Talons Central Power Ranking 4/14/2010

The AFL Writers Association has released their Top 8 Poll for the week:

1. Chicago Rush

2. Tulsa Talons

3. Milwaukee Iron

4. Arizona Rattlers

5. Bossier-Shreveport Battlewings

6. Spokane Shock

T7. Alabama Vipers

T7. Dallas Vigilantes

In addition, the AFLFanzone Fan Poll for the week has been released. The Fan Poll is made up by a group of fans, one from each AFL team. Check out their rankings:

1. Tulsa Talons

T2. Chicago Rush

T2. Milwaukee Iron

4. Bossier-Shreveport Battlewings

5. Arizona Rattlers

6. Spokane Shock

7. Alabama Vipers

8. Dallas Vigilantes

9. Jacksonville Sharks

10. Tampa Bay Storm

Several shakeups throughout our rankings this week. Chicago continues to climb:

Rank (LW)	Team	Record	Comments
1(1)	Milwaukee Iron	1-0	While idle this week, the Iron's Week 1 strong victory and impressive roster keep them at the top of this week's rankings.
2(3)	Tulsa Talons	2-0	Tulsa's strong, resilient fourth quarter play has won them another game and a number 2 spot in this week.
3(4)	Chicago Rush	2-0	The Rush continued to prove that they are a force to be reckoned with in the new AFL.
4(2)	Dallas Vigilantes	0-1	Unsure if Dallas should be this high with news of QB Shane Stafford being put on IR for, possibly, the remainder of the season.
5(7)	Spokane Shock	1-1	Spokane, who's only loss was to #1 Milwaukee, slaughered the Blaze to show they belong in the top half of the league.
6(6)	Arizona Rattlers	1-0	Idle this week, but have huge challenge this weekend against Chicago.
7(7)	Tampa Bay Storm	0-1	Things don't get much easier for Tampa after their loss to the Talons last week. Next up: Dallas.
8(10)	Bossier-Shreveport Battlewings	2-0	The BWs are definitely the surprise of the season so far. However, their second win came over Orlando; so take that with a grain of salt.
9(5)	Jacksonville Sharks	1-1	The Vipers showed that the Shark's chances this season ride on the shoulders of Aaron Garcia's play.
10(9)	Cleveland Gladiators	0-2	Another heartbreaking week for Cleveland. At least next week they get what should be a gimme with Oklahoma City.
11(13)	Alabama Vipers	1-1	Alabama had an impressive win this week. However, it was against an untested Jacksonville.
12(12)	Orlando Predators	0-1	A bad start to the season for Orlando. It appears that the bad preseason play was not a fluke and due to short practice time.
13(11)	Utah Blaze	0-1	Utah looked lost and confused in their opening game against Spokane. It could be a long season for the Blaze.
14(14)	Iowa Barnstormers	0-1	Iowa seemed to sort out their QB problems early against Chicago. However, they have a tough game against the Iron this week.
15(15)	OKC Yard Dawgz	0-1	The Dawgz, coming off a bye week, don't get much help having to face a very good 0-2 Gladiator team.