I was curious how this year’s team’s compared to last year’s. The Hawks had the second-worst dropoff of any team in the NFL, next to the Pats. Here’s a table with the numbers, sorted by this year’s team strength in descending order:
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|
Rank
|
Team |
2008 Team Strength
|
Change From 2007 Team Strength
|
|
1
|
Baltimore |
10.5
|
17.79
|
|
2
|
Pittsburgh |
9.9
|
-0.11
|
|
3
|
Tennessee |
9.8
|
9.1
|
|
4
|
NY Giants |
9.3
|
7.9
|
|
5
|
Philadelphia |
9
|
5.81
|
|
6
|
San Diego |
7.4
|
-0.8
|
|
7
|
Carolina |
7.1
|
12.79
|
|
8
|
New England |
6.4
|
-14.86
|
|
9
|
New Orleans |
5.1
|
7.09
|
|
10
|
Atlanta |
4.6
|
15.25
|
|
11
|
Indianapolis |
4.6
|
-8.79
|
|
12
|
Minnesota |
4.1
|
-1.33
|
|
13
|
NY Jets |
3.7
|
10.15
|
|
14
|
Green Bay |
2.9
|
-7.31
|
|
15
|
Miami |
2.5
|
15.44
|
|
16
|
Tampa Bay |
2.2
|
-3.51
|
|
17
|
Chicago |
1.5
|
4.41
|
|
18
|
Dallas |
0.6
|
-9.36
|
|
19
|
Arizona |
0.1
|
-0.23
|
|
20
|
Buffalo |
-0.6
|
6.69
|
|
21
|
Washington |
-1.1
|
-3.58
|
|
22
|
Houston |
-1.4
|
-0.82
|
|
23
|
San Francisco |
-1.8
|
8.82
|
|
24
|
Jacksonville |
-5.2
|
-13.11
|
|
25
|
Denver |
-5.5
|
0
|
|
26
|
Seattle |
-7.8
|
-14.49
|
|
27
|
Oakland |
-9.1
|
-0.06
|
|
28
|
Cleveland |
-10.3
|
-11.7
|
|
29
|
Kansas City |
-10.6
|
-1.97
|
|
30
|
Cincinnati |
-11.8
|
-11.11
|
|
31
|
St. Louis |
-17.5
|
-5.04
|
|
32
|
Detroit |
-19.1
|
-12.49
|