Week Five Power Rankings

Week 5 Power Rankings

Last week really started to shake things out, and gave us a real idea of who might be in the playoffs this year. Injuries and match-ups the story behind this week’s power rankings. Questions to ponder for Week 5:

· Will our two winless teams get a victory finally?

· How will the major injuries this week fare for our teams?

· Will the owner of SBB ever get a life and stop working the damn waiver wire?

· Will the Commish ever get a life and stop blogging?

· Will the Black Hand finally get some respect? (….here’s a clue, the answer is NO.)

1) Short Bus Bullies

a. Obvious #1 at this point, but they have four players going against top tier defenses this week. Given the owner's waiver wire work (and lack of a life) they could stay strong this week though.

2) Centreville Red Dogs

a. Who? What? Why? Simple. The Red Dogs have better match-ups this week than the Pumas, and they've already beaten the Hand. Don't look for this to last though.

3) Annandale Pumas

a. Amazing talent on one team, but with poor matchups for Week 5 and lack of a good option for the Flex W/T spot its hard to give them much higher than third. (Yes, I know its Peyton Manning, but Tampa Bay has the #5 overall defense in the NFL right now, and some are sniffing an upset!)

4) Black Hand

a. Yes, they do have some amazing stats so far, but realize this: Tony Romo is the only guy left in his lineup this week that can really produce and some key players are running up against some good defenses this week.

5) Annandale Sunshine

a. The only big scorer in the Sunshine’s lineup this week is Reggie Wayne. The Sunshine, who looked strong at QB to start the season are desperately seeking someone to throw the ball for them.

6) Sixteen In The Clip

a. SxC has some good match-ups this week, but I would personally start Schaub over Roethlisberger this week.

7) Rocky Runners

a. With a loss, Carson Palmer and Hines Ward out this week and still no good answer to replace Cedric ‘I can’t run the ball all by myself’ Benson, the Runners look beatable this week against the Hand

8) Space For Rent

a. A rebound week for the Space Cadets last week could signal the beginning of a playoff run. With the addition of Farve at QB and LT looking alive, the Spacers could be moving up this time next week. Them versus SBB could be the match-up of the week!

9) Green Helmets

a. Please, please, PLEASE get a win! They’ve been SO close. The poor helmets can’t buy a break. Injuries (See Cadillac, Stephen Jackson and Lamont Jordan) have decimated the Helmets this year. Look for the Helmets to go to 0-5 this week.

10) Angry Amish

a. The Amish’s lineup just looks weak. When you start Joey Harrington at QB, its desperate times. Sounds like the Amish need to make a trade for someone at the QB, and soon.