Top 100 players of 2011 (1 Viewer)

[snellman]

1st episode was last night. I set up the DVR to watch it. Is anyone else watching this? The interesting thing is it is voted on by the players, which is more telling than sportswriters or TV people voting.

I will keep the list updated as shows come out. Starting this week it will be on every Sun night. (wife says I am nuts, but DVR is set)

100. Donovan McNabb

99. Chad Clifton

98. Darren McFadden

97. Shaun Phillips

96. Nick Collins

95. Jon Beason

94. Frank Gore

93. Eric Berry

92. Lance Briggs

91. Terrell Owens

90. Joe Flacco

89. Adrian Wilson

88. Vernon Davis

87. Jordan Gross

86. Josh Freeman

85. Jason Babin

84. Josh Cribbs

83. Mike Williams (TB)

82. Lamar Woodley

81. B.J. Raji

80. Jared Allen

79. D'Brickashaw Ferguson

78. Dallas Clark

77. Chris Snee

76. Santonio Holmes

75. Jay Ratliff

74. Greg Jennings

73. Trent Cole

72. Tony Romo

71. Mario Williams

 

[eaglesfan7]

You're nuts for recording a football show?

 

[DesmondBishop]

I was very interested in this, but the first episode has kind of spoiled any interest I may have in it. Eric Berry (Who I think will be awesome)even being included on this list is a joke, he is no where near as good as Jon Beason or Nick Collins and I am sure a ton of good players being left off the list. Brady or Manning will be #1 and Ray Lewis will be top 5, but if this is based off how they are today (Not looking at careers) Aaron Rodgers should easily be top 3 if not #1. But this debate could/would go on forever.

 

[hammerva]

I am somewhat suprised how much outrage that people have for McNabb being #100. Yes he was terrible last year but it wasn't that bad that it wipes out his stuff in Philadelphia. This is the top 100 players as of 2011. According to the Reaction show there are 11 QB's ahead of him. I don't have a problem with saying Mcnabb is #12 QB if put with the right team

 

[Skeletore Eh]

I am somewhat suprised how much outrage that people have for McNabb being #100. Yes he was terrible last year but it wasn't that bad that it wipes out his stuff in Philadelphia. This is the top 100 players as of 2011. According to the Reaction show there are 11 QB's ahead of him. I don't have a problem with saying Mcnabb is #12 QB if put with the right team

I thought this was the top 100 players from 2010. If that is the case, McNabb belongs no where near this list.

 

[Warrior]

I am somewhat suprised how much outrage that people have for McNabb being #100. Yes he was terrible last year but it wasn't that bad that it wipes out his stuff in Philadelphia. This is the top 100 players as of 2011. According to the Reaction show there are 11 QB's ahead of him. I don't have a problem with saying Mcnabb is #12 QB if put with the right team

I thought this was the top 100 players from 2010. If that is the case, McNabb belongs no where near this list.

It's the top ONE HUNDRED. You seriously don't think McNabb is a TOP ONE HUNDRED player? Him being on the list doesn't mean he's a stud, it means there are ninety freaking nine players better than him.If you were drafting a team today for one year, I think it's safe to say he would go in the top 100.

 

[eraclansing]

I am somewhat suprised how much outrage that people have for McNabb being #100. Yes he was terrible last year but it wasn't that bad that it wipes out his stuff in Philadelphia. This is the top 100 players as of 2011. According to the Reaction show there are 11 QB's ahead of him. I don't have a problem with saying Mcnabb is #12 QB if put with the right team

I thought this was the top 100 players from 2010. If that is the case, McNabb belongs no where near this list.

It's the top ONE HUNDRED. You seriously don't think McNabb is a TOP ONE HUNDRED player? Him being on the list doesn't mean he's a stud, it means there are ninety freaking nine players better than him.If you were drafting a team today for one year, I think it's safe to say he would go in the top 100.

No. He definitely wouldn't be in my top 100.

 

[FUBAR]

I am somewhat suprised how much outrage that people have for McNabb being #100. Yes he was terrible last year but it wasn't that bad that it wipes out his stuff in Philadelphia. This is the top 100 players as of 2011. According to the Reaction show there are 11 QB's ahead of him. I don't have a problem with saying Mcnabb is #12 QB if put with the right team

I thought this was the top 100 players from 2010. If that is the case, McNabb belongs no where near this list.

