CBS Power Rankings

[MrRager]

(07-30-2015, 02:03 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: I'd admit if I was wrong here, but the small local market of the team doesn't mean that they don't have a large following in the country, aren't popular, and don't bring in more money.

Stop being a child and engage in the discussion if I'm wrong.

You'd also have to address how they're that high with all of the losses and changes I mentioned.

Well, you didn't qualify any of that and just said market size. Can you admit you were wrong, or, at the very least, admit you didn't provide a clear picture about what you were saying?

The loss of Ngata will not be a big deal. The dude was already getting old and missed enough time to prove that Jernigan, Williams, and Urban can more than play in his absence. It sucks, but the Ravens knew exactly what they were doing with that trade. McPhee will be missed, but their pass rush will still be top notch considering Gums (did he get surgery?) and Dumervil are still two of the best.


They also upgraded safety with Kendrick Lewis. Their secondary was riddled with injuries, almost as much as our WRs/TEs, and returning that depth will help the team immensely.


Trestman has an oddly weird history of having a great offense in year one then imploding in year two. I expect their offense to be pretty decent this year, but he is not a long term fix. Perriman, while probably won't be as good as Smith this year, has the speed to play the stupid DPI game Flacco likes to play. A healthy Pitta and Maxx Williams are good enough to play the SEAMZZ!!! LOLZ!! scheme if they want to. Harbaugh has also said he would like to keep the same running scheme that was so deadly last year so do not expect too much change there. They also have one of the best lines in the league. Hell, as a division, I think the AFCN has the best overall lines.


The biggest thing is that the organization and head coach have a strong history of being one step ahead and winning. Every move has been a calculated move. Coaching is extremely important in the NFL and the Ravens have a top 5, if not top 3, coach. This can't be emphasized enough. They have a GREAT coach. He won the superbowl with a middling defense and Joe ***** Flacco for Christ's holy sake.  


This thread reminds me of you arguing how in decline the Steelers are, yet they won the division. The Ravens are a top team who know how to win games and will continue to be a top team in the NFL until proven otherwise. 


With all of that said, I still don't think they deserve their high rating, but you are delusional if you don't think any of the top three AFCN teams are pretty much interchangeable. Arguments can be made for and against each team. Ignoring the pro-Ravens arguments and falsely blaming "market-size" for their ranking is stupid. They will be a good team in the hunt for the division title, narrowly losing out to Cincinnati, obviously.