We're in the midst of the "dead zone" of the NFL calendar, the period following the conclusion of Organized Team Activities and leading up to training camp. One of the staples of the dead zone is pre-season power rankings, and ESPN is currently rolling out their "Ultimate NFL Rankings," the results of a poll of 15 ESPN NFL analysts and insiders. So where do the Eagles stack up?

According to ESPN's rankings, the Eagles fall right in the middle at No. 15, three spots ahead of the Washington Redskins and one spot behind the New York Giants. And while the exact order of the top eight teams in the ranking have yet to be revealed, that means that ESPN is predicting a non-playoff season for the Eagles.

So why aren't the Eagles ranked higher? One would assume that the team is being marked down, from an outside perspective, for moving on from Donovan McNabb. But if Kevin Kolb is as good as his teammates and the organization expects him to be, then anything less than the playoffs would be a major disappointment. Below are ESPN's rankings to-date. Where do you think the Eagles rank? Who should be No. 1?

32. St. Louis Rams
    31. Buffalo Bills
    32. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
    33. Cleveland Browns
    34. Detroit Lions
    35. Kansas City Chiefs
    36. Jacksonville Jaguars
    37. Oakland Raiders
    38. Seattle Seahawks
    39. Denver Broncos
    40. Chicago Bears
    41. Arizona Cardinals
    42. Carolina Panthers
    43. Tennessee Titans
    44. Washington Redskins
    45. San Francisco 49ers
    46. Pittsburgh Steelers
    47. Philadelphia Eagles
    48. New York Giants
    49. Cincinnati Bengals
    50. Houston Texans
    51. Miami Dolphins
    52. Atlanta Falcons
    53. New England Patriots

-- Posted by Bo Wulf, 3:59 p.m., July 8