Week 10 greets us with a new #1 team, as well as a little more clarity for the middle rankings with the help of David and I's handy analysis. I updated the numbers for the analysis, and here are the new rankings based on those numbers:
1. Rainbow Warriors - 68%
2. JUSTINA OWNS - 63%
3. aaronisyourdaddy - 57%
4. JohnKasay#1 - 56%
5. odoyle RULES - 52%
6. The Debbinator - 51%
7. Spider Pig - 49%
8. Terrific Tortoises - 38%
9. THE Pain Train - 35%
10. RelientK - 32%
Onto my rankings!
Power Rankings - Week 10
[Previous Rank in brackets]
(7-2, 1030.66 pts) [2] - Jeff regains his top spot after 5 weeks of settling for second. Not only have his past few weeks been an impressive showing (2nd most points this week, 3rd most points the two weeks prior), he's been relying on more than Brady and Welker to carry him to victory.
(7-2, 1021.32 pts) [1] - Bumped down because of shaky and inconsistent play the past few weeks (2nd lowest scoring team in 2 of the past 3 weeks.. see, this analysis is helpful!). I'm still trying to figure out why her team performed so poorly even though she only had Calvin Johnson on the bench. It's not like Rice and Forte did poorly (although they definitely should be playing better). Her QB didn't do so hot, but that's been the story of her season. I guess she didn't get enough support from her WRs (outside of Marshall) and the other players (TE, K, DEF). I'm just kind of at a loss. Regardless, her team better pick up their act or else it could be a slippery slope from here.
(6-3, 909.06 pts) [3] - Although Eric's team isn't putting up huge numbers, it's putting enough numbers to win each week. 5 in a row. Granted, he's had relatively low-scoring opponents, but he's been scoring enough each victorious week to beat at least half of the league, so statistically he deserves to have his wins (plus one more). He's got some nice pieces in place right now, and if Philip Rivers can perform like he's supposed to, Eric's got a good chance of making it far. Without a doubt, he's been getting it done. Quietly, but successfully.
(5-4, 929.12 pts) [6] - A truly dominant showing has me convinced that Aaron's team deserves to be #4, if not further up. His team has consistently been putting up numbers, sometimes from unexpected sources. But he's got superstar QB Rodgers, so all he really needs is decent support to continue winning, and he's been able to find that. Cruz has proved to be a good pickup, as has Lloyd as a Ram. Don't forget about a healthy Antonio Gates. If I were Aaron, I'd be looking for a solid backup QB in case the Packers decide to give Rodgers a rest before playoffs start. Just sayin.'
(4-5, 928.56 pts) [5] - Obviously, my team tanks on the Panthers' bye week. I lose to David, but refuse to rank myself any lower. I think you have to factor in future potential as part of the rankings, and this week's slip can be overlooked by the (hopefully) future threat my team poses. Cam attack RAWR!
(4-5, 901.20 pts) [7] - David has nice RBs, and he's definitely working his way up to prove his team's worth. With his roster going full-force, he's got a nice lineup, but an injured Hakeem Nicks has (and will) definitely hurt. The potential is there.
(4-5, 895.62 pts) [4] - After looking at Luke's recent trends, I wondered how I ranked him so high previously. I think it was because his team looked pretty good on paper - Vick (and Jackson - with potentially the double-points connection), Jennings, Colston, and MJD, along with nice pickups of the 2 Bush's. I thought his team could do some damage. Analysis shows otherwise. He hasn't scored over 100 in the past 4 weeks, and was lucky enough to play not-so-hot teams last week and the week before, (wrongfully) earning him 2 wins. Luke definitely gets props for decent managerial skills, but it's yet to translate well into a consistently high-scoring team.
(3-6, 813.48 pts) [9] - Upset = Up-ranking! Laura's team is still by no means scary, but I have to give it to them for beating Justina's vulnerable team. Her team is still last according to the aforementioned analysis, but I attribute that to her team's consistently poor scoring in the first half of the season. She's definitely been improving since, though. Looks like Eli is finding his groove, and Laura is making her way up the top.. of the bottom.9.
(3-6, 848.46 pts) [8] - David's team, on the other hand, has been the absolute lowest scoring team 3 of the past 4 weeks. The week he didn't score the lowest, he had the 3rd to lowest points. The only reason why I didn't put him at the bottom was because I had to respect his solid showing earlier in the season, and I couldn't justify pushing the last ranked team up any further. Speaking of which..
(2-7, 799.14 pts) [10] - Yeah, just sad. I think once (and if) McFadden can get back on track, Gabs's team will be looking up. But I don't think that will be soon enough to get them into the playoffs and make it count for anything.
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