It's the top ONE HUNDRED. You seriously don't think McNabb is a TOP ONE HUNDRED player? Him being on the list doesn't mean he's a stud, it means there are ninety freaking nine players better than him.If you were drafting a team today for one year, I think it's safe to say he would go in the top 100.

On average, we're talking 3 players per team, so McNabb could easily be the 3rd best player on an average team. Maybe I overvalue QBs, but I am surprised if there are onyl 12 included. That would mean that Flacco, Freeman, Eli, and Bradford are probably left off.

 

[Skeletore Eh]

I am somewhat suprised how much outrage that people have for McNabb being #100. Yes he was terrible last year but it wasn't that bad that it wipes out his stuff in Philadelphia. This is the top 100 players as of 2011. According to the Reaction show there are 11 QB's ahead of him. I don't have a problem with saying Mcnabb is #12 QB if put with the right team

I thought this was the top 100 players from 2010. If that is the case, McNabb belongs no where near this list.

It's the top ONE HUNDRED. You seriously don't think McNabb is a TOP ONE HUNDRED player? Him being on the list doesn't mean he's a stud, it means there are ninety freaking nine players better than him.If you were drafting a team today for one year, I think it's safe to say he would go in the top 100.

Maybe you should go back and read my post. I thought it was the top 100 of 2010.

 

[eaglesfan7]

Mcnabb wouldn't even make the top 100 when you take out defensive players. Shocked he was named 100 with defensive players included.

 

[SproutDaddy]

I was very interested in this, but the first episode has kind of spoiled any interest I may have in it. Eric Berry (Who I think will be awesome)even being included on this list is a joke, he is no where near as good as Jon Beason or Nick Collins and I am sure a ton of good players being left off the list. Brady or Manning will be #1 and Ray Lewis will be top 5, but if this is based off how they are today (Not looking at careers) Aaron Rodgers should easily be top 3 if not #1. But this debate could/would go on forever.

I'm pretty sure this was based off a vote by the players. So take it how you will.

 

[snellman]

I was very interested in this, but the first episode has kind of spoiled any interest I may have in it. Eric Berry (Who I think will be awesome)even being included on this list is a joke, he is no where near as good as Jon Beason or Nick Collins and I am sure a ton of good players being left off the list. Brady or Manning will be #1 and Ray Lewis will be top 5, but if this is based off how they are today (Not looking at careers) Aaron Rodgers should easily be top 3 if not #1. But this debate could/would go on forever.

I'm pretty sure this was based off a vote by the players. So take it how you will.

Yes, this is a vote by the players. Current players only. I heard a rumor that they may start doing this every year.

 

[captain_amazing]

I was very interested in this, but the first episode has kind of spoiled any interest I may have in it. Eric Berry (Who I think will be awesome)even being included on this list is a joke, he is no where near as good as Jon Beason or Nick Collins and I am sure a ton of good players being left off the list. Brady or Manning will be #1 and Ray Lewis will be top 5, but if this is based off how they are today (Not looking at careers) Aaron Rodgers should easily be top 3 if not #1. But this debate could/would go on forever.

I'm pretty sure this was based off a vote by the players. So take it how you will.

Yes, this is a vote by the players. Current players only. I heard a rumor that they may start doing this every year.

If there is an "every year"...

 

[DesmondBishop]

I was very interested in this, but the first episode has kind of spoiled any interest I may have in it. Eric Berry (Who I think will be awesome)even being included on this list is a joke, he is no where near as good as Jon Beason or Nick Collins and I am sure a ton of good players being left off the list. Brady or Manning will be #1 and Ray Lewis will be top 5, but if this is based off how they are today (Not looking at careers) Aaron Rodgers should easily be top 3 if not #1. But this debate could/would go on forever.

I'm pretty sure this was based off a vote by the players. So take it how you will.

I know, but not every player got a vote, Lance Briggs who was a guest on the show said he didn't get a vote, so who did get a vote? They had Lance at number 91 or 92, and there are 12 LB's on the list, I seriously doubt 11 are better than he is. A stat I heard about Lance, since he has come into the league he has made more tackles behind the line of scrimmage than any other LB in the NFL. Again, clearly we could all argue this forever, but it started off pretty bad in mho.

