Calgary Stampeders
Off-Season Ranking: 1
No surprise here. The Stampeders were firing on all cylinders on Saturday afternoon, shutting down Montreal's offence to perfection, while also overwhelming their defence with relentless pressure from all angles. Bo Levi Mitchell was solid in his debut as the team's starter. We'll see if their early Week 2 bye ceases any momentum they might have gained.

 

 
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Off-Season Ranking: 2
Thanks to their big win over the Ticats, any questions surrounding the Riders heading into the 2014 season were silenced...at least for now. Tailback Anthony Allen was exceptional in his first career CFL game, trucking for 158 rushing yards and a touchdown, while also adding another score through the air. Oh, and don't think we forgot about the defence. 10 sacks, plus just 201 yards of allowed offence? Can't get much better than that.

 

 
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Off-Season Ranking: 3
Don't read too much into Hamilton's Week 1 loss. You can be sure that Kent Austin's team will be a much more disciplined and prepared team for their Week 2 contest against the Eskimos.

 
BC Lions
Off-Season Ranking: 5
How uncharacteristic was Saturday's four-interception-outing for Kevin Glenn? It took him eight appearances before he threw four picks all of last season. The Lions were solid on both sides of the ball in the first half against Edmonton, but seemed almost surprised to see the Esks battle back in such impressive fashion in the final 30 minutes. A trip East to Montreal awaits.

 
Toronto Argonauts
Off-Season Rankings: 4
Ricky Ray had a typical night under centre for the Argos (27-38, 283 yards, 2 TDs), as he connected with nine different receivers for at least one reception. The defence remains a work in progress, but defensive coordinator Tim Burke did warn that there would be some growing pains. It won't get any easier for the Boatmen secondary, who were victimized for over 300 passing yards and four touchdowns, as they get set to welcome the defending champs to the Rogers Centre.

 

 
Edmonton Eskimos
Off-Season Ranking: 7
The Esks looked good...real good against a BC team that threw whatever they had and more in their direction. Mike Reilly was sacked three times, which is just below the 3.15 QB takedowns they allowed per game in 2013. Nonetheless, Edmonton looked like a different team in Chris Jones' first game, and could prove to be a surprise team in the West.

 

 
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Off-Season Ranking: 8
Can you ask for a better season opener than the one the Bombers put forward on Thursday night? Drew Willy was almost perfect, and the defence held their own against a Toronto team that victimized them for 97 points in three games in 2013.

 

 
Montreal Alouettes
Off-Season Ranking: 6
The post-Anthony Calvillo era got off to a rough start for the Als, with replacement Troy Smith completing just 43 per cent of his passes for 154 yards. Brandon Whitaker, meanwhile, was solid in his first game since Week 10 of last season; a good sign for an Als offence that will look to rebound against the Lions.

 

  
Ottawa REDBLACKS
Off-Season Ranking: 9
Ladies and gentlemen: Your first place Ottawa REDBLACKS! Rick Campbell's group was on bye in Week 1, and will be well rested for their franchise-opening matchup with Winnipeg on Thursday

 

 

 

http://cfl.ca/article/cflca-power-rankings-stamps-top-inaugural-2014-list

Load of bullcrap. Hamilton should be lower. Winnipeg and Edmonton should be higher.

What a joke that is. But it doesn't really matter. They can rank us however they want, we'll just keep winning games.

LOL yeah I can see it now - week 17:

Winnipeg Blue Bombers: Rank 7

With a 16-0 record, and a points for and against of +350, the Bombers still look for that elusive ability to finish games by half time. Brian Brohm hasn't been able to get into the game at any point this season before the end of the third quarter. Aaron Kelly seems to be stagnating, with only 30 TD's so far, not able to keep the two TD a game pace he'd been setting earlier in the season. Drew Willy's play has been lagging of late, with only three TD's and 295 yards of passing in his last outing against Edmonton, where the Bombers barely pulled off a 48 - 12 squeaker against Edmonton. The Bomber defence got really lucky that Mike Reilly threw three pick sixes and also fumbled four times. The O-line also struggled, giving up one whole sack against the vaunted Eskimo D-line; granted it was in the last minute of the 4th quarter, when the team water boy was brought in to play left tackle due to Mike O'Shea losing a bet to Bob Wylie. Still, the Bombers still seem to only slightly be improving over last year, and the 10-6 Stamps should dominate them thoroughly this week.

