There were two things abundantly clear following Monday night's Cleveland Browns beatdown of the New York Giants. For starters, the Browns are undefeated! Just ask Braylon Edwards, who lacks the basic logical understanding of "a full season." And secondly, who the hell is the best team in the NFL? MDS will, of course, answer this in a rational and sane manner come Power Rankings time on Wednesday, but what good is a giant blog without knee jerk reactions?
So. Yeah. The Titans, I suppose, are the "best" answer. They are, after all, the only undefeated team left in the NFL at 5-0.
Who else is there? If you want to go by actual record, there's the Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Carolina Panthers, Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Denver Broncos and OHMYGOD, the Atlanta Falcons. Not to be overdramatic, but the last team kind of points out how wide open the NFL is this season thus far, especially with the Cowboys suddenly worse than mediocre for a few weeks. You could also toss Philly and San Diego in there, simply based on talent, which means that this scene is insanely crowded.
Speaking purely in terms of defaulting to a true number one, you either have to go with Tennessee or the Giants. One is undefeated and one is the defending champ with only one loss.
But does anyone actually believe the Titans are the best team?
