AFC in ()
QB(Manning, Rivers, Orton) Brees, Rodgers, Eli
RB(Foster, McFadden, Charles) Peterson, Gore, Bradshaw
WR(Lloyd, Wayne, AJ, TO) White, Calvin, Austin, Nicks
FB(Leach) Norris
TE(Gates, Z.Miller) Witten, VD
T (Clady, Winston) Clifton, Staley
G(Dielman, Gallery ) Snee, Hutchinson
C(Saturday) Goodwin
DE(Babin, Mathis) Umenyiora, Cole
DT(Seymour, K.Williams) Suh, Cofield
OLB(Hali, Wake) Matthews, Ware
ILB(Timmons, Mayo) Willis, Fletcher
CB(Cromartie, L.Hall) D.Hall, T. Williams
SS(E. Berry) C. Godfrey
FS(M. Griffin) E. Thomas
K(Scobee) Kasay
P(Koch) Ryan
PR(Tate) Washingotn
Couple thoughts:
Very quietly, Eric Winston has become the best RT in the NFL. he's constantly opening massive holes in the running game and is a very solid pass blocker...when not facing Robert Mathis.
Chad Clifton is having the best year of his career, the rest of the Packers o-line is very bleh, but Clifton is playing some great football.
Kyle Williams of the Bills is perhaps the best all around interior lineman in the NFL this year. He'd be a household name if he were on the Jets or Patriots.
I don't really like putting DeAngelo Hall on the list becomes he's very boom or bust, but he's leading the NFL in INT's and passes defended. I feel very comfortable making the statement that Tramon Williams is a better cornerback than Charles Woodson, and I don't feel that I'm saying anything negative about Woodson in that statement.
If 2008 was the running back draft, and 2009 was the wide receiver draft, then 2010 is the safety draft. Berry and Thomas might already be the two best safeties in the NFL...at least until Ed Reed gets fully healthy. No, I'm not forgetting Polamalu, he hasn't played to that level this year. He's been pretty mediocre in coverage, being late, maybe the knee injury cost him a step or two.
Charles Godfrey has pretty much been a revelation for the Panthers. Of course the way their season is going, I'm not sure many people have noticed.
I didn't pick who I think are the best players, I picked who I think is playing the best so far this season, which is how it should be voted.
