It's that time again! My NFL week 7 Bloguin Blogpoll NFL Power Rankings ballot has hit the web!

Please remember, I'm just a dumb ass blogger who's making it up as I go along, and only gets to see 3 games at most every Sunday (and one of those is always the Lions). As I believe in full disclosure, I'm not going to be like a college head coach, and claim my vote means something, even though I couldn't see the games. With the Lions on a bye this past weekend, the number of games I watched was more like a big, fat ZERO. (Though I did see a some of the Monday night game, in bits and pieces) I'm not just a blogger now, I actually have real life responsibilities as a dutiful boyfriend. The windows on the GFs house won't caulk themselves, you know?

Next Sunday, I'll go back to the grind, and suffer through another Lions debacle disaster game. I'm going to have to scour the bowels of the internets to find an illicit feed of Rams - Lions, as we all know there is no way in Hell Ford Field is going to sell out. Good times, good times...

Given all the listed caveats, please take my power rankings with a mountain sized grain of salt.

1. New Orleans Saints: Outscored the Dolphins 22-0 in the 4th quarter in a come from behind 46-34 win. Sometimes good teams end up victorious in games they aren't supposed to win. This is one.
   
2. Indianapolis Colts: Peyton Manning is having a monster year, and is on track to throw for 5000 yards. Ralph Wiggum thinks it's unpossible. Me? Not at all.
   
3. Denver Broncos: Have a 3 game lead in the AFC West. Spent their bye week figuring out what their division title pennant will look like.Still not sure how Kyle Orton is doing it, but their W-L record speaks for itself.
   
4. Pittsburgh Steelers: Going into their bye week on a 4 game winning streak. After a short detour, they are once again playing like a team ready to challenge Indy and Denver for the title of best team in the AFC.
5. Minnesota Vikings: Last week I asked if the Vikings luck could hold up. It didn't, as they suffered their first loss to the suddenly unstoppable Steelers. My next prediction? Brett Favre becomes an indecisive drama queen.
6. Cincinnati Bengals: If you don't think the Bengals are for real, ask any player on the Chicago Bears.
   
7. New York Giants: Have lost to the Saints and Cards in consecutive weeks. Their division lead has dwindled to 1/2 game. Manning the younger is no longer talked about as a possible MVP. Who knew losing Plaxico Burress was so damaging?
   
8. New England Patriots: Tom Brady had an off week, only throwing for 308 yards and 3 touchdowns against the awful Bucs. Hey, sometimes the great look mortal!
   
9. Philadelphia Eagles: After an underwhelming victory at Washington, the Iggles take on the Giants this weekend for the NFC East lead. They'll likely have to do so without a concussed Brian Westbrook.
10. Green Bay Packers: Essentially coming off 3 bye weeks, as they've manhandled Detroit and destroyed the dysfunctional Browns the past 2. The Pack finally face a real NFL team for the first time in a month as the Vikings arrive in Lambeau Field this Sunday.
    
11. Dallas Cowboys: The Cowboys' 4-2 record be damned, you'll never convince me Wade Phillips is a good coach. NEVER.
    
12. Arizona Cardinals: I called the back in 1st place Cardinals "one season wonders" a few weeks back. Uh...Never mind.
    
13. Atlanta Falcons: Knocked off in Dallas Sunday, and now have to travel to the Thunderdome in New Orleans Monday. That's a tough road to hoe for any team, and even for more so for a team as young as Atlanta.
14. Houston Texans: Have won 3 of 4 and are going into the easiest, yet hardest, part of their schedule. How is that? They play the lowly Bills and Titans, and have a bye, but also face the Colts twice. Talk about bipolar scheduling! 
    
15. San Francisco 49ers: Alex Smith returned from the dead to throw for 3 late touchdowns to nearly pull off a comeback in a loss to Houston, and reclaim the quarterback job he lost over 2 years ago in the process. Next thing you know, Dwight Clark will reclaim the wide receiver spot he lost 2 decades ago.
    
16. San Diego Chargers: Got off the schneid by thumping the Chiefs, but the schedule makers did the Bolts no favors. They have to play the Giants, Eagles and Broncos over the next month. At 3 games behind Denver in the AFC  West, it's now make or break time for San Diego.
    
17. Chicago Bears: Jay Cutler has thrown 5 picks his last 2 games, both Bears losses. It's official, he's a prototypical Chicago quarterback!
18. Jacksonville Jaguars: Is David Garrard still their quarterback? He is? Move along.. Nothing to see here, folks.
19. Baltimore Ravens: Talk about a gauntlet of a schedule! The Ravens have to play Denver, Cincy, Indy, Pittsburgh and Green Bay, all likely playoff teams, over the next 2 months. They also have Cleveland and Detroit sprinkled in there there, so they won't go winless.
20. New York Jets: The running backs lead the way in a blowout over the Raiders. Rex Ryan finally realized they have a better chance of winning with the ball in the hands of Thomas Jones and Shonn Greene than in Matt Sanchez's.
    
21. Miami Dolphins: Lost a heartbreaker to the Saints, giving up a big lead early, and 22 straight points late. Not that it means much, but the Fins are the best 2-4 team in the NFL. That and a blunt will get you the attention of Ricky Williams, but nothing more.
22. Buffalo Bills: You can remove Lee Evans' picture off of milk cartons, he actually caught a few balls in the win over Carolina. Bills fans would prefer embattled head coach Dick Jauron's picture was the one on milk cartons instead.
    
23. Carolina Panthers: Jake Delhomme has started all 6 games for Carolina. He's thrown picks in all 6, leading the NFL in interceptions. Why is he still starting?
24. Seattle Seahawks: Remember when it was thought the Seahawks had one of the better QB situations in all of the NFL with Matt Hasselbeck and Seneca Wallace? You do? Let me ask you something. What the Hell happened?
25. Oakland Raiders: How did this lousy team win 2 games? HOW? But all is not lost. Every time Jamarcus Russell throws an incompletion, a Raiders fan in the Black Hole gets his wings cusses out a beer vendor.
26. Washington Redskins: As if there wasn't enough angst in DC over losing to Philly, the Redskins also lost TE Chris Cooley with a broken ankle. Yet Jim Zorn hangs on to his coaching job by the thinnest of threads...a thread bound to snap soon.
    
27. Kansas City Chiefs: So much for their 1 game winning streak, as the Chiefs fell back into their old, losing ways against the Chargers. They are already playing out the string.
28. Detroit Lions: No Matthew Stafford, no chance in Hell of rising in the power rankings.
    
29. Cleveland Browns: Quarterback Derek Anderson once made the Pro Bowl. Now he can't even complete 50% of his passes. Even worse for the Browns, former 1st round savior Brady Quinn can't beat him out.
30. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Josh Johnson stunk out the joint at quarterback...again...while the Bucs were embarrassed by the Pats. The over/under of John Freeman getting his 1st start? 1 game.
    
31. St. Louis Rams: The Rams play fellow bottom feeder the Lions this Sunday. If you value your sanity or your eyesight, DON'T TUNE IN!
    
32. Tennessee Titans: When asked what he should do in order to get the Titans their first win of the season, Jeff Fisher replied, "How the Hell should I know? I've never coached an 0-6 team before!"
    

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