One thing I think for sure this week as the Detroit Lions begin the last two weeks of the organized offseason workout program is that Peter King got it mostly right in where he placed the four NFC North teams in the NFL power rankings in a recent MMQB column.
King’s rankings were posted in two waves – first the bottom half (17-32), then the top half (1-16).
Overall it was a no-brainer that the New England Patriots were No. 1. They’re like Alabama in college football. Put them No. 1 every year, and odds are good you’ll be right – at least until the playoffs start.