MCL Power Rankings Season 1
10. Baltimore Ravens Record (4-3-0) Strength of Schedule 11.9 Rating 2.1
Arguably the best defense from last year has taken a large hit at the beginning of this year. Lamar also is a step behind this season with his rushing numbers right now but the raven's coach has said over and over again they want to develop Lamar inside the pocket more. Marquise Brown leads the team in Receptions and Yards with 25 C and 852 Yards but overall the team has been very poor in passing this season while the run game has been a top ten unit this year which is why Baltimore is our number 10 team. The raven's owner has made many trades turning over the roster trying to improve the O line to run the ball more and that has helped them secure the 10th best spot in the rankings.
9. Las Vegas Raiders Record (4-2-0) Strength of Schedule -57.8 Rating 7.2
The Raiders Coach is coming in with the easiest schedule on this top 10 list but has a real good chance to increase their rating if they can beat the undefeated browns this week. As of now, the Vegas Spreads have them at a +11 underdog which is not great considering they are a top ten team. A lot of the Raiders Success comes from their abilities to stop the pass as they post the 5th best passing defense in the league but teams may just believe its better to run on them as their Run Defense has been poor this season. MCL's game of this week is when Nick Chub comes to town, will the browns use this same blueprint or will the raiders beat the Vegas odds that were set and keep this a close game? The raider's Power ranking spot may be on the line for this game as the Seattle Seahawks are close.
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8. Jacksonville Jaguars (6-0-0) Strength of Schedule -60.2 Rating 13.5
The Schedule coming in was a bit harder than the Raiders but this team has played their cards right this season and because of that lead their division and have a great shot at winning a bye-week spot on the AFC side. The only issue is their team has played some of the worst teams so far as they haven't beat a team over .500 and they have not played a team over .500 which is not their fault at all. The Jags coach says we just play the teams on our schedule and let the cards fall how they may and they have been winning with a decent margin of 7 points per game but their test will come later in the year as they have a good Week 12 and 13 matches up but this team should cruise into the playoffs this season as Gardner Minshew exceed expectations by winning game after game but a lot of fans believe the jags should look to upgrade that position in the offseason to improve the team. No Love in the city of Jacksonville has for Minshew which probably comes from the 7TD – 14 Int Ratio. Jags will have to do some willing and dealing in the offseason but for now, Minshew is the man with the 6-0 record. https://www.daddyleagues.com/mcl21/player/58831332
7.Dallas Cowboys (5-3-0) Strength of Schedule 18.3 Rating 10.4
The Coach of the Boys has been working hard to develop Star Wide Receiver Cee Dee Lamb this season but that development has cause Dak Prescott to regress this season. Dak has an abysmal rating of 43% completion rating from his 92 completions out of 188 Attempts while rookie Cee Dee has caught 31 of those 92 passes. Make no mistake Jerry Jones is watching these games with High expectations to the Quarter Back he just paid millions of dollars to this offseason making Dak the highest paid QB in the history of the franchise. The Head coach of the cowboys said that Dak has the Gusty Scrambler ability which will be the game plan moving forward to get Dak out of the pocket more and it may come just in time for the bye week to get some extra reps in with the Wide Receivers. But the cowboys might be getting more bad news as the NFL League has just made it mandatory for all players to were the New Under Armor Force 3.1 gloves after the NFL lost the contract with Nike because of the Black Live Matter Protest. The Wrs in the NFL have said it makes them drop the Football even more now with these new gloves so Dak might find it even hard to improve his completion rating this season.
6.Minnesota Vikings (6-0-0) Strength of Schedule -23.1 Rating 24.5
Like the jags, the Vikings have been winning games with a decent win margin but also like the jags they haven't played anyone on this list. The packers and Seahawks have been their only true competition and both of those organizations have already started their rebuilding process. Either way, the Viking coach doesn't care about the team's spot on this list because they feel they are right where they need to be to secure the number one seed in the playoffs, and with their weak division, they will be no doubt in that conversation. You are looking at the team with the best offense in the league with a total of 425 yards per game and they are doing it mainly on the ground with an outstanding stat of 178 rushing yard per game. Could it be that the recent surprise signing of Quarterback Legend Collin Kaepernick coming out of a 5-year long ban held by the NFL for Colling kneeling on the sidelines of the NFL League to promote the social injustice issues that are going on in the USA? The answer is Yes Colling holds the leagues best rushing average of 10.6 yards per carrying is amazing just put the ball in Collins's hands and it's an automatic 1st down every time. One Might say that the 13.6 mil dollar contract the 32-Year-old Qb signed was the best deal in the history of the sport as he has his team poise to win the division and the race isn't even close.
5. Philadelphia Eagles (7-1-0) Strength of Schedule 33.9 Rating 17.8
The Eagles are going into the By week with all smiles as they pulled off a dream scenario trade with the Arizona Cardinals sending over a 1st and 2nd round pick to secure the leads arguably best Wideout. It didn't take DeAndre to make his presence felt either as all he did, we get off the bus Wednesday night in Philly, practices 2 days straight while reading his playbook over and over. Sunday night he got the nod to start in place of the speedster DeSean Jackson for the big rivalry matchup vs Dallas and posted 4 catches for 170 Yards and 3 Touch Downs. On the Postgame show inside the bird's reporter, Adam Kaplan asked Hopkins how in the world did he learn this offense so fast to name a starter just after 2 days of practice? Hopkins told the reporters he went to sleep after reading hours and hours of the playbook so that he could dream about the plays in his sleep and continue to learn the playbook that way. Make no mistake about it this was a steal for the Eagles finally getting a Hall of fame Wr. The Eagles still have to play 3 more teams that will be on this list but as of now, they are resting for the bye week.
4.Kansas City Chiefs (7-0-0) Strength of Schedule -134.5 Rating 23.7
The chiefs have also not been tested yet and outside of their week 15 match-up vs the saints may be their only test this season. Some would say with those circumstances they should be lower on this list but the head coach on the Chiefs says he would beat anyone they put out there on the field any Sunday. These teams have not made any changes are trades to their overall roster to start the season but have been sending letters to the Head NFL league office about their prized Rookie Running back Clyde Edwards Helaire in a bizarre request. The report shows that they have been asking the league commissioner to allow Clyde to the use of the new drug velocity X which you may be familiar with if you were a fan of the flash comics growing up in the '80s. Yes, this drug does the same thing giving the users that take this drug the power to increase the top in speed. The commissioners have denied the request for this unusual request, but it seems the rookie doesn't need it as he is the top of the league rushing yards in 3rd place this year.
3.New Orleans Saints (6-0-0) Strength of Schedule -18.1 Rating 27.8
If you ever been to the Super Dome you will here the famous teams fight song possibly over and over again as the saints have dominated this season at home. They have done this while releasing their franchise long time Qb drew Brees still being able to post the highest point margin at home this year outscoring their opponents my a 2+TD margin. The problem is the team just traded away their top weapon who has the matchup nightmare ability that allows him to make the league's sharpest cuts and frequently win contested catches when covered by linebackers and linemen. The Head Coach of the Saints just dealt one of the leagues best to the Texans in an attempt to pay their other upcoming stars on the team. Alvin although has not been a huge factor in the Saint's success this year only averaging 2.3 yards per carrying this season doesn't seem like he is ready to move on. He hasn't updated his social media accounts and the team still had him listed on the depth chart even after the team traded him. Reports even save after he was traded to the Texans he continues to text the head coach of the Saints telling him how much he appreciated calling his number for plays on the field. ???? Maybe the league should consider sending the Saints teams with a random drug test if their players don't even know what team they are playing for.
2.San Francisco 49ers (7-0-0) Strength of Schedule -30.8 Rating 35.2
The Niners have track stars at running back this season and they are not slowing down at all. Running back Raheem Mostert continues to dominate with his 10.4 yards per carrying average this season is purely the kind of stats you would see in a madden game. How has he done it you might ask? Well, look no further than the Niners overall game plan as they have the league number 1 rusher in the league today. The passing attack his lacking but the Head coach of the Niner philosophy is to attack the QB on defense and run the ball on offense he doesn't care what the Qbs wants to do he only cares about winning and that what they have done tied with the best record in the league. Week 10 will be the true test to see if the Niners can leap to the number 1 spot when they face off vs the Saints that is depleted after sending its stars away. This team averages 40 points a game and gives up about 20 points on defense so you could be looking at an early favorite to win the super bowl but the NFC looks to have some competitors this year ready for the challenge.
1.Cleveland Browns (7-0-0) Strength of Schedule -68.8 Rating 35.2
And then there was Number 1. The browns are a force to recked with due to their Star running back Nick Chubb is a complete Bruiser with this ability have more powerful truck and stiff arm actions while also having the ability to avoid stumbling when carrying the ball because of his offseason work with New running back Alvin Kamara balance beam school. This is a complete running back with an offense that is as balanced as they come 10th in passing and 4th in rushing this season which will help them secure a bye week in the playoffs for the AFC side. They are ready for any team and they are not leaving anything to chance this season as they have both insurance plans for Baker and Chub in case injuries happen this year. Dozens of reporters ask if it was smart to sign a Veteran Qb to back up the young Baker Mayfield but since Drew came to the team baker has learned better decision making and now has reduced his TD – Int Ratio while also learning to be a better pocket passer. Watch out for this team as they have all the weapons to take the Lombardi trophy home this year.