 

What a joke that is. But it doesn't really matter. They can rank us however they want, we'll just keep winning games.

LOL yeah I can see it now - week 17:

Winnipeg Blue Bombers: Rank 7

With a 16-0 record, and a points for and against of +350, the Bombers still look for that elusive ability to finish games by half time. Brian Brohm hasn't been able to get into the game at any point this season before the end of the third quarter. Aaron Kelly seems to be stagnating, with only 30 TD's so far, not able to keep the two TD a game pace he'd been setting earlier in the season. Drew Willy's play has been lagging of late, with only three TD's and 295 yards of passing in his last outing against Edmonton, where the Bombers barely pulled off a 48 - 12 squeaker against Edmonton. The Bomber defence got really lucky that Mike Reilly threw three pick sixes and also fumbled four times. The O-line also struggled, giving up one whole sack against the vaunted Eskimo D-line; granted it was in the last minute of the 4th quarter, when the team water boy was brought in to play left tackle due to Mike O'Shea losing a bet to Bob Wylie. Still, the Bombers still seem to only slightly be improving over last year, and the 10-6 Stamps should dominate them thoroughly this week.

 

 

 

I can't even take you seriously 

What a joke that is. But it doesn't really matter. They can rank us however they want, we'll just keep winning games.

LOL yeah I can see it now - week 17:

Winnipeg Blue Bombers: Rank 7

With a 16-0 record, and a points for and against of +350, the Bombers still look for that elusive ability to finish games by half time. Brian Brohm hasn't been able to get into the game at any point this season before the end of the third quarter. Aaron Kelly seems to be stagnating, with only 30 TD's so far, not able to keep the two TD a game pace he'd been setting earlier in the season. Drew Willy's play has been lagging of late, with only three TD's and 295 yards of passing in his last outing against Edmonton, where the Bombers barely pulled off a 48 - 12 squeaker against Edmonton. The Bomber defence got really lucky that Mike Reilly threw three pick sixes and also fumbled four times. The O-line also struggled, giving up one whole sack against the vaunted Eskimo D-line; granted it was in the last minute of the 4th quarter, when the team water boy was brought in to play left tackle due to Mike O'Shea losing a bet to Bob Wylie. Still, the Bombers still seem to only slightly be improving over last year, and the 10-6 Stamps should dominate them thoroughly this week.

I can't even take you seriously

Hmmmmmmm.

I know I've been on the internet since gopher was the main browser while using hacked dial up accounts to access the UOfM internet access

Buuuuuuuuut.. I find it hard to believe that u didn't get that he was writing a satirical week 17 power ranking report,

The biggest issue with this week's power rankings is unquestionably that they're basing it on what happened last year and not on what actually transpired last week.

My Power rankings would be

 

1. Saskatchewan

2. Winnipeg

3. Calgary

4. Edmonton

5. BC

6. Ottawa

7. Toronto

8. Montreal

9. Hamilton

 

 

What a joke that is. But it doesn't really matter. They can rank us however they want, we'll just keep winning games.

LOL yeah I can see it now - week 17:

Winnipeg Blue Bombers: Rank 7

With a 16-0 record, and a points for and against of +350, the Bombers still look for that elusive ability to finish games by half time. Brian Brohm hasn't been able to get into the game at any point this season before the end of the third quarter. Aaron Kelly seems to be stagnating, with only 30 TD's so far, not able to keep the two TD a game pace he'd been setting earlier in the season. Drew Willy's play has been lagging of late, with only three TD's and 295 yards of passing in his last outing against Edmonton, where the Bombers barely pulled off a 48 - 12 squeaker against Edmonton. The Bomber defence got really lucky that Mike Reilly threw three pick sixes and also fumbled four times. The O-line also struggled, giving up one whole sack against the vaunted Eskimo D-line; granted it was in the last minute of the 4th quarter, when the team water boy was brought in to play left tackle due to Mike O'Shea losing a bet to Bob Wylie. Still, the Bombers still seem to only slightly be improving over last year, and the 10-6 Stamps should dominate them thoroughly this week.

