first week of the regular season. |
Sports Central October 26, 2004 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 7 Power Rankings Although a little more consistency would certainly be encouraging, the Kansas City Chiefs appear to be for real. But what's up with those sinking Seattle Seahawks? |
Sports Central September 26, 2006 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings The Colts beat Jacksonville on a punt return... Bengals couldn't protect their quarterback... Bears' Grossman nearly gave the game away... etc. |
Sports Central July 10, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Dynasties and Hall of Famers Take a look at Hall of Famers and potential snubs for some of the most successful teams in history - including those which obviously aren't true dynasties because they won few or no titles. |
Sports Central June 21, 2005 Jeff Moore |
It All Starts Under Center How important are quarterbacks? More than you think. |
Sports Central December 28, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings With one week of regular season play remaining, here's where each NFL team ranks. |
Sports Illustrated April 29, 2002 Phil Taylor |
No guarantees on QBs NFL teams should use prime picks more wisely... |
Sports Central October 24, 2006 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 7 Power Rankings NFL team rankings for the upcoming week. |
Sports Central April 24, 2012 Brad Oremland |
The Best Coaches In NFL History With the 2012 NFL Draft less than a week away, many fans and analysts are trying to predict the future. Let's save the forecasts for after players get matched up with teams, and instead take a spin into the past, ranking the greatest head coaches in NFL history. |
Sports Central September 5, 2006 Brad Oremland |
NFL Preseason Power Rankings How each team will look in Week 1 of the new season. |
Sports Central September 22, 2015 Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 2 Power Rankings Highlights from week two include comments on the Chicago Bears, Oakland Raiders, and the New York Giants. |
Sports Central July 27, 2009 Paul Foeller |
2009 NFL Preseason Power Rankings An early prediction about the start of the NFL season. |
Sports Central October 23, 2008 Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 8 Which Eagle team will show up to face the Falcons?... The Patriots are back on track... QB injuries may dampen the Chiefs spirits... etc. |
Sports Illustrated December 8, 2000 |
Chalk one up for the rippers There's only one thing worse than a vicious ripper: a vicious ripper who happens to be right. In my capsule on the Eagles as one of the contending teams, I said that no offensive player except Donovan McNabb will come within sniffing distance of the Pro Bowl... |
Sports Central October 28, 2008 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 8 Power Rankings The Tennessee Titans rank number one in this weeks top-rated NFL teams. All 32 teams are ranked. |
Sports Central September 27, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings I hate the way NFL pre-game shows distort the word upset. Look, if four of your five analysts pick a team to win, that's obviously not an upset. Come on, let's see these guys go out on a limb. |
Sports Central January 3, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings If you took the 20 best highlights of this season, I bet two or three of them are Julio Jones. The Falcons gave up a lot to get him, and it looks to have been worth it. |
Sports Central November 15, 2007 Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 11 A look at upcoming NFL games includes humorous, fictional quotes. |
Sports Central October 21, 2008 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 7 Power Rankings Could Tennessee send two running backs to the Pro Bowl?... Tampa Bay's [5] backfield injuries starting to mount... Next week's New York Giants at Pittsburgh game will be decided by the defensive coordinators... etc. |
Sports Central November 25, 2008 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 12 Power Rankings The New York Giants claim first place in this week's NFL ratings. |
Sports Central November 4, 2003 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 9 Power Rankings My fifth through seventh teams have all lost two of their last three games, but that's more a function of tough schedules than weird upsets. |
Sports Central December 20, 2005 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 15 Power Rankings Colts' loss doesn't affect top ranking... Patriots push into second... Seahawks' Alexander as MVP?... Broncos poised for first-round bye... Bears better with Grossman?... Bucs scuttled by Pats... etc. |
Sports Central February 25, 2014 Brad Oremland |
Best QBs Not to Win a Championship We often judge QBs by whether or not their team won championships, but everyone recognizes that sometimes great players don't reach the highest level of team success. So, who's at the top of the list? |
Sports Central June 23, 2015 Brad Oremland |
Best QBs in History: 11-20 This week, I'm profiling the players who rank 11-20 on my list, counting down toward number one. Please note: at this point, we're talking about the best of the best QBs. |