[Countdown] Top 25 Players in the NFL

[SethMode]

OOBL and Bmore, you both sound like even bigger cunts than he does. OOBL you even point out that it's a list on the internet: he wouldn't be doing it if he didn't know that it would raise some eyebrows. Nobody does a list like this for shits and giggles.

So stop telling us not to comment when it's a list in a thread on an internet forum. If we DIDN'T comment there would be no point in it.

Also, stop acting like Fletcher is so good. And OOBL, 3 of the 4 Steelers LBs are better than him.

 

[SethMode]

I think that that's more my thing XxPRiM3TiMExX. He insists on making this list, when the NFL is not the NBA. There are clear cut roles in the NFL, and some roles are just more important than others. Which is why it makes not sense to have someone like Philip Rivers lower on a list than someone like London Fletcher, because there are probably at least 25 guys in the NFL that the Redskins would abandon Fletcher for in a heartbeat.

 

[stevsta]

RB:
Johnson
Peterson
MJD
Williams
Turner
Rice
Jackson
Benson
Brown
Barber



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How is turner ahead of Jackson that really is a travesty, Williams the past 2 years can make a case ahead of Jackson although Jackson is at a severe disadvantage to both of those players due to his team

and also to the op on my topic about Jackson not ahead of fletcher I cannot support a list without a ram on it :smug:

 

[Rayman]

This list is shit.

London Fletcher, due to tackles?

Jeff Saturday?

I'm anxious to see where Antonio Pierce ranks.

 

[bcransom]

No... Fletcher is better then 3 of them, hands down... and the other one you shouldn't really compare because Harrison is a rush linebacker, different position.



Bold are not better then Fletcher... and Urlacher hasn't been relevant since 2006. Fletcher doesn't get a ton of interceptions or jaw dropping plays, but he makes plays and tackles, runs the defense, etc.



None of those bold are worthy of top 20 discussion... looks like you turned on madden and tried listing the top rated players at different positions.

Either way... your all cunts, if anybody else makes a list like this you get flamed just as much, its the internet, don't get so butthurt because the guy has an abnormal way of grading players, and BC, clean your fucking vagina, the more you get butthurt and try and defend yourself the more your gunna get flamed, so shut the fuck up and finish your list, don't worry about anybody else.... With that being said...


I don't agree with this list at all

I'm not getting butthurt, I was always planning to finish the list in the morning and I'm going to. :ionno:

 

[bcransom]

This list is shit.

London Fletcher, due to tackles?

Jeff Saturday?

I'm anxious to see where Antonio Pierce ranks.

You say this list is shit and name two selections you disagree with out of how many I've already put out. You wouldn't have said it if there wasn't all this commotion about it.

And you didn't actually SAY anything, just criticized two picks you knew were unpopular.

 

[Rayman]

You say this list is shit and name two selections you disagree with out of how many I've already put out. You wouldn't have said it if there wasn't all this commotion about it.

And you didn't actually SAY anything, just criticized two picks you knew were unpopular.

Has nothing to do with popularity.

Jeff Saturday and London Fletcher are not Top 25 caliber players. They simply are not. There are football fans in elementary school who realize this.

I would have said the same thing even if everyone else agreed with you.

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

Um what? You even say yourself that he's "not a top flight guy anymore"...sooo, how is he the 20th best player in the NFL!?

I didnt say he was. I said fuck anyone whos hating on London Fletcher. Are you hating on London Fletcher, SethMode? If so. Fuck you.

 

[bcransom]

Has nothing to do with popularity.

Jeff Saturday and London Fletcher are not Top 25 caliber players. They simply are not. There are football fans in elementary school who realize this.

I would have said the same thing even if everyone else agreed with you.

I'll take what you're saying as Fletcher as your opinion, but blatantly disagreeing with putting the best C in football who has fabulous intangibles on a list like this is not logical.

 

[bcransom]

13.

Ryan Clady - LT - Denver Broncos

Clady is, in my mind, the best pure pass blocker in the NFL. We haven't seen any this good since Ogden. He has protected the blindside of both Jay Cutler and Kyle Orton extremely well over his two years in the NFL, and his 0 sacks allowed (In '08) from the blindside tackle position is simply incredible. He has some of the best intangibles I've ever seen out of a offensive tackle, including incredible footwork and hand skills, and is one of the surest bets in the league to slow down or even stop the best pass rushers in the league. His football IQ is also through the roof, as seems to be able to read the defense's blitz schemes very well, and a leader on that line. The best at what he does, and the type of player (the elite blindside blocker) that every team dreams of having.

