Wednesday, May 23, 2007

PFW's top 50 players

Every year PFW breaks down the top 50 players in the NFL. They do a very diligent job and seem to give a good, scout-style perspective (there are actually OG's in the rankings). These rankings are also quite relevant to those who subscribe to the theory that a team cannot have ultimate success without a few (1-3+) superstars.

The entire list broken down by team.

A few comments from the list:
RB Larry Johnson (5) - Larry Johnson is the 5th best player amongst all positions in the league? Wow. If that really is true, maybe LJ does deserve LT money next year. If the Chiefs really aren't going to pay him and the Packers were going to draft a round 2 running back anyway, wouldn't the rumored move of a 1st and a 3rd or so have made sense for both teams?

Arizona
WR Larry Fitzgerald (20)
WR Anquan Boldin (46)
- If they hit with their 1st rounder Levi Brown, it seems like this list next year would include Matt Leinart. That receiving core is just too good.

RB Steven Jackson (6)
CB Champ Bailey (7)
- No way. I don't buy for a second that Steven Jackson is a better player than Champ Bailey. While it seems like they do a better job than some of not over-prioritizing skill position players, this is a stretch.

QB Drew Brees (9) - Amazing what a difference a year makes. Phillip Rivers is a good player, but I wonder what would have happened had they moved him instead of letting Brees go. Could you imagine the Chargers last year with Brees as opposed to Rivers and ANOTHER 1st round pick in the mix?

RB Frank Gore (13) - My how quickly we anoint players. I'll bet anyone money he has an ACL in the next two years.

WR Lee Evans (39) - If Lee Evans were on a team with a quarterback, he would be a superstar right now. There are no other WR's in Buf, teams know he is going to go deep and he still catches 6+ long TD's a year. Because of his age, old knee injury and reliance on speed, my guess is that he never gets a chance to get out of Buf because he will want to accept a reasonable contract extension when they offer it.

1 comment:

Crackpot Joe said...

TE Kellen Winslow (42)?

Are they serious?