Thank God for Playoffs

I'm in the group that thinks the BCS ranking system is a joke. Just look at the way the college football season has gone so far. Michigan was ranked 5 and lost to a non-division school, Notre Dame was completely blown out and still has only one win. USC lost to Stanford, LSU just lost to Kentucky, Florida has fallen off and the only big time team from a year ago that's still undefeated (Ohio State) started the season ranked 10 or 11 depending on the poll you like. But I'm not really a College fan anyway so I've decided to look at how this would work in the NFL. The following list is the preseason ranking of the NFL based on record and playoff predictions from Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic (ESPN radio: Mike and Mike in the Morning). I broke ties based on division strength or my own personal preseason ranks. The numbers in parenthesis will be the teams actual rank based on their current record, and yes many will be tied.

1. New England (1)
2. San Diego (18)
3. Indianapolis (1)
4. Dallas (1)
5. New Orleans (30)
6. Chicago (18)
7. Cincinnati (24)
8. Baltimore (9)
9. Pittsburgh (4)
10. Seattle (9)
11. Philadelphia (24)
12. St. Louis (31)
13. New York Jets (27)
14. San Francisco (18)
15. Carolina (9)
16. Denver (18)
17. Jacksonville (6)
18. Kansas City (18)
19. Arizona (9)
20. Green Bay (4)
21. Washington (6)
22. Minnesota (24)
23. New York Giants (9)
24. Tennessee (6)
25. Houston (9)
26. Atlanta (27)
27. Buffalo (27)
28. Tampa Bay (9)
29. Miami (31)
30. Detroit (9)
31. Cleveland (18)
32. Oakland (17)

Oakland, the worst preseason team, is one rank higher than San Diego, the second best preseason team, right now.
Four of the top ten preseason teams are in the bottom half of the league right now.
Five of the bottom ten preseason teams are in the top half of the league right now.
Thank god for playoffs.

Brett Favre: Another Record

As a Vikings fan it was not easy for me to watch a Packer break the record for most all-time touchdown passes; especially in the Metrodome, but that's exactly what happened. However, I received a gift this Sunday.

I was at my Packer-backer friend's house to watch the Sunday night game between Greenbay and Chicago. I wore my new Vikings 28 jersey. The first half of the game was painful; the Packers dominated going up 17 to 7 at the break. The second half went better. Chicago's stifling defense remembered how to stifle and their much maligned defense became less maligned. The Bears took the lead late 27 to 20 on a beautiful play-action pass to Desmond Clark. But their was 2 minutes left and the golden-child had a chance to score. With the game on the line Brett Favre did what Brett Favre does better than anyone who has ever played the game. He threw an interception on the last play to lose the game. Move over George Blanda, Brett Favre is taking your record.

Brett Favre: Career Interceptions: 277 and counting.

The Dethalbum

Nathan Explosion, Toki Wartooth, Skwisgaar Skwigelf, William Murderface MurderFace MURDERFACE, and Pickles, the drummer. That's right Dethklok, the most dangerous band in the universe, has released a full-length album which promises to insight riots and overthrow all of the world's most powerful governments.

If you've never heard of Dethklok, then you probably don't watch adult swim. They're wildly popular and violently brutal cartoons. The album features hit songs from their first season such as: Murmaider (which is of course murder by mermaids), Bloodrocuted, the guitar hero two classic Thunderhorse, their version of the birthday song Birthday Dethday, a tribute to their transportation Hatredcopter, and several more. The album features 15 songs to be exact with one noted omission. The commercial jingle for Duncan Hills Coffee that opened the series is not on the album. I can only speculate that it was withheld for legal reasons because it is an advertisement for Duncan Hills Coffee.

This album scores a ten for brutality and destruction.