 

 

 

I can't even take you seriously 

 

 

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/bombers/one-win-bombers-have-yet-to-earn-respect-265489871.html

 

 

What a joke that is. But it doesn't really matter. They can rank us however they want, we'll just keep winning games.

LOL yeah I can see it now - week 17:

Winnipeg Blue Bombers: Rank 7

With a 16-0 record, and a points for and against of +350, the Bombers still look for that elusive ability to finish games by half time. Brian Brohm hasn't been able to get into the game at any point this season before the end of the third quarter. Aaron Kelly seems to be stagnating, with only 30 TD's so far, not able to keep the two TD a game pace he'd been setting earlier in the season. Drew Willy's play has been lagging of late, with only three TD's and 295 yards of passing in his last outing against Edmonton, where the Bombers barely pulled off a 48 - 12 squeaker against Edmonton. The Bomber defence got really lucky that Mike Reilly threw three pick sixes and also fumbled four times. The O-line also struggled, giving up one whole sack against the vaunted Eskimo D-line; granted it was in the last minute of the 4th quarter, when the team water boy was brought in to play left tackle due to Mike O'Shea losing a bet to Bob Wylie. Still, the Bombers still seem to only slightly be improving over last year, and the 10-6 Stamps should dominate them thoroughly this week.

 

 

 

I can't even take you seriously 

 

 

That's kinda the point.... excellent post KBF, laughed the whole time...

 

but power rankings clearly mean nothing since obviously this one was done before the season started.... and they were too lazy to change it by considering the games that actually happened.... maybe it keeps our guys motivated...

Has anyone read the criteria that goes into preparing the week one CFL Power Rankings?  I posted them earlier in this thread.  It explains everything. 

Has anyone read the criteria that goes into preparing the week one CFL Power Rankings?  I posted them earlier in this thread.  It explains everything. 

and the explanation is ******* ********. CFL has too much turnover yearly to bother including anything outside of what happens this season.

I can understand posting what would have been the final rankings from last year…as a reference point, but that's it. Like 17 says, and especially this year, with Ottawa joining the ranks, there is way too much turnover.

As an example:

 

Week One Powder Rankings

 

Last year  Week 1 

 

Sask         Sask - strong running game in a monsoon, relentless pass rush against a confused Ham. squad.

Calg.         Calg. - slow start morphs into a decent QB performance, decent girdle hides Nic Lewis's girth

Ham.         Wpg. - good discipline, good game plan, good performances, good grief. Tip of the hat to Bellefeuille and Etcheverry.

Tor.           Edm. - Mike Reilly, Adarious Bowman, lots of energy, deserved win

BC            Ham. - no chance for Collaros to perform, confused line play

Mont.        BC.    - 5 turnovers from this Pillsbury bunch

Edm          Tor.   - valiant attempt at the CFL penalty total, no answers for a very good Bomber attack

Wpg          Mont. - scrambling QB, scrambled offence, no pop in this game plan

 

*Ott.               Ott.

 

 

Every week these rankings can change a little or a lot, depending on how the teams are trending, injuries and such.

 

After one third of the season, when all teams have had their bye (week 10) we'll have had a better grasp of where teams stand.

Power rankings are a simple tool for gambling addicts who don't know enough about the teams yet still desperately want to bet money on the outcome of games.  Unwring your hands.  Hamilton can enjoy their 3rd place ranking.  I'll take our 2 points.

Has anyone read the criteria that goes into preparing the week one CFL Power Rankings?  I posted them earlier in this thread.  It explains everything. 

 

Yep - very interesting actually. I use a similar mathematical calculation when I do mine, It kinda looks like this:

 

(W - L Record) / (Points for - Points against) * (W - L record for team in previous game played) / (QB efficiency rating for the team in question - Ave of QB Efficiency rating of the rest of the league) * (# of yards gained - # of yards allowed) / (Total # of sacks +  total # of QB hurries) / Red Zone offence efficiency.......... then I say "screw it" and draw teams randomly from a hat........ like the CFL did for week one  

Now these make sense!

http://980.greenzonefootball.com/blog/cfl-power-rankings-week-1/381965

This is about right...

 

 

 

https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/cfl-55-yard-line/cfl-super-power-rankings--week-1-full-of-surprises-201202952.html