"Dave H" at the all-encompassing football blog unveiled his power rankings but did it in a tier-format in respect to the likelihood that teams will makes the playoffs. I liked the idea of this format, just not the rankings, so here are mine, divided by conference. The NFL is pretty hard to predict because teams can go from "worst to first" and it's hard to see it coming, but this is my guess at the moment. AFC I think is a little more clear-cut, whereas it's unclear in the NFC whether a team like SF is ready to make the leap, and it's also hard to sort out tiers 3+4 where I see a lot of teams being pretty bad, I just don't know how bad.
AFC
Tier 1: Playoff Locks
1. New England Patriots
2. Indianapolis Colts
3. Baltimore Ravnes
4. San Diego Chargers
Tier 2: Playoff Probables
5. Denver Broncos
6. Pittsburgh Steelers
7. Cincinnatti Bengals
8. Jacksonville Jaguars
Tier 3: Playoffs Possible
9. Kansas City Chiefs
10. Miami Dolphins
11. New York Jets
12. Tennessee Titans
Tier 4: Playoffs would be surprising
13. Buffalo Bills
14. Cleveland Browns
15. Houston Texans
16. Oakland Raiders
NFC
Tier 1: Playoff Locks
1. Chicago Bears
2. Dallas Cowboys
3. New Orleans Saints
4. Seattle Seahawks
Tier 2: Playoff Probables
5. Philadelphia Eagles
6. Carolina Panthers
7. San Francisco 49ers
8. St. Louis Rams
Tier 3: Playoffs Possible
9. Minnesota Vikings
10. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
11.Washington Redskins
12. Arizona Cardinals
Tier 4: Playoffs would be surprising
13. New York Giants
14. Green Bay Packers
15. Atlanta Falcons
16. Detroit Lions
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I'll be a little less succinct than "a crock of shit," but you are only slightly higher than Peter King.
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