Linkage... Jason Cole and Charles Robinson offer some pre-season rankings: Cole rankings TOP 12 1. San Diego Chargers 2. New England Patriots 3. Indianapolis Colts 4. Baltimore Ravens 5. Chicago Bears 6. New Orleans Saints 7. Philadelphia Eagles 8. Cincinnati Bengals 9. Denver Broncos 10. Jacksonville Jaguars 11. New York Jets 12. Seattle Seahawks MUDDLED MIDDLE 13. Dallas Cowboys 14. New York Giants 15. San Francisco 49ers 16. Pittsburgh Steelers 17. St. Louis Rams 18. Kansas City Chiefs 19. Miami Dolphins 20. Tennessee Titans 21. Green Bay Packers 22. Carolina Panthers BOTTOM OF THE PACK 23. Buffalo Bills 24. Minnesota Vikings 25. Detroit Lions 26. Houston Texans 27. Arizona Cardinals 28. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 29. Washington Redskins 30. Cleveland Browns 31. Atlanta Falcons 32. Oakland Raiders Robinson rankings TOP 12 1. San Diego Chargers 2. New England Patriots 3. New Orleans Saints 4. Indianapolis Colts 5. Chicago Bears 6. Baltimore Ravens 7. Cincinnati Bengals 8. Dallas Cowboys 9. Denver Broncos 10. New York Jets 11. Jacksonville Jaguars 12. Philadelphia Eagles MUDDLED MIDDLE 13. San Francisco 49ers 14. Seattle Seahawks 15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16. Carolina Panthers 17. Miami Dolphins 18. Detroit Lions 19. New York Giants 20. Pittsburgh Steelers 21. Arizona Cardinals 22. Kansas City Chiefs BOTTOM OF THE PACK 23. Houston Texans 24. St. Louis Rams 25. Green Bay Packers 26. Atlanta Falcons 27. Washington Redskins 28. Buffalo Bills 29. Tennessee Titans 30. Minnesota Vikings 31. Oakland Raiders 32. Cleveland Browns
I'd probably rank the Patriots over the Chargers for #1 but the overall list doesn't look too far off.
The one that has the Saints ahead of the Colts is the one that makes absolutely no sense to me. I really am happy that no one is respecting the Colts at all though. The last time that happened, it was on the verge of a championship run.