The Washington Redskins won the division, bolstered their defense by adding corner Josh Norman and had what’s considered another successful draft. To the ESPN Power Rankings voters, however, they appeared to be just another John Kasich.
The reality is that voters don’t view the Redskins much differently than they did after the Super Bowl. They were 15th at that time; they’re now 16th. However, they ranked 17th after the early wave of free agency so they have that going for them.
(Before you say it I will: Power Rankings in May don’t mean anything; Power Rankings in October don’t mean a whole lot, either.