 

[bcransom]

12.

James Harrison - OLB - Pittsburgh Steelers

The former defensive player of the year is one of the scariest people on the field every Sunday. His pursuit of the ball carrier is ferocious and damn near unstoppable, which is evidenced by his big time sack numbers and very high tendency to force fumbles with crushing hits. His play against the run is what puts him over DeMarcus Ware for me. Harrison needs to improve his skills in coverage, but when he does, we'll be witnesses to something special.

 

[bcransom]

11.

Ed Reed - FS - Baltimore Ravens

Everyone knows how much of an impact this guy has on the game playing Centerfield for Baltimore. No one makes a QB think twice about throwing it into the secondary than Reed; he's got fantastic anticipation, speed, and hands, which leads to a lot of interceptions which would be completions or harmless incompletions with most other safeties in the game. He is ranked inside the top 5 in NFL history when it comes to interception return yardage (1,255 yards) and has the 5th most return touchdown's of any active player in the NFL...

...and when you intercept Peyton Manning twice in the same drive in the playoffs, you've earned your spot.

 

[bcransom]

10.

Haloti Ngata - DL - Baltimore Ravens

Ngata is one of the best defensive players in the NFL and possibly the most important member of an excellent Ravens defense (Which says a lot). He is a massive and incredibly strong. Ngata also has rare athletic ability, quickness and closing burst for such a huge force in the middle of the defensive line. He is extremely versatile and can shoot gaps while holding the point and absorbing double teams. He can also effectively line up in many spots along the defensive line. Ngata can be a force rushing the passer, but he could stand to develop a wider variety of moves. His effort also has been somewhat of an issue here and there, but that problem has progressively improved as he has matured. Ngata is an elite player.

 

[bcransom]

9.

Tom Brady - QB - New England Patriots

Brady has been one of the best Quarterbacks in the NFL for a long time, and while he’s coming off a ‘down year’ (No one seems to be considering the fact that he was coming off a major knee surgery) he’s still one of the best in the business. I don’t think his play regressed all that much, I think his year looks worse than it is because the team results were not nearly as good as they usually were in New England. He’s still one of the best leaders in the game and his physical attributes haven’t worsened in the slightest. Brady is still a top 3 Quarterback and an elite player in the game.

 

[TheSanchize]

I'd like to see you guys complaining about certain players make your own goddamn list. This is obviously opinionated and if you don't like it then make you own. Holy shit.

 

[SethMode]

I'd like to see you guys complaining about certain players make your own goddamn list. This is obviously opinionated and if you don't like it then make you own. Holy shit.

What's the point of making a list if it doesn't stir up debate? I swear, people get butthurt FOR bcransom more than he does. In fact, he seems to be the least butthurt and it's his list. It's the interest, quit bitching about people bitching.

 

[bcransom]

8.

Troy Polamalu - SS - Pittsburgh Steelers

Polamalu is the best safety in the NFL. Not only is he a great ball-hawk, he’s a huge hitter, and he seems to be in on every play. His importance was taken for granted I think by Steeler fans when he was an immovable object at SS, but when he was unable to play, the reality of the matter hit the team hard. DPOY candidate year in and year out, and is arguably the best player on his side of the ball.

 

[bcransom]

7.

Larry Fitzgerald - WR - Arizona Cardinals

His performance in the Super Bowl is what I think sold the country on him being one of the game’s best receivers. To come up that big when it matters the most is one of the most impressive things I've ever seen. However that’s not all he has going for him, as he's put up fantastic numbers consistently in his last three years. What's even more astonishing is how he put together those numbers with great players like Anquan Boldin and Steve Breaston stealing catches from him. The man can go up and get any ball over anybody in the NFL, has some of the best hands the game has ever seen, and can play the deep threat role and the possession role with the same level of excellence. An absolutely amazing player, and many peoples' choice for best receiver in the game.

 

[Archer]

/In before Nuke goes crazy at #7

 

[bcransom]

6.

Andre Johnson - WR - Houston Texans

This past season absolutely cemented Johnson as either 1 or 1a. with Larry Fitzgerald in the receiver rankings. No matter what measures a defense takes to keep this guy covered, whether it be foul play, penalties, triple coverage, over the top help, jam him at the line, etc. the guy continues to make amazing plays in bunches, and the stats are there to prove it. He led the league in yards (again), and has a ridiculous 216 catches for 3,144 yards and 17 touchdowns in the last two years. He's a man among boys on the field and is absolutely impossible to cover. This is a very subjective argument, but after last season, I would take Andre Johnson over everyone else to be my #1 WR.