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Point Spreads/Power Rankings Are High
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raidergreg69
Point Spreads/Power Rankings Are High
by raidergreg69 @ 10/27/2022 3:50 am
I swear the power rankings are on drugs. You have an 11-0 team with the #3 offense and #2 defense at a 9-2 team with the #12 offense and #11 defense. The point spread is even, ***.

I don't usually even look at power rankings except I was curious how in the **** my point spread is even against the last undefeated team in the league.

How is Arizona #7??? I get it's not based on W/L records but they should be to some extent. At worst they should be #4 behind the 3 teams with 1 loss. If you want to talk team stats then they should be no worse than 3rd, given their top 3 offense and defense. 7th?!? No f'n way.

I feel my team is ranked about right, we're #11. I also feel a little like the coach I share a birthday with, Bill Belichick, heaping praise on my opponent.
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Blondie1977
Re: Point Spreads/Power Rankings Are High
by Blondie1977 @ 10/27/2022 7:59 am
raidergreg69 wrote:
I swear the power rankings are on drugs. You have an 11-0 team with the #3 offense and #2 defense at a 9-2 team with the #12 offense and #11 defense. The point spread is even, ***.

I don't usually even look at power rankings except I was curious how in the **** my point spread is even against the last undefeated team in the league.

How is Arizona #7??? I get it's not based on W/L records but they should be to some extent. At worst they should be #4 behind the 3 teams with 1 loss. If you want to talk team stats then they should be no worse than 3rd, given their top 3 offense and defense. 7th?!? No f'n way.

I feel my team is ranked about right, we're #11. I also feel a little like the coach I share a birthday with, Bill Belichick, heaping praise on my opponent.

I couldn't agree more. We are at 19 and we deserve to be at 32.
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ArmoredGiraffe
Re: Point Spreads/Power Rankings Are High
by ArmoredGiraffe @ 10/27/2022 8:14 am
raidergreg69 wrote:
I swear the power rankings are on drugs. You have an 11-0 team with the #3 offense and #2 defense at a 9-2 team with the #12 offense and #11 defense. The point spread is even, ***.

I don't usually even look at power rankings except I was curious how in the **** my point spread is even against the last undefeated team in the league.

How is Arizona #7??? I get it's not based on W/L records but they should be to some extent. At worst they should be #4 behind the 3 teams with 1 loss. If you want to talk team stats then they should be no worse than 3rd, given their top 3 offense and defense. 7th?!? No f'n way.

I feel my team is ranked about right, we're #11. I also feel a little like the coach I share a birthday with, Bill Belichick, heaping praise on my opponent.

We're not even game of the week either lol
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Waitwut
Re: Point Spreads/Power Rankings Are High
by Waitwut @ 10/27/2022 8:58 am
I always look at it, but always think of how everyone said it is broken so put no value in it.

Hopefully part of the UI update that is going to be a bomb.
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Cjfred68
Re: Point Spreads/Power Rankings Are High
by Cjfred68 @ 10/27/2022 11:49 am
I wish I knew what metrics JDB uses to figure out the power rankings but I've never been able to put my finger on it.

In my custom power rankings, I use win/lose, total offense & defense plus Turnover margin and last opponent (win or lose).

I thought at one point JDB used the last 32 games to determine his power rankings but that doesn't make sense either since Arizona is 28-4 over their last 32 games while Philadelphia is 26-6 and Memphis is 27-5.

Hopefully the new U.I. updates this type of stuff but I doubt it.
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raidergreg69
Re: Point Spreads/Power Rankings Are High
by raidergreg69 @ 10/27/2022 2:24 pm
Point spreads and power rankings are more like bells and whistles. Nice extras if they work but not necessary for game play.

If it were up to me I'd want the standings glitch fixed before power rankings. The standings glitch causes problems as it shows some teams as eliminated when they are actually still alive for the playoffs.
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Cjfred68
Re: Point Spreads/Power Rankings Are High
by Cjfred68 @ 10/27/2022 3:01 pm
A definitive statement by JDB on the order of playoff tiebreaker would be nice too!

He has admitted he skipped certain steps in the past.
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raidergreg69
Re: Point Spreads/Power Rankings Are High
by raidergreg69 @ 10/27/2022 4:50 pm
Cjfred68 wrote:
A definitive statement by JDB on the order of playoff tiebreaker would be nice too!

He has admitted he skipped certain steps in the past.

Yes this. I curse JDB every time I try to do playoff breakdowns in USFL.
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Bruno77
Re: Point Spreads/Power Rankings Are High
by Bruno77 @ 10/27/2022 7:42 pm
No idea how I'm ranked above someone I just lost to who is now 11-0.
Cjfred68
Re: Point Spreads/Power Rankings Are High
by Cjfred68 @ 10/27/2022 10:56 pm
It's on my list of things to ignore in this game!

Default player weights
Trade scores
Power rankings
Point spreads
Games of the week
"e", "x", "y" "z" designations for playoffs
Roster only leagues
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