Top 5 At Each Position

It's June, what the hell else are we going to do as football fans?

QB:
1. Peyton Manning
2. Drew Brees
3. Tom Brady
4. Philip Rivers
5. Aaron Rodgers
(I consider Favre retired until he shows up in August)
Honorable mentions: Matt Schaub, Tony Romo, Donovan McNabb, Eli Manning

RB:
1. Chris Johnson
2. Adrian Peterson
3. Ray Rice
4. Maurice Jones-Drew
5. Cedric Benson
Honorable mentions: Ronnie Brown, DeAngelo Williams, Steven Jackson, Michael Turner, Frank Gore

FB:
1. Le'Ron McClain
2. Lousaka Polite
3. Leonard Weaver
4. Tony Richardson
5. Ovie Mughelli
Honorable mentions: Brad Hoover, Lawrence Vickers, Mike Sellers

WR:
1. Andre Johnson
2. Larry Fitzgerald
3. Reggie Wayne
4. Brandon Marshall
5. Calvin Johnson
Honorable mentions: Miles Austin, Anquan Boldin, Sidney Rice, Wes Welker, Chad Ochocinco, Roddy White

TE:
1. Tony Gonzalez
2. Antonio Gates
3. Dallas Clark
4. Vernon Davis
5. Jason Witten
Honorable mentions: Brent Celek, Kellen Winslow, Jeremy Shockey

OT:
1. Michael Oher
2. D'Brickashaw Ferguson
3. Joe Thomas
4. Ryan Clady
5. Jason Peters
Honorable mentions: Marcus McNeill, David Diehl, Matt Light, Jake Long

OG:
1. Logan Mankins
2. Leonard Davis
3. Kris Deilman
4. Chris Snee
5. Jahri Evans
Honorable mentions: Alan Faneca, Deuce Lutui, Ben Grubbs

C:
1. Nick Mangold
2. Shaun O'Hara
3. Jeff Saturday
4. Olin Kreutz
5. Matt Birk
Honorable mentions: Alex Mack, Andre Gurode, Ryan Kalil

DT:
1. Haloti Ngata
2. Kevin Williams
3. Albert Haynesworth
4. Vince Wilfork
5. Pat Williams
Honorable mentions: Darnell Dockett, Casey Hampton, Tommie Harris

DE:
1. Jared Allen
2. Julius Peppers
3. Dwight Freeney
4. Mario Williams
5. Robert Mathis
Honorable mentions: Trent Cole, Justin Tuck, Kyle Vanden Bosch

MLB:
1. Ray Lewis
2. Patrick Willis
3. DeMeco Ryans
4. Jon Beason
5. London Fletcher
Honorable mentions: Bart Scott, Lofa Tatupu, Karlos Dansby,

OLB:
1. Elvis Dumervil
2. DeMarcus Ware
3. Jarrett Johnson
4. James Harrison
5. LaMarr Woodley
Honorable mentions: Brian Orapko, Clay Matthews, Lance Briggs

CB:
1. Darrelle Revis
2. Nnamdi Asomugha
3. Charles Woodson
4. Asante Samuel
5. Champ Bailey
Honorable mentions: Dunta Robinson, Domonique Rodgers-Cromartie, Aaron Ross, Terrence Newman

FS:
1. Darren Sharper
2. Ed Reed
3. Brian Dawkins
4. Jairus Byrd
5. Brandon Meriweather
Honorable mentions: Nick Collins, Antrel Rolle, Kerry Rhodes, O.J. Atogwe

SS:
1. Troy Polamalu
2. Adrian Wilson
3. Quentin Mikell
4. Roman Harper
5. Bob Sanders
Honorable mentions: Chris Hope, Yeremiah Bell

P:
1. Shane Lechler
2. Andy Lee
3. Mike Scifres
4. Donnie Jones
5. Sam Koch
Honorable mentions: Brandon Fields, Ben Graham, Jon Ryan, Mat McBriar

PK:
1. Stephen Gostkowski
2. Rob Bironas
3. David Akers
4. Sebastian Janikowski
5. Dan Carpenter
Honorable mentions: Nate Kaeding, Matt Prater, Ryan Longwell

Returner:
1. Josh Cribbs
2. DeSean Jackson
3. Devin Hester
4. Darren Sproles
5. Percy Harvin
Honorable mentions: Wes Welker, Patrick Crayton, Johnny Knox

Please post your own lists - and criticisms! This took way too long. I miss football.

