The Athletic is among the foremost sports publications today. It isn’t perfect, but it consistently offers up entertaining, informative pieces.
Earlier today, Mike Sando published a piece where he shares the opinions of five anonymous NFC executives. Their task was to offer up an NFC power ranking.
Tompa Bay – very reasonably – is the unanimous selection for the #1 spot in the conference. Vikings fans will be disappointed to see Green Bay coming in at #2. We’re collectively hoping that the team finally implodes. From there, it’s the Rams, Seahawks, 49ers, Saints, Cowboys, and then our Vikings come in at #8 (perhaps in honor of our ever-controversial QB1).