Tag: Football Power Index

ESPN: Falcons have 31% chance of making the playoffs

According to ESPN’s Football Power Index, the Falcons have a 31 percent chance of making the playoffs in 2020, and a projected win total at 7.5.

The Falcons have done a lot to improve their roster for next season, but the NFC South looks to have improved quite a bit as well.

With the Saints returning as strong as ever, and the Buccaneers adding Tom Brady, many feel Atlanta will be on the outside looking in when the playoffs begin for the third year in a row.

According to ESPN’s Football Power Index, the Falcons have a 31 percent chance of making the playoffs in 2020, and a projected win total at 7.5. This would leave the team in third place in the division.

ESPN’s FPI has New Orleans ranked first, with a 10.2 win projection and an 82 percent chance of making the playoffs. Second place is Tampa Bay (9.1 projected wins, 62.9 chance of making playoffs).

Unsurprisingly, Carolina comes in last, with 5.7 projected wins and a seven percent chance of making the playoffs. This may come as a relief to Atlanta after falling well short of expectations the previous two seasons.

The Falcons’ success or failure in 2020 could very likely come down to the final quarter of the season when they face the Buccaneers twice and visit the Kansas City Chiefs.

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Chris Del Conte’s savage comment and football in the fall

Locked on Longhorns Podcast returns to discuss athletic director Chris Del Conte’s latest comments on playing the Aggies plus football talk.

Patrick and Cami open the show discussing Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte’s comment on playing Texas A&M in the future. Plus an update on Ja’Quinden Jackson as he recovers from partially torn ACL in December and new contracts set to be approved by the Texas Board of Regents.

They continue their depth chart discussion as they focus on the running back position. The NCAA Chief Medical Officer Brian Hainline’s comments about fall sports making a return. Another power five school has announced they are planning on returning to the practice field in the summer, is this another step towards a return to sports?

ESPN polled over 1,000 fans on whether or not they want sports to resume without fans. The results plus how do the hosts feel about it? ESPN has released their FPI (Football Power Index), where is Texas ranked? Mel Kiper Jr has released his top 25 big board for the 2021 NFL Draft, How many Longhorns are in the conversation?

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Ohio State checks in at No. 2 in latest ESPN FPI college football rankings

Ohio State football is ranked No. 2 in the latest, very early ESPN Football Power Index.

This should come as no surprise to anyone, but the Ohio State football team is projected to be really good the next time it takes the field — whenever that ends up being. Many sites have labeled the Buckeyes as a Big Ten and national title contender.

The latest is ESPN’s Football Power Index that uses its own predictive metrics to determine how well a team will perform going forward. Despite it being way off the mark with Ohio State last year, it looks like the FPI loves Ohio State this year — ranking it as the No. 2 team overall, just behind Clemson.

Rounding out the top ten are Alabama, Wisconsin, Georgia, LSU, Penn State, Oregon, Auburn, and Oklahoma. Jim Harbaugh and Michigan come in at a cool No. 19.

Now, I wouldn’t take too much stock in these projections because we’ve seen how historically inaccurate they have been, but there is good reason to believe Ohio State will be one of the best teams again this next season.

With Justin Fields at quarterback, a veteran offensive line, and a deep pool of skilled receivers, the offense should be nearly unstoppable. Mix that in with a defensive front seven that should be almost as good as last year, and we should be able to witness another run at some pretty special things.

 

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