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NFL Power Rankings: Latest Team-by-Team Outlook During 2016 Training Camp
- Updated: July 25, 2016
Pads cracking in the summer heat means the arrival of NFL training camps.
As any veteran observer of the NFL understands, it also means the arrival of power rankings, a necessary tool for anyone hoping to keep up with the entire league at a glance.
With so much information available these days, it can seem like a daunting task to keep up with all the happenings in the NFL. Power rankings have evolved alongside the league, morphing from a for-fun exercise to a broad-strokes look at league hierarchy.
Below, let’s take a first glance at power rankings based on each team’s offseason, the news surrounding each and projections for how new-look rosters will perform.
The Obvious: Patriots Top the List
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Expect someone else?
The New England Patriots posted 12 wins last year, giving the franchise 12 or more for a sixth consecutive season. A two-point loss to the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship hurt, but the team made quiet moves over the offseason to improve.
Critics will point out the loss of Tom Brady for the first four games due to the Deflategate suspension. Fine. A slate featuring contests against the Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins, Houston Texans and Buffalo Bills wasn’t going to be easy either way.
But when Brady does get back on the field, watch out. Julian Edelman and Danny Amendola are still around, and coach Bill Belichick still has his wild stable of unpredictable backs. Perhaps the most noteworthy item comes at tight end, where Rob Gronkowski still exists but Martellus Bennett should get most of the attention.
Bennett joined the Patriots via trade and is one of the best tight ends in the league, boasting five or more scores in three of his past four seasons, which would have likely been all four had he not missed five games last year.
Look, the New England defense will take its usual bend-but-don’t-break approach. This is the scariest set of weapons Brady has had since the Aaron Hernandez days, and it’s flexible enough to run short patterns and help along …
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