Are we a top 10 team?

[JoeRedskin]

Are we a Top 10 team this week? Yup.

Could we NOT be a Top 10 team next week? Yup (Hopefully not).

We are not a team that consistently plays well enough to be considered a Top 10 team on a week to week basis. The Patriots, Cowboys, Seahawks could all lose this week. If they do, no one would say they are no longer a Top 10 team. However, if we lose, and depending on who else wins, it would be very easy to objectively argue that we shouldn't be in the Top 10.

Right now, we are a team that could potentially beat anyone - even if we don't hit on all cylinders. Further, if we are playing a complete game, there are teams - Cleveland, Frisco, T-Bay - that could not beat us with their best game. However, we have not consistently played a complete game yet and, when we don't, any team in the league could beat us. So, we are pretty much a second tier team that, depending on how everyone is playing this week, has the potential to rise to the top of that grouping or sink into the general middle of the league.

If we beat GB, Dallas and then come out of the mini-by with a win in Arizona, I would put us solidly in the perennial 5-10 grouping. Right now, I see us more in the 8-16 grouping.