And yes, some of these were taken straight from the 2010 Pro-Bowl rosters.

 

without reading yours ill heck with this off the top of my head

QB
Peyton Manning
Drew Brees
Tom Brady
non suspended Ben Roethlisberger
Phillip Rivers

RB
Adrian Peterson
Steven Jackson
Chris Johnson
MJD
Michael Turner-oh yeah i went there

WR
Andre Johnson
Calvin Johnson
Larry Fitzgerald
Brandon Marshall
Randy Moss

TE
Vernon Davis
Jason Witten
Antonio Gates
Heath Miller
Tony Gonzales

OT
Joe Thomas
Jake Long
Ryan Clady
Jason Peters
Michael Oher

OG
Steve Hutchinson
Leonard Davis
Jahri Evans
Alan Faneca
Ben Grubbs

C
Nick Mangold
Alex Mack
Matt Birk
Ryan Kalil
Kevin Mawae still

FB
Leron Mcclain
Owen Schmitt
Leonard Weaver
Tony Richardson
Lawrence Vickers


theres offense...il do defense later



dude i just read yours...rice? this isnt fantasy. but the one that really disturbed me was benson....wtf lol

 

You didn't really specify how to rank these players. Projections for next season? Overall career play/statistics? Overall career talent? Fantasy football scoring? Etc.

Example:
My top 5 RBs that are still in the league would be LT2, Westbrook, CJ, AD, SJax. Westbrook will sign somewhere so I'm including him.

 

No way westbrook is top 5 in the league anymore even if he plays somewhere 06 07 yea

 

That's why I'm asking if this is ranked by projections for next year? Overall career play? Etc.

Roethlisberger is easily a top 10, if not top 5, yet he mentions Eli Manning and doesn't mention Roethlisberger at all. So it seems as if he's ranking by stat projections for next year.

He also has Cedric Benson in the top 5. It's obviously not by overall career play or talent then. I doubt he's ranking him by projected stats next year too, I doubt he'll have the 5th best stats out of RBs.

Jason Peters at 5th OT. Dumervil at top OLB. Kevin Williams at 2nd best DT. Jay Ratliff and Terrell Suggs are nowhere to be found. I don't understand how we're suppose to rank them.

 

rank em however you want. i did it based on mostly last season and right now who's better if they played today or whatever. and rice is way more than just a fantasy back. he was insanely crucial to us last year. just watch the pro bowler play. benson i think is a little underrated. criticize my picks all you want but if u disagree with one it doesn't mean i'm looking for some other way of ranking them, you just think i'm wrong.

don't do it by career though, that's like another story.

 

again, if you don't agree with mine, fine. but that doesn't mean because i picked people you disagree with, i'm looking for something very weird or specific. Do whatever you want. If you really need detailed instructions, fine. do it based on right now. how good are they right now. so you wouldn't have westbrook or LT on there. is that clear enough?

 

RF, Jason Peters isn't a top 5 LT dude. That isn't an opinion, it's a fact.

 

ok whatev. i don't really know as much about the offensive line, so i checked some lists and pro bowl rosters. peters was the nfc starter. how 'bout some lists, now?!

 

johnson over harrison and woodley....pleeeeeaseeeeeeeeee

 

I can't be bothered to do a whole list as i don't watch enough to see all the guyd, but Lofton needs to be in in cosideration at top 5 MLB

 

my MLBs would be

Willis
Harris
Dansby
Mayo
Beason

lewis doesnt play at the level he used to...overrated on-field leader at this point

 

You need to divide up 4-3 OLB and 3-4 OLB.

For obvious reasons, 3-4 guys make more of an impact, but some of the best athletes and players in the NFL are 4-3 OLBs.

Also 3-4 Ends too. 4-3 Ends will obviously be chosen ahead in lists like this.

