Rupert
The Long Wind
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Okay, ladies and gentlemen, now that we all "know" how every team is doing. Let's see what we have learned from week 1. More importantly, we'll have to see what they have learned from week 1.
So Denver tumbles down the power rankings from 5 to 13 on the heels of a lackluster performance against St. Louis. Are they really as bad as that performance or can they rebound? When a supposedly well-established offense can only muster 10 points against a defense that competed to be the league's worst last season, you have to wonder how good they really can be. They racked up a solid 24th ranking in week 1. Was it just a bad performance by Jake Plummer, or was last season a dream season for him? Will he return to last season's form this week or will he maintain the form that caused Arizona (that perrenial NFL powerhouse) to let him leave via free agency?
Defensively Denver pulled up a ranking of 20th. Not good for a squad that ranked 15th last season. However, they maintained their stingy ways. Last season they ranked 4th in points allowed, and didn't allow St. Louis in the end zone all game, despite giving up yards in chunks.
But Denver faces a Kansas City squad that started the season ranked 20th and only dropped to 22nd after losing Trent Green to "severe head trauma" (not a tumor). Despite losing Green, Kansas City ranked 18th in offense in week 1, despite matching Denver's measley 10 points.
On defense Kansas City gave up 23 points on 2 TD's and 3 FG's, but they gave up a scant 236 yards to rank 5th in defense. An oddly opposite result from Denver's high mileage no TD effort.
So where do you stand? Which these teams makes the most of their week 2 adjustments?
So Denver tumbles down the power rankings from 5 to 13 on the heels of a lackluster performance against St. Louis. Are they really as bad as that performance or can they rebound? When a supposedly well-established offense can only muster 10 points against a defense that competed to be the league's worst last season, you have to wonder how good they really can be. They racked up a solid 24th ranking in week 1. Was it just a bad performance by Jake Plummer, or was last season a dream season for him? Will he return to last season's form this week or will he maintain the form that caused Arizona (that perrenial NFL powerhouse) to let him leave via free agency?
Defensively Denver pulled up a ranking of 20th. Not good for a squad that ranked 15th last season. However, they maintained their stingy ways. Last season they ranked 4th in points allowed, and didn't allow St. Louis in the end zone all game, despite giving up yards in chunks.
But Denver faces a Kansas City squad that started the season ranked 20th and only dropped to 22nd after losing Trent Green to "severe head trauma" (not a tumor). Despite losing Green, Kansas City ranked 18th in offense in week 1, despite matching Denver's measley 10 points.
On defense Kansas City gave up 23 points on 2 TD's and 3 FG's, but they gave up a scant 236 yards to rank 5th in defense. An oddly opposite result from Denver's high mileage no TD effort.
So where do you stand? Which these teams makes the most of their week 2 adjustments?
