ESPN released its preseason NFL power rankings on Monday, slating the Giants in as the sixth best team in the league. Sorry but didn't they just win the Super Bowl? The power rankings have the Cowboys, a team the Giants beat in the playoffs last season, ranked ahead of the G-men as the fourth best team. This may be a bit high for a team that has lost two consecutive playoff games with Tony Romo at quarterback.
Once again, everybody is talking about how the Jaguars are underrated. I don't understand how this team is so overrated by its underratedness. How has this team improved in any way from last year? Realistically, David Garrard will not be as good as he was last year when he only threw three interceptions. Clearly, they are a competitive team, but they lost in the second round last year and did not make any major off-season moves. I'm not sure how that dictates jumping over the Super Bowl Champs in the power rankings.
Once again, the Giants seem to have been disrespected. Eli Manning's incredible playoff run was overlooked by the people at ESPN. Last January, we saw him develop into a big game quarterback. Clearly, this was not taken into account.
Oh, and for those of you who care, the Jets are number 21.
- D. Spell
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