QB
Peyton Manning
Drew Brees
Aaron Rodgers
Tom Brady
Philip Rivers

RB
Adrian Peterson
Steven Jackson
Chris Johnson
Maurice Jones-Drew
Jonathon Stewart/DeAngelo Williams <<<Difference is minimal but they're both great!

WR
Calvin Johnson
Andre Johnson
Brandon Marshall
Larry Fitzgerald
Steve Smith (CAR)

TE - I like a certain kind of TE (Gotta block or they're a glorified WR!)
Tony Gonzalez
Vernon Davis
Jason Witten
Heath Miller
John Carlson

OT
Joe Thomas
Michael Roos
Ryan Clady
Michael Oher
D'Brickashaw Ferguson

Interior OL
Jahri Evans
Steve Hutchinson
Nick Mangold
Kris Dielman
Jason Brown

4-3 DE
Mario Williams
Jared Allen
Julius Peppers
Dwight Freeney
Trent Cole

3-4 OLB
DeMarcus Ware
James Harrison
Clay Matthews
LaMarr Woodley
Elvis Dumervil

DT/NT
Albert Haynesworth
Kevin Williams
Haloti Ngata
Sedrick Ellis
Jay Ratliff

3-4 DE
Darnell Dockett
Aaron Smith
Richard Seymour
Louis Castillo
Ty Warren

4-3 OLB
Lance Briggs
Brian Cushing
Keith Rivers
Leroy Hill (wife beating aside)
Thomas Davis

ILB
Patrick Willis
DeMeco Ryans
David Harris
Jon Beason
Lofa Tatupu

CB - Like TEs, I also like a certain kind of corner!
Darrelle Revis
Nnamdi Asomugha
Leon Hall
Leodis McKelvin
Antoine Winfield

S
Ed Reed
Troy Polamalu
Bob Sanders (when healthy)
Michael Griffin
Jairus Byrd (only 5 because of one season - could be 3 if he stays this good!)

 

There is NO WAY that Oher, Mankins, and Ray lewis are the best at their positions. Mankins had a down year last year, as did Lewis


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also Faneca is not a top 5 OG anymore

 

Mankins and Faneca I just got from someone else's list cause I wasn't so sure about guards.

I knew this would be an unpopular decision, but Jarrett Johnson is an underrated BEAST. He was our BEST player on defense last year, better than Ray, Ed, Haloti, and definitely Suggs. He's for sure top 5, probably at the same level as Harrison and Woodley. They're all great, but Johnson doesn't get the recognition.

Not a bad list, xcept you left out Ryans. As far as Ray goes, watch him play. He's still a huge force with whom to be reckoned. Yeah, he's getting up there in years, but his play hasn't declined as much as some people think. Notice how he's still making Pro-Bowls when guys like Zach Thomas, Derrick Brooks, Brian Urlacher, etc. are either injured or retired. Not saying that Ray isn't past his prime, but even when he's not in his prime, he's amazing. He can hit as hard as almost anyone in the league. He still makes picks, strips guys, breaks up passes and rushes the passer very well. Remember when he stopped Sproles in the backfield in week 2 on 4th and 2 at the end of the game? You can say it was Turner's fault, whatever. I'm rambling now. But Ray Lewis is still terrific and definitely a top-tier MLB in the game today.

 

im saying ray was terrible when he didnt have ngata, they drafted ngata and it resurrected his career. hes emotional, a great leader, and can still hit but hes no way top 5 at this stage in his career

 

No way Frank Gore isnt top 5 RB.... Especially Benson over Gore?? Helllll no. If I get time today I might do this.

 

he still had kelly gregg before ngata. and before that sam adams and goose. don't give me the "he's only good because the linemen in front of him are" bs. why does that take away from his ability? I have an idea.

http://gridironfans.com/forums/afc-discussion/133121-ray-lewis-top-5-mlb.html

 

ngata makes everyone better. im not saying hes only good because of him, but hes alot better because of him. the mans talented i know that, but hes not top 5 anymore...he may very well be top 5 all time but not right now in the current league

 

Roethlisberger is easily Top-5. EASILY.

Cedric Benson is EASILY NOT a Top-5 back...lol.

I like Mikey Turner as a Top-5 back...not that far fetched.