Ranking the rosters of all 32 teams - ESPN Insider

[Money]

Well PFF is going to struggle in the fact that with rosters having such turnover from one year to the next that it would be hard to grade how an actual roster fits together. Such as for the Broncos there is a good chance they have a couple of guys who have never actually taken a snap in an NFL game start. How do you actually figure a score for them?

PFF also is a very subjective grading scale as it is just 1-3 guys sitting in a room watching a snap and making a judgment on what a player did on that certain play. They have openly said that they do not know always the assignments of every player so what to them could be considered a negative play could be them just not knowing the assignment of the player. So yes it is a very flawed system.

Also this system doesn't account for the fact that every team will have varying degrees of injuries or also jumps in playing ability such as rookies from year one to year two usually see quite the jump. Can't really account for that.

So in reality this is like Power Rankings this early in the season in they have very little baring in how the season will finish. I mean just look at last year in San Fran was considered to have the 2nd best roster in the NFL yet they were average at best as a team. Just looking at last year's list only 2 of the top-5 teams even made the playoffs. So to say this list is something to get excited about is just not looking at the full picture of the NFL and how much it turns over from one year to the next. Looking at this list only about half of the teams they had in the top-10 made the playoffs. So it should show that evaluating talent from one year to the next is a fools game when it comes to the NFL.

I think most people understand that these types of things should be taken with a grain of salt (or two). I personally don't understand why some people take them so seriously.

 

[Scooby-Doo]

Wow. I didn't even look down that far. I tend to think AZ was way overrated last year, but 24 is just stupid.

Actually, their record reflected right where they should have been last year especially considering the injuries. What's crazy to me is their roster got better this year yet they dropped them 15 spots. I guess they thought losing a 35 year old, unproductive Dockett, coming off an ACL tear is worth a 15 slot slide.

 

[ducky]

Well from that list, it appears the NFCN is easily the best division in football.

 

[Money]

Well from that list, it appears the NFCN is easily the best division in football.

Not with Chicago. Looks like the AFCN to me...

 

[iowajerms]

1. AFC North - 38
   1. BAL - 3
   2. CIN - 9
   3. PIT - 12
   4. CLE - 14
2. NFC North - 42
   1. GB - 2
   2. DET - 7
   3. MIN - 8
   4. CHI - 25
3. NFC West - 64
   1. SEA - 1
   2. SF - 17
   3. STL - 22
   4. ARI - 24
4. NFC East - 64
   1. PHI - 6
   2. DAL - 11
   3. NYG - 20
   4. WAS - 27
5. AFC East - 65
   1. NE - 6
   2. BUF 15
   3. NYJ - 21
   4. MIA - 23
6. AFC West - 70
   1. DEN - 5
   2. SD - 18
   3. KC - 19
   4. OAK - 28
7. NFC South - 86
   1. NO - 10
   2. CAR - 16
   3. TB - 29
   4. ATL - 31
8. AFC South - 91
   1. IND - 13
   2. HOU - 26
   3. TEN - 30
   4. JAX - 32

 

[The Derski]

Damn if GB is Rodgers and nobody else how did they make #2?

 

[Sharkonabicycle]

Aaron Rodgers: "We have the talent to get to the Super Bowl."

Aaron Rodgers: We have talent to get to Super Bowl 50 - NFL.com

In other news, the Earth is still rotating around the sun.

 

[Ravskins]

It looked pretty spot on for the Ravens. Strong OL and young guys ready to step in. I was surprised that they listed Williams in the Top 5 and Upshaw ready to go. Williams must have done better than I realized. I don't anticipate that they will end at number three because of their schedule but does show barring injury that they are strong throughout (grain of salt of course).

 

[jarntt]

Damn if GB is Rodgers and nobody else how did they make #2?

Rodgers is REALLY good?

 

[The Derski]

Rodgers is REALLY good?

That's impressive that one man can be the sole reason GB ranks #2. I mean it's not like there are multiple all pros on the roster or anything...

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

How the heck are the Chargers 18th? QB is good. OL is okay. RB should be solid. WR is a problem. TE is starting to show his age. Defense is a mess. At least they signed Liget.

 

[iowajerms]

Damn if GB is Rodgers and nobody else how did they make #2?

The only ones I have seen say that is a Lions fan in another thread of mine - Who is currently the top QB in the NFL? | Page 4 | SportsHoopla.com Sports Forums

Most people talk, mostly in the Fantasy Forum, about Eddie Lacy not getting enough praise from the media and Jordy Nelson is a good WR.

 

[The Derski]

The only ones I have seen say that is a Lions fan in another thread of mine - Who is currently the top QB in the NFL? | Page 4 | SportsHoopla.com Sports Forums

Most people talk, mostly in the Fantasy Forum, about Eddie Lacy not getting enough praise from the media and Jordy Nelson is a good WR.

I was just in a thread today when someone said Jordy and Cobb are products of Rodgers and aren't top tier receivers. Bears fans come to the Packers board all the time and tell us if we didn't have Rodgers we would be trash and that we are the luckiest franchise of all time to have Favre and Rodgers back to back. ( although I Can't really argue that.)

 

[Southieinnc]

Might as well give up my season tix because according to ESPN, the Cards roster is awful.

ATL below TEN??
MIN goes from 29 - 8 in one year??

ESPN is such a joke.

New Orleans in 10th? Baltimore 3rd? What a joke.....

 

[Money]

New Orleans in 10th? Baltimore 3rd? What a joke.....

Clearly you aren't very well versed on the Ravens' roster.

 

[GNG]

ESPN posted the data so....
What kind of fan are you implying I am?

A FOX Sports fan?

 

[Southieinnc]

Clearly you aren't very well versed on the Ravens' disaster.

Clearly I'm not.....

 

[jarntt]

Clearly you aren't very well versed on the Ravens' roster.

I get you are a Balt fan and to be honest I think they are a good team. But, you honestly don't think 3 is a little high?

 

[Scooby-Doo]

A FOX Sports fan?

Local sports beat when it comes to local teams.

 

[cdumler7]

Clearly you aren't very well versed on the Ravens' roster.

Well let's see the Ravens barely made it into the playoffs this past year and lost some key players of the team. They had a good draft on paper but how can you accurately calculate how much a rookie is actually going to help on a team? They lost their OC and many of their offensive coaches this off season that helped produce the best offense the team has had. So yes I can see the other side of this of why in the world do they get hyped into the top-5?

Again this is an opinion piece written by ESPN on a topic that has a lot of opinions and will have many other experts and fans disagree with the rankings. There is no perfect order that would satisfy everyone. Heck one could make the case against many different teams in the top-10 whether they deserve to be there.