 

[renesauz]

I am somewhat suprised how much outrage that people have for McNabb being #100. Yes he was terrible last year but it wasn't that bad that it wipes out his stuff in Philadelphia. This is the top 100 players as of 2011. According to the Reaction show there are 11 QB's ahead of him. I don't have a problem with saying Mcnabb is #12 QB if put with the right team

I thought this was the top 100 players from 2010. If that is the case, McNabb belongs no where near this list.

It's the top ONE HUNDRED. You seriously don't think McNabb is a TOP ONE HUNDRED player? Him being on the list doesn't mean he's a stud, it means there are ninety freaking nine players better than him.If you were drafting a team today for one year, I think it's safe to say he would go in the top 100.

McNabb's getting a ton of respect for past accomplishments. He deserves that respect, but it hardly makes him a top 100 player ging forward. Even on the right team, 12 is about McNabb's ceiling at this point, but more importantly, he's NOT ON THE RIGHT TEAM! If you wanna vote for top 100 CAREERS among active players, it's pretty easy to buy McNabb on the list.The criteria for the player's consideration are pretty nebulous.Similarly, T.O., while still worth an NFL roster spot, simply doesn't beloing on this list. Oddly though, if you want to consider the list by career, he should be a lot higher.IN the end...the thing's a mess because the criteria were just not specific enough.

 

[snellman]

List updated with 90-81

 

[FUBAR]

I am somewhat suprised how much outrage that people have for McNabb being #100. Yes he was terrible last year but it wasn't that bad that it wipes out his stuff in Philadelphia. This is the top 100 players as of 2011. According to the Reaction show there are 11 QB's ahead of him. I don't have a problem with saying Mcnabb is #12 QB if put with the right team

I thought this was the top 100 players from 2010. If that is the case, McNabb belongs no where near this list.

It's the top ONE HUNDRED. You seriously don't think McNabb is a TOP ONE HUNDRED player? Him being on the list doesn't mean he's a stud, it means there are ninety freaking nine players better than him.If you were drafting a team today for one year, I think it's safe to say he would go in the top 100.

On average, we're talking 3 players per team, so McNabb could easily be the 3rd best player on an average team. Maybe I overvalue QBs, but I am surprised if there are onyl 12 included. That would mean that Flacco, Freeman, Eli, and Bradford are probably left off.

90. Joe Flacco86. Josh Freeman



So who's left out if McNabb is the 12th QB?

3 already listed

Automatic: Peyton, Brees, Rodgers, Vick, Brady (5)

Assume: Ben, Romo, Rivers (3)

Leaving only one of: Ryan, Bradford, Eli, and Schaub?

Seems to me that people are missing the boat and at least 3 (probably all 4) of those should be above McNabb, if not others.

 

[RandyDB]

Maybe there will be 15 QBs in the top 100 players

 

[snellman]

Updated 80-71

 

[gandalas]

TO above Frank Gore is a joke. TO will be lucky to even have a team this season, let alone be one of the top-100 players.

 

[FUBAR]

Maybe there will be 15 QBs in the top 100 players

Romo at 72 and no other QBs in this group (71-80) (and the earlier statement that 12 QBs are included) leaves me to believe that Ryan will be in the next group but Eli, Bradford and Schaub will be left out.

 

[snellman]

Maybe there will be 15 QBs in the top 100 players

Romo at 72 and no other QBs in this group (71-80) (and the earlier statement that 12 QBs are included) leaves me to believe that Ryan will be in the next group but Eli, Bradford and Schaub will be left out.

I am pretty sure Bradford is for sure because I heard a comment somewhere that there was only 1 OU player in the last (AD of course) which is understandable because Bradford is only in is first year and while he showed potential, he has a ways to go.Might be the homer in me, but I was a little disappointed in Allen at 80, although it does make sense if they are going by recent performance because he did not have a very good year last year.

 

[radballs]

A little more clarification on the specifics for making the list would be helpful. I watched the first show and it was very confusing as far as the criteria.

 

[JamesTheScot]

I am somewhat suprised how much outrage that people have for McNabb being #100. Yes he was terrible last year but it wasn't that bad that it wipes out his stuff in Philadelphia. This is the top 100 players as of 2011. According to the Reaction show there are 11 QB's ahead of him. I don't have a problem with saying Mcnabb is #12 QB if put with the right team

I thought this was the top 100 players from 2010. If that is the case, McNabb belongs no where near this list.

It's the top ONE HUNDRED. You seriously don't think McNabb is a TOP ONE HUNDRED player? Him being on the list doesn't mean he's a stud, it means there are ninety freaking nine players better than him.If you were drafting a team today for one year, I think it's safe to say he would go in the top 100.

If I'm drafting a team of 53 players...McNabb doesn't make my list. If I'm drafting two teams of 53, McNabb doesn't make that list of 106.If McNabb doesn't sniff the pro-bowl, why would I assume he's a top 100 guy?Let's do the math...100 players...taken from 32 teams...when each team must field 6 positions on defense, 7-8 positions on offense, then 3 specialists (or 4 if you count returners).Just take the O and D positions and drop FB's from consideration and you still have 13 positions. And you have multiple starters at some of those positions on each team. If you evenly distribute those 100 spots across all those positions, and ignore the number of roster spots that teams devote to those positions, you still end up with room for the top 7 for each position with a few extra spots to throw around.I'm not saying that the 100 spots must be evenly distributed among the various positions, but I'm comfortable saying the 7th best center is more important than a QB who ranks in the teens somewhere among QB's alone.

 

[JamesTheScot]

A little more clarification on the specifics for making the list would be helpful. I watched the first show and it was very confusing as far as the criteria.

The "comment" show was just on and that's a big point of contention among the panel. Apparently, the players were not given clear guidelines on how to evaluate their peers so the suspicion is that some guys are getting in based on body of work while others are making it in on one year of good production.Also, I'm not sure we should give the players too much credit for unbiased analysis. I know I'll never forget Keyshawn Johnson mouthing off about Marvin Harrison several years ago when he was mic'd up during a game. If Key could be expected to vote in the same manner he ran his mouth, you wouldn't be getting a vote that really meant much.

 

[eakfootball]

Freeman should be in the top 30.

 

[Warrior]

I am somewhat suprised how much outrage that people have for McNabb being #100. Yes he was terrible last year but it wasn't that bad that it wipes out his stuff in Philadelphia. This is the top 100 players as of 2011. According to the Reaction show there are 11 QB's ahead of him. I don't have a problem with saying Mcnabb is #12 QB if put with the right team

I thought this was the top 100 players from 2010. If that is the case, McNabb belongs no where near this list.

It's the top ONE HUNDRED. You seriously don't think McNabb is a TOP ONE HUNDRED player? Him being on the list doesn't mean he's a stud, it means there are ninety freaking nine players better than him.If you were drafting a team today for one year, I think it's safe to say he would go in the top 100.

No. He definitely wouldn't be in my top 100.

You're doing it wrong.

 

[Warrior]

I am somewhat suprised how much outrage that people have for McNabb being #100. Yes he was terrible last year but it wasn't that bad that it wipes out his stuff in Philadelphia. This is the top 100 players as of 2011. According to the Reaction show there are 11 QB's ahead of him. I don't have a problem with saying Mcnabb is #12 QB if put with the right team

I thought this was the top 100 players from 2010. If that is the case, McNabb belongs no where near this list.

It's the top ONE HUNDRED. You seriously don't think McNabb is a TOP ONE HUNDRED player? Him being on the list doesn't mean he's a stud, it means there are ninety freaking nine players better than him.If you were drafting a team today for one year, I think it's safe to say he would go in the top 100.

If I'm drafting a team of 53 players...McNabb doesn't make my list. If I'm drafting two teams of 53, McNabb doesn't make that list of 106.If McNabb doesn't sniff the pro-bowl, why would I assume he's a top 100 guy?Let's do the math...100 players...taken from 32 teams...when each team must field 6 positions on defense, 7-8 positions on offense, then 3 specialists (or 4 if you count returners).Just take the O and D positions and drop FB's from consideration and you still have 13 positions. And you have multiple starters at some of those positions on each team. If you evenly distribute those 100 spots across all those positions, and ignore the number of roster spots that teams devote to those positions, you still end up with room for the top 7 for each position with a few extra spots to throw around.I'm not saying that the 100 spots must be evenly distributed among the various positions, but I'm comfortable saying the 7th best center is more important than a QB who ranks in the teens somewhere among QB's alone.

Horribly flawed logic. This isn't "Draft a fantasy team", it's the top 100 players. Just because you wouldn't draft McNabb as your starting NFL franchise QB doesn't mean he's not a top 100 player.

 

[sihaokills]

This has nothing to do with fantasy. This is voted by the players and they could see things like leadership, and sportsmanship from McNabb