2012 Week 2 NFL Power Rankings

Oakland Raiders: Week 2 NFL Power Rankings (#31)

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Last week: 31 (+0)

Record: 0-1

It’s tough to learn much about the Raiders for their first game, except that they seem to be unable to not shoot themselves in the foot. An injury to their long snapper did them in as they went on to bungle 3 punts (1 blocked, 2 fumbled snaps), but they might have lost anyway. They only gave up 9 points off their 3 mistakes and they lost by 8. There’s no guarantee they would have held them scoreless on all 3 of those drives and 8 of their points game on a garbage time touchdown against prevent defense. It was an ugly game all around. The Chargers will get better as the season goes on. They’re always like this when the season starts. But that probably won’t be the case for the Raiders and I saw no reason to move them up from the bottom end of my Power Rankings.

Studs

ROLB Phillip Wheeler: Allowed 7 completions for 41 yards on 8 attempts, 1 pass deflection, 6 solo tackles and 4 stops on 22 run snaps, 1 quarterback pressure on 8 blitzes

MLB Rolando McClain: Allowed 1 completion for 4 yards on 1 attempt, 4 solo tackles, 3 assists, 4 stops on 22 run snaps, 2 quarterback pressures on 6 blitzes

Duds

RT Khalif Barnes: Allowed 1 sack and 4 quarterback pressures on 54 pass block snaps, run blocked for 1 yard on 1 attempt

LG Cooper Carlisle: Allowed 1 quarterback hit and 2 quarterback pressures on 54 pass block snaps, run blocked for 12 yards on 5 attempts

RG Mike Brisiel: Allowed 1 quarterback hit and 3 quarterback pressures on 54 pass block snaps, run blocked for 0 yards on 1 attempt

WR Rod Streater: 4 catches for 27 yards and a touchdown on 9 targets, 1 drop

CB Ronald Bartell: Allowed 4 catches for 73 yards on 4 attempts, 3 solo tackles and 1 missed tackle on 6 run snaps

DT Tommy Kelly: 0 sacks, quarterback hits, or quarterback pressures on 26 pass rush snaps, 3 solo tackles and 3 stops on 18 run snaps, 2 penalties

MLB Travis Goethel: 2 fumbled snaps, 1 missed tackle on special teams

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Cleveland Browns: Week 2 NFL Power Rankings (#32)

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Last week: 29 (-3)

Record: 0-1

Yikes. 12 of 35 for 118 yards and 4 interceptions. That is one of the worst quarterback performances I’ve ever seen. It’s pretty clear, Weeden, despite his age, is not a nearly finished product. It wasn’t all his fault; his supporting cast sucks. He’ll also probably improve as the season goes on, but this offense is incredibly young and will have many growing pains, to say the least. They started a rookie at quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and on the offensive line, as well as a 2nd year player in the at wide receiver and a 2nd year player on the offensive line. Also, the Browns just lost their best defensive player, Joe Haden, for 4 games. Wins are going to be hard to come by for this team.

Studs

DT Ahytba Rubin: 4 quarterback hits, 3 quarterback pressures on 51 pass rush snaps, 1 assisted tackle on 26 run snaps

MLB D’Qwell Jackson: Allowed 3 catches for 28 yards on 7 attempts, 1 interception, 2 pass deflections, 3 solo tackles, 3 stops, 1 missed tackle on 30 run plays, 1 quarterback pressure on 8 blitzes

ROLB Craig Robertson: 8 solo tackles, 3 stops on 13 run plays, allowed 4 completions for 47 yards on 6 attempts, 1 interception, 1 pass deflection, 1 quarterback hit on 5 blitzes

RE Juqua Parker: 3 quarterback hits and 2 quarterback pressures on 36 pass rush snaps, 2 solo tackles and 2 stops on 12 run snaps

ROLB LJ Fort: 1 sack on 4 blitzes, 1 stop on 18 run plays, wasn’t thrown on, 1 interception, 1 pass deflection

WR Josh Cribbs: 6 punt returns for 78 yards, 3 kickoff returns for 91 yards

Duds

QB Brandon Weeden: 12 of 35 for 118 yards, 4 interceptions, 2 thrown aways, 3 drops, adjusted QB rating of 21.9, pressured 13 times

RG Shawn Lauvao: 1 sack and 3 quarterback pressures allowed on 40 pass block snaps, run blocked for 6 yards on 2 attempt

RT Mitchell Schwartz: Allowed 2 quarterback hits and 1 quarterback pressure on 40 pass block snaps, run blocked for 0 yards on 1 attempt

WR Greg Little: Played 33 pass snaps, did not catch a pass, targeted 4 times, once for an interception, 1 drop

LE Jabaal Sheard: 0 sacks, quarterback hits, or quarterback pressures on 45 pass rush snaps, 1 batted pass, 1 solo tackle, 1 stop on 26 run snaps

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