Top 100 Players of 2015

[ThaVirus]

Anyone interested in this?

They air ten players a week every Wednesday at 9 o'clock on NFL Network. They've got the first ten up now. A few rookies and a ton of newcomers:

100. Randall Cobb
99. Calais Campbell
98. Adam Vinatieri
97. Joe Flacco
96. Jurell Casey
95. Emmanuel Sanders
94. CJ Mosley
93. Jason Witten
92. Aaron Donald
91. Julian Edelman90. Michael Bennett
89. Greg Olsen
88. Glover Quin
87. Demarcus Ware
86. Eric Weddle
85. Golden Tate
84. Terrell Suggs
83. Maurkice Pouncey
82. Haloti Ngata
81. Darren Sproles
80. Arian Foster
79. Marshal Yanda
78. Ryan Kerrigan
77. Matt Ryan
76. Sen'Derrick Marks
75. Mike Evans
74. Muhammed Wilkerson
73. Cam Newton
72. Kyle Williams
71. Julius Peppers
70. Tamba Hali
69. Bobby Wagner
68. Larry Fitzgerald
67. Tashaun Gipson
66. Deandre Levy
65. Justin Forsett
64. Charles Woodson
63. Jerry Hughes
62. Adrian Peterson
61. Jeremy Maclin
60. Eddie Lacy
59. Vontae Davis
58. Connor Barwin
57. Brandon Marshall
56. Lavonte David
55. Sheldon Richardson
54. Steve Smith
53. Marcel Dareus
52. Antonio Gates
51. Clay Matthews
50. Desean Jackson
49. Khalil Mack
48. Matt Forte
47. Trent Williams
46. Elvis Dumervil
45. Julius Thomas
44. Robert Quinn
43. Philip Rivers
42. Mario Williams
41. Kam Chancellor
40. Jason Peters
39. Cameron Wake
38. Brent Grimes
37. AJ Green
36. Tyron Smith
35. TY Hilton
34. Tony Romo
33. Von Miller
32. Odell Beckham Jr.
31. Jimmy Graham
30. Drew Brees
29. Lesean McCoy
28. Gerald McCoy
27. Justin Houston
26. Ben Roethlisberger
25. Joe Thomas
24. Ndamukong Suh
23. Joe Haden
22. Russell Wilson
21. Earl Thomas

Here's the link: http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-top100-2015

Watching the highlights gets me excited for the season all over again.

How many Chiefs are we thinking make the top 100 this year? Last year we had five in Charles (8), Hali (37), Berry (50), Houston (57), and DJ (64).

Charles and Houston are locks. Both could justifiably be named in the top 10 but I'm guessing they'll both be snubbed by more marketable names like Watt and Bell/Lynch. I'm still thinking top 20 for JC and Houston, though.

Hali won't make it along with DJ and Berry for obvious reasons.

I think this will be the year Poe finally cracks the lineup. Maybe somewhere in the 80s.

Hudson might be deserving but **** that guy.

Maclin will likely be named somewhere in the 60s, I'd guess..?

Sean Smith could squeak on if they put a scrub like Julian Edelman on there but I highly doubt it. He'd need another season like he had last year to hope for that kind of recognition.

Anyway, thoughts?

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

Drew Brees and Lesean McCoy have already been ranked, if I'm not mistaken.

Oh.

I have lost face.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

Julio Jones, Calvin Johnson, Antonio Brown, Demaryius Thomas, Dez Bryant, Andrew Luck, Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, Jamaal Charles, Demarco Murray, Marshawn Lynch, Rob Gronkowski, JJ Watt, Richard Sherman and Darrelle Revis are the biggest names yet to be ranked.

Obviously there are a few not coming to mind for me at the moment..

I'm both embarrassed and proud to say that I'm losing touch with the NFL these days. Other than Watt, who's the consensus second-best d-lineman? And who are the consensus best o-lineman? I'm drawing a blank.

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I'm both embarrassed and proud to say that I'm losing touch with the NFL these days. Other than Watt, who's the consensus second-best d-lineman? And who are the consensus best o-lineman? I'm drawing a blank.

Consensus best offensive lineman would have to be Joe Thomas, I'd think. Tyron Smith, Travis Frederick, Trent Williams, Marshal Yanda are other big names but they've all already been mentioned.

Second best defensive lineman really depends on system and your opinion. Robert Quinn, Terrell Suggs, and Ndamukong Suh are probably the biggest names after Watt.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

Consensus best offensive lineman would have to be Joe Thomas, I'd think. Tyron Smith, Travis Frederick, Trent Williams, Marshal Yanda are other big names but they've all already been mentioned.

Second best defensive lineman really depends on system and your opinion. Robert Quinn, Terrell Suggs, and Ndamukong Suh are probably the biggest names after Watt.

So there may not be a lineman other than Joe Thomas in this last 20? Or maybe Suggs, though I think of him more as an LB.

[IowaChiefs83]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

So there may not be a lineman other than Joe Thomas in this last 20? Or maybe Suggs, though I think of him more as an LB.

Joe Thomas is ranked 25th.

[hometeam]

The NFL.com video is just the reaction show stuff.. anyone find the actual vid?

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by IowaChiefs83

Joe Thomas is ranked 25th.

So there are no linemen in the top 20 other than Watt? That's discriminatory.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by hometeam

The NFL.com video is just the reaction show stuff.. anyone find the actual vid?

It's very confusing. I don't understand why his video is not like all the others'. It's almost like they went to a commercial break when he was announced.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

So there may not be a lineman other than Joe Thomas in this last 20? Or maybe Suggs, though I think of him more as an LB.

I don't know. But Joe Thomas getting ranked above Houston shows what a ****ing gimmick this thing is. I can't stand to think of who else is in that top 20. If Houston was in Dallas, he'd be ranked in the top 10.

[IowaChiefs83]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

Julio Jones, Calvin Johnson, Antonio Brown, Demaryius Thomas, Dez Bryant, Andrew Luck, Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, Jamaal Charles, Demarco Murray, Marshawn Lynch, Rob Gronkowski, JJ Watt, Richard Sherman and Darrelle Revis are the biggest names yet to be ranked.

Obviously there are a few not coming to mind for me at the moment..

Jordy Nelson, Le'veon Bell, and two more I can't think of.

[thabear04]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

It's very confusing. I don't understand why his video is not like all the others'. It's almost like they went to a commercial break when he was announced.

Unless Houston didn't want no part of it.

[Psyko Tek]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

Top 5 is wishful thinking, IMO. Not that he doesn't deserve it, but this is an offensive league. We've probably got 3 of the top 5 set in stone from QBs alone (Rodgers, Brady, Luck). Watt will most assuredly be ranked higher than Houston.

Who would make up your top 10?

no fantasy points for single player sacks?

[Jiu Jitsu Jon]

Mack Attack!

[milkman]

Originally Posted by Easy 6

To just kinda springboard off this thread, heres what I want to say...

ANY talking head, any misinformed loudmouth with a computer and a national voice that doesnt rank Jamaal Charles as their Number One back every single year, is a total fraud, a totally biased fraud that should not be listened to nor read.

Heres the list of backs who've managed 5 yards per carry for five consecutive years... Barry Sanders, Jim Brown.

Thats IT.

Peterson, McCoy and whoever else all of these tards have put forth these last 3-4 years?... they PALE in comparison, its not even CLOSE.

Jamaal is the best running back in the National Football League, period.

McCoy will NEVER be able to gain yards after contact like JC, Peterson will NEVER outrun someone with the angle like JC consistently does.

And the best part is that our team has him for atleast his next two prime years... all of you **g "writers" out there better get it right this year.

Kansas City.

Jamaal Charles.

Scariest back in the league.

I was bored and finally clicked on this thread.
I don't pay any attention to players' thoughts on players, and this list illustrates perfectly the reason I don't.

However, I found this post very interesting, and I did some research and found that this list that you've provided of RBs that have averaged 5.0 ypc for 5 consecutive seasons, or more is wrong.

Neither Brown nor Sanders averaged 5.0 ypc for more than 3 consecutive seasons.

Brown did it for 3 consecutive seasons '63 to '65, his final 3 seasons, and averaged more than 5.0 ypc only twice in his previous 6 years.

Barry Sanders only had 2 consecutive years, '96 and '97.
He only had 3 other seasons in which he managed that average.

The only other RB that had 5 consecutive seasons of 5.0 ypc or more is Marion Motley, and he never had more than 157 carries in that stretch.

Surprisingly, Mercury Morris is next on the list, with 4 consecutive seasons,
but he only had fewer than 100 carries in 3 of those seasons.

Adrian Petterson, for reference has never put together any consecutive 5.0 or more ypc seasons, and in fact has had only 2 seasons in which he has achieved that mark.

LeSean McCoy also hasn't had consecutive seasons, and also has only 2 seasons that he has achieved that number.

Jamaal Charles has yet to have a season in which he has dipped below 5.0 ypc.

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by milkman

I was bored and finally clicked on this thread.
I don't pay any attention to players' thoughts on players, and this list illustrates perfectly the reason I don't.

However, I found this post very interesting, and I did some research and found that this list that you've provided of RBs that have averaged 5.0 ypc for 5 consecutive seasons, or more is wrong.

Neither Brown nor Sanders averaged 5.0 ypc for more than 3 consecutive seasons.

Brown did it for 3 consecutive seasons '63 to '65, his final 3 seasons, and averaged more than 5.0 ypc only twice in his previous 6 years.

Barry Sanders only had 2 consecutive years, '96 and '97.
He only had 3 other seasons in which he managed that average.

The only other RB that had 5 consecutive seasons of 5.0 ypc or more is Marion Motley, and he never had more than 157 carries in that stretch.

Surprisingly, Mercury Morris is next on the list, with 4 consecutive seasons,
but he only had fewer than 100 carries in 3 of those seasons.

Adrian Petterson, for reference has never put together any consecutive 5.0 or more ypc seasons, and in fact has had only 2 seasons in which he has achieved that mark.

LeSean McCoy also hasn't had consecutive seasons, and also has only 2 seasons that he has achieved that number.

Jamaal Charles has yet to have a season in which he has dipped below 5.0 ypc.

Its been too long to remember where I read the Brown/Sanders stat, but rest assured I wasn't just pulling stats out of my ass, it had to have come from some major site... where did you find that neither ever had 5 years at 5.0?

Anyway, I'd kinda forgot about that rant... thanks for dragging it up, kinda proud of that one.