Top 10 -
10. Julius Peppers - 8 sacks = 10th best player in the NFL? Um...no. Where is Ware? Matthews? Tamba Hali, Cameron Wake, and Abraham were all better than Peppers this year. Ware should be here, Peppers should be in the 30's or somewhere far far far away from the top 10.
9. Drew Brees - I'm ok with it. He did throw 22 INT's this year though, before this season I'd say he was a firm #3 or #4 guy.
8. Darelle Revis - Should be higher. Few players have as big an impact on the game, every game, every play as Revis.
7. Andre Johnson - WR's are too hevily weighted these days. The top 3 WR's on this list have a shitty record. AJ 6-10, Megatron 6-10, Fitz 5-11. It seems WR isn't as important to wins as QB. And defense wins championships, so I wouldn't argue Revis here instead and Andre left in the teens.
6. Troy Polamalu - The Steelers ranked as one of the top 10 defenses of all time last year. Allowing 62.8 rush yards a game, 14.5 points allowed, 2nd in the league in turnovers, they were too dominant to ignore, and it's been proven that the Steelers defense is average without Troy.
5. Ed Reed - Both Ray and Reed above Troy? No. Troy was DPOY, and the catalyst for a historically ranked top notch defense.
4. Ray Lewis - Not cool with it. IMHO, Ray is not a top 10 player anymore. He's still maybe top 20, but I just don't think he's even the best player on his defense.
3. Adrian Peterson - I'm not cool with Peterson #3. His team has a 6-10 record, I would expect a RB of his caliber on a team with as much talent as they have, to win more games. Fumbles too much, even though he was better this year at holding onto the rock, he's still carrying the fumblitus label. I also think CJ is better, and CJ isn't in the top 10 here.
Last 3 years AP vs CJ
AP: AP: '10 - 1298 yds, '09 - 1383 yds, '08 - 1228 yds. 3909 yds over last 3 years 1303 average per year.
CJ: '10 - 1364 yds, '09- 2006 yds, '08 - 1760 yds. 5130 yds over last 3 years 1710 avg over 3 years 407 more than AP per year.
2. Peyton Manning - I'd be ok if he were listed 1st or 2nd.
1. Tom Brady - I'm ok with this.
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