NFL Future Power Rankings

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By Trent Dilfer, Mel Kiper, Gary Horton, Matt Williamson | ESPN Insider
http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/ ... 015-season

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The bar graphs reflect the average rating given by the voters for each category.
Category averages are weighted by importance to generate overall score.

Roster: Despite high picks, misses in the draft mean there aren't a lot of stars of the future on board (outside of QB). There is some hope at the offensive tackle position, but age at RB and lack of talent at WR limits the offense's future production. On defense there is some youth and skill in the front seven, but unless the Rams really draft well in the next couple of years they won't contend. -- Horton

Quarterback: Sam Bradford regressed last year in a new offense, and with deteriorated blocking in front of him. He has great physical ability, vision and arm talent, but he must prove he can lead a team to wins, not merely be an average QB in the NFL. -- Dilfer

Draft: The Rams are in position to dominate the draft over the next two years, when they have four total first-round picks. The 2013 draft, however, will be huge. The Rams need some serious returns after dealing away the No. 2 pick. -- Kiper

Front office: New GM Les Snead replaces Billy Devaney, and while he has a solid scouting background from his years with Atlanta, all final decisions will likely come from Jeff Fisher and COO Kevin Demoff. Snead comes from the Thomas Dimitroff scouting tree, which means there is a Belichick influence here. There could be several changes ahead as Snead settles in. -- Horton

Coaching: Fisher is a coaches' coach who everybody wants to work for. However, he has a huge challenge on his hands with the indefinite loss of defensive coordinator Gregg Williams. Fisher has excellent veteran assistants to take up the slack and owns a strong defensive mind himself. It's a challenge that they can overcome both in the short and long term. -- Horton
 

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Honestly this is the stupidest fucking thing I've ever seen. Teams rise and fall so much over a single season, you can't project things this far out. When ESPN can accurately give power rankings for the current season, then maybe they should look to the future.
 

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bluecoconuts said:
Honestly this is the stupidest fucking thing I've ever seen. Teams rise and fall so much over a single season, you can't project things this far out. When ESPN can accurately give power rankings for the current season, then maybe they should look to the future.
I agree. It's all one giant crap-shoot. I am, however, happy the Rams aren't 32nd in this "thing."
 

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All Dilfer needs to know what an average QB looks like:

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