2008 NFL Preseason Power Rankings

Rick Serritella unveils his NFL Power Rankings, preseason edition.

THE CONTENDERS

1. San Diego Chargers
The most complete all-around team, Tomlinson runs for greatness.

2. New York Giants
The defending Super Bowl Champs, period.

3. New England Patriots
Subpar offensive line, swiss cheese secondary big problems to overcome.

4. Jacksonville Jaguars
This is the year they overtake the…

5. Indianapolis Colts
Lingering injuries to vets Manning, Harrison, Freeney etc., cause for concern.

6. Dallas Cowboys
Enough firepower to take NFC crown.

7. Pittsburgh Steelers
Veteran team with few weaknesses.

CINDERELLA HOPEFULS

8. Cleveland Browns
Knocking down the door on AFC elites.

9. Minnesota Vikings
Production from quarterback position could make them Super Bowl bound.

10. Philadelphis Eagles
Creeky on the offensive side but defensive secondary amongst league’s finest.

11. New Orleans Saints
If backfield holds up, offense will be hard to stop.

12. Buffalo Bills
Call me a Trent Edwards believer; this is an underrated defense.

MIDDLE OF THE PACK

13. Houston Texans
Will be sitting on playoff doorstep in tough division.

14. Washington Redskins
Team will only go as far as quarterback can carry them.

15. Green Bay Packers
With Favre as starter, ranking jumps up ten spots.

16. New York Jets
Have all the pieces except a capable quarterback who can move the offense.

17. Arizona Cardinals
Unpredictable team who can slide up or slide down five spots in the pecking order.

18. Seattle Seahawks
Holmgrem/Hasselbeck duo run out of gas on likely last run together.

19. Tennessee Titans
Fisher always make most with limited talent.

20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Gruden-led team has chance to sneak into playoffs if everything clicks.

21. Detroit Lions
New offense scheme doesn’t suit team’s talent, defense still a work in progress.

22. Denver Broncos
Shanahan era looking stale.

23. Cincinnati Bengals
Overhaul much needed here.

BOTTOM OF THE BARRELL

24. St. Louis Rams
Still a year away from turning it around in the right direction.

25. Carolina Panthers
Huge question marks at quarterback and running back perfect recipe for disappointment.

26. Miami Dolphins
New regime has enough tricks up its sleeve to win more games than you think.

27. Kansas City Chiefs
Rebuilding phase heading in right direction but quarterback play reason to worry.

28. San Francisco 49ers
Team takes on new identity every year but still can’t get it right.

29. Oakland Raiders
D-Mac enough of difference maker for a few wins.

30. Chicago Bears
Disaster season will be Lovie’s last.

31. Atlanta Falcons
Will show flashes of potential but not enough talent to win yet.

32. Baltimore Ravens
Team headed in the wrong